top of page
00F4D346-EDFB-4168-83D6-5903D6D27BA7_1_105_c.jpeg

Get Involved

Join SAPWUD's mailing list and receive event updates

About SAPWUD

The Solidarity Alliance of People Who Use Drugs is a grassroots, mutual aid and community support group for people who use drugs. Student activists from Carleton University founded the group in memory of the lives lost to so-called Canada's drug toxicity crisis in an effort to bring awareness to and fight back against the government's failure to support people who use drugs.

This project is looking to invite and include people with lived experience, who currently or have formerly use(d) drugs, people in the social services field, as well as other activists and community members, to:
- Participate in social media callouts for funding and donations of survival supplies
- Help to distribute donations
- Host and/or attend virtual or in-person group meetings to address community needs in so-called Ottawa.

The mission of this group is to counter colonial, prohibitionist, anti-drug laws through trauma-informed, harm reduction education and practices, and to meet the needs of our community with a nothing about us, without us approach. #SAPWUD

LOGO BY @esotodanseco

See SAPWUD in Action

See SAPWUD in Action

Upcoming Events

  • International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil
    International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil
    Thu, Aug 31
    Dundonald Park
    Aug 31, 2023, 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
    Dundonald Park, 516 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON K1R 5J9, Canada
    Aug 31, 2023, 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
    Dundonald Park, 516 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON K1R 5J9, Canada
    Dundonald Park (516 Somerset St W, Ottawa) from 8 pm to 10 pm on August 31st, 2023
  • HELP FEED THE STREETS
    HELP FEED THE STREETS
    Sun, Mar 05
    159 Rideau St
    Mar 05, 2023, 11:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
    159 Rideau St, 159 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5X4, Canada
    Mar 05, 2023, 11:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
    159 Rideau St, 159 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5X4, Canada
    JOIN US FREE FOOD AND CLOTHING DRIVE FOR THE STREETS | WHEN? MARCH 5th @ 11:30 AM - 6:30 PM | WHERE? Zesty Market (159 Rideau St)
  • Valentine’s Day 4 The Streets
    Valentine’s Day 4 The Streets
    Tue, Feb 14
    159 Rideau St
    Feb 14, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
    159 Rideau St, 159 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5X4, Canada
    Feb 14, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
    159 Rideau St, 159 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5X4, Canada
    Come spread the love with the Solidarity Alliance of People Who Use Drugs alongside Ziggy Haile this Valentine's Day. We're hosting another FREE food and clothing drive for folks living precariously housed in downtown Ottawa.
  • SUPPORTING FREE DONATION EVENT
    SUPPORTING FREE DONATION EVENT
    Sun, Feb 05
    Zesty Market
    Feb 05, 2023, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Zesty Market, 159 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5X4, Canada
    Feb 05, 2023, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    Zesty Market, 159 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5X4, Canada
    We will again be distributing clothing, winter gear and hygiene products to precariously housed folks in the Downtown area with our friend Ziggy Haile, who goes by @gangsterapu. We will be meeting Sunday Feb 5 2023 @ 11 am at Zesty Market (159 Rideau Street). We hope to see you there!
bottom of page