Author: Rocky
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The ground is the same.
This is a picture of a whiteboard drawing from a recent Housing Survival class. It illustrates the very basic principle that the life experience and trauma that people bring to public housing creates a type of “ground” wherein they will live. It is dark, rich, and fertile, like soil. Which means it can be used… Read more
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Unspoken Messages.
Safety creates context. When I think about harm reduction, I am often reminded of Marshall McLuhan, a theorist from the ’70s who was obsessed with the effects of television and popular media. McLuhan’s most famous quote was “The medium is the message”. This concept of “medium” is precisely why harm reduction is effective. The act… Read more
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The Gulf.