2021 ANNUAL MEETING

https://youtu.be/2GMZNcnKX6c

Harm Reduction Victoria’s Executive Officer Sione Crawford will speak on the topic of stigma and discrimination experienced by people who use drugs.

Join us for our annual meeting to hear our wrap of another strange but successful year for the Yarra Drug and Health Forum.

SLIDES FROM THE MEETING

Oh come on! Shocking to see AFP go back to this ‘50s super stigmatising WarOnDrugs type advertisement! Scrap it and apologise! ⁦@weareuniting⁩ ⁦@FFDLR⁩ ⁦@harmreductionau⁩ ⁦@mattnoffs⁩ ⁦@TheRACP⁩ pic.twitter.com/wfgZHzpKUw
— Alex Wodak (@AlexWodak) November 3, 2021

Everyone deserves dignity and respect, but yesterday The Australian Federal Police Facebook page posted a cartoon caricature of people who use methamphetamine that is stigmatising and false. pic.twitter.com/rskNDWeeG5
— Unharm (@Unharmdotorg) November 4, 2021

@AusFedPolice this is harmful and stigmatising. Take the Facebook post down.

The National Drug Strategy states that it’s important NOT to further marginalise or stigmatise people who are at higher risk of experiencing drug related harm.

Ping @healthgovau @AODMediaWatch
— Carrie Fowlie CEO Hepatitis Australia (@CarrieFowlie) November 4, 2021

Thread. So the AFP is bringing back the "meth face" anti-drug ads. These ads were unacceptable 30 years ago.

They encourage people to look at meth users as untouchable and sub-human. They normalise stigma & violence. They cause people who use drugs to give up https://t.co/0B9T6Ozmr8
— Katie Horneshaw (@KatieElatey) November 3, 2021

9 Nov