It’s Our Backyard Too: Building Community-Centered Support for Harm Reduction
Welcome to NHRC’s Policy and Advocacy Community Engagement Toolkit titled “It’s Our Backyard Too: Building Community-Centered Support for Harm Reduction.”
Introduction
How to use this Toolkit
Pre-Survey
Identify Personal and Community Values Introduction
Why Harm Reduction Values are Important
What Does It Mean to Go Into Coalition with People Who Share Our Values
What to Expect in this Module
Values Exploration
A Primer on Community Power, Place, and Structural Change
Act, Strategies, Community Building
Identifying and Analyzing Community Stakeholders and their Interests
How to do a Stakeholder Analysis for Community Development
Intersectionality: Origin, Importance, and the Future
We're all just different! How Intersectionality is Being Colonized
Intersectionality: Origin, Importance, and the Future Discussion
Intersectionality, Cultural Humility, and Health
Intersectionality, Cultural Humility, and Health Discussion
Now You're Ready to Build Power? Power Mapping
Power Mapping Your Way to Success
Harm Reduction Our Way: A Values Exploration with NHRC and Trystereo
Putting Values into Practice Introduction
Introducing the Harm Reduction Principles
Harm Reduction Principles Handout
Discussion Questions
Building Solidarity in the South
Sex Work + Harm Reduction Intro
Sex Work + Harm Reduction 101
Sex Work + Harm Reduction Handout
Journaling our Progress
NIMBYism
NIMBYs and Harm Reduction
Let’s Talk Syringe Litter
Let's Talk Syringe Litter
Harm Reduction x Abolition Exploration
Harm Reduction x Abolition Pre-Survey
The Abolitionist Toolkit- Critical Resistance
Abolishing Policing Community Organizers Toolkit
8 to Abolition Handout
8 to Abolition Resources
Death by Distribution Fact Sheet
DPA Drug Induced Homicide Report
Penn State Law Review on Drug Delivery
Harm Reduction x Abolition Post-Survey
Stories from the Field: Shifting Material Resources Toward Harm Reduction
Support for Harm Reduction in Your Community Introduction
Time to Take Action
What Does a Supportive Environment for Harm Reduction Look Like?
Legislative Advocacy vs. Budget Advocacy
Overview of Legislative Advocacy
Common Syringe Access Barriers
Examples of Syringe Access Legislation
Resources to Learn More
What about your area?
Overview of Budget Advocacy
What about your budget?
Sample Budget Request
Tips For Talking To Elected Officials
Creating Community Champions & Why I Organize
Tips for Organizers from Organizers
Tips On Promoting Racial Equity in Organizing Spaces
Lobby Day Prep
Take Action!
Case Studies Introduction
CASEP + CORRE People's Timeline (Part 1)
CASEP + CORRE People's Timeline (Part 2)
St. James Infirmary: Centering Sex Workers in Service Provision
St. James Infirmary: Centering Sex Workers in Service Provision (Part 2)
St. James Infirmary: Centering Sex Workers in Service Provision (Part 3)
Texas Harm Reduction Alliance: Defunding the Police
Congratulations!
Exit Survey