VANDU (Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users)

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drug user organization non-profit organization peer-led organization

VANDU (Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users) is a peer-led advocacy and support organization in Vancouver that works to improve the health, rights, and living conditions of people who use drugs, particularly in the Downtown Eastside.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
VANDU (Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users) canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	drug user organization ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ peer-led organization ⓘ
abbreviation	VANDU NERFINISHED ⓘ
activity	peer education ⓘ policy advocacy ⓘ public campaigns ⓘ research collaboration ⓘ street outreach ⓘ support groups ⓘ
advocatesFor	decriminalization of drug use ⓘ harm reduction services ⓘ healthcare access for drug users ⓘ housing rights for drug users ⓘ safer supply ⓘ supervised consumption services ⓘ
city	Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratesWith	harm reduction organizations in Canada ⓘ public health agencies in British Columbia ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
focus	drug user rights ⓘ harm reduction ⓘ housing advocacy ⓘ overdose prevention ⓘ peer support ⓘ public health ⓘ
focusArea	Downtown Eastside of Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusPopulation	marginalized drug users ⓘ people who use drugs ⓘ
foundedIn	1997 ⓘ
foundedInPeriod	1990s ⓘ
fullName	Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOrganizationalModel	member-driven ⓘ peer-run ⓘ
hasPerspective	drug users as experts by experience ⓘ
ideology	harm reduction movement ⓘ
locatedIn	Downtown Eastside NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ
mission	to improve the lives of people who use drugs ⓘ to promote and protect the rights of people who use drugs ⓘ to reduce harms associated with drug use ⓘ
province	British Columbia ⓘ
regionServed	Downtown Eastside of Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ
worksOnIssue	HIV prevention among people who use drugs ⓘ criminalization of drug use ⓘ hepatitis C prevention among people who use drugs ⓘ overdose crisis in British Columbia ⓘ stigma against people who use drugs ⓘ

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Instruction

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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.

Input

Subject: VANDU (Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users)
Description of subject: VANDU (Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users) is a peer-led advocacy and support organization in Vancouver that works to improve the health, rights, and living conditions of people who use drugs, particularly in the Downtown Eastside.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Downtown Eastside → hasOrganization → VANDU (Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users) ⓘ