August 2011
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The Sociology of Gay Politics: Fed money helped... →
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(Iowa City) Federal grant money awarded to a social conservative group to provide marriage counseling also helped pay some of its operational expenses while it was leading an anti-gay marriage campaign, according to grant documents obtained by the Associated Press under the Freedom of…
What Sistas Want, What Sistas Believe: Black...
Black Feminist Twelve Point Plan We are a collective of black feminists/womanists activists who are committed to the liberation of the black community. As black women the conditions of our lives are created by interlocking systems of oppression. As a collective we oppose all forms of oppression and are continuously working to develop our analysis to be effective allies with other marginalized...
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Blackamazon is too much: liquornspice: Take Action... →
liquornspice:
Take Action for Rikers’ Island Prisoners! Demand the City Create an Emergency Evacuation Plan
firesandwords:
Take Action for Rikers’ Island Prisoners! Demand the City Create an Emergency Evacuation Plan
Mayor Bloomberg has announced that in the event of a…
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leonine antiheroine: ICAAP IN SOUTH KOREA RAIDED... →
privilegedandgoodlooking:
I’m only just getting this from Scarlet Alliance folks on social media, but riot police have raided the International Congress on AIDs in Asia and the Pacific.
From a friends FB status “HiV + local south korea people and sex workers have been arrested…
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“I would like to emphasize that the search was conducted illegally– the witnesses...”
– Irina Abdyusheva Teplinskaya investigated -TalkingDrugs blog, 8/20/11
News about Irina Abdyusheva (Teplinskaya), including her personal statement. Irina is Russian activist who has been putting pressure on the Russian government to implement methadone access as a drug treatment option for drug...
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An oldie but a goodie…Drive-By Truckers song...
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“To the list of cocaine’s many dangers, health officials have added at least one...”
– Cocaine’s Newest Risks: Dying Skin and Compromised Immunity - Scientific American, 8/23/11
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“Ms. Quispe, an Ecuadorean immigrant who came to New York at age 9, was...”
– The High Price of Looking Like a Woman - New York Times, 8/19/11
Tragic article about the harsh reality faced by many transgender women in New York and elsewhere.
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“It is easy to paint such an issue black and white. To brush it over with our...”
– Gallagher: Free crack cocaine pipes enable the saving of lives - Calgary Herald, 8/21/2011
A couple of weeks ago, we posted that we were glad to see that Vancouver was going to be distributing safer crack kits. Sad to see that Alberta is losing the program.
Crack pipe distribution can not only...
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Gonzo Mainline: International Overdose Awareness... →
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On August 31, the Chicago Area Network for Drug Users (CANDU), of which I am the co-founder and organizer, will co-host (w/ Chicago Recovery Alliance) a candlelight vigil in commemoration of International Overdose Awareness Day.
Time: 9-9:30 p.m. Location: Cicero Ave. and 16th Street (parking lot…
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“People have to be consistently inspired, outraged, or excited.”
– Chris Hughes describes the challenges nonprofits face sustaining the attention of an audience. (via poptech)
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““New data shows that prescription drug deaths in Florida increased nearly...”
– Prescription Drug Deaths Up 9 Percent in Florida in 2010 - TheLedger.com, 8-16-11
Hmmm…maybe instead of “aggressive efforts by law enforcement” and “stronger legislation and regulation”, Florida should think about overdose prevention with naloxone distribution and harm...
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Author Martha Southgate on Why the Film “The Help”... →
crunkfeministcollective:
Author note: Post written last week.
In Entertainment Weekly, one of my favorite authors, Martha Southgate (@mesouthgate) discusses the film “The Help” stating that,
There have…
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Fairie Dreams: Beyond Anti-Black Governmentality,... →
fairiedreams:
“We had a feeling that we weren’t wanted in this country, a feeling that we were despised.”
“All governments, without exception, make only those concessions deemed absolutely necessary for the maintenance of the status quo; and if one wishes to know how highly this American republic…
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“In NYC there are approximately 4,000 unaccompanied homeless youth every single...”
– quoting Johannah Westmacott, Coordinator for Trafficked Minors at Safe Horizon Streetwork Project in New York, in Youth on the street, selling sex and End Demand - The Naked Anthropologist, 8-12-11
Johannah and the whole crew at Streetwork do amazing work with youth in NYC.
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Minitruth: 51-50, Narcan and Opiates →
minitruth:
after unsuccessfully calling patients to tell them about their medical insurance, i was invited to an overdose prevention training.
drug safety and harm reduction are some of the most fascinating subjects in public health. i recently started volunteering at a needle exchange at another clinic. i…
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“In what has become a familiar pattern, the government defunds services that...”
– How America criminalised poverty - The Guardian, 8/10/11
10 years after publishing her book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich checks in on the state of American poverty, providing a strong critique of American policies that keep people poor, and getting poorer.
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WatchChildren of the Drug War
New book presenting global perspectives on the drug war’s impact on children and families.
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WatchHaringey youth club closures: ‘There’ll be riots’ - The Guardian, 7/31/11
This clip from before the riots in London provides interesting insight into some problems that could be contributing to the unrest…lack of jobs, government cuts, closures of youth clubs, gang violence, failure to include and validate the experience of youth…
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“Ronald Reagan’s 1980s ushered in the welfare queen trope. “Black women were...”
– Jezebels, Welfare Queens—And Now, Criminally Bad Black Moms - Colorlines, 8/8/11
Interesting piece highlighting stigma being imposed on black women/black moms, and its devastating impact.
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WatchNew Exposé Tracks ALEC-Private Prison Industry Effort to Replace Unionized Workers With Prison Labor - Democracy Now!, 8/5/11
Corporations and their allies are promoting drug war policies to serve their interests. They’re also promoting the continued privatization of prisons to for-profit interests and turning to prisoners for cheap labor.
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“This June, criminal justice activists in Louisiana won a major victory with the...”
– State of Louisiana Continues Push to Criminalize Sex Workers - The Louisiana Justice Institute, 8/1/11
Thanks to Deon Haywood and Women with a Vision for their tireless activism around this issue!
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Distribution of crack kits is good policy →
Although the evidence is not conclusive on this point, there is reason to believe that the sharing of crack pipes can lead to transmission of a variety of blood-borne diseases, most notably hepatitis C (HCV).
Indeed, just a few years ago Benedikt Fischer of the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addiction Research studied 51 crack smokers and found HCV on one pipe.
This...
justsmilelovelife:
I just spent the afternoon making crack pipe kits for my work. I love my job. yay for harm reduction!
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Under fire in drug war, Mexico's media falls... →
Reporters in large swathes of the country now censor their own coverage, fearful of reprisals by ruthless drug gangs and corrupt police on their payroll.
[…] A tally kept by the Committee to Protect Journalists shows attacks on reporters have intensified since President Felipe Calderon launched an army-led crackdown against drug gangs at the end of 2006. More than 40,000 people across Latin...
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HIV Rates Increase by Half Among Young Black Gay,... →
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The number of new HIV cases among young black gay and bisexual men has increased 48 percent between 2006 and 2009, according to CDC data released this afternoon. A similar trend is occurring among this same population of young men with the sexually transmitted infection, syphilis. Data released Monday showed the rates of syphilis doubled in 27 states over a three-year period among men...
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“Health officials in Vancouver say they will launch a pilot project later this...”
– Free crack pipes to be handed out in Vancouver - Canadian Press, 7/31/11
Good to see Vancouver taking the lead once again in harm reduction.
Mexico Blames Drug War for 23% Rise in Homicides →
legalizeheroin:
The number of homicides in Mexico rose by nearly a quarter in 2010 compared to the year before as the drug war intensified across the country, Mexican statisticians said Thursday.
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography recorded 24,374 homicides last year, a 23 percent increase from 19,803 in 2009. Last year’s figure represented 22 killings for every 100,000...
“Successful social movements are emergent, evolving, radically self-organizing,...”
– David Korten (via azspot) 