Monday, May 1st: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Columbia School of Social Work, C03 and virtual (Zoom)
While NYC remains at the height of the overdose crisis and continues to face the devastating impact of the racist ‘war on drugs,’ harm reduction peer outreach workers routinely provide lifesaving services to people who use drugs and their communities. How can policymakers, researchers, and agency leaders support harm reduction labor rights for the people on the front lines of this crisis?
Please join us on May 1, 2023–International Workers Day–for a film screening, panel discussion, and photo exhibit to showcase Labor of Love: Experiences of Harm Reduction Workers Using Photovoice. Grounded in a collaboration between members of the Peer Network of New York and doctoral students from the Social Intervention Group, the event will feature findings from a photovoice research project that utilized photography and narrative to highlight the needs and assets of peer outreach workers in the South Bronx. Guided by the ‘nothing about us, without us’ ideology, we demonstrate how participatory action research can support the harm reduction movement.
In advance of the event, please review the short-form version of the Peer Network of New York's (PNNY) advocacy video, the donation page that directly benefits the PNNY, and the Equity and Inclusivity Report for NYC Peer Workers developed by the PNNY.
The event will take place in the Columbia School of Social Work, room C03 4-6 p.m. The panel and film screening will also be available via livestream (register here).
Moderator:
Dr. Samuel Roberts, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History (Columbia University School of the Arts and Sciences) and Sociomedical Sciences (Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health)
Panelists:
Hiawatha Collins, Co-Director of Peer Network of New York
Marilyn Reyes, Co-Director of Peer Network of New York
Will Robertson, Peer Leader of Peer Network of New York
Rachel Arana, Peer Leader of Peer Network of New York
Jeannette Mathews, Peer Leader of Peer Network of New York
Althea Matthews Peer Leader of Peer Network of New York
Bethany Medley, Ph.D. Student at Columbia School of Social Work
Additional photovoice project team members:
Sara Landers, Ph.D. Candidate at Columbia School of Social Work
Lyla Yang, Ph.D. Student at Columbia School of Social Work
Mary Russo, MSW Student at Columbia School of Social Work
Dget Downey, MSW Student at Columbia School of Social Work
Sponsors
PNNY, SIG, CHOSEN and HISTP
**If you are considering to attend the event in-person or virtually, then please RSVP here.
