Bristol City Councillors have voted to make Bristol a City of Harm Reduction, viewing drug use as a health issue not a crime.

In response to this decision, Eastside Community Trust and local Councillors Cara Lavan and Shona Jemphry will be hosting a community meeting for residents.

This meeting is to learn more about Overdose Prevention Units and their role in reducing harmful drug use. Councillors need local support to try new things to reduce the impact of drugs on communities.

Agenda
6.30pm – Welcome (Stacy Yelland, Eastside Community Trust)
6.35pm – Introduction (Cllr Cara Lavan, drugs reform campaigner)
6.45pm – The ‘war on drugs’ Neil Woods
7.05pm – Understanding strategies for harm reduction – Danny Ahmed
7.25pm – Drugs and Stapleton Road – Councillor Shona Jemphrey

7.30pm Open discussion
– Ask questions
– Share experiences
– Discuss locations for an overdose prevention unit (including Avon and Somerset Police, Bristol City Council, Bristol Drugs Project, Easton Community Council)
8.15pm – Actions: what can we do next?
Signing an open letter of support, petition
8.30pm Close

For questions contact: stacy@upourstreet.org.uk