The Demilitarized Zone
- https://archive.trinitybristol.org.uk/events/the-demilitarized-zone
- The Demilitarized Zone
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- Free public event exploring supervised injection sites in North America, presented by PHS Community Services Society
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- When 19 Jul, 2012 from 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM (UTC / UTC0)
- Contact Name Lori Strong
- Contact Phone 00-1-604-771-5905
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Liz Evans and Dan Small from the PHS Community Services Society will be in London on July 12 at 1 pm at St Martin in-the-Fields and in Bristol on July 19 at 1 pm at Trinity Arts Centre. These are free public presentations on the Story of North America’s only supervised injection site, InSite.
The PHS Community Services Society, based in Vancouver, Canada, provides basic services from housing and emergency shelters, nutrition, banking, a medical and dental clinic, detox and harm reduction services including a managed alcohol program, needle exchange, alcohol and drug treatment programs and operates North America’s first and only safe injection site, InSite.
Liz Evans from Vancouver, Canada, a Psychiatric Nurse, is the Executive Director and founder of the PHS Community Services. For her work in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Liz is a recipient of the RNABC as the Health Advocate of the year, she was named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40, received the Denise Leblanc Memorial Award by the BC Non Profit Housing Association, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award for Community Services.
Dr. Dan Small is a Director and co-founder of the PHS Community Services Society and an advocate for a comprehensive evidence approach to dealing with the issue of addiction reduction, social policy and justice. Dr. Dan Small, PhD, M.Phil, is a University of British Columbia Medical Anthropology Professor and Finance Chair of the Medical Council of Canada.