This is Wellness, this is love, this is medicine and YES, this is HARMREDUCTION ✊🏽❤️✊🏽❤️ #OnPointNYC #harmreduction #wellness

Outreach and Public Safety services provided by people who move with love and who often (literally) save lives needs to be acknowledged and celebrated more and more throughout our Harmreduction Community and beyond. We are blessed to have these wonderful…lnkd.in/e33A_Scs

Your Aura is Dusty, Sage That Sh*t! You, yes you, look in the mirror when you read this and consider shifting your ways….

❤️✊🏽❤️ #indigenouspeoples #taino #nativeamerican #firstnationspeople #harmreductionsaveslives lnkd.in/egXhP9ZM

My ancestors are always with me and watching over me. Whether I am literally wearing my traditional Taino headdress or not, this is how I show up. The love and kindness I bring to my work is a form of strength (taught to me by many elders). The blessings…lnkd.in/eq7EdKRu

At 100k+ overdose deaths/yr, it’s time for a Harm Reduction Czar. As I reflect on the pain/death it took to create the 1st AIDS Czar in 1993, my decades in HIV/AIDS, and now operating the 1st recognized US OPCs, a WH office to guide President Donald J. Trump harm reduction strategy is critical.

#TyreekHill's infuriating encounter is a painful reminder of the injustices we fight against daily. As our ED, Sam Rivera, states: "Our pursuit of justice must be unwavering, demanding dignity, autonomy, & care for all marginalized communities.” bit.ly/47CYGuB

On #NationalRecoveryMonth, @ny1's @roccony1 sat down with our ED Sam Rivera to highlight our vital harm reduction services, Overdose Prevention Centers, ways we help our community members on their journey to recovery, & how we save lives. bit.ly/4gttzoY

We met w/Helen Clark & Richard Branson ahead of The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP) visit to OnPoint NYC tomorrow. Alongside our ED Sam Rivera & Toni Smith from DPA NY Policy Office, we discussed the vital role of OPCs as healthcare & strategies to end the criminalization of drug use & enhance community wellness.

Happening now! Drug Policy Futures: A Development Approach. #UNGA #OurCommonFuture Open Society Foundations

Commissioners Arbour & Michel Kazatchkine visiting OnPoint NYC, 1 of only 2 legal overdose prevention centers in the US. This life-saving harm reduction work is critical. Programs like this build a safer, healthier future for people & communities-at-large. #HarmReduction

“Harm reduction is the epitome of meeting people where they are.” - Sam Rivera of OnPoint NYC 👏🏼👏🏼

“Punitive approaches have failed - they cost lives, impede development progress and exacerbate public health challenges,” says our Director Mandeep Dhaliwal #GlobalGoals #Triple10Targets and #OurCommonFuture all depend on promoting rights- and evidence-based drug policy.

“We are in a country that is celebrating a very small drop in overdose deaths. What we know is that for Black & Brown people, that number is increasing” -Sam Rivera

4/4 OnPoint NYC 's OPCs intervened 636 times to prevent overdose deaths and associated harms. This work saves lives and strengthens communities, by offering #PWUD a safe space. 🌍 #HarmReduction #DrugPolicyReform #EndOverdose

3/4 This approach ensures that individuals facing challenges like homelessness, mental health, social, economic struggles have the resources they need to thrive. It’s about treating people with dignity and care. #HarmReductionWorks

2/4 Wrap-around support means providing comprehensive and holistic services to meet the needs of each person. At OnPoint NYC, people receive access to medical care, a hygiene program, mental health services, and more—all in one place. #SupportNotStigma #PublicHealth

At OnPoint NYC, it’s not just about overdose prevention—they offer wrap-around support that changes lives. But what does that mean? 🧵👇 1/4 #HarmReduction #EndOverdose DPA NY Policy Office Sam Rivera Michel Kazatchkine

.Sam Rivera OnPoint NYC will be joining us for the launch of the Global State of Harm Reduction 2024 report! Register now to hear from him and other experts about the latest developments in harm reduction from around the world tinyurl.com/globalstate2024

How amazing would it be to have “successful” Puerto Rican artist & record producers support local musicians throughout Borinken, sign them to record deals etc. Then buy and own properties all over the island and push back against gentrification. youtu.be/bk2GZWHV3o4