Jun 13, 2025: Arc/Hive: Documenting Three Decades of Community, Collective Care, and Crisis at Quaker Meeting House

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Arc/Hive: Documenting Three Decades of Community, Collective Care, and Crisis

(Opioid Crisis Community Archive (OCCA) Event)

Friday, June 13th, 12:00- 3:30 PM

Quaker Meeting House

65 9th Street, SF 94103

Register: tiny.ucsf.edu/613

This is a hands-on event where you can explore archival materials from harm reduction organizations in Northern California—groups that have been on the frontlines of the opioid crisis for decades providing harm reduction education and supplies.

What to Expect

Learn how to launch your own community archiveGet tips on archiving best practicesConnect with peers and share your storiesMeet archivists from the UCSF Opioid Industry Documents Archive (OIDA). OIDA is a digital archive of opioid industry documents that promotes transparency and accountability and serves as a trusted source of information that helps people understand the U.S. opioid overdose crisis.Special Guest: Kochina Rude (he/her) is a Chicana drag queen, harm reduction advocate, vocalist, and emcee born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a queer artist, her work blends activism and performance through punk subculture, drag tradition, and public health. Her talk will center around her work in queer nightlife as a critical site for making harm reduction visible and accessible. Featured Community Archives

HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County (HEPPAC) – OaklandSafer Alternatives thru Networking and Education (SANE) - SacramentoSanta Cruz Needle Exchange - Santa CruzHomeless Youth Alliance (HYA) – San Francisco SF AIDS Foundation (SFAF) – San FranciscoVanguard Lab – San Francisco

Event Sponsors:

UCSF Library & Special Collections • UCSF LGBTQ Resource Center • UCSF Center for Tobacco Control and Education • UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center • UCSF–JHU Opioid Industry Documents Archive (OIDA) • SFSU STS Hub

Accessibility: UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact [email protected] as soon as possible.

Guest Speakers: UCSF endeavors to create greater understanding and supports the exchange of diverse ideas. The views and opinions of guest speakers on campus are their own and may not reflect the perspective of the University.

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