Rethink Resources

For anyone who can make it to Chicago - I’ll be presenting on March 21st with the Chicago Harm Reduction Training Collaborative on Legal Rights for People in the Street Economy.

I love doing this workshop. I’ll be talking about your legal rights when dealing with police and what to do no matter if you’ve done something illegal or not. It’s practical and realistic information for everyone.

CHRTC is a grassroots training and support network by and for people in the street economy, social service providers, administrators, activists, peer educators and community members. CHRTC seeks “to build access to empowerment-based options, life saving interventions and real world strategies in order to nurture harm reduction efforts and create community.”

Check out the whole Chicago Harm Reduction Training Collaborative Calendar for 2008 here.

An amazing line-up of workshops this year - our fifth year of workshops:
Harm Reduction 101 and 102
Legal Rights for People in the Street Economy
Trauma, Empowerment and Self-Injury
Opiate Overdose Interventions
Safer Injection Discussions
Women, Drug Use and Trauma: Successfully Addressing Women’s Issues in Recovery
Building Safe Communities with Youth and Women: Alternative Approaches to Violence Prevention
Successfully Housing Substance Users
Harm Reduction Strategies for LGBT Young People
Incorporating the Prison Industrial Complex and the Experiences of Queer Youth of Color into our Anti-Violence Work

Check out partner websites at Young Women’s Empowerment Project and Chicago Recovery Alliance.