DIY drug testing at Dragon Dreaming: An anonymous field report
Amid the rolling waves of psy trance dugga-dugga-dugga at Dragon Dreaming Festival, an anonymous community member roamed the crowd, testing people’s drugs under the radar. Undertaken with home reagent testing kits, it wasn’t a legal venture. Users News spoke to this harm reduction crusader about why they chose to test punters’ drugs and what they discovered
HOW WE CAN WE MAKE FESTIVALS SAFER FOR WOMEN? - Irene Squires
3 ways we can reduce instances of sexual based harm, facilitate safe spaces for women at music festivals, and develop a community we are all proud of.
Tales of K — Lyla, Jane and Belle clue us in
People use drugs for many reasons. These are 3 stories about ketamine — along with some tips for reducing the harms for people who choose to go the K way
COMMUNITY TIES: WHY PEER-BASED PROGRAMS WORK
DanceWize NSW co-ordinator Georgina Bell, who has seen first-hand the difference that harm reduction services make on the ground at festivals, raves and bush doofs.
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT! -MOLLY'S MULTIDAY FESTIVAL GUIDE
“Thousands of ravers have gone before you, making these same mistakes – so heed my warnings and hopefully you don’t have to!”
UNDERGROUND, ABOVE & BEYOND: HARM REDUCTION IN THE UNREGULATED DOOF SCENE
Users News sat down with Phill, one of the individuals behind Origins of Entropy, to discuss the role that festival organisers have in reducing harm at their events