Why InSite won: A forum on the community struggle for Vancouver's supervised injection site

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Thursday, May 31st, 2012
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Ever wonder what it took for InSite to win at the Supreme Court of Canada? Interested in the implications of Insite�s victory on our local communities? We've invited speakers from the front lines of the struggle to share with us how community involvement, research, policy, and legal strategies led to the success of Canada's most discussed harm reduction service. Join us for this community event in honour of Community Solidarity for Harm Reduction week.

With speaker's corner (hosted by Universities without Walls) -- bring your two cents to share!

Speakers:
Liz Evans - Portland Hotel Society
Dean Wilson - Community Activist
Kenneth Tupper - Director of Problematic Substance Use Prevention, BC Ministry of Health
Scott Bernstein - Lawyer with Pivot Legal Society
Moderated by Gregor Craigie, from CBC's On the Island

FREE! Tickets at: www.whyinsitewon.eventbrite.com

Doors open at 6:30pm.

Presented by: Pivot, AIDS Vancouver Island, VIPIRG, SOLID, VARCS, Harm Reduction Victoria, The Beddow Centre, and Allies of Drug War Survivors