EP. 2 — “Policy Kills. Solidarity Saves.” Featuring Kayla Hagerty

EP. 2 — “Policy Kills. Solidarity Saves.” Featuring Kayla HagertyIn Episode 2 of Hamilton Unfiltered, Cam sits down with researcher, community organizer, and harm reduction advocate Kayla Hagerty for a raw conversation about addiction, homelessness, public policy, and the realities unfolding on the streets of Hamilton.As the founder of the Solidarity Alliance of People Who Use Drugs, Kayla brings both lived experience and academic insight into a discussion that challenges stigma and questions how our systems respond to people in crisis.From frontline outreach and mutual aid efforts to the overdose crisis and the human impact of failed policy, this episode explores the gap between public perception and what’s actually happening on the ground.Kayla also opens up about personal loss, survival, and why dignity, community, and compassion have to be at the center of real change.This is a conversation about accountability, humanity, and the voices too often left out of the rooms where decisions are made.🎙 Recorded live. New episodes every Monday.