The Harm Reduction International Conference traces its history to the first International Conference on the Reduction of Drug-Related Harm, held in Liverpool, England in 1990. In the 35 years since, our conferences have been places of learning and activism but also joy and expression in different forms. Movements aren’t just a political statement. They are also a visual statement, and fashion plays a big part. Fashion tells the world a bit about us, and the way fashion evolves tells us a bit about the world.
“I've always admired the fashion statements of movements (HR and others), as they indeed document the journey through a different, and often unacknowledged, lens. The magic visual journey of the movement. It's such a beautiful journey of expression. The only consistent visual was (and is) its expression through radical fashion. Individual expression to the collective effort; that's a really important aspect of this journey.”
- Barry Zack
As we return to Latin America for the 28th Harm Reduction International Conference in Bogotá, Colombia, we want to look back at the journey of fashion in the harm reduction movement. “SARTORIAL SOLIDARITY: A HARM REDUCTION FASHION ARCHIVE” is a retrospective of the evolution of the harm reduction movement, celebrating the faces and styles that have shaped our global community over the past 35 years – but we need your help!
How to Participate?
Go through your old physical or digital albums and send us your photographs by email to [conference@hri.global] by 16 March 2025.
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*Note: You don’t have to be present at HR25 to take part, anyone can participate!
By submitting a photograph, participants grant permission for their images to be used for promotional purposes by HR25. Photographs could be featured in the conference gallery, website, or physical space during the event in Bogotá.
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