Yes To SCS

@MayorJenny: your public safety platform continues to miss the mark & excludes safety for our most vulnerable. Your false platitudes urge us to ask #WhereIsOurSCS? #Safeconsumption = a healthier & safer community for all. Drug user health means TRUE public safety.

From @PoliceForReform on #SCS: This is the perfect time to abandon our old ways of shaming and punishing people who use drugs and instead build public health systems based on evidence-based best practices." coloradosun.com/2021/03/13/dru…

YOUR engagement and input are critical for our advoacy. Please participate in this quick survey for SCS advocacy and beyond. Our future work is critical and will take shape based on this survey. Your participation is appreciated and impactful! yestoscs.typeform.com/to/MRgHqBDJ

Today, we sent a letter to @MayorJenny, @SeattleHSD, & @KCPubHealth to ensure that SCS dollars are spent in good alignment with community advocacy and legislative intent via @SeattleCouncil. Our message is clear – SCS dollars are for SCS, full stop. documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri…

“My expectation and my hope is that we move forward progressively here in Seattle with funding that’s been made available by Seattle City Council,” Rawlins (with @YesToSCS) said. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h…

Re. @SafehousePhilly court ruling: Primary point in this ruling points to violation of federal law. We've progressed beyond federal policies for drug policy changes such as marijuana legalization. So, SCS is not a legal question but a political question. It's time for action now.

As to the front-runner, Rawlins also wagers a guess: “I do think it will be Seattle. Mayor Durkan calls herself the innovative mayor and Seattle’s vocal about being the innovative city. It’s like — alright, let’s be innovative, let’s do it.” whowhatwhy.org/2020/12/10/sea…

Moving SCS forward - read more below on our evolved approach gaining traction for co-locating SCS. thestranger.com/slog/2020/12/0…

The proof continues in research - a report documents that co-location of SCS will provide cost savings, reduce overdose deaths, and increase individual health outcomes. Seattle can be a national leader in making this research a local reality. d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2020/11/ICE…

@MayorJenny: your lack of action necessary to implement SCS stalls a critical intervention. It's been 6-months since we released our advocacy video without any response to move SCS forward. We need action now.

Majority of @SeattleCouncil continues to push our advocacy and we appreciate bold leadership from @Lisa_Herbold this budget cycle to move funds towards SCS implementation. This action aims for Seattle to be a national leader in drug policy. seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&…

@YesToSCS Coalition members Mandy Sladky and Ramona Emerson pen today's editorial in @TheStranger: "We thank @SeattleCouncil for their continued leadership, and call on @MayorJenny to make good on her promise and be a local and national leader on SCS." thestranger.com/slog/2020/11/0…

"We've been here, the money has been allocated for over three years, so .... the coalition is really tired of talk." king5.com/video/news/loc…

@komonews @komonews: See our poll conducted last year that shows Seattle residents widely support SCS. 61% of Seattle residents say #YestoSCS. documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri…

Would you support letting heroin users inject at places where they go to receive social services?

"After a stalled push to set up a site where residents can safely use drugs in Seattle, advocates and some City Council members want to move forward with a new approach in 2021 budget talks." seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h…

Critical Advocacy NOW for @YesToSCS! Advocate today to ensure that valuable resources aren't lost for good! - mailchi.mp/.../yes-to-scs…

We're presenting tomorrow to @SeattleCouncil w/ @HepEduProject, @aurora_commons, @ACLU_WA, @richwatersmd on an evolved strategy of co-locating #SCS for local implementation. More information re. this strategy below. Tune in @SeattleChannel from 9:30-11am. documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri…

@CityofVancouver 2020 action: opening 20+ new safer consumptions. @CityofSeattle 2020 action: (so far) opening 0. @MayorJenny continues to ignore the drug user health crisis that has been exacerbated by COVID-19. We demand action. mycowichanvalleynow.com/59931/bc-to-sp…

Shout out to the legislative support of @Lisa_Herbold for ensuring the #SCS $$$ remain reserved for safer consumption through yesterday's budget action. @SeattleCouncil continues to be a leader in supporting evidence-based solutions for individual and community health & safety.

In the undisclosed SCS in the US, 5-years of data proves that #safeconsumption saves lives. usnews.com/news/health-ne…

Reported by @KCPubHealth: fentanyl overdose rates are double from this time last year. #Safeconsumption is a necessary tool for evidence and reality-based intervention into the #overdose crisis. View below for immediate steps for local service providers.