The Mission Overdose Community Action Team (MOCAT) in collaboration with Moms Stop The Harm (MSTH), and support from the city of Mission – Social Development, host Community Connect – an evening of information on the state of the illicit drug poisoning epidemic and conversation on how we as a community can make an impact. The event takes place on November 8 at 6pm at the Clarke Theatre, 33700 Prentis Avenue, Mission and includes a soup supper.

The evening includes Keynote speakers Leslie McBain, a co-founder of MSTH, who lost her only child, Jordan Miller, to a drug overdose in 2014, will speak about MSTH, Safer Supply and Drug Policy. There will be a screening of the video Building Hope: Substance Use in the Trades video project, highlights the stories of four men speaking to their colleagues about their own experiences and how to stay safe.

For more information, contact MOCAT Coordinator Kat Wahamaa at: stopoverdosemission@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/812998859921785

Registration for this FREE event is at Eventbrite www.eventbrite.ca/e/connect-community-forum-tickets-441643697187