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Community Building

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Community organising is both an art and a strategy. These resources focus on how to bring people together around shared needs, build local power, and grow strong grassroots networks rooted in equity, inclusion, and sustainability.

Ontario Open Library and specifically Community Development Practice: From Canadian and Global Perspectives

Solutions Project, specifically their Guide to Community Organizing

People’s Action

Highlander Movement School

Racial Equity Tools section on Community Organizing resources

Connexions and specifically their Organizing Resources information

Resources for Organizing and Social Changing

Other sets of external resources including toolkits, practical guides, and deep-dive materials on topics like de-escalation, mental health support, participant accountability, overdose response, and more:

Featured Hacks

These featured hacks highlight creative, practical solutions from harm reduction leaders on the ground. From DIY tools to clever workarounds, each one reflects the ingenuity, care, and real-world experience that keeps this movement alive. 

Hacks for Service and Supply Management

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Many of the harm reduction leaders that were interviewed for Space Hacks talked about how critical it is to effectively manage services, supplies, and inventory in order to maintain community tranquility. It may not feel intuitive, but OGs report that ineffective management of supplies is the number one potential flashpoint for escalated situations during harm reduction services.
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Trauma-Informed

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The term “trauma-informed” emerges from a growing understanding of the far reaching ways that trauma impacts health and well-being. Trauma is defined here, in keeping with the scientific literature, as a deeply distressing or disturbing experience(s) that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, and significantly impacts their mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
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