Recovery WG Co-Director Rebecca Jordan-Young Participated in “Recovery in Practice” Conference
Recovery Working Group co-director Rebecca Jordan-Young (Ann Whitney Olin Professor and Chair at Barnard College) participated in the Heyman Center's “Recovery In Practice” conference.
Professor Jordan-Young moderated a conversation with frontline harm reduction workers, community activists, and researchers about the failings of the war on drugs and the function that comprehensive harm reduction, robust multi-pathway recovery supports, and innovative social science research can work to repair and replace the tired criminal justice-focused paradigm.
Paige West and John Aini Awarded Grants to Continue Work With Indigenous Communities
Paige West and her longtime-collaborator from Papua New Guinea, John Aini, received two major grants to continue their work with Indigenous communities in New Ireland.
Paige West and her long-time collaborator from Papua New Guinea, John Aini, received two major grants in support of their project “Deepening socio-spiritual and socio-ecological practice in Papua New Guinea.” These grants allow them to continue to work with 23 Indigenous communities in New Ireland. The two foundations who provided these funds wish to remain anonymous. West and Aini have also received a grant from the Azimuth World Foundation for their project "Lovangai Island Green Belt" which supports their work with twelve villages on Lovangai Island in mapping their sea and land rights for a court case focused on Indigenous sovereignty. For more information, click here.