Welcome to the Team: Sloane Ferenchak

As part of our #WeLoveConsent program, DanceSafe is welcoming Sloane Ferenchak as a resident expert contractor! Sloane has provided services to DanceSafe as an intern for the #WeLoveConsent program since 2018, creating educational materials, designing the soon-to-be released Bystander Intervention Training Program, assisting in the planning of outreach events, and writing #WLC toolbox series blog posts. Sloane has also been a panel member on the intersections of consent, sex, and substance use at international drug war conferences on #WLC’s behalf. Sloane has volunteered with DanceSafe since early 2018.  Sloane first became involved in harm reduction at Boston University when she joined...

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Why Does DanceSafe Release Test It! Alerts?

By: Rachel Clark, Programs & Communications Coordinator Greetings, DanceSafers! As many of you know, we routinely release Test It! Alerts that detail the appearance, location, and contents of adulterated drugs around the country based on Erowid’s DrugsData Project and community-submitted entries. We believe that this information on its own is useful and important - however, we also want to ensure that our community understands the true purpose of these alerts, which is more than simply being aware of the current nature of the drug market.    Why does DanceSafe release alerts?  Test It! Alerts are not intended to indicate that a certain form of...

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DanceSafe partners with Rave Scout Cookies to bring harm reduction education to underrepresented underground communities

DanceSafe National has teamed up with Rave Scout Cookies to release the First Aid + Survival Guideline handbook and the live-stream of digital events, which will feature harm reduction tips for various popular recreational substances, including anecdotal accounts from DanceSafe leaders and others in the community. The now-and-again publication will also explore a broad spectrum of topics related to marginalized underground rave heritage and subculture. The current edition of the handbook discussed GHB use, harm reduction tips, and ways the popular party drug is being stigmatized in the scene. Rave Scout Cookies is a multimedia underground electronic music platform devoted...

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