Episode 30: What Is Harm Reduction? ft. Al from Bluestockings NYC

This week we are joined by our comrade Al from Bluestockings NYC, New York’s only queer, trans & sex worker owned bookstore– located in the Lower East Side in Manhattan! We talk about Bluestockings’ important role in providing a safe community space for a variety of individuals and groups, and Al educates us on the ins and outs of harm reduction– how to spot an overdose, the origins of fentanyl and other new drugs on the scene, and larger structural critiques of drug policy. We also discuss their sex work and what it was like opening up to people about that work. You can follow Al on instagram @afloweroftheuniversYou can follow Bluestockings on instagram @bluestockingsnyc or visit their website: www.bluestockings.com to learn more and donate.You can visit and browse their book selection, pick up harm reduction and safe sex supplies, and drop off food for their free store at 116 Suffolk Street, New York, NY 10002Check out our website: www.unapologetictawk.com Subscribe & watch the episode on Youtube: youtube.com/@UnapologeticTawkPodcast?si=dxnIvfV5Jaivqg6- Follow the podcast on socials:Instagram: @unapologetictawk Tik Tok: @unapologetictawkFollow Relly: @rellyrebel Follow Dimez: @dimez_cartierFollow Rudy: @shacqealRudy is the creator of Blacksky, an algorithm to connect Black users on Bluesky and the basis for other community algorithms on BlueskyFollow Rudy on BlueskyRudy also created Papertree.earth, a joint bank account for community groups to collectively manage finances.We The People NYC is a community-led mutual aid group that runs a hot food & clothes distro every Thursday @ 1PM on the corner of Fulton & Nostrand in Bed-Stuy , every Saturday @ 1PM on 125th Street & Lexington Ave in Harlem, and Monday @ 4pm at Tompkins Square Park.Check out more info at wethepeople.nyc or @wethepeople_nyc on InstagramJoin the Stonewall Was A Riot! Movement every Thursday starting at 7pm at the Stonewall Inn to march for Black youth specifically Black LGBTQIA+ liberation. Tap in on Instagram: @stonewall.wasariot !!!