2012 Events
Australia
New South Wales
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Kings Cross, NSW
Overdose Awareness Day
Location: 66 Darlinghurst Road Kings Cross
Events are for clients of the service while using the service
only. During August we have had overdose quizes using a
prize wheel, overdose response activites using a mannequin
and posting of messages to friends lost on a memory tree.
Time: 9:30-6pm
Phone: 9360 1191
Contact: Marguerite White
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Darlinghurst, NSW
Overdose Awareness
Location: The O'Brien Centre St Vincent's Hospital. 390
Victoria Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Consumer lead discussion group on overdose and how it has
impacted on their lives. Consumer feedback for an overdose
prevention card being produced by St Vincent's Homeless
Health Service.
Time: 10:30-12:00
Phone: 0457824898
Contact: Marley Headington
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Malabar, NSW
Long Bay Correctional Centre Health Centres, Anzac
Parade, Malabar NSW 2036
Long Bay Health Centres-supporting our patients. Drug &
Alcohol Clinical Nurse Specialist shall be providing badges
and inservices to staff to promote education and awareness
to facilitate better outcomes. Cake shall be provided
Time: Friday August 31st 12.30pm
Phone: page 02 9937 2506
Contact: kylie lombardo
kylie.lombardo@justicehealth.nsw.gov.au
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Morisset, NSW LMRSC
Location: 1 Russell Road Morisset 2264
Making awareness of overdose day...Just talking with clients
and staff about it.
Time: All day
Phone: 0249731495
Contact: Samantha Bramall
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Surrey Hills, NSW
Overdose Awareness Day Langton Centre
Location: The Langton Centre. 591 South Dowling Street,
Surry Hills Sydney NSW 2011
Information and giving badges
Time: 0800 - 1300
Phone: 0293328715
Contact: Marie Coughlan
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Muswellbrook, NSW
UHDAS Inc. OAD
Location: 202 Bridge st Muswellbrook NSW
Ladies luncheon - silver theme - OD education - sexual
health info - CPR -Remember and pay tribute to people who
have lost their lives to overdose.
Time: 10am - 2pm
Phone: 0265432677
Contact: Libby George
Queensland
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Bowen Hills, Qld
International Overdose Awareness Day
Location: QuIHN& QuIVAA, 1 Hamilton Street, Bowen Hills
Qld 4006
Tree planting - as a remeberance ceremony. Then take part
in a high tea & refreshments.
Time: 11 am
Phone: (07) 3620 8111
Contact: Kylie Lonergan
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Burleigh Heads, Qld Overdose Day Remembrance Event
Location: 14 Park Avenue, Burleigh Heads (small community
hall), QLD 4220, Australia QuIHN are holding a
remembrance event on Thursday, 30th August from 10am 2pm with guest speakers, entertainers, show bags and give
aways. Balloons will be released at 12.30 in Justins Park
followed by a bbq. Time: 10 am - 2 pm Thursday, August 30
Phone: 07 55207900 Contact: Tegan Nuckey
tnuckey@quihn.org
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Bundaberg Queensland Location: Hinkler Central, 16
Maryborough Street Bundaberg, and Sugarland
Shoppingtown, 115-119 Takalvan Street BundabergType of
Event: Awareness Campaign
Time: 8:30 - 5:30pm August 31
Phone: 07 4151 5402
Contact: Fiona fionao@hotmail.com
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Caboolture, QLD Overdose Awareness DayLocation:
Caboolture Needle Syringe Program Caboolture Community
Health Centre McKean Street Caboolture Qld 4510
We are giving away badges and information on overdose.
Time: All week
Phone: (07) 5433 8131
Contact: Tracy Ebert/Shavarn Brown
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Kippa Ring, QLD Overdose Awareness Day
DisplayLocation: Redcliffe Community Health Centre 181
Anzac Avenue, Kippa Ring Queensland
Information board & badge distribution in reception
foyerTime: Monday 27 - Friday 31 August, 2012
Phone: 07 38976300
Contact: Brian Brincat
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Bundaberg, QLD Bundaberg Overdose Awareness
DayLocation: Margaret Rose Centre 1st Floor 312 Bourbong
Street BUNDABERG, QLD. 4670
Candle lighting and Badges
Time: 8.30 am - 4.30 pm
Phone: 04150 2892
Contact: Cheryl Nevin
South Australia
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Millicent, SA Staff education sessionLocation: Millicent and
Districts Hospital and Health Service Salts Road Millicent SA
5280
Information display Thursday and Friday Staff education
session
Time: Thursday 30 August 2012, 2-3pm
Phone: 08 87330100
Contact: Nancy Gilboy
Tasmania
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Glenorchy, TAS Memorial service with a rose
plantingLocation: 406 Main Road Glenorchy Tas 7173
Anglicare Tasmania Inc will be holding a memorial service
which will include a rose planting followed by morning tea.
This is for family members, friends and significant others who
have lost a loved one through an overdose.
Time: 10:00am
Phone: 03 6273 5855
Contact: Sharmaine Hudson
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Glenorchy, Tasmania Campbell Town, TAS
Campbell Town Health & Community Service Awareness
DayLocation: 70 High Street Campbell Town, Tasmania.
A information display is available for viewing from the 27th 31st of August. An awareness day will be held on the 31st of
August, with staff and community members encourgaed to
wear silver, along with awareness badges that will be
handed out on the day.
Phone: 6381 3382
Contact: Bonnie Hoban-Whyle
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Launceston, Tasmania Launceston
Salvos Overdose Remembrance Day Location: Salvation
Army, 111 Elizabeth Street, Launceston 7250 Type of Event:
We will be holding a BBQ and a silver balloon release. Time:
Friday 31st August at 12 - 1.30pm Phone: 03 63237500
Contact: Sharon Peck sharon.peck@aus.salvationarmy.org
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Glenorchy, Tasmania International Overdose Awareness
Day Information Seminar: Naloxone, Availability and Access
Location: Glenorchy Civic Centre, Cooper Street, Glenorchy
TAS 7010 The Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Council
(Tas) invite you to attend the International Overdose
Awareness Day Information Seminar on Friday 31 August.
Associate Professor Paul Dietze, from the Burnet Insititute
will provide a presentation about Naloxone availaibility and
access. A local panel of experts will then address some of
the issues. Time: Friday 3st August 10.30am -1.00pm
Phone: 03 6224 7780 Contact: Amanda Street
amandas@atdc.org.au
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St Helens Tasmania Location: Neighbourhood House 25
Circassian St, St Helens Tasmania Over The Top Dress Up
Day Time: August 31 all day 8.30am to 3.30pm Phone:
0408855293 or 0363761134 Contact: Jane Tippett
seaviewave@hotmail.com
Victoria
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Albury-Wodonga
Official International Overdose Awareness Day Launch
August 21
The official Australian launch of International Overdose
Awareness Day is taking place at Gateway Community
Health in Albury-Wodonga on August 21 because drug
overdoses are not just a 'big city' concern.
At the same time, Anex is bringing together health,
ambulance, police and other related agencies for an urgent
round table seminar on fentanyl misuse and fatal overdose.
Keynote speakers
Professor Bob Batey AM: Among other prominent positions,
Bob was formerly Clinical Advisor to NSW Health in
Addiction Medicine. He still works regularly in hepatitis
treatment in the Albury area, and has long been concerned
about fentanyl misuse.
Bernadette Williams: The tragedy of fentanyl overdose was
brought home to Bernadette when her mother died of one
last year. Bernadette is from Albury.
Read more about this event here: www.anex.org.au/whatwe-do/events/fentanyl
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Melbourne Central Business District The Living Room
Remembers Location: Hosier Lane (outside the Youth
Projects/Living Room PHS building) 7-9 Hosier Lane,
Melbourne. Hosier Lane is situated above Swanston Street
and below Russell Street. It runs between Flinders Lane and
Flinders Street. Overdose Awareness Day gives Living
Room clients, staff and members of the public an opportunity
to express sorrow and grief over the damage done to lives
through the misuse of alcohol and other drugs and to
remember loved ones affected by drug and alcohol misuse.
There will be an open microphone with music, songs and
poems to read out or the chance just to get up and say
something in remembrance of loved ones who have died or
been hurt through alcohol and drug use. People will be able
to attach messages of remembrance to flowers and leave
them in Hosier Lane. The opportunity will exist for further
conversation and referral to appropriate counselling services
for people who experience strong feelings and/or memories
as a result of the remembrance ceremony. This event is
open to the public, clients and staff from other agencies. All
are welcome to attend the remembrance afternoon at the
Living Room PHS.
Program: Short half hour presentation MC'd by Sally Finn.
Speakers include: Councillor from the City of Melbourne,
Professor Jon Currie, (St. Vincent's hospital, centre for
Addiction Medicine) and personal story from Narelle Hassett.
Tea, coffee and muffins for gold coin donation. Time:
11:30am - 4:30 pm, Friday 31st August Please contact
Danaë Squires, Community Development Worker at the
Living Room PHS on 03 9945 2100 if you have any queries.
Contact: Danae danaes@youthprojects.org.au Phone: 9945
2100 Contact: Sally Finn sally.finn@aus.salvationarmy.org
Phone: 0413427144
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St Kilda
Memorial Service
Location: The Salvation Army, St Kilda Bridge Chapel 12a
chapel st St Kilda
Memorial service followed by Barbecue
Time: 11am
Phone: 0487830562
Contact: Alison Platt
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Federation Square, Melbourne
Overdose Awareness Day Short Film Premiere
Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Type of Event: See a short film premiere on the Big Screen
at Federation Square for International Overdose Awareness
Day.
Time: 4pm
Phone: 03 86551900
Contact: Rebecca Riley
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South Melbourne
Hanover Southbank
Location: 52 Haig Street South Melbourne
FOR RESIDENTS ONLY Hanover wil be holding an
afternoon tea with residents. Everyone will have an
opportunity to remember friends and family through an art
project on the day.
Time: 3pm
Phone: 03 9699 4566
Contact: Vicki
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Ferntree Gully
Knox Community Health Service
Location: 1063 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully 3156
Provide info Give out badges to staff and clients/carer givers
Phone: 97576256
Contact: Cassie Adams
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Geelong Overdose Awareness Day
Location: Barwon Health Drugs and Alcohol Service 40 Little
Malop Street Geelong 3220
Badge Giveaway, information and education.
Invite only - Education session by Harm Reduction Victoria
on safer using/overdose awareness.
Time: All day - 12 - 2pm
Phone: 03 5273 4000
Contact: Craig Harvey
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Coburg Community Morning Tea
Location: UnitingCare ReGen 26 Jessie St Coburg 3058
Morning Tea with individual reflections by those affected by
overdose.
Time: 10.30
Phone: 0435875818
Contact: Paul Aiken
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St Kilda Overdose awareness at Gatehouse
Location: 36 Greeves St St kilda Vic 3182
Giving out of Pins and an opportunity to talk of loved ones
lost to overdose. Also some Yummy food hopefully.
Time: 12 - 5pm
Phone: 95342500
Contact: Marisha
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Wangaratta
Overdose Day Badges
Location: Ovens and King Community Health Service 90-100
Ovens St Wangaratta Victoria
Free Overdose Day Awareness Badges
Time: All Day 31st August
Phone: 0357232000
Contact: cuperk@ovensandking.org.au
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Robinvale
Robinvale District Health Services
Location: 128 - 132 Latje Road, Robinvale 3549 Victoria\
Promotional event:Promote Public awareness by wearing
badges, information display, distribution of overdose
brochure including at each NSP transaction.
Phone: 03 50 518160
Contact: Lisa Taggert
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Shepparton, FREE Badge & Overdose Info
GiveawaysLocation: Primary Care Connect, 399 Wyndham
Street Shepparton VIC 3630
Drop in event. Come and get your FREE badge & pamphlet
with tips on how to recognise an overdose. Everyone
welcome.Time: All day
Phone: 03 58 233 200
Contact: Kelly Wells
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Richmond Town Hall, Richmond, Melbourne Yarra Drug
and Health Forum Location: Meeting Room, Level 2,
Richmond Town Hall, Bridge Road, Richmond Stigma and
Discrimination: The Added Layer Families Experience When
a Loved One Dies' Please join us on August 31st for a
special event that will highlight the impact of stigma and
discrimination on families who have had to deal with the loss
of a loved one due to overdose. Video Presentation:
'Afternoons with Max Marshall' maxmarshallmovie.com
Speakers will include:
Sally Finn – Salvation Army and founder of IOAD
Jenny Kelsall – Executive Officer Harm Reduction Victoria
Time: 9.30am – 10.30am August 31 Morning tea will be
provided Phone: 0424193857 Contact: Greg Denham
greg.denham@nych.org.au
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Castlemaine
Health Promotion Workshop for NSP Clients
Location: Workshop will be held at Castlemaine District
Community Health; 13 Mostyn Street, Castlemaine
Workshop for injecting drug users in the Mount Alexander
Shire
Time: 1pm
Phone: 03 5479 1000
Contact: Fiona Martyn
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Melbourne, Victoria
SHARC
140 Grange Rd
Carnegie, 3163
SHARC wishes to acknowledge the impact overdose has
had on both the SHARC community and the wider
community in general.
SHARC invites anyone whose lives have been impacted by
the loss of a loved one due to substance use to a reflection
opportunity. A light lunch will be shared
Time: 11am-1pm August 31st, 2012 at SHARC, 140 Grange
Rd, Carnegie
RSVP to 95731700 reception@sharc.org.au by
24/08/2012Phone: 9573 1784
Contact: John Wynde jwynde@sharc.org.au
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Ringwood
Eastern Metropolitan Regional Remembrance Event
Location: Ringwood Lake, Maroondah Highway entry
(opposite Larissa Avenue)
Type of event: Remembrance event followed by BBQ lunch.
The Primary NSP based at Whitehorse Community Health
Service is proud to host this event as part of Overdose
Awareness Day for friends, family, community groups and
services. This is a chance for family and friends to grieve
openly for those they have lost, and for those in the wider
community to come together to commit to raising awareness
and reducing stigma about overdose in all its forms.
If you, your service or a service user thinks there is a specific
way they could be involved in the event (speaking, a reading,
an reflective activity etc), please make contact with me. We
look forward to sharing with you on the day.
Time: Friday 31st August 2012 12pm for ceremony,Contact:
RSVP blocke@wchs.org.au or 0430 524749
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St Kilda
The Bridge Centre Overdose Memorial Service Location:
Salvation Army Bridge Chapel, 12 Chapel St, St Kilda Type
of Event: Memorial Service followed by a Barbecue Time:
Friday 31st August at 11 am Phone: 0487830562 Contact:
Alison Platt alison.platt@aus.salvationarmy.org
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Sunshine
Westcare - Overdose Awareness Day BBQ
34 Devonshire Rd, Sunshine, Vic 3020
Time: Friday 31st August 2012 12:30pm
Phone: 0400578812
Contact: Danielle Tedesco
danielle.tedesco@aus.salvationarmy.org
Western Australia
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Gosnells
Harry Unter Rehabilitaion Centre
Location: The Chapel Harry Hunter Rehabilitation Centre
2498 Albany H/way, Gosnells WA 6110
Closed event to staff and clients Commemoration and
rememberance at community meeting.
Time: 8.30 am
Phone: 08 9398 2077
Contact: Paul Beardsley
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Perth
Display and Badge Distribution
Location: North Metro Community Drug Service: 26,Dugdale
St, Warwick, Perth, Western Australia and North Metro
Community Drug Service, Lotteries House Joondalup,
Perth,Western Australia.
A display at both sites in reception areas.The distribution of
badges and information to clients and badges for all staff to
wear on the day.
Time: Ongoing/31August 2012
Phone: 08 9246 6767
Contact: Julie Kendall
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Albany, Overdose Awareness Week Albany
Location: Population Health Great Southern, 125 Greay St
West Albany WA 6330
Awareness raising with NSP clients.
Time: Monday August 27 - Friday August 31
Phone: 0898 427504
Contact: Amber Giblett
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Albany
Overdose Awareness Day distribution of badges and
information
Location: 3/145 Proudlove Parade Albany 6330 Time:
8:30am - 4:30pm
Phone: 98428008
Contact: Gemma Bennett
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Mt Lawley
Drug and Alcohol Office, 7 Field Street, Mt Lawley, WA 6050.
Poster display and badges available
for raising awareness.
Namaste Book available to record a tribute or memorial to
those lost. These books will be located at HEPWA, WASUA
and WAAC Fremantle
Time: All Day Friday August 31st
Phone: 08 9471 0449
Contact: Grace Oh grace.oh@health.wa.gov.au
USA
California
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San Francisco, California Here are some announcements
about stuff Harm Reduction Coalition is doing in San
Francisco for OD Day this year:
There will be a memorial march/celebration of life procession
on August 31st and we will be inviting folks all throughout the
month of August to remember friends and family lost to
overdose by writing their name and something about them
on paper flowers that will be carried in the march and will
eventually become part of a memorial installation.
MANUAL LABOR! CUT PAPER FLOWERS TUESDAY JULY
24th 3-5PM at 117 6th Street: Come for strong coffee, good
company, and help us cut paper flowers on Tuesday July
24th 3-5PM at 117 6th street (door on the left)
TALK TO FOLKS: COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT
EXCHANGES AND OTHER SITES ABOUT OVERDOSE
AWARENESS DAY: OPTIONAL ORIENTATION/Training
TUESDAY JULY 31st 3-4:30PM at 117 6th Street. Volunteer
to be at an exchange site (and other sites) talking with folks
about overdose awareness day, inviting them to the
march/procession on August 31st, inviting them to share
stories about their experiences with overdose and inviting
folks to fill out a paper flower for a loved one. If you would
like to do this AND would like a little training on chatting
people up about this issue (outreach basics, holding space
for someone to talk about overdose, soliciting memorial
flowers, Overdose 101, tips for listening and taking care of
yourself) please join Pauli Gray and Terry Morris TUESDAY
JULY 31st 3-4:30PM at 117 6th Street. Sound good? Just
show up or call Terry Morris 415 368 4666 or email
tmorris@sfaf.org with any questions.MARCH! On August
31st. We will be meeting at the SF Drug Users union 149
Turk Street (time and march route to be announced) bring
posters, pictures of loved ones, paper flowers--we want our
loved ones to be remembered in the most beautiful, powerful
and colorful way possible!
We will also be having some local radio stations devoting
some shows to the issue of overdose, and we'll be doing
some PSAs for them to run on the day.
Will post any other further developments.
Eliza Wheeler
DOPE Project Manager
Harm Reduction CoalitionPhone: 510-444-6969 ext. 16
Email: wheeler@harmreduction.org Website:
www.harmreduction.org Facebook:
www.facebook.com/DOPEProject Follow the DOPE Project
on Twitter @DOPEProject
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Santa Clarita
Candlelight Vigil for Overdose Awareness Day
Hosted by Action Family Counseling website
www.actionfamilycounseling.org
Location: The Action Family Zone 20655 Soledad Canyon
Road. Suite 25 Santa Clarita, CA. 91355
Candlelight Vigil
Time: 6pm
Phone: 661 259-5015
Conact: Bob Sharits
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Palm Springs
Gathering To Remember
Location: Tahquitz and N. Palm Canyon, Palm Srpings,
California. USA
Gathering to remember, hosted by Broken-No-More and
GRASP.
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm August 31
Contact: Denise Cullen
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Laguna Niguel
Candlelight Vigil
Location: The Rancho Niguel Club or (The Club) On Rancho
Niguel Road in Laguna Niguel,Ca Type of Event: Candlelight
Vigil / Awareness in honor of our loved ones lost to an
accidental overdose.
Time: 7:00 pm
Phone: 949-280-1672
Contact: Jodi Barber
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Greater Sacramento
GRASP (Grief Recovery After A Substance Passing) Greater
Sacramento plans an evening BBQ and baseball game
where we hope to bring together families of loved ones lost
and the community. After the game and food we will be doing
a balloon release. We will also contact individuals at our local
Salvation Army Loaves and Fishes to discuss overdose,
hand out pins and bring awareness. Last year, we banded
together and marched around our State's Capitol and
ventured in to pass out IOAD pins to our state
representatives.
Time: to be arranged
Phone: (916) 420 8940
Contact: Hillary Moyle graspgreatersac@yahoo.com 1440
Broadway Suite 510
Oakland, CA 94612
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Santa Barbara, WALK and CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Location:
Gather before the march 5PM at Community Partners Center
15 E. Carrillo St
7PM meet at the corner of State St and Sola St to light our
candles and walk down State St en mass to Paseo Nuevo
Mall for a Candlelight Vigil.
Sponsored by Families Act ( Family Advocates For
Compassionate Treatment ) and concerned community
organizations.
Time: Friday 31st August 7 PM walk Pre meeting 5PM
Phone: 805 6371339
Contact: Suzanne Riordan familiesact@gmail.com
Connecticutt
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Willimantic
Location: The Gazebo at Jillson Square Park, Willimantic,
CT.
International Overdose Awareness Day Vigil. The Windham
Harm Reduction Coalition Invites you to dress in silver, and
join us for a candle lit vigil in Jillson Square Park. We will
walk from Jillson Square in remembrance up Main Street to
WHRC's office. Participants will have the opportunity to place
an offering on a memorial which will be displayed in the
community.
Dinner will be served at WHRC's office.
Overdose prevention kits will be available.
Time: Friday 31st August 5:30 PM
Phone: 860-234-7313
Contact: Chris Heneghan
windhamharmreductioncoalition@gmail.com
Delaware
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Dewark, GRASP (Grief Recovery After a Substance
Passing) /DE IOAD Event Location: The corner of Rt. 896
and Main Street, Newark, DE. 19713 USA. The University of
Delaware Campus. Candlelight Vigil including passing out
IOAD badges and information on Overdose Awareness.
Included above will be information on harm reduction with a
focus on Naloxone usage and availability.
Encouragement of citizens to become involved in the public
discourse regarding this terrible epidemic.
We will end with a lighted balloon release with the names of
lost loved ones.
Go to www.grasphelp.org for events at other state chapters.
Time: Fridat 31st August 8:00pm to 10:00pm Phone: 302598-6296 Contact: Liz Perkins Grasp@martyperkins.com
Georgia
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Atlanta
1st Annual Atlanta International Overdose Awareness Day
Candlelight Vigil
Location: Piedmont Park - 12th Street Entrance
Candlelight Vigil - Please join the Atlanta Harm Reduction
Coalition for a Candlelight Vigil on Friday, August 31, 2012,
at the 12th Street Entrance to Piedmont Park (beside
Willy's). We will have educational materials available from
7:45 - 8:00, and the event will be held from 8:00 - 9:00 pm.
Rain or shine.
We recommend taking MARTA or parking in the SAGE
Parking Facility (all info available at www.piedmontpark.org
under 'Visit The Park' - allow time as it's about 10 minute
walk from either place). Please RSVP to the Facebook event
at www.facebook.com/events/
Time: 7:45 - 9:00 pm
Phone: 404-642-4887
Contact: Tori Galloway
Illinois
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Schaumberg, Overdose Day Candlelight Vigil Location:
Roosevelt University Schaumburg Campus, Front Rotunda.
Address: 1400 Roosevelt Blvd., Schaumburg, IL We will be
holding a candlelight vigil on the eve of International
Overdose Awareness Day as a solemn remembrance of the
lives lost. Time: 6:30pm August 30 Phone: 773-865-3104
Contact: Kathie Kane-Willis kkane@roosevelt.edu
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Carpentersville Illinois Overdose Awareness Day
Location: 4-way stop at the corners of Washington Street
and Maple Avenue in Old Carpentersville, 60110 Type of
Event: The day will start off at 7am by handing out silver
ribbons to students attending Dundee Crown High School in
Carpentersville, IL USA There will be a peaceful roadside
rally where we will be holding signs of our loved ones and
messages of awareness. We will wear silver, the symbolic
color for Overdose Awareness, along with the silver ribbons.
We will also hand out silver ribbons to officals and the
Govenor of our state to wear on August 31st in support of
awareness of overdoses. Time: Friday 31st August 4:00 pm
~ 6:30 pm Phone: 847.428.4497 Contact: Terri Dudar
rebekahterri@yahoo.com
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Peru Starting point is Fourth Street Bakery (1255 4th Street
Peru IL 61317) and walking to Water Street in Peru IL 61354.
Awareness and Prevention Walk will end with a balloon
release in memory of our loved ones lost, loved and still
struggling with an addictive illness!
Time: Friday 31st August 6 pm
Phone: 815-993-8314
Contact: Lori Gisler Brown memaw21506@yahoo.com
Maryland
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Perry Hall
Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation - Overdose Prevention and
Awareness Day Location: Camp Chapel united Methodist
Church 5000 E. Joppa Road (corner of Honeygo & Joppa
Roads) Perry Hall, Maryland 21128
Candle light vigil with music, poems, reading of names of
those who have died as a result of an overdose, lighting of
wish lanterns and moment of silence. Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm
Phone: 443-554-6150 Contact: Toni Torsch
dctfoundationinc@gmail.com
Massachusetts
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Boston
Boston Overdose Day Vigil Location: Copley Square,
Dartmouth Street Side, Boston MA An event to
commemorate those who have lost their lives to drug
overdose, recognize those still in the struggle and learn how
to prevent overdose. This event will offer the opportunity to
learn how to use and obtain Narcan to save a life, learn to
recognize the signs of overdose and how to reverse it. The
event will also celebrate the passage of the Good Samaritan
Bill. Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm August 30 Phone: 617-5433976 Contact: Sarah Mackin psmith@bphc.org
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Lynn - Lynn Commons Gazebo - The Gazebo is located just
down the street from the Lynn Public Library.
The 8th Annual Overdose Vigil will be a candlelight vigil to
remember people we have lost to overdose.
Time: Friday 31st August 8:00pm
Phone: 781-592-0243
From: Mary Wheeler mwheeler@nebhealth.org
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Gloucester Massachusetts Flag Pole Area, Cut Bridge
Stacy Boulevard Gloucester, Ma. 01930
Overdose vigil on August 31st. Join us in coming together to
remember those we have lost to overdose and shed light on
this ongoing tragedy.
Dedication of Luminaries, speakers, music, lighting of the
candles, Reading of the Names.
Rain date Sun. Sept 2nd
Organized by Community Members Who Care
Time: Friday August 31st 7-9pm
Phone: 978-281-0924
Contact: Kathy Day kday@gloucester-ma.gov
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North Hampton
Tapestry Health Overdose Vigil
Location: Pulaski Park, Main St Northampton, Ma 01060
September 28th, 2012 Join us to celebrate the memory of
those lost to fatal overdose. We will be celebrating the lives
of those we cherish and to remember them as people, not
addicts. Silver badges and candles will be provided.
Time: 7:00 pm-9:00pm
Phone: 413-586-0130 Contact: Jess Tilley
Minnesota
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Minneapolis
Second Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul Overdose Awareness
Day Candlelight Vigil
Loring Park Perennial Garden, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
USA.
Candlelight vigil to honor and remember those who lost their
lives due to an overdose -- whether prescription painkillers or
illicit drugs. It will also be a time to celebrate those whose
lives were saved by the administration of Narcan.
Those who wish to speak will be welcomed to do so.
Time: Friday 31st August 7:30 p.m.
Phone: 612 548 4744
Contact: Lee Hertel, Program Director, Morpheus Project
lee.morpheusprojectmpls@gmail.com
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Warren
Overdose Awareness Day Rally
Location: 1 City Square, Warren, Mi 48093 On Van Dyke,
north of 12 Mile, corner of Civic Center Drive and Van Dyke.
Overdose Awareness Day Rally - to bring awareness to the
community, the National Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention has declared OVERDOSE a health epidemic.
Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Phone: 586-945-5115
Contact: Pamela Moloci
Missouri
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Missouri Valley Park
Stop The Heroin Valley Park In Memory Of Jesse Colt Pfister
And All Those That Have Been Lost
Location: Valley Park Missouri, at Highway 141 and Marshall
Rd
Anti Heroin Rally
Time: 11am
Phone: 314-437-4557
Contact: Geri Reid
North Carolina
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Moravian Falls, White House Drug Policy Director Gil
Kerlikowske speaks on overdose prevention Location:
Project Lazarus, NC Community Care, 5368 NC Hwy 16 S
Moravian Falls, NC 28654 Public remarks and roundtable
discussion Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am August 22 Phone:
+12023957225 Contact: Cameron Hardesty
cameron_hardesty@ondcp.eop.gov
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Durham
Street Based Overdose Prevention Workshops|
Location: Durham, NC
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC) will be
conducting street based overdose prevention workshops in
the East Durham community. Workshops will include how to
recognize and reverse drug overdoses, how to call 911
without being arrested, how to administer Naloxone/Narcan,
and how to advocate to get Naloxone/Narcan access.
Time: 1pm-5pm
Phone: 336-543-8050
Contact: Robert Childs
Pennsylvania
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Fairless Hills
Overdose Prevention and Education Training
Location: United Way of Bucks County, 413 Hood Boulevard,
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
On August 30th from 4:00pm to 5:00pm In observance of
International Overdose Awareness Day Pennsbury LYFT:
Community Prevention Coalition will be offering a free
training open to all LYFT coalition members and employees
of United Way of Bucks County, and community members.
The training will help train persons on how to respond to an
overdose as well as train others on how to respond to an
overdose.
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Phone: (215) 949-1660, ext. 104
Contact: Tim Philpot
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Doylestown
Overdose Education and Prevention Education
Location: The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc, 252
West Swamp Rd Suite #12 Doylestown PA, 18901
On August 31st from 10:00am to 11:00am In observance of
International Overdose Awareness Day The Council of
Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc. will be offering a free training
open to all members of the community,
employees/volunteers of recovery support organizations and
Law Enforcement. The training will help train persons on how
to respond to an overdose as well as train others on how to
respond to an overdose.
Time: 10:00 am
Phone: 215-230-8218
Contact: David Fialko
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Kirby Park, International Overdose Awareness Day balloon
release Location: Kirby Park, Kingston, Pa. 18701 Time: Aug
31- 7pm to dusk Phone: 570 991 7199 Contact: Carol
Coolbaugh carolcoolbaugh@hotmail.com Kingston
Pennsylvania Kingston Pennsylvania International Overdose
Awareness Day event Location: Kirby Park, Kingston, Pa.
18701 Type of Event: Balloon release Time: Aug 31 between
7pm and dusk Phone: 570 991 7199 Contact: Carol
Coolbaugh carolcoolbaugh@hotmail.com
Tennessee
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Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville Remembers: Vigil for International Overdose
Awareness Day
Location: St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 North
Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917
An evening vigil and candelighting for friends and family to
grieve together, support one another, and remember those
they've lost to overdose.
Time: 8pm EST
Phone: 865-300-8015
Contact: Betsy Allison Tant
Texas
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Fower Mound, Texas
"Lighting The Way" International Overdose Awareness Day
Location: Parker Square, 1500 Cross Timbers Road, Flower
Mound, TX 75028 Type of Event: We will have a candlelight
memorial and walk to bring much needed attention to this
horrid epidemic. Time: Friday 31st August 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Phone: 972-467-7704 Contact: Kathy O'Keefe kathy@WTFWinningTheFight.org
Canada
Ontario
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Waterloo, Ontario
Local media are working up some stories on the issues of
accidental overdose.
A number of events are planned for later this fall since 31
August is awkward timing here. We will release a major
report on "barriers to calling 9-1-1 (emergency) during an
overdose incident". 450 people were surveyed. fear of
criminal justice system was identified as a major barrier since
police routinely attend 911 OD calls. due out mid-September.
Those pins are fantastic and are now being distributed to
recipients of Overdose training from our local groupPreventing Overdose Waterloo Wellington.
Time: ongoing
Phone: 519-575-4757 ext. 5016 (until July 2013)
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Toronto, Ontario
Naloxone Training
277 Victoria St. Toronto Ontario
Naloxone trainings are scheduled throughout the city on this
day.
Time: 10am - 4pm
Phone: 416-338-7809
Contact: Chantel Marshall
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Ottawa, Ontario
Human Rights Monument (Elgin St@ Lisgar St) 11:3012:30pm
Campaign to raise awareness and make demands for
change.
Guest speakers who will share their support for policy
change as well as shared personal experiences by those
who have been directly impacted by overdose.
We will be giving away Overdose Awareness T-shirts
created by peers to those who attend.
Time: Friday August 31st 11:30-12:30
Phone: (613) 569-3488 ext 2101
Contact: Dayna Barnes dbarnes@sandyhillchc.on.ca
British Colombia
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Victoria BC, Canada
Location: Corner of Quadra and Pandora, Victoria BC,
Canada
A simple gathering to honour those we have lost to fatal
overdose and raise awareness to prevent further overdoses.
Time: 10:00 AM
Phone: 250-384-2366
Contact: Heather Hobbs
United Kingdom
England
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Brixton, London
OD info stall and OD&Naloxone training
Location: Lorraine Hewitt House. 12/14 Brighton Hse, Brixton
SW9 8DG
In the morning we will have OD awareness and prevention
stalls with info on Naloxone, safer injecting, alcohol
poisoning, Benzos etc. We plan to run these stalls in
Lorraine Hewitt Hse and Lambeth Harbour at the same time,
with both stalls being run by people who use drugs. Along
with info the stalls will have some lovely food available for
everyone.
In the afternoon we are running an OD prevention & Take
home Naloxone training session primarily for opiate injectors
but people around injectors may take part if space available.
At the end of the training everyone will get a Take Home
Naloxone kit and £10 expenses. The training will be run by
people who take drugs.
Time: All day
Phone: 0207 737 0099
Contact: Martin McCusker
Scotland
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Aberdeen
Drugs Action launch new services in Aberdeen City 7
Hadden Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NU Time: August 31
Phone: 01224 577120 Contact: Senga MacDonald
senga@drugsaction.co.uk
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Fife
Fife Overdose Awareness Radio Campaign
Location: Kingdom FM (Fife, Scotland) Local Radio Station
Fife population 360,000
Type of Event: Radio Campaign to raise awareness of the
signs of overdose and service provision
Time: six times per day between 6am and 9pm for one week
Phone: 08451 555 555 ext 446104
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Peterhead
Awareness Raising
Location: Northern Horizons Turning Point Scotland 9 St
Peter Street Peterhead AB42 1QB
Information and advice, naloxone information and training
available. Staff acknowledge loss and provide support to
those who wish company and support at this time
Time: 9-4.30
Phone: 01779 470490
Europe
Germany
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Berlin
1. Spread information about the International Overdose
Awareness Day (Local media + our web site)
2. We are preparing info flyers containing information on the
day and on overdose prevention methods and will distribute
it (together with the silver badges) among drug users.
Location: Berlin, Germany
Contact: Sasha Gurinova
Ukraine
Kiev, Round table discussion dedicated to International
Overdose Awareness Day Location: ICF "International
HIV\AIDS Alliance in Ukraine" office, 5-a Dymytrova St,Kiev,
03680 Ukraine Time: August 20 Phone: +383619627
Contact: Antonina Zagrotska DA@DAmonitoring.net.ua
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Asia
India
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Manipur
International Overdose Awareness Day 2012
Location: Central Jail Sajiwa (CJS) , Conference Hall,
Imphal,Manipur,795001,India
Meeting, awareness, Education on overdose , IEC etc
Time: 11.am
Phone: +91 9436029233
Contact: L. Deepak Singh