Tag: Medically Supervised Injecting Centre
Uniting seeks social justice in the pandemic
The world is moving very quickly around all of us. For Uniting to be able to continue to support the people who rely on us, we need to be able to respond quickly too.
Uniting and 58 partners back Mayor’s drug summit call
Uniting’s church-led drug law reform movement has welcomed the motion by the City of Sydney Council to urgently pursue a NSW drug summit.
A big step forward in Uniting’s long walk to drug reform
Fair Treatment, a campaign for long overdue drug law and policy reform.
Drug reform gathering calls for a better way
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
Drug expert says Sydney must lift its harm reduction game
The first MSIC in the southern hemisphere, Uniting’s at Kings Cross, has been running since 2001. Evidence of its life-saving record given to a...
Church’s re-think on illegal drug policy explained at forum
“If our policies had been health-oriented, our son’s life could have been saved."
Youth festival shines a light on justice issues
Issues like refugees, drug law reform and social justice advocacy took centre stage at Yurora National Christian Youth Convention.
Uniting begins campaign to re-think illegal drug policies
“If we’re a society which believes in giving people a fair go,” says Marianne Jauncey, “if we believe in saving lives, we must do something differently.”
Launch of safe injecting centre renovations
KINGS CROSS: Tuesday March 18 saw the launch of new renovations at the Sydney MSIC (Medically Supervised Injecting Centre), along with a new book detailing the history of the service.