From: Canadian Harm Reduction [mailto:noharm@canadianharmreduction.com]
Sent: 23 November, 2010 7:56 PM
To: Haden, Mark [VC]
Subject: Harm Reduction Canada 2011
http://www.canadianharmreduction.com
Please visit our website, check it out and support us by becoming a member.
Please forward to colleagues & friends . . .
Registration is now open
for
Ottawa, Canada
February 23-25, 2011
Note: early bird discount ends December 31st.
Conference Highlights:
§ Film Festival - Canada's first National Harm Reduction Film Festival with dynamic panels and events curated by the inthemindseye film festival
§ Learn about and sign the Vienna Declaration
§ Learn about and support the Canadian Drug Policy Consortium
Dedicated Presentation Streams:
Overdose Prevention
Progress around shelters & low-barrier housing
Understanding & Addressing Public Opinion
Confirmed presentations:
§ Harm Reduction Coast to Coast – with Christie Wall, Parkdale Community Health Centre, Toronto ON
§ "Do-it-Yourself Policy Development" – Taking Control: Building Capacity for Civil Society Engagement in Modernizing Canada's Legislative, Regulatory & Policy Frameworks that Impact Responses to Illegal Drugs in Canada – with Donald MacPherson, former Drug Policy Coordinator, Vancouver BC
§ Social Justice, Dignity & Collectivity: An Ethic of Self-Organizing Shelter Community – with Aaron Munro, Vikki Reynolds & Sean Spear, Raincity Housing and Support Society, Vancouver BC
§ Adventurous Change in Shelter & Housing – presentation and forum, with Cathy Middleton, YWCA Kitchener/Waterloo, ON
§ Overdose Prevention Stream – with film, presentations & some 'how to' from around Canada including:
o Overdose Prevention: Steps in the Right Direction – with Holly Kramer, Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force, ON
o Overdose Prevention and Intervention: Train the Trainer – with Lindsay Klassen, Wellington-Guelph Drug Strategy Committee, ON
§ Best Practices for Safer Crack Kit Programs – interactive session moderated by Patricia Bacon from Blood Ties Four Directions Centre, in Whitehorse YT, & Walter Cavalieri from the Canadian Harm Reduction Network, Toronto ON
§ Competencies for the Substance Abuse Workforce – with Roy Olfert, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Ottawa ON
§ Gladue Reports - an exciting development carrying harm reduction into the justice system for First Nations folk – with Little Brown Bear, Certified Gladue Writer, Midland ON
§ Working With Substance Users - Common Myths That Kill – exploration with Dr. Peter Ferentzy, Author and Researcher, Toronto, ON
§ Building National Understanding & Support – with Christie Wall, Parkdale Community Health Centre, Toronto ON
Also ...
§ 'Harm Reduction 2.0' - Are the words 'harm reduction' still needed? – facilitated discussion/forum.
§ The Four Pillars Do Not Work - the need for a new model – presentation & facilitated discussion
§ "All Harm Reduction Work Is Trauma Work – Are you trauma-informed? – facilitated by Tom Regehr of CAST Canada
- Understanding how public opinion forms, how it effects policy, funding & program delivery
- Concrete examples of conquering NIMBYism around the country
- The role of the media
- The role of the harm reduction community
- How to have a great relationship with your local media
New information is added weekly- check the website
Click here to register
NOTE: Early Bird discount ends December 31st
gt@cast-canada.ca 705-749-6145
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