Saving Our Own Lives - A Liberatory Practice of Harm Reduction

A comprehensive collection of intergenerational voices on Liberatory Harm Reduction, mutual aid, and building community to save lives.

About the author

Shira Hassan is the former executive director of the Young Women's Empowerment Project, an organizing and grassroots-movement building project led by and for young people of color that have current or former experience in the sex trade and street economies. A lifelong harm reductionist and prison abolitionist, Shira has been working on community accountability for nearly 25 years and has helped young people of color start their own organizing projects across the country. Shira's work has been discussed on National Public Radio, The New York Times, The Nation, In These Times, Bill Moyers, Scarleteen, Everyday Feminism, Bitch Media, TruthOut and Colorlines.

Summary

A comprehensive collection of intergenerational voices on Liberatory Harm Reduction, mutual aid, and building community to save lives.

Foreword

• National media campaign, including TV, radio, and podcast interviews


• National print and online campaign, including reviews, features, author interviews


• Promotion through author’s speaking engagements and trainings


• Extensive social media campaign, including influencer galley mailing and preorder campaign 


• Library marketing

Product details

• Authors: Shira Hassan
• Assisted by: Adrienne Maree Brown (Foreword), Tourmaline (Introduction)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2023
• EAN: 9781642598810
• ISBN: 978-1-64259-881-0
• No. of pages: 300
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects