SAFER: Student Advocates for Empowerment Through Harm Reduction

SAFER: Student Advocates for Empowerment Through Harm Reduction

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SAFER is a student organization at NYU Law School that connects drug users to an array of direct legal services and trainings.

SAFER (Student Advocates for Empowerment Through Harm Reduction) is a student organization at NYU School of law that seeks to align legal practice with the values and practices of harm reduction. We work on-site at local harm reduction organizations, like the Washington Heights CORNER Project, to connect drug users to an array of legal services and trainings. We organize, educate, and advocate to

06/07/2021

SAFER is always seeking new volunteers to join the fold. You don't have to be a law student to work with us! Orientations are bi-annually. You can help us in person and virtually!

Go to www.safernyulaw.org/about and fill out the form!

SAFER Board Application! 04/03/2019

Don't forget to apply for Board for next year! This is an extremely minimal time commitment, and the application is super short! Apply here:

SAFER Board Application!

U.S. Prosecutors Sue To Stop Nation's First Supervised Injection Site For Opioids 02/07/2019

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/06/691746907/u-s-prosecutors-sue-to-stop-nation-s-first-supervised-injection-site?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190206

U.S. Prosecutors Sue To Stop Nation's First Supervised Injection Site For Opioids The U.S. government is intervening to stop the creation of a medical facility in Philadelphia where people could inject he**in without risk of overdose. Canada and Europe already have such sites.

10/21/2018

RSVP for our Brunch at the link in the event :) Also stop by our Progressive Action Hour table TOMORROW from 12:40-2 in/outside of Golding for free coffee and to support safe drug consumption sites!

10/09/2018

SAFER is incredibly excited to announce a budding partnership with VOCAL-NY. Opportunities to work alongside this community are in the works, so keep an eye on your emails for more info on an upcoming training! Give their page a like and explore what they're up to at http://www.vocal-ny.org/.

Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) VOCAL New York is a statewide grassroots membership organization building power among low-income people who are living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, drug use and incarceration working to create healthy and just communities.

Opinion | Let Cities Open Safe Injection Sites 02/26/2018

Because "an overdose is often a lonely way to die."

Opinion | Let Cities Open Safe Injection Sites State and local governments should pass laws to protect facilities that help curb overdose deaths, in the face of the Trump administration’s threats.

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