[Org4j-announce] Urgent call for support- OverdosePreventionOttawa

Fri Sep 8 12:49:35 PDT 2017

Today at 4pm!    Friday September 8th, until 9pm

The Overdose Prevention Ottawa site needs our support to defend against
hostile area residents. bring friends!

Please see comments below about ensuring our presence is positive &
non-confrontational to ensure the space remains safe for the folks using
the site.

After 4 days of escalating actions against us, hostile neighbor are donig a
BBQ to reclaim the piece of grass (not a park despite its name) we have
been using for our site.

Please come at 4pm aka 16:00 (or whenever you can until 9pm aka 21:00).

We're at Cumberland and St Patrick's. Bring more people with you!

We ask that OPO supporters help co-create a safer space for our guests,
which means being present in a calm, positive and non confrontational
manner. This might be difficult for lots as these NIMBYs are quite
antagonistic. Its ok to have anger about this, just not on site tonight.
OPO organizers will be busy emotionally supporting our guests, please
consider coming if you feel able to remain grounded and NOT engage with the
NIMBYS.

We are there to center the safety of our guests, not to change anyones
mind.

There is likely to be rain, stickers that say "OPO supporter", candles for
a vigil, media, a strong police presence, a drummer and some musicians.

Wondering what to bring to site tonight at 4?
- a cake that says "Happy Day 15 OPO!"
- signs that affirm people who use drugs lives
- rainwear
- your grounded self, ready to center the safety of folks who are already
overcriminalised. We are not inviting you to change anyone's mind.

Sign ideas:
People who use drugs are my neighbours and I love them
Families for harm-reduction
I live in this neighbourhood and I support OPO
OPO come to my backyard
Someone's life is at stake here
Overdose death is preventable
Thank you OPO

373 visits over the first 14 days (operating 6-9pm daily)
https://twitter.com/mlgagnon_XVII/status/905975213044707328
https://twitter.com/mlgagnon_XVII/status/905975888856088581

Video of threats received on Wednesday (from people organizing BBQ tonite)
https://twitter.com/mlgagnon_XVII/status/906240290691932161

"As indicated by the Chief of Police earlier this week, there have been
100s of people who have voice support for OPO, only few complaints."
https://twitter.com/odpreventionott/status/906215257110171648

For background info, please see earlier emails below

On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 8:40 AM, Organizing 4Justice <org4justice at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Reminder that lunch hour (11:30-12:30) today is the Overdose Awareness Day
> event, at the Human Rights Monument, Elgin & Lisgar
> https://www.facebook.com/events/273260023158657/
>
> And reminder/update on the Overdose Prevention Ottawa pop-up safe
> injection site :
> - 50 people visited over the first weekend, and last night a life was
> saved from overdose
>
> See below (email from last week) for all relevant links etc
> - especially the crowdfunding https://www.gofundme.com/
> overdosepreventionottawa
> - plus asking for letters of support: http://cscsottawa.ca/overdose-
> prevention-ottawa-letter-of-support
> - and reminder they are accepting volunteers, as well as donations of
> refreshments etc on site
> - also, Octopus Books (Third Ave, just W of Bank St) is a drop-off
> location for donations of Naxolone kits, which are available for free with
> an OHIP card from participating pharmacies (first time will require a quick
> training from the pharmacist): https://www.ontario.ca/page/
> get-naloxone-kits-free
>
> OPO website & social media:
> https://overdosepreventionottawa.wordpress.com/
> https://twitter.com/odpreventionott
> https://www.facebook.com/OPOttawa/
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Organizing 4Justice <org4justice at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 9:30 AM
> Subject: Overdose Prevention Ottawa / Overdose Awareness Day
> To: org4j-announce at lists.resist.ca
> Cc: info at cscsottawa.ca, overdosepreventionottawa at gmail.com
>
>
> * ~ please forward / share widely ~*
>
>
> Today, a 'pop up' safe injection site is starting operation in Ottawa.
>
> While there is the recently-announced permanent safe injection site coming
> to Ottawa, to be located at Sandy Hill Community Health Centre possibly as
> soon as this fall, as well as an opioid substitution supervised injection
> site starting September at the Shepherds of Good Hope ...
>
> ... community members and service providers here have come together as
> Overdose Prevention Ottawa to do something immediately about the overdose
> crisis. A similar pop up site was recently set up in Toronto, and numerous
> ones are running in Vancouver.
>
> The location is not being announced before it is in operation.
>
>
> *For more information, please see the new group's website:*
> https://overdosepreventionottawa.wordpress.com/
> ... and also on social media:
> https://twitter.com/odpreventionott
> https://www.facebook.com/OPOttawa/
>
> *In particular, at this time they are looking for donations, emails of
> support sent to city councillors/mayor/police, and volunteers*.
>
> * Support page, including volunteer intake:
>  https://overdosepreventionottawa.wordpress.com/support/
>
> * Crowd-funding:
> https://www.gofundme.com/OverdosePreventionOttawa
>
> * Support letter - email form:
> http://cscsottawa.ca/overdose-prevention-ottawa-letter-of-support
>
>
>
> *Also see:*
> The Campaign For Safer Consumption Sites website for related news:
> http://cscsottawa.ca/news
> ... and on social media:
> http://twitter.com/CSCSOttawa
> https://www.facebook.com/cscsottawa/
>
>
>
> *And upcoming:*
>
> International Overdose Awareness Day, Ottawa event
> 11:30am-12:30pm Friday August 31
> at the Human Rights Monument, Elgin @ Lisgar
> https://www.facebook.com/events/273260023158657
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> SPECIAL *ORGANIZING FOR JUSTICE* VIDEO:
>
>
> *CSCS Ottawa founding - Chris Dalton interview, 2011*
> https://youtu.be/soVTr0EYv-w
> https://www.facebook.com/OrganizingForJustice/videos/1981303245216940/
>
> First meeting of Campaign for Safer Consumption Sites in Ottawa, at May
> Day 2011 Organizing For Justice event.
>
> CSCS was a key part of the movement for Safe Injection Sites in Ottawa,
> that finally translated into a federal government decision for a site at
> Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, to open in Fall 2017, and also the
> Overdose Prevention Ottawa pop-up tent/site that will begin operation
> August 25th.in the city.
> http://cscsottawa.ca/news
> https://overdosepreventionottawa.wordpress.com/support
>
> Report Back / Notes from 2011 O4J May Day Community Consulta:
> https://organizingforjustice.ca/?p=760
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
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