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calendarSupport Harm Reduction at City Council
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by Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County
Council Chambers, 809 Center St, Santa Cruz,...
Event Date: Tue, Sep 24, 2019 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Sep 22, 2019 1:06pm PDT
calendarSupport Janus Workers at the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
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by Support Janus Workers!
701 Ocean Street, Room 500, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Tue, Sep 10, 2019 9:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, Sep 6, 2019 11:22pm PDT
imageThe New War Against the Homeless
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by Keith McHenry
Political recalls and the campaign to dehumanize those who live without housing....
Posted: Tue, Jun 25, 2019 9:18am PDT
calendarHarm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County: July Meeting
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by Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Downtown Library - Upstairs Meeting Room 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Wed, Jul 10, 2019 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 17, 2019 4:02pm PDT
calendarSupport Syringe Services: Board of Supervisors Meeting
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by Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County
701 Ocean St, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Tue, Jun 11, 2019 1:30pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Jun 1, 2019 6:21pm PDT
calendarJoin Us on the Picket Line: Janus of Santa Cruz
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by National Union of Healthcare Workers
200 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA...
Event Date: Thu, May 30, 2019 2:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, May 25, 2019 4:44pm PDT
imageSanta Cruz Drug Rehabilitation Workers Take Center Stage at Film Festival
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by National Union of Healthcare Workers
As Santa Cruz grapples with a drug addiction crisis, frontline caregivers at the county’s largest addiction treatment provider are struggling to survive on poverty wages....
Posted: Sat, May 25, 2019 4:35pm PDT
imageInmate Dies at Rountree Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Facility in Watsonville
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by Santa Cruz Police News
According to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, 35-year-old inmate Carlos Bolanos was found dead at 5:30 am today in the Rehabilitation and Re-entry Facility located at the Rountree Lane Sheriff’s Detention Facilities in Watsonville. Carlos was in custody at the Rehabilitation and Re-Entry facility since December of 2018....
Posted: Mon, May 20, 2019 8:38pm PDT
imageThe People’s Dispensary Fresno Cannabis Town Hall
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by Peter Maiden
The Cannabis Town Hall was held at the First Congregational Church in Fresno on May 6, offering perspectives on jobs in the marijuana business, especially for people of color whose communities bore the brunt of the Drug War and who have trouble finding a living wage....
Posted: Mon, May 6, 2019 11:41pm PDT
textI Grew Up in the Opiate Overdose Capital of America by anonymous
Op-ed about the current treatment system for addiction in the U.S. and ideas about means that might be more effective- from the standpoint of a sober addict....
Posted: Fri, Apr 26, 2019 4:13pm PDT
textA Violent Element by Anna Francesca
An op-ed regarding how lead exposure at a young age can lead to violent tendencies and characteristics....
Posted: Wed, Apr 24, 2019 4:21pm PDT
imageSupport 'mobile' Harm Reduction Services in Santa Cruz County: Refer to data not opinions
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by Harm Reduction Saves Lives
A petition to support mobile harm reduction services in Santa Cruz County has been created. Please sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/mark-stone-support-mobile-harm-reduction-services-in-santa-cruz-county-refer-to-data-not-opinions...
Posted: Sat, Apr 20, 2019 2:56pm PDT
calendar“Smoke & Mirrors: The War on Drugs” by African American Art & Culture Complex
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART & CULTURE COMPLEX 762 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94102...
Event Date: Thu, Apr 18, 2019 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Apr 17, 2019 10:24am PDT
textBasra struggles to tackle drug abuse problem filling prisons by Iraq Solidarity News (Al-Thawra)
The southern Iraqi city of Basra is struggling to cope with a growing drug problem that has overcrowded prisons and strained police resources, only months after violent protests over poor municipal services. Basra’s prison system is clogged up....
Posted: Sat, Apr 13, 2019 10:54pm PDT
calendarNUHW: Standing up for Patients and Workers by Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival
Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz 95060...
Event Date: Tue, Apr 30, 2019 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Apr 1, 2019 12:42am PDT
calendarHarm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County May Meeting
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by Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz Downtown Library - Upstairs Meeting Room 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Mon, May 6, 2019 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Mar 29, 2019 2:52pm PDT
imageNew Report: The Costs and Benefits of a Supervised Use Site in Denver, Colorado
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by Drug Policy Alliance
Report Highlights Extensive Potential Cost Savings and Public Health Benefits Of a Supervised Use Site For Denver Advocates Say Report Findings Should Inspire Urgent Action By the Legislature...
Posted: Sat, Mar 9, 2019 7:08pm PST
imageTime is Right for Return to All Volunteer Needle Exchange
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by Steve Pleich
Time to Reconsider City and County Drug Policy...
Posted: Wed, Dec 26, 2018 4:33pm PST
textPublic housing and Section 8 tenants face eviction and homelessness for medical marijuana by Lynda Carson
Oakland has 13,586 units in its Section 8 inventory, 2,122 units in its low rent inventory, plus thousands of tenants being publicly assisted in rental units in Oakland operated by nonprofit housing developers that may be threatened with eviction if they are caught using medical marijuana....
Posted: Thu, Dec 13, 2018 4:29pm PST
calendarMonterey Psychedelic Meetup w/ Jeff Brothers
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by Monterey Psychedelic Society
Marina Public Library Community Room 190 Seaside Circle Marina, CA 93933...
Event Date: Thu, Nov 15, 2018 7:00pm PST
Posted: Fri, Nov 2, 2018 2:36pm PDT
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