Harm reduction advocates have their work cut out for them in this current political climate that has Provincial governments targeting their services using dehumanization language and legislation. Ola Skudlarska, of the Leslieville Harm Reduction Coalition helps myth bust some of the commonly used narratives to criminalize and displace people who use drugs.

Safe consumption facilities have been the focal point of moral panic that is playing out in harmful legislation aiming to shut them down. Hear how people are coming together to defend these sites in their communities that provide support, connection, and a pathway to recovery for individuals who use drugs.

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Resources:

• Other Harm Reduction Resources
• Toronto Life: Safe Consumption Site Kensington Market
• Toronto Star: Supervised Consumption Site What its Really Like
• Leslieville Harm Reduction Coalition

230 Fightback has been battling over a crucial piece of real estate in downtown Toronto for a very long time. A real estate investment company, Kingsett Capital is who owns the building, but their fight has been just as hampered by Toronto City Hall.

Hear how the campaign persisted through organizational changes, set backs and discouragement from their own City Councilor.

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CALL TO ACTION:

• Contact KingSett Capital and Toronto City Councilor Chris Moise to protest against the redevelopment of 214-230 Sherbourne.

• History - 230 Fightback
• Rabble: Questions remain about eviction of 150 Toronto seniors 2019
• Tenant Power - a Podcast Playlist

Our hosts get personal with their lived experiences with ADHD.

Its a very candid discussion on how ADHD impacts their lives, the accommodations that help them thrive and the politics behind preventing us from realizing more inclusive spaces for neurodivergent folks.

The episode was largely left uncut to better demonstrate some of the very characteristics people associate with ADHD, but also to challenge the misconceptions that are out there.

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Resources:

• Referenced video: How to ADHD's Wall of Awful Part 1
• Related Episode: Autistic Resistance: The Foundations - Blueprints of Disruption