Oh my fucking god how is it already the end of the month. Not to be like every viral tweet since like April 2020, but where the fuck did the time go.
As I’m writing this on International Overdose Awareness Day, I want to share some great resources on overdose prevention & the need for safe supply! Did you know that in 2020, between July–September, there were at least 1,705 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada, with another 1,646 between April–June of the same year? This is a public health crisis, and governments are turning a blind eye.
Some great Twitter follows re: decriminalization and overdose prevention:
I highly recommend picking up a naloxone kit and participating in naloxone training! You never know when it’ll come in handy. Ontario folks: naloxone is available for free at some pharmacies!
And without further ado, please enjoy a collection of things I enjoyed over the past month!
What I’m Listening To:
It’s so wild to me that I’ve been listening to The Read for over 6 years. Is The Read my longest relationship? Perhaps. But I absolutely love The Read. Crissle and Kid Fury are so fucking funny. Their pop culture discussions absolutely kill me every week. When I’m feeling down, I like to go back and listen to them break down Remy Ma’s Nicki Minaj diss track shETHER. I’m so so so excited for the comedy album they’re putting out. I truly cannot recommend The Read enough.
Telling Our Twisted Histories is a CBC podcast hosted by Kaniehtiio Horn that works to break down the understanding of words such as reconciliation, God, savage, Pocahontas, and many more by talking to different Indigenous people from across so-called Canada. I found this podcast fascinating and really thought-provoking in terms of how our language is formed by white supremacy and colonization (like literally everything else).
Articles:
Yes, the Olympics Have Always Been This Racist
Canada’s unhoused crisis: Where government cruelty meets police repression
How the Sports Media Covers Sexual Abuse
The Ultimate Act of Letting Go of Privilege: Giving Up Land
Pop music sold us on consumerism, one single at a time
Internet Shit:
Till next time!
xoxo, Liz