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Affinity based harm reduction for women, queer, and trans people involved in the street economies of Philly. Kensington based/sex worker focused.

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The city is escalating its attacks against unhoused neighbors. Swipe for a script to call the Managing Director and demand that they end the Kensington Blitz!

On September 5th, Carlton Williams, the city’s new Managing Director, launched the Kensington Blitz, an aggressive new initiative cracking down on unhoused community members and drug users in Kensington. This initiative has been publicized as a street cleaning and community building initiative. In reality, it’s hurting our unhoused neighbors.

Mayor Parker has swept encampments, defunded syringe service programs, and banned mobile service providers. Her administration forced Beacon House to permanently close, eliminating dozens of critical low-barrier shelter beds. Her Kensington Neighborhood Wellness Center and Wellness Court have been massive failures, doing nothing to address homelessness and provide voluntary and quality pathways to treatment, and yet she is pumping millions more into their budgets.

The Kensington Blitz is more of the same - expensive, contradictory, ineffective, and morally wrong. End the Blitz, stop dehumanizing unhoused neighbors, and stop criminalizing care.

If Parker thinks this reckless cruelty will help her get reelected, she’s dead wrong. #OneTermCherelle

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Did you know that Spiderweb Collective offers more than just peer support for navigating gender affirming care? We also offer many kinds of harm reduction support.

As harm reductionists, we believe that everyone has the right to autonomy over our own bodies and are the experts on what we need. We also believe that there are many ways that we can collectively reduce harms rooted in criminalization. We think that harm reduction is a vital part of trans liberation, and we are always happy to be in community with other trans people navigating stigmatized and criminalized experiences.

If you’re a trans person seeking harm reduction support, feel free to come say hi at our monthly Clark Park distro or to reach out through message or email to request supplies any other times!

#harmreduction

(Images described in alt text, please let us know if there are tech issues with ID!) Infographic slides that have a pink background with blue text and a blue drawing of a fish. Text reads: “What is harm reduction? Harm reduction is: a political movement led by drug users and sex workers to fight for our liberation. A practical set of strategies to reduce harms caused by the criminalization of drug users and sex work. “True self determination and total bodily autonomy”- Shira Hassan, Saving our Own Lives.

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🚨CALL FOR FUNDS FOR COOLING SUPPLIES🫂

It’s time again: Dangerously high temperatures are expected in Philadelphia this summer & that means risk of heat-related illness as well as heat-influenced adverse drug events.

Funds are urgently needed for OTG support to prevent dehydration and overheating! Multiple groups will be sharing funds and supplies to respond ❤️‍🔥

FUNDS NEEDED FOR:
💧Water
🧃Electrolytes
❄️Cooling Towels
🥪Snacks
🧴Sunscreen

💸To Donate:
venmo: @CARPHeatDistro
Please include a fire emoji in the memo! 🔥

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Announcing our vendors for Saturday 6/13 at Ukie Club!

We’re so excited to have the incredible community organizers @phillypalestinecoalition and @safephila alongside delicious treats from baker @angela.unni and beautiful prints from @leatherdykephag

Can’t wait to see yall next weekend!!

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11th and 12th grade students engaged in conversations about harm reduction in Philadelphia through a panel discussion with @the_everywhere_project @recovery_done_simple @safephila

This panel is part of a larger Criminal Legal System Speaker Series hosted by Rev educator, Sydnie Schwarz. Swipe to the end for details on upcoming events. All are welcome! #RevolutionSchool #BreakingDowntheWalls #PhillyHighSchool

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In this week's Reading Group session we'll be reading 'A Racial Justice Lens on Sex Worker Rights and Harm Reduction' by Raani Begum and Sultana Bibi. 💖

"We believe that sex work and drug use are not inherently harmful activities. The harm of sex work and drug use comes from policing, settler colonialism, and white supremacy. Policing drives people underground and exposes them to the risk of violence and death."

Thursday, November 20th at 7PM MT.
Registration required, link in bio!

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMscOuhrDMoGdceIvy9ZYkAhegQrb71TuMc

Did you know? You never have to come prepared to a Reading Group session. Sit back and relax while one of our team members reads to you, leaving plenty of room for discussion on the topic we're reading about.

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Proceeds from our upcoming Bridgerton Burlesque show with @darksideburlesque will be going towards @safephila
Project SAFE is a fantastic organization built on peer-based harm reduction. They provide women and queer-centered services with a focus on community members living and working in the street economies in Kensington.

Come out, have a great time, and support a really wonderful cause!!

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A VERY early save the date for next year. Please check out our supporting organizations, they provide services throughout the year. More are listed on our website tbtnphilly.org

Hope to see you in April!

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FALL 🍁 TRUFFLE HUSTLE

sorry for the delay folks, this one took a little bit of time to organize. but i’m pumped to share that the fall truffle hustle will benefit @safephila! (https://projectsafephilly.org/)

“project SAFE is a grassroots, direct-service, and peer-based harm reduction organization. we organize with and provide women- and queer-centered services with a focus on community members living and working in the street economies in kensington.”

i’ve known about project safe for a long time and the incredible, hands-on work they do. while political leadership and policies continue to lack compassion and fail citizens, it’s programs like project safe, mostly composed of volunteers with lived experience, that are the ones to continuously pay it forward and lead with empathy. please consider supporting this hustle to support them, especially now when harm reduction initiatives are so compromised ❤︎

all the info for this hustle can be found on the order form, which will be open until monday 9/15! get your orders in!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13BIkRpizqTCvtCtQO5X79-lv8ydgE-QIFWheFyQPYcY/edit

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We’re all buzzing from the first ever Start Here!
A big thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible and everyone who came out! Shout out to @mudfroot, @adultmomband and @pinkvvash for making an evening of community organizing fun and meaningful. Ava gave an amazing training and everyone who attended spent some time getting to know @safephila , @communityactionreliefproject , @the_everywhere_project , and @phillysra . Through community effort we were able to make this a fully masked show in 2025!!! We are so excited to do this again- stay tuned! Our hearts are full :>

Photos by @hthrjns.wav

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We’re honored to @safephila and @the_everywhere_project at Start Here! alongside @communityactionreliefproject ! Please join us at @philamoca tomorrow and get to know these excellent harm reduction orgs.

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we have been planning a very special show!

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🫂 this sunday 8/3 @philamoca 🫂

@umawphilly is teaming up with @communityactionreliefproject (CARP) to bring you a night of live music and harm reduction skill sharing. get involved and learn about local orgs doing vital community safety work!

* live sets from @pinkvvash, @adultmomband (solo), and @mudfroot (ft. mems of CARP)
* overdose reversal training from CARP
* harm reduction + mutual aid orgs tabling including @safephila & @the_everywhere_project

$15 advance / $10-$20 sliding scale at the door / NOTAFLOF
WE KEEP US SAFE!
$ raised at the door will be split between CARP and the bands, with a small cut going back to UMAW Philly to fund future Start Here shows

please come to this show if you live in Philly! this is a special one!!!

poster by @izzytrueforever

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