When we demand answers without a deep, authentic understanding of the problem, we wind up putting band-aids on gangrene. As I wandered into the opening plenary at the 12th National Harm Reduction Conference in New Orleans last week, something felt off. It wasn’t just the four white-robed women on stage, solemn and elegant in contrast… Continue reading A Space for Grief and Growth: The 12th National Harm Reduction Conference
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Post-Kavanaugh, Women’s Self-Care Needs to Lose the Alcohol
Alcohol, when construed as the first or best line of self-care, actually renders us less effective in resisting an exploitive system that makes legal space for our bodies to be legislated, controlled, and raped. “Should we get some wine?” I asked him, pushing a bit of sweet potato around on my plate. I felt my… Continue reading Post-Kavanaugh, Women’s Self-Care Needs to Lose the Alcohol
Ambien Makers To Roseanne: Racism Is Not A Known Side Effect
Rosanne Barr blamed the sleep medication for a tweet where she compared a former White House aide to an ape. After an offensive tweet that cost TV star Roseanne Barr her rebooted show, she tried to lay the blame on the sleep aid Ambien. “muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,” read… Continue reading Ambien Makers To Roseanne: Racism Is Not A Known Side Effect