{"id":5740,"date":"2025-01-23T15:17:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T05:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/?p=5740"},"modified":"2025-02-19T07:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:10:14","slug":"aivl-health-and-human-rights-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2025\/01\/aivl-health-and-human-rights-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"AIVL Health and Human Rights Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Margie Randle, SAhrps Peer<br>Plus contributions from the SAhrps team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">What a pleasure it was to have the <a href=\"https:\/\/aivl.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug User League (AIVL)<\/a>&nbsp;AGM and Summit held in Adelaide (9-11 December, 2024). In the past we have gone to Canberra because that\u2019s where the AIVL offices were situated. Much as I like Canberra, we needed somewhere fresh, and Adelaide turned out to be perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When people asked me what to do in their spare time, I said that during the day they should go to the Art Gallery, and in the evening the Botanic Gardens has a glass sculpture exhibition by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au\/chihuly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dale Chihuly<\/a> on. Everyone was so excited to access these amazing places within a five-minute walk. As you may know, going to these AGMs and summits do not leave a lot of spare time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I attended the first and third days, because on Tuesday we were filming at Noarlunga, recording peers talking to service users about their experiences at the NSP. We filmed peers talking to me as well, and to be honest that wasn\u2019t great. I wasn\u2019t in a very good mood, and I think that came across loud and clear! But it must have turned out well in the end because the first photo you see on the AIVL website is one of our clients!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-light-grey-background-color has-background\">&#8220;<em>I always enjoy the atmosphere of AIVL AGM&#8217;s.&nbsp; The lack of judgement, how friendly everybody from all round Australia are, how helpful leaves a most pleasant feeling.&nbsp; It&#8217;s an uplifting environment.<\/em> <em>My favourite was the talk by the Portuguese delegates from Groups of Activists in Treatment.&#8221; \u2013 Penni Moore<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d752934e785&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d752934e785\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Conor-Ashleigh\u00a92024-AIVLsummit-2024-webres-131-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Conor-Ashleigh\u00a92024-AIVLsummit-2024-webres-131-web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Conor-Ashleigh\u00a92024-AIVLsummit-2024-webres-131-web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Discussions in full swing at the &#8220;most relaxing&#8221; AIVL Summit (Connor-Ashleigh via AIVL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the first day of the summit, the Monday, two members from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatportugal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Group of Activists in Treatment (GAT)<\/a> from Portugal, who were supposed to speak, hadn\u2019t arrived but with some reshuffling of speakers who were present, we were ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My favourite part of the day was called \u2018Setting the Scene: What are our asks for the next 5 years?\u2019, which I liked because we worked with each other to talk about what we want and our expectations. This was done in groups, on butcher\u2019s paper, with many heated discussions about what we want and is it even worth writing it down because it will probably never happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-light-grey-background-color has-background\">&#8220;<em>After COVID held us all apart for so long the importance of these events seems even greater \u2013 sharing information and knowledge is a core part of how we can improve our services, helping us provide new information and tools for our community.&#8221; \u2013 Justin<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Everybody wrote down \u2018Respect\u2019: we need to stop discrimination as it physically hurts people and would not be tolerated in any other community. Why is it OK to treat drug users badly? We want the government to stop providing mere lip service to ideas about harm reduction and to actually put more money into real evidence-based harm reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/national-drug-strategy-2017-2026.pdf\">Australian government formulated harm minimisation<\/a> as a central part of its national drug policy in 1998, more than a quarter-century ago (the three pillars of the policy are supply reduction, demand reduction, and harm reduction). But harm reduction gets a mere scraping of the available funding. And peer education is one of the most important aspects of harm reduction, yet the government turns its back on us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"463\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin_20241209_114550-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5787\" style=\"width:463px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin_20241209_114550-web.jpg 463w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Justin_20241209_114550-web-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SAhrps Peer, Justin, presenting at the Summit \u2013 with little &#8216;sidekid&#8217; standing by. (M Randle\/HepSA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018What are our asks?\u2019 will be made in to a document for AIVL and everybody else to work on. Keeping us all connected and on the same page is so very important. We have only ever got anywhere by working in solidarity with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-light-grey-background-color has-background\">&#8220;<em>All attendees got the chance to submit opinions for where AIVL should go from here.\u00a0 The acceptance, equitable input for strategic planning and summaries, combined with the event being in Adelaide, gave me increased feelings of solidarity and keenness to continue to operate with as much positivity as possible in my role.&#8221; \u2013 Penni<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hepatitis SA Peer, Justin, did a presentation about getting a drug user organisation off the ground in South Australia. We&#8217;ve never had one. We have had peer projects and services attached to other organisations, but we have not had one funded by the government to do projects and advocate on its own behalf. What a sterling job Justin did! I was so proud of him because, if it was me, I would be a sweaty, dry-mouthed babbler. It was also interesting to hear from people in other states who didn\u2019t realise SA had never had a drug user organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday night was the cocktail party\u2014these events are where people relax and introduce themselves to each other. It was also <a href=\"https:\/\/aivl.org.au\/celebrating-excellence-inaugural-aivl-network-awards-recipients-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">awards night<\/a>, and it turned out I got the National Peer of the Year award! It was one huge surprise. I did not have a clue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4-web.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4-web.png 609w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4-web-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/4-web-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Margie receives Peer Worker of the Year Award (provided by AIVL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well done Carol and Fiona on getting me to the cocktail party. I just thought they were being pushy or just weird.&nbsp;I am still shocked by this award, but am very grateful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a photo booth, so after a few drinks that was a popular spot to be. It was a balmy night, and I was happy to be outside, beside the pool, watching as the fruit bats took their nightly flight from the Botanic Gardens. I think everybody had a great night. I know I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday came and, if I am honest, I was feeling a bit exhausted. Listening to people presenting all day can be quite difficult. Fortunately, the two delegates from GAT in Portugal had arrived by then and they injected fresh energy into the day with their presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px\">\n<p>&#8220;<em>It\u2019s a great opportunity to be inspired. From the incredible drug checking systems which Queensland, Victoria, the ACT, and soon NSW, have got up and running, despite heavy opposition, to the incredible work done by GAT in Portugal. They show us what is possible when people and organisations come to together to break down the barriers of stigma and discrimination that impact drug users every day.&#8221; \u2013 Justin<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Jo\u00e3o Santa Maria is a peer worker and co-coordinator at GAT, and Malu Salazar is a harm reduction worker and also co-coordinator at GAT. It was interesting to hear from them, as Portugal puts itself forward as a country that treats drug users with some respect and not as criminals. 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Australia could learn a lot from GAT about how to engage with people without making them feel like outcasts. They have a small space that feels welcoming, is brightly painted by the community, and shows no hint of anything medical. In that area people can also smoke, so GAT has access to people who don\u2019t inject. Their \u2018injecting area\u2019 is just a room with a couple of desks and everything that is needed, and there are no staff standing over you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-light-grey-background-color has-background\">&#8220;<em>Highlights for me<\/em> were: <em>Margie being recognised on a national stadium as \u2018Peer Worker of the Year\u2019<\/em>, <em>unveiling the <a href=\"https:\/\/hepatitissa.asn.au\/communitynews\/2024\/12\/introducing-sahrps\/\">new SAhrps<\/a> logo on a national forum and the support\/response from the AIVL membership, and \u201cOne Stop Shop\u2019 for People Who Use Drugs: Peer Led Harm Reduction Service in Lisbon Portugal.&#8221; &#8211; Fiona<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The word \u2018treatment\u2019 in the name Group of Activists in Treatment refers to treatment of hepatitis, STIs, HIV, and tuberculosis, not drug treatment. They get people onto treatment, help people with food and emergency assistance, and advocate for people who use drugs. As an NGO, GAT do a huge amount to promote the right for everyone to access health care, no matter who they are. Jo\u00e3o Santa Maria was a passionate speaker, and even though he was speaking through an interpreter his passion and humour about absurd situations shone through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day ended with everybody very tired but happy. It was so good to hear people say Adelaide was the best, the most relaxing AGM\/Summit they had been to. Everyone was relaxed\u2014and maybe a little hungover from the cocktail party\u2014but there were smiles all around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-light-grey-background-color has-background\">&#8220;<em>It was a great conference which covered aspects of discrimination and human rights, a relaxed environment with loads of information sessions and insights into other NSP sites in the country. I found it inspiring and well worth the time and effort.&#8221; \u2013 Mark<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-light-grey-background-color has-background\">&#8220;<em>It was interesting and informative, really good to meet peers from other orgs and the AIVL team members, hearing about their issues and positive impact. 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