New short one for @TalkingDrugs highlighting the youth-led organizations advocating for the meaningful involvement of young people in policymaking. 💪🙌✊
🚨FRESH: Youth involvement in policymaking is a constant struggle worldwide. They need to be involved in a serious and meaningful way.
Organisations like @YouthRISE & @par4digma are leading on this for drugs.
Read how this happens⤵️
✍️@RebecaMarquesR2
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Youth RISE is recruiting between 4-8 members to join a dynamic Working Group to produce an evidence-based resource that addresses the specific needs of Young People Who Use Opioids (YPWUO) and Young Harm Reduction Practitioners (YHRP). 🍄💊
Apply by October 15th, 2023! 📍
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"The WDR 2023 showed how violence levels are consistently rising in the Amazon Basin, and this is fueled by both illegal drug trade and punitive responses." Our speaking notes with all the links to the studies we mention are available at lnkd.in/eP33VnzE
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Discover how AI is solving complex business problems on this 6-week online programme. tinyurl.com/2oubchsg
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Together w @theVNGOC, @UNODC experts & #civilsociety we discussed🌍drug trends & outcomes of the #WorldDrugReport 2023.
#WDR equips civil society with reliable data & tools to address drug-related issues & contribute to positive change at various levels.
💻bit.ly/DrugReport2023
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#Vacante 📄
¡Estamos contratando! Buscamos a una persona que sea responsable de nuestra comunicación y redes sociales.
Consulta la información sobre el puesto y el proceso de postulación 👉 bit.ly/3K2OwZB
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Solidarity with protestors in France this week.
It was a pleasure to restart the website exploring the racist policing of drugs in France with @ASUDJournal
If you didn't read it, now's a good time ⤵
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Can a technology-led approach solve what is a matter of societal failure? @andrebgomes33 and I talked to experts and activists in Brazil to understand the potential implications of using such vaccine in the treatment of crack/cocaine dependency.
🚨FRESH: New funding for an anti crack cocaine vaccine in #SaoPaulo has caused concern among Brazilian harm reductionists.
We spoke with @edelei & @legaliseNrepair to understand how it would be used, and how it would work.
Collab post with @YouthRISE ⤵
talkingdrugs.org/is-brazils-…
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@RebecaCol & @RebecaMarquesR2 discuss the current #methadoneshortage crisis unveiling in #Mexico and the worrisome impacts it has on people who use drugs. Read the full article in our blog: 📌tinyurl.com/5n87umjh 🔗
#SupportHarmReduction #PublicHealth #Opioids #Fentanyl
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Freixo dando um show de preparo e conhecimento, mesmo com a Mariana e o Edmilson interrompendo as respostas… 🤷🏻♂️ #FreixoNoRJTV
Eu vou criar o projeto Bairro Prosperidade pra cuidar das nossas famílias. Nós vamos garantir educação, escola, esporte e lazer para nossos jovens para que eles tenham mais oportunidades pra prosperar. #Freixo40 #FreixoNoRJTV
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Did I just… get a lifetime @Airbnb booking ban for a 9 year old possession charge?!? 🤯 – at Pittsburgh, PA
Areas under gangs' control in Rio increased 387% in the last 16 years nexojornal.com.br/podcast/20… via @NexoJornal
Rebeca Marques Rocha retweeted
The drafting of Mandatory treatment and Rehabilitation as an additional punishment as opposed to an alternative is counterproductive and ill-informed #harmreduction #support don’t punish @NACC_Kenya @NASCOP @keleleralph @twayeebahmed @OpenSocietyEA
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The #JacarezinhoMassacre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is inexcusable and a grave violation of human rights. We stand with the families of those affected.
A woman holds a sign that reads in Portuguese: "The war on drugs is an excuse to kill black and poor people" after a deadly police operation in the Jacarezinho favela of Rio de Janeiro. #JacarezinhoMassacre killed at least 24 ...
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🗺️ At Sexism Free Night we are now mapping and describing the projects/ initiatives/ collectives.
✊ Which are already implementing responses to denormalize sexism in nightlife and festivals or to prevent gender-based violence in these settings.
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When we said we wanted to consolidate the collective wisdom of the harm reduction community, we weren't kidding. nextdistro.org/collaboration
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“When decriminalizing drugs, the money can be used for other more serious cases.”- Dr. Sangeeth Kaur shares #Malaysia's experience using a health-based approach in @NoBoxT Philippine Harm Reduction Summit yesterday
#PHRS2021 #drugpolicy
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