The guest is Paul Susi of PDX ID assistance. He helps unhoused people
who’ve been swept by the city and lost their crucial documents. Paul is
also launching a theatre production of The Iliad for touring to Oregon
prisons.
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This week on Century of Lies: Charting a New Course.
In preparation for its 2024 Mid-Term Review, the UN’s Commission on
Narcotic Drugs has been conducting a stock-taking of progress made in
addressing several challenges that were identified in CND’s 2019
Ministerial Decla...
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Drug Use During Pandemic.
We hear from Doctor Sheila Vakharia, Deputy Director of Research and Academic
Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance, on the Health Impacts of State
Policies, Drug Decriminalization and Service Access. Plus a ...
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From their website: "Word is Bond empowers young Black men as they transition
from boys into adulthood and find themselves navigating a world that provides
very few answers to unlocking their highest selves." Find out more about
Word is Bond online here.
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They are also celebrating 10 years of providing needed coats and supplies to
unhoused Portlanders.
On Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, from 11-2pm, they have a warm coat drop-off event
at Broadway Grill and Brewery.
Connect with them online here.
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This week on Century of Lies: Safer Supply Saves Lives. The National Safer
Supply Community of Practice recently launched the London, Ontario
InterCommunity Health Centre Safer Supply Program 2023 Evaluation Report.
We’re given an overview of the report by Gillian Kolla, Ph...
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Drug Decriminalization and Overdose
Deaths.
Professor Spruha Joshi, PhD, MPH is one of the co-authors of a research
article published September 27 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry entitled
“One-Year Association of Drug Possession Law Chang...
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Safe Consumption Spaces, Safe Supply, and
Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs.
Overdose prevention centers and safe consumption spaces are proven public
health interventions that save the lives and improve the health of people who
use d...
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Tiffany Koyama Lane and Matt Reed, rank-and-file leaders in the Portland
Association of Teachers, lay out their working conditions, bargaining demands
and teacher-parent-community strategies to win a transformative contract that
benefits whole families and neighborhoods.
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This week on Century of Lies: Drug Decriminalization in Oregon. We hear from
Tera Hurst, Executive Director of the Health Justice Recovery Alliance, and
Morgan Godvin with The Health In Justice Action Lab and Beats Overdose, on
drug decriminalization in Oregon and the impac...
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