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Stella Zine
@stellazine.bsky.social
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HarmRedux/Proheaux organizer: National Survivors Union. frm board member: Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition. riot grrrl collection: UGA Hargrett Library. Photos in various publications.
Feminist DJ. Singer/guitarist: Pagan Holiday
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harmreduction.org
🧵 #HarmReduction is community, care, & unconditional love. This holiday season, like every other time of the year, harm reductionists are caring for people across communities to save lives, support individuals' health needs, provide food, connect folks to housing..

bit.ly/HarmReductionFriendsgiving
Philly nonprofit's ‘friendsgiving’ brings holiday spirit to city’s most vulnerable
Kensington-based Prevention Point Philadelphia served more than 630 people, including those isolated from family while suffering from addiction, homelessness or both.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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liberaljane.bsky.social
Trauma changes you, but so does healing.
Digital illustration of a white woman with purple hair in a green sweater and a young white child with flowing blonde hair. The woman is holding her left hand near the child’s head, and the right over one of the child’s eyes. Text reads, ‘you can’t change what happened, but you can break the cycle of trauma.’
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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michaelstipe.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving everybody
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12d
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
No contract, no coffee.

We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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sethcotlar.bsky.social
The White Christian Supremacism of this administration is so extreme that it seems like it’s got to resolve with either a massive rejection of such illiberalism, or a violent, authoritarian imposition of it.
SEPARATIN Department of Homeland Sec... « is in United States o.... • Follow 2h • G An Appeal to Heaven answered. A Homeland to be thankful for, and a future worth fighting for. 'The First Thanksgiving' - Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1914)
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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harmreduction.org
🧵Far too often, Native/Indigenous communities' needs are left behind & overlooked. As this @filtermag.bsky.social piece points out, the gap in #overdose death rates between white & Native/Indigenous people is large around the country. To change this, we must examine

bit.ly/NativeOverdoseDisparities
Indigenous OD Mortality Plummets in Minnesota, But Disparity Remains
New data indicate that harm reduction efforts in rural parts of the state may be paying off, though progress is under threat.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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harmreduction.org
& change structural harms.

'It’s all the things we always talk about...Stigma kills. We have a general lack of housing. We have entrenched racist attitudes and closed minds,'" as noted in this piece.

#HarmReduction #HarmReductionSavesLives #HarmReductionIsIndigenous #PreventOverdose #EndOverdose
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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gregggonsalves.bsky.social
There is a difference btwn trafficking & sex work. While many are focused on the abuse of girls by Jeffrey Epstein, others are using this tragedy to go after consensual sex work. Read @melissaditmore.bsky.social to find out why this is dangerous in its own right. rewirenewsgroup.com/2008/05/06/s...
Sex Work, Trafficking: Understanding the Difference
Legislation and advocacy work have often blurred or denied any difference between trafficking and sex work. That has always made things worse rather than better for those involved.
rewirenewsgroup.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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newdisabledsouth.org
We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.

If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate

We take care of each other ❤️
Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Apply: Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ Text below explains that due to the government shutdown, people in the South will not receive their November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments. New Disabled South is offering one-time payments to help people impacted by not receiving SNAP — $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people. It notes that funding is first-come, first-served and that SSI or Medicaid recipients should read a disclaimer before applying. A call-to-action at the bottom reads: ‘Apply at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ There are small illustrations of a grocery bag and a grocery list. Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Donate to Support Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ The message says that New Disabled South is raising money to provide direct payments to people impacted by loss of SNAP funds, and invites donations. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Donate at ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items is on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Solicitar: Asistencia Alimentaria para Personas con Discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that due to the government shutdown, people will not receive November SNAP payments and that New Disabled South offers one-time payments of $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people, first-come, first-served. It also includes a note for SSI or Medicaid recipients. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Solicitar en ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag and grocery list appears on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Dona para apoyar la asistencia alimentaria para personas con discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that New Disabled South is raising funds to make direct payments to people affected by the loss of SNAP funds and provides information on how to donate. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Dona en ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items appears on the left.
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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harmreduction.org
🧵True care isn't coercive. We all deserve to have our human right to housing & access to stigma-free health care, including voluntary treatment & other #HarmReduction resources, on our own terms.

"...removing people from sight—whether to a hospital ward,

bit.ly/ForcedHospitalizationIsntHealthCare
Opinion: Forced Hospitalization Isn’t the Answer—Housing, Healthcare, and Compassion Are - City Limits
"Sweeps, crackdowns, and mass hospitalizations may make homelessness less visible for a moment, but they don’t solve it. They just push suffering out of view—until it resurfaces again, often worse."
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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indivisible.org
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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pylongurl.bsky.social
Sharing a gift article from The NY Times. No matter how you spin it, this doesn’t bode well for us if there is an impending pandemic. Look at the list of who was laid off in the article.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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mercedesallen.bsky.social
Some good news for a change:

"Mamdani’s ad stands in stark contrast to a growing trend among Democratic leaders who have pushed transgender people to the margins—or abandoned them outright..."

www.erininthemorning.com/p/as-some-de...
As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support
The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
September 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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liberaljane.bsky.social
digital illustration of a nonbinary cowfolk with a horse causing harm reduction supplies. There's text that reads, 'harm reduction saves lives.'
August 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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national-nsu.bsky.social
Today is Sex Worker Pride, September 14. Join National Survivors Union’s sex worker organizing group and take a stand against deadly Anti-Equity, a.k.a. End Demand, policy

Join 70 other sex worker and harm reduction orgs and sign on with us
September 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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national-nsu.bsky.social
#EndDemandIsAntiEquity #ListenToSexWorkers #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
September 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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harmreduction.org
#Naloxone saves lives, & should be accessible to all. Harm reductionists have been making this access possible for many years. Did you know NHRC has a Naloxone Finder Map to help locate free resources in your area in the U.S. as well as shipping by mail info? Check it out: bit.ly/NaloxoneFinderMap
July 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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national-nsu.bsky.social
#EndDemandIsAntiEquity
September 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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harmreduction.org
🧵It is with heavy hearts & saddened spirits NHRC mourns the passing of our dear friend & colleague, Louise Beale Vincent, executive director of the Urban Survivors Union. Louise's passion & advocacy started in North Carolina, though it has rippled outward across the country & internationally...
At center is photo of woman with long brown hair pinned up wearing a black shirt and pants. She is speaking into a microphone at a podium before a crowd (crowd not pictured in photo), gesturing with her left hand. Framing top left and bottom right corner are periwinkle-colored flowers, with a thin purple border framing entire graphic. At top right, bold white all caps font reads, "REST IN POWER, LOUISE." In small white font at bottom right, copy reads, "Photo courtesy of Nigel Brunsdon". In larger white font at bottom left, copy reads, "Louise Vincent will forever be remembered for her deep love and care , and commitment to empowering people who use drugs to speak up."
September 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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national-nsu.bsky.social
#EndDemandIsAntiEquity #nothingaboutuswithoutus #DemandAutonomy
September 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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national-nsu.bsky.social
#EndDemandIsAntiTrans #EndDemandIsAntiEquity
September 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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national-nsu.bsky.social
#EndDemandIsAntiEquity #FollowTheMoney
September 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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national-nsu.bsky.social
#EndDemandIsAntiTrans #ImNotAJohn #FightInjusticeNotJohns
September 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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national-nsu.bsky.social
Sex Worker Pride is coming up this September 14. Join National Survivors Union’s sex worker organizing group and take a stand against deadly Anti-Equity, a.k.a. End Demand, policy

Join 70 other sex worker and harm reduction orgs and sign on with us

#EndDemandIsAntiEquity #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
September 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM