Resources for exercises
Forgive us, please.
At this point, putting together a curated list of articles, books, podcasts etc. is beyond the scope of the time we needed to get the rest of this website ready for our launch on November 7, 2019. Certainly, we hope to be able to curate a list of readings/exercises endorsed by Harm Reduction Works-HRW, but this is a future project. Usually, exercises last 10-20 minutes. This may be influenced by the length of the meeting (Ours is 90 minutes but another group does their meeting in an hour). That said, looking for things to use for group exercises can really spark curiosity and learning. As one of our original group members said, “ I fell down the rabbit hole” looking for something appropriate.
“If you are new to harm reduction and want to start a Harm Reduction Works-HRW group, please let us help, guide and encourage you.”
For podcasts, we are fond of Narcotica and Crackdown. Filter magazine has also been helpful to find articles (although it would be great if the articles were a bit more printer friendly) and is a source to find harm reduction writers to follow on Twitter. Albie uses his HRH413 Twitter account to follow harm reduction in particular and this can prove a rich resource to find current information. Check out harm reduction groups and pages on social media. If people want to see what we have used for exercises, browse past posts on the HRH413 Facebook page or look for us on Instagram.
In future, HRH413 hopes to create original content appropriate for discussions and if any current content feels appropriate to use for your particular group, please do.
Really, we just liked this image and wanted to use it. It’s kind of random but we have been working on this website redo relentlessly and feel we deserve to do something just because we are feeling cranky. So there.
Once your groups are going, we hope you will post what you are doing from week to week on your own social media accounts. On the one hand this is simple advertising, but on the other it is a way of amplifying harm reduction voices, information and opinion in your community. Plus, it is a way to share resources and ideas. It is one way to express and experience interdependence with other groups.
“Each group is independent. Collectively, all groups are interdependent.”
Experiment with exercises. Find what works for you and your meeting. Notice how content of one type of exercise influences discussion. Have fun with it. Sometimes, meetings veer away from the content read, heard or watched together. Let what needs to happen unfold as members share.