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international drug users day 2026

WHAT's 'HUNG DRAWN & 1/4rd' mean?

Society routinely reduces people to a single identity. and Society routinely reduces people who use drugs to a single identity- .....that of a ‘criminal’. 'HUNG, DRAWN, and 1/4rd' The title of our Exhibition and Maker's Market Day, is a defiant nod to the historical punishment of nonconformity or ‘otherness'. (incl. drug use) Today, it stands for something else: being proudly 'HUNG' on gallery walls, 'DRAWN' from living/lived experience, and not letting that '¼ ' (or however much amount) of our experience define our creative, unapologetically human, existence. Sometimes the best way to challenge a stereotype is simply to show people something they didn't expect to see. Self-medication, ‘recreation’, insight, spiritual exploration, to stay physically or mentally ‘functioning’ (or not) and to fight dis–ease - the reasons for so-called ‘drug use’ are as many, and as varied and as nuanced as the people who take them. Today we acknowldege and celebrate ALL OF OUR EXISTENCE in a collection of community art and celebrating the ingenuity and entrepreneurship of our community's emerging and established artists, creatives and makers.

What is International Drug User Day?

Every year, on 1 November, people who use drugs all over the world celebrate our history and affirm our rights. The International Drug Users Day provides a platform where drug user activists and our community can confidently and proudly advocate for the health, human rights, and dignity of people who use drugs globally, regionally, and at the country level. The International Drug Users Day is a celebration of the accomplishments of our diverse, vibrant communities, while also acknowledging that our work is more critical than ever. The International Drug Users Day marked an important milestone in the drug user’s rights movement, where the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD), which was founded in 2006 in Vancouver, Canada, was formally launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 1 November 2008.

ARTISTS WANTED!

MARKET STALLHOLDERS WANTED!

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If you'd like to participate

in the Exhibition or

have a stall/table in the Maker's Market

with us,

on Sunday 01 November,

fill out one of the forms below or call HRVic

before October 23.

الأحداث القادمة

  ABN: 46 114 268 362

Harm Reduction Victoria

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Brunswick 3056 VIC
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Phone: +61-03-9329 1500
Email: info@hrvic.org.au

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(methadone, suboxone, bupe, long acting injectables) please
Call the PAMS phone Service only on

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