Selene Colburn
@selene_colburn
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writer, choreographer, advocate, activist, harm reductionist & former #vtleg & #btvcc person; #domesticviolence response worker (opinions mine, not employer’s)
Burlington, VT
Joined June 2007
RT @DecrimVermont: Breaking news: A major win for Overdose Prevention Centers in VT as the State Senate votes 21-8 to advance the bill! #ov….
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RT @BrendaForVT: Burlington repetitively says loud and clear that they don't want to criminalize poverty, homelessness and substance use di….
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RT @DecrimVermont: Wow! What start to the #vtleg 2024 session this week: two key House committees voted to support Overdose Prevention Cent….
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The first bill I introduced in the #vtleg back in 2017 (with @BRVermont ) would have authorized #overdosepreventioncenters — I’m so grateful to all the people in the #VT #harmreduction community who have brought us to this place! Let’s go!.
We are so grateful to the #VT Overdose Settlement Advisory Committee’s strong support for funding and legislative action for #overdosepreventioncenters — thank you for your thoughtful listening and deliberation. #vtpoli #vtleg.
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RT @DecrimVermont: Overdose Prevention Centers are soon opening in Rhode Island, progressing in Massachusetts, and operating in NYC. Time f….
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RT @DecrimVermont: #OverdosePreventionCenters save lives. Period. Let the Vermont Opioid Settlement Advisory committee know that this life….
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RT @JustFalko: @joemageebtv @PrisonPolicy For everyone who is asking for the data to support the fact that we charge and lock up black peop….
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RT @luckytran: A wise person once said that you will experience climate change through a series of increasingly wild videos, until you are….
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RT @HarmReduction: Something harm reductionists & people who use drugs continue repeating: Decriminalizing drugs does not lead to more fata….
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RT @MorganGodvin: Measure 110 did not cause an increase in drug overdose. The overdose rate increased nationwide due to fentanyl. Arrest h….
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RT @staterepemma: I am seriously considering running to be the next mayor of Burlington. I’ve watched my community struggle to addresss com….
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RT @davidgoodmanvt: With imminent end of emergency housing, motel resident Brittany Plucas says "homelessness terrifies me.” She joins @Bre….
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RT @vtdigger: A small coalition of lawmakers in the Vermont House is threatening to vote to uphold Gov. Phil Scott’s predicted veto of the….
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RT @alisonturkos: Mylissa’s boyfriend lost his job when he drove her to IL for an abortion. After she went public w/ her story they were os….
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RT @alisonturkos: I agree with this, it's also that communities don't know how to support folks in the accountability process. As a society….
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RT @BrendaForVT: We have the crown for the 2nd highest rate of homelessness in the nation and we will be responding to that by a forced uns….
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I am finally reading Frankenstein and this account is just a Mary Shelley/Frankenstein fan account now.
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RT @Shorttyshorttt: I wont use the term "open air" drug use. It's a rhetorical device meant to divide people who use drugs & are forced to….
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This seems about right 🤣.
Visiting my friend who is the chief of staff for a United States Senator. This is his bedroom.
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