Welcome!

outreach, advocacy, education and support

About ​Us

shackles and cage

rankle and rage;

roots bestow bonfires below.

cedars cease

decay and rot; revive and release

evergreen atop.

-Leanne Myggland- Carter

We are a Harm Reduction Alliance based in ​Amiskwacîwâskahikan, (Edmonton) on Treaty Six ​Territory.

Our director at Cedar Vex. Ed has post secondary education in Addiction Counselling and ​years of frontline harm reduction experience. We want to share our raw experiences in ​teaching and be an outreach agent you can rely on.

What is Harm Reduction?

Harm reduction is used to decrease negative consequences of recreational drug use and ​sexual activity without requiring abstinence.

Harm reduction is exactly what it sounds like: reducing the harm associated with using drugs ​through a variety of public health interventions. But the concept relies on more than these ​tools and begins, at the most fundamental level, with recognizing that all people deserve ​safety and dignity. It does not treat drug use as a moral failing. -Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ​School of Public Health

Our Social Media goal is to provide accurate up to date, and direct resources and knowledge ​for everybody! Catch us posting every day on Facebook and Instagram!

We ourselves are a resource for you too! We take part in Community Outreach and provide ​trainings and personalized interactive presentations for you and your business.

What ​We ​Offer

With Cedar Vex. ED

we offer a wide range of educational opportunities for ​everyone! Our representatives are extremely dedicated to ​providing authentic, raw, first hand insight to all we can. Our ​goal is to empower you with knowledge and confidence by ​providing a totally personalized presentations, trainings, and ​hand held resources for you.

We love a challenge! Please either leave it all to us or let us ​know all your creative ideas!

Places we know can benefit from our services:

Libraries, Leisure Centers, Malls, Elementary Schools, High Schools, ​Universities /Colleges, Community Events/ Pop- Ups, Markets, ​Media Launches, Conversation Panels, Advocacy Rallies

mpact Centers, Community Hubs, Fast Food Chains, Non-For Profit ​Collabs, League Meetings, Restaurants, Assemblies, Churches, ​Theatre Groups, Anywhere!

Inspiration Sampler

Presentations:

-Harm Reduction 101

-Breaking Down Specific Harm Reduction

-What is Paraphernalia?

-Substance Use Indicators

-How weather affects Vulnerable People

-Breaking down “Substances”

-Trauma Informed Language

-How to Support our Vulnerable Community Members

-LGBTQ+ Harm Reduction

-LGBTQ+ History of Substance Use and Systemic Oppression

-Canada’s Houslessness

-Indigenous Houselessness and Shelters

-Explaining Addiction

-Harm Reduction and Festivals/ Raves

-What is Naloxone Injection/ Spray

-What are Opioids?

-Self care and Boundaries( Support Worker Support)

-Edmonton or any Specific City Resources

-Family Intervention

Trainings:

-Naloxone Training

(Responding to Drug Poisonings)

Hands On, Naloxone to Keep

Community Events:

-Festivals

-Pop- Up Events

-Concerts

-Farmer’s Markets

-Block Parties

-EDM Shows

-Workshops

-Drag Shows

Work ​with Us

Email Us or Give Us a Call!

-Reach out if you have any comments or ​questions

-If you want to collaborate online or at a ​community event/ Pop-up

-If you want us to come in free of ​charge/donations and provide a ​personalized presentation/training

Stay ​Tuned

There is lots to come

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