One of the most powerful moments of HR25Bogotá came at the very end.
Anton Basenko closed the HR25 conference with the kind of speech that hits hard and stays with you. His speech was raw, honest and deeply rooted in lived experience. And really, it wasn’t just a speech. It was a demand for justice. A call to centre lived experience and end tokenism in harm reduction, once and for all.
Anton reminded the world that people who use drugs must lead, not be spoken for. No more policies about us without us. No more empty seats at the table. No more compromises.
Couldn’t be there in person? Now’s your chance to catch up. Anton’s closing speech is online and available in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian. Read it, share it, talk about it.