Candlelight Vigil (Wed Aug 31, 7:30pm, Centennial Square) Overdose Awareness Day

Details: Published on Tuesday, 30 August 2016 22:00; Written by editor

Please join us on Wednesday, August 31st, 7:30pm at Centennial Square to commemorate the lives we have lost to preventable overdose deaths.

International Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise awareness that the tragedy of overdose death is preventable. It will also mark 139 days since the Province of British Columbia declared a public health emergency over the rate of overdose in BC. The most recent Coroner's report (August 10th, 2016) states that approximately 200 people have died from overdose since the announcement of the public health emergency.

All are welcome to attend.
Food and juice will be available free of charge. Candles will be provided.

Following a moment of silence, speakers will include Leslie Mcbain (MomsStopTheHarm), Katie Lacroix (Chair of the Board of the SOLID Society of Living Illicit Drug Users), Bernice M Kamano (Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness) and Peer Advisory Committee Members from Yes2SCS.

Please spread the word.

For more information about other events happening across the world, please visit http://www.overdoseday.com/

yes2scs is a community campaign to ensure SCS are established and operating in Victoria in 2016. Our commitments include:
* facilitating a process to ensure adequate funding, appropriate services and locations, and a service provider who makes certain these services are trauma informed and culturally safe.
* continuing our work on the Federal Exemption process.
* continuing to work with all levels of government and key stakeholders on this goal and timeframe.
* ensuring people who use illicit drugs and organizations of people who use drugs are fully involved in these processes.
* recognizing the limits of SCS to prevent all OD deaths by continuing to respond to the harm caused by the criminalization of people who use drugs.

Support the implementation of supervised consumption services in Victoria
* Send letters to provincial officials to call for a clear funding commitment for this service
* Join our growing list of supportive organizations
* Show your individual support by uploading a 'I support' photo
* Visit our website for resources about SCS
* Like and share content from our Facebook Page
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