Tamara Oyola Santiago
@flordepascua.bsky.social
Harm reduction, social justice, self determination. Sólo el pueblo salva al pueblo. Boricua aunque naciera en la luna. ¡Pá Lante!
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Follow Bronx Móvil on Bluesky: Harm reduction must be 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, and culturally and linguistically centered.
Siga a Bronx Móvil en Bluesky: La reducción de daños debe realizarse las 24 horas del día y los 7 días de la semana, y centrarse cultural y lingüísticamente.
Siga a Bronx Móvil en Bluesky: La reducción de daños debe realizarse las 24 horas del día y los 7 días de la semana, y centrarse cultural y lingüísticamente.
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By closing supervised consumption sites, Toronto will only see more eulogies to come, by @bananafitz.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com #HarmReduction
In closing these spaces, Toronto will only see more eulogies to come
Harm reduction sites are just some of the support that Toronto's vulnerable lost this year.
www.thestar.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
By closing supervised consumption sites, Toronto will only see more eulogies to come, by @bananafitz.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com #HarmReduction
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OnPoint NYC, the nonprofit that was the first in the nation to openly offer supervised drug consumption services, celebrated its fourth anniversary by trumpeting its positive community impact, making its case triumphantly and with a touch of defiance... www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/o...
Facing federal hostility, supervised consumption site points to 1,900 overdose reversals
OnPoint, the nation's first supervised drug consumption site, vows to continue its approach to harm reduction.
www.statnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
OnPoint NYC, the nonprofit that was the first in the nation to openly offer supervised drug consumption services, celebrated its fourth anniversary by trumpeting its positive community impact, making its case triumphantly and with a touch of defiance... www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Harm reduction services can make the difference between life and death. How can we continue to provide life-saving services in the middle of a funding crisis?
🔴 Watch the recording of our webinar to learn more. Subtitles available in English and Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsSEdYEuEoM
🔴 Watch the recording of our webinar to learn more. Subtitles available in English and Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsSEdYEuEoM
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Harm reduction services can make the difference between life and death. How can we continue to provide life-saving services in the middle of a funding crisis?
🔴 Watch the recording of our webinar to learn more. Subtitles available in English and Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsSEdYEuEoM
🔴 Watch the recording of our webinar to learn more. Subtitles available in English and Spanish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsSEdYEuEoM
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📖We are often asked where you can find reliable vaccine information. It breaks our hearts to say it, but it’s no longer at CDC
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Vaccine Integrity Project - 2025-26 Fall Immunization Information
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
📖We are often asked where you can find reliable vaccine information. It breaks our hearts to say it, but it’s no longer at CDC
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
The vaccine integrity project is a great source & has compiled recommendations from medical societies into 1 place for easier reference:
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
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My latest for @thenation.com: "Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender"
It’s time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
It’s time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender
It's time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.
www.thenation.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
My latest for @thenation.com: "Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender"
It’s time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
It’s time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far right—and started fighting back.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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Images from the 2025 World AIDS Day observance and the Reading of the Names. Act up. FIGHT back. FIGHT AIDS.
Imágenes de la celebración del Día Mundial del SIDA y Lectura de los Nombres.
#drugsky
#harmreduction
@vocal-ny.bsky.social
@housingworksnyc.bsky.social
@nycaidsmemorial.bsky.social
Imágenes de la celebración del Día Mundial del SIDA y Lectura de los Nombres.
#drugsky
#harmreduction
@vocal-ny.bsky.social
@housingworksnyc.bsky.social
@nycaidsmemorial.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Images from the 2025 World AIDS Day observance and the Reading of the Names. Act up. FIGHT back. FIGHT AIDS.
Imágenes de la celebración del Día Mundial del SIDA y Lectura de los Nombres.
#drugsky
#harmreduction
@vocal-ny.bsky.social
@housingworksnyc.bsky.social
@nycaidsmemorial.bsky.social
Imágenes de la celebración del Día Mundial del SIDA y Lectura de los Nombres.
#drugsky
#harmreduction
@vocal-ny.bsky.social
@housingworksnyc.bsky.social
@nycaidsmemorial.bsky.social
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Here is what the Rec Cards look like in English & Spanish on reverse side. Handfuls were pass around during Tuesday's #WhereIsChrisSmith rally in Toms River, NJ
@the-ilrc.bsky.social
@the-ilrc.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Here is what the Rec Cards look like in English & Spanish on reverse side. Handfuls were pass around during Tuesday's #WhereIsChrisSmith rally in Toms River, NJ
@the-ilrc.bsky.social
@the-ilrc.bsky.social
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🛑Attacks against people who use drugs and gender diverse people are on the rise, undermining bodily autonomy and safety.
These struggles are linked — rooted in repression, stigma and efforts to control.
Solidarity is survival. #EVAWUD2025
These struggles are linked — rooted in repression, stigma and efforts to control.
Solidarity is survival. #EVAWUD2025
Scapegoated communities, shared struggles: A call for solidarity with people who use drugs and queer and trans people
London-Nadeau et al. urge solidarity against authoritarian attacks on bodily autonomy, highlighting shared histories of resistance and how they gesture to collective liberation.
f.mtr.cool
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🛑Attacks against people who use drugs and gender diverse people are on the rise, undermining bodily autonomy and safety.
These struggles are linked — rooted in repression, stigma and efforts to control.
Solidarity is survival. #EVAWUD2025
These struggles are linked — rooted in repression, stigma and efforts to control.
Solidarity is survival. #EVAWUD2025
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November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front organizers, convicted of trafficking, challenging Canada’s drug laws. Court challenge claims laws are unconstitutional for depriving users of safer supply options, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front organizers challenging Canada’s drug laws
Court challenge claims laws are unconstitutional for depriving users of safer options
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front organizers, convicted of trafficking, challenging Canada’s drug laws. Court challenge claims laws are unconstitutional for depriving users of safer supply options, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk.
They are still worth getting.
Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.
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80 toxic drug OVERDOSES occurred within 24 hours with one shelter running out of naloxone.
This is why harm reduction services are vital in saving lives, and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
x.com/CHEK_News/st...
This is why harm reduction services are vital in saving lives, and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
x.com/CHEK_News/st...
CHEK News on X: "Desperation reached dangerous levels in Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of naloxone. https://t.co/fqRCUDhMZ8" / X
Desperation reached dangerous levels in Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of naloxone. https://t.co/fqRCUDhMZ8
x.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
80 toxic drug OVERDOSES occurred within 24 hours with one shelter running out of naloxone.
This is why harm reduction services are vital in saving lives, and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
x.com/CHEK_News/st...
This is why harm reduction services are vital in saving lives, and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
x.com/CHEK_News/st...
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The Bronx Móvil collective returned to Lenape land (The Bronx) full of love. Thank you, DPA , for your support! #Reform was amazing, and the networks of solidarity multiplied in infinite ways.
@drugpolicy.org
#drugsky
#harmreduction
#publichealth
#overdoseprevention
#puertorico
#syringeexchange
@drugpolicy.org
#drugsky
#harmreduction
#publichealth
#overdoseprevention
#puertorico
#syringeexchange
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Bronx Móvil collective returned to Lenape land (The Bronx) full of love. Thank you, DPA , for your support! #Reform was amazing, and the networks of solidarity multiplied in infinite ways.
@drugpolicy.org
#drugsky
#harmreduction
#publichealth
#overdoseprevention
#puertorico
#syringeexchange
@drugpolicy.org
#drugsky
#harmreduction
#publichealth
#overdoseprevention
#puertorico
#syringeexchange
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Happy International Drug Users Day! ❤️
A day to celebrate our communities, our resilience and the fight that never stops.
We’ve faced stigma, criminalisation and hate — but we’re still here, stronger than ever.
We are proud. We are loud. We are not going anywhere.
#IDUD2025
A day to celebrate our communities, our resilience and the fight that never stops.
We’ve faced stigma, criminalisation and hate — but we’re still here, stronger than ever.
We are proud. We are loud. We are not going anywhere.
#IDUD2025
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Happy International Drug Users Day! ❤️
A day to celebrate our communities, our resilience and the fight that never stops.
We’ve faced stigma, criminalisation and hate — but we’re still here, stronger than ever.
We are proud. We are loud. We are not going anywhere.
#IDUD2025
A day to celebrate our communities, our resilience and the fight that never stops.
We’ve faced stigma, criminalisation and hate — but we’re still here, stronger than ever.
We are proud. We are loud. We are not going anywhere.
#IDUD2025
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Fatal Opioid Overdoses by Historical and Contemporary Neighborhood-Level Structural Racism
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Fatal Opioid Overdoses by Historical and Contemporary Neighborhood-Level Structural Racism
This cross-sectional study uses a geospatial and intersectional analytic approach to investigate whether there is an association between neighborhood-level structural racism and opioid-involved overdo...
jamanetwork.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Fatal Opioid Overdoses by Historical and Contemporary Neighborhood-Level Structural Racism
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
See ya there!
#drugsky
#worldaidsday
#endthedrugwar
#harmreduction
#actupfightback
#publichealth
#hiv
#aids
@jawanza.bsky.social
@housingworksnyc.bsky.social
@vocal-ny.bsky.social
@harlemunited.bsky.social
@amidacare.bsky.social
#drugsky
#worldaidsday
#endthedrugwar
#harmreduction
#actupfightback
#publichealth
#hiv
#aids
@jawanza.bsky.social
@housingworksnyc.bsky.social
@vocal-ny.bsky.social
@harlemunited.bsky.social
@amidacare.bsky.social
Join us with Housing Works, VOCAL NY, ACT UP, NYC AIDS Memorial, Harlem United, Amida Care, and the Center for Popular Democracy
December 1, 2025
NYC AIDS Memorial Greenwich Ave & W 12th St
Annual World AIDS Day observance and the Reading of the Names—honoring those we've lost to HIV/AIDS.
December 1, 2025
NYC AIDS Memorial Greenwich Ave & W 12th St
Annual World AIDS Day observance and the Reading of the Names—honoring those we've lost to HIV/AIDS.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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To continue the work & legacy of our ancestor @sfdirewolf.bsky.social, please read and share the
10 Principles of Disability Justice
From our vantage point within Sins Invalid, where we incubate
the framework and practice of disability justice, this emerging
framework has ten principles,
10 Principles of Disability Justice
From our vantage point within Sins Invalid, where we incubate
the framework and practice of disability justice, this emerging
framework has ten principles,
no on X: "link to a pdf with a breakdown of each principle https://t.co/7IjuCcJs53" / X
link to a pdf with a breakdown of each principle https://t.co/7IjuCcJs53
x.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
To continue the work & legacy of our ancestor @sfdirewolf.bsky.social, please read and share the
10 Principles of Disability Justice
From our vantage point within Sins Invalid, where we incubate
the framework and practice of disability justice, this emerging
framework has ten principles,
10 Principles of Disability Justice
From our vantage point within Sins Invalid, where we incubate
the framework and practice of disability justice, this emerging
framework has ten principles,
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"A luminary of disability justice mvt” who wanted to see a world where people w disabilities, esp those of marginalized demographics who were people of color, LGBTQ+ people & immigrants, could live freely and have full autonomy over their lives and decisions."
* www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
* www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"A luminary of disability justice mvt” who wanted to see a world where people w disabilities, esp those of marginalized demographics who were people of color, LGBTQ+ people & immigrants, could live freely and have full autonomy over their lives and decisions."
* www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
* www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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As I read articles like this, I always find myself thinking about the many patients I’ve lost to overdose. (1/3)
#MedSky
The Erosion of Harm Reduction | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#MedSky
The Erosion of Harm Reduction | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The Erosion of Harm Reduction | NEJM
The U.S. administration has continuously chipped away at public health interventions addressing substance use disorders and the opioid crisis, including vital harm-reduction activities.
www.nejm.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
As I read articles like this, I always find myself thinking about the many patients I’ve lost to overdose. (1/3)
#MedSky
The Erosion of Harm Reduction | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
#MedSky
The Erosion of Harm Reduction | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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They wanted to save lives. Now, Drug User Liberation Front founders have been convicted of drug trafficking. Case of compassion club will now proceed to a Charter challenge over drug users’ rights to life and liberty. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #SaferSupply #HarmReduction
They wanted to save lives. They've now been convicted of drug trafficking | CBC News
A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Friday that Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx had broken the law by selling the drugs to their members, and were each guilty of three counts of possession for the purpose of...
www.cbc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
They wanted to save lives. Now, Drug User Liberation Front founders have been convicted of drug trafficking. Case of compassion club will now proceed to a Charter challenge over drug users’ rights to life and liberty. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca #SaferSupply #HarmReduction
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.
There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future.
Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.