reducing harm and improving lives of communities impacted by sexual exchange and drug use! #RightsNotRescue #HarmReduction #DrugUserHealth
Washington, D.C.
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DC is abound with hostile architecture & anti-homeless laws that crystallize the violence inherent to being unhoused. While such policies directly target & most greatly impact unhoused neighbors, they perpetuate ageism & ableism and harm all of our experiences with public space.
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DC has major food access and affordability issues for entire sections of the city, our seniors, and the poor. The fight to increase SNAP benefits is not merely a financial decision but a moral one. We must stop making budgetary decisions on the backs of our vulnerable residents.
#BREAKING it appears the @councilofdc is now looking to take @MayorBowser to court for withholding a SNAP benefit increase.
Told @ChmnMendelson circulated an emergency resolution this AM that would allow the council’s general council to do such, planning to take up next Tues
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In addition to DC’s excess revenue that could easily cover the cost to #GiveSNAPaRaise, it’s clear this administration always manages to find funding to displace unhoused neighbors & punish low-income Black residents but never to provide material support - even when it’s the law.
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During the Council’s Health & Housing Joint Roundtable led by @CMCHenderson and @CMRobertWhiteDC on 12/4, DMHHS Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage cited the McPherson Square eviction during hypothermia season as an example of an ‘unexpected expense’ for why SNAP can’t be properly funded.
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Arrest is not a "pathway" to health and wellbeing. Arrest is not a "pathway" to health and wellbeing. Arrest is not a "pathway" to health and wellbeing. Arrest is not a "pathway" to health and wellbeing. Arrest is not a "pathway" to health and wellbeing. Arrest is not a "pathway"
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If @MayorBowser & @councilofdc can find $500,000,000 for sports stadiums, they can find half a billion dollars to end homelessness, fund education and actually give people SNAP in accordance DC law.
It's abt political will. And there is never political will to help poor folks.
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December is a month to remember those who have been killed on the job and a time to celebrate and showcase the resilience talent and diversity of our community Check out "Third Annual Winterween Variety Show - For HIPS" eventbrite.com/e/third-annua… @Eventbrite @hipsdc #decrimnow
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On January 1, more than 140,000 DC residents were set to receive an increase in SNAP benefits that we funded in the DC budget.
Now, @MayorBowser is blocking this food assistance from reaching families.
So many people in DC are struggling with food insecurity and need this help.
"Harm reduction advocates — including LJ Sislen, an outreach volunteer with HIPS DC, and Queen Adesuyi, formerly a policy manager at the Drug Policy Alliance — re-upped a call for the city to create two harm reduction centers, also known as overdose prevention centers."
for the sixth year in a row, D.C. is set to record its highest-ever number of fatal overdoses. residents, harm reduction advocates, doctors, and now councilmembers are pleading with the Bowser admin to declare it a public health emergency: dcist.com/story/23/10/26/dc-…
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"“We have been extremely concerned with the mayor’s response to this crisis,” said Heidi Ellis, an organizer with [#DecrimPovertyDC]. “Regardless of the overwhelming data, the countless testimonies from folks on the ground…she continues to be inadequate in her response.”"
for the sixth year in a row, D.C. is set to record its highest-ever number of fatal overdoses. residents, harm reduction advocates, doctors, and now councilmembers are pleading with the Bowser admin to declare it a public health emergency: dcist.com/story/23/10/26/dc-…
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for the sixth year in a row, D.C. is set to record its highest-ever number of fatal overdoses. residents, harm reduction advocates, doctors, and now councilmembers are pleading with the Bowser admin to declare it a public health emergency: dcist.com/story/23/10/26/dc-…
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There is a reason the map of homicides (& overdoses which also is a public health emergency but gets very little coverage) looks practically identical to the map of access to resources.
The safest communities have the most resources. Not the most cops or cages.
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Every map of DC is the same - whether you’re talking about income inequality, food access, transportation access, traffic safety infrastructure, maternal mortality, heat islands, pollution and air quality, etc. This is the result of intentional policy choices and disinvestment.
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DC is abound with hostile architecture & anti-homeless laws that crystallize the violence inherent to being unhoused. While such policies directly target & most greatly impact unhoused neighbors, they perpetuate ageism & ableism and harm all of our experiences with public space.
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If you're in DC, you can call the @HIPSDC hotline for drug-related support, referral to MAT, detox, and other drug-related services (800) 676-4477.
~HIPS also hosts SMART recovery meetings on Mondays @ 906 H street NE from 1:00 to 2:30 #harmreductionsaveslives #youarenotalone
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TONIGHT at 7 PM! Join @HIPSDC @DCJusticeLab @mdc_dsa @HarrietsDreams' @CourtwatchDC and
@BlackSwanAcad for a virtual teach-in about how to help fight the new proposals to expand pre-trial detention and warrantless searches in DC. #DetentionIsNotPrevention mobilize.us/hwd/event/579647…
