Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users

Position paper by the Poverty and Human Rights Project of BC (now the Poverty and Human Rights Centre), written to raise public awareness about the threat to human rights of new social assistance policy in BC. The paper argues that the BC policy of placing a time limit on welfare eligibility is not consistent with people's rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In question-and-answer format, the report argues that single parents will be particularly affected by the policy. It describes various sections of the Charter that are violated by the policy, such as the right to security; the right to freedom from discrimination; and the right to essential public services.

Leaflet aimed at the general public, providing examples of successful harm reduction programs in European countries and proposing solutions to drug addiction that save both money and lives. It encourages the public to talk to their MLA's and to demand real harm reduction strategies in Canada.

Poster announcing a demonstration and public protest, in the form of a funeral procession. The protest is to be held because, in spite of the Action Plan that the Vancouver-Richmond Health Board developed to address addiction in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, the epidemic of overdose deaths has continued due to the ongoing lack of detox centres, drug treatment programs, and adequate housing.

Leaflet directed at drug users encouraging them to vote. This is because new welfare policy requires welfare recipients to undergo drug testing.