Our guest is poet, filmmaker, educator, retired therapist, and thought leader
– La Toya A. Hampton, MSW ~ The Poet Lady Rose. She is holding Rhymes and
Roots: Celebrating North Portland through Poetry Workshops through Sunday,
February 9.
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This week on Century of Lies: Remembering Ernie Drucker.
Ernest Drucker, PhD, was a brilliant man. He was also a good friend and
colleague. Ernie was author of over one hundred peer reviewed scientific
articles, texts, and book chapters, founding Associate Editor of The ...
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This week on Century of Lies: The Intersection Between Services for the
Unhoused and Harm Reduction Work.
Homelessness is on the rise around the world. People who use drugs and who
are unhoused, or at risk of being unhoused, are key user groups of harm
reduction service...
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Striking nurses and doctors at Providence St. Vincent's, Providence Portland,
and Providence Seaside Hospitals talk about working conditions, worker
solidarity and community connections on the picket line, on day one, two and
three of the open-ended strike involving over...
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This week on Century of Lies: Defending the Good Samaritan.
Good Samaritan Laws shield people from prosecution when they call emergency
services in the case of an overdose. Just because they’re shielded from
being charged or prosecuted, does that mean they’re also shielde...
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Human Rights and Drug Policies in an
Evolving Global Paradigm.
The Sixth European Harm Reduction Conference was held recently in Warsaw,
Poland. In one of the sessions, entitled “navigating human rights in drug
policy reform,” pane...
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More than a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions produced around the world
today come from the simple steps of growing, catching, processing,
transporting, and cooking food—and then dealing with leftovers. This
alarming statistic motivated ecologist Mark J. Easter to ...
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Mara is the author of Ritual As Remedy: Embodied Practices For Soul Care.
Mara hosts international wellness retreats and programs across the globe.
Her trainings in the Incan Shaman lineage and the Pagan tradition have
inspired her life’s work, She is the also the author...
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This week on Century of Lies: Ukraine.
At the recent European Harm Reduction Conference in Warsaw, Poland, a panel
entitled "Harm Reduction in the War in Ukraine" explored innovative
strategies developed to address the complex challenges posed by the war. On
this week’s...
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