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The Mayor of Needle Park
Article describing the reaction to Minneapolis mayoral candidate, R.T. Rybak's campaign headquarters being next to Access Works! The article is framed and signed by R.T. Rybak.
Tags: Access Works!, drugs, mayors, needle exchanges, politics
Interview with Mikkel Beckmen
Subjects discussed during the interview include early 1990s harm reduction in Minneapolis; Catholic Charities’ St. Anthony Residence and Glenwood Residence; harm reduction in Minneapolis’s Native community; the Anishinabe Wakiagun, or People’s Lodge;…
Political cartoon
Political cartoon with commentary on the government's failure to address needle exchange and harm reduction proposed legislation.
Dangerous drug carfentanil blamed in 5 Minnesota overdoses
Newspaper article describing the deadly effects of carfentanil in Minnesota.
Tags: carfentanil, drugs, Minnesota, opioids, overdoses
Street Works backpack
Backpack with a graphic designed and silk screened by a youth named Marcus Foster.
Tags: outreach, programs, promotional materials, Street Works, youth
Interview with Jules Friedmann
Interview discussion topics include the Aliveness Project, a drop-in center open in south Minneapolis in the 80s; helped file a 501(c)(3) for Women With a Point with Sue Purchase; Women With a Point’s focus on needle distribution; getting funding for…
Salem Closes Residential Addiction Center
Newspaper article from the Statesman Journal describing the work of Julie Hooker in Salem, Oregon.
Interview with Lee Hertel
Topics discussed include HIV positive diagnosis; drug use; involvement with Minnesota AIDS Project needle exchange program; service on Minnesota HIV Services Planning Council; meeting Sue Purchase; Morpheus Project; creation of Lee’s Rig Hub; love…
Interview with Karel Hoffman
Subjects discussed include working at a methadone clinic in Golden Valley; stigma against methadone clinics; serving around thirty patients at the methadone clinic; providing a clean, friendly environment for clients; being in recovery for five years…
Interview with Julie Hooker
Subjects discussed include copy of The Statesmen artifact for the History Harvest; Oxford House; experience living in Oxford House; opening a new branch of Oxford House; misquotes in The Statesmen newspaper article about Julie and Oxford House; media…