Presented by CAST Canada, a follow-up to the Harm Reduction Canada 2011 conference          Francais

"I would love to see harm reduction blown open to include the basic support, mentoring, sharing/teaching of social emotional skills, that makes for a resilient, strong healthy person." Optimal health people, optimal health!"
                        Kerri Kightley, Peterborough Drug Strategy (ON) & Doing The Work Advisor

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A two day gathering
July 12, 13, 2012
North Bay, ON, Canada
$350 + hst             RegisterNow -Save $50
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We would like to hear from you!

Help Build the event, please:

  Suggest:
    - a topic for discussion
    - formats, processes
    - videos, poems, artists, authors
    - what could we be doing, talking about?

  Propose:
     - an idea that you or your folk might
        present, share, ask about

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Confirmed Highlights:

Key Note Speaker: Tim Farquarson, Inspector, Peterborough and Lakefield Police - Inspiring and engaging small town cop bringing about large change in a small community.

Opiate Realities - discussion about causes, prevention and treatment.

Seminal Report: 'Below the Radar - Rural Harm Reduction' by Kathy Hardill, RNEC, Bancroft, ON

Funding Sources: Working forum to share successes in securing funding. A resource will be created.

Little Brown Bear: Aboriginal perspectives on 'trauma' and healing.

Drug Strategy Theme: A How to, A meeting of present and nascent community drug strategies.

Personal Experience Panel:
Folks who do the work share personal triumphs and challenges.

 

Doing The Work - Canadian Harm Reduction Rural and Remote

'Doing The Work' - is for you if you work in:
   Outreach, support, counseling, helping and sharing circles ...
   Harm reduction, service provision, intervention, education and prevention ...
   Homelessness & housing, employment, justice  ...
   Trauma; addictions; mental, physical and spiritual health ...

'RURAL'
For those working in small cities and towns, rural, remote and isolated areas.

'GATHERING'
A note from our lead Advisor,    Little Brown Bear ( Ernest Matton ) - Métis , Midland

" We are seeking more  input from our Aboriginal and Francophone brothers and sisters and Elders from these communities to help and guide in this process of gathering and sharing information and the building of healthy relationships. Once the process is started, we intend and encourage continued conversation to help in developing and supporting each other through partnerships and talking circles. Thank you ... "

The fledging National Rural Harm Reduction Network will be holding meetings during the event to gather direction and support from you. There will be a place for online input before the event as well.

Bonjour! We are accepting ideas for French language presentations and workshops. Such workshops will be provided in French only or possibly English and French. We will not be offering spontaneuous translation.

Stay tuned !    More information coming regularly!         Register now Save $50

Doing The Work - Canadian Harm Reduction Rural and Remote

Presented by CAST Canada

Advisors
   Little Brown Bear ( Ernest Matton ) - Métis , Midland
   Patti Hajdu - Thunder Bay Drug Strategy
   Dennis Chippa - AIDS North Bay
   Kathy Hardill - Bancroft
   Kerri Kightley - Peterborough Drug Strategy, Peterborough, ON
You? Contact us, we are open to your ideas

 

CAST Canada          705-749-6145           becca@cast-canada.ca              gt@cast-canada.ca

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