Citywide Videos
2024- General Election
No more excuses for delay!
The Citizens Assembly and Oireachtas Committe on Drugs have done the work Government asked them to do. We need to end criminalisation of people who use drugs, & reinvest in a Community Development approach to Drugs
2023 - DATF Community Reps Video
Community voices are esential in the response to drugs. The overall objective of having Community Representatives on Drug and Alcohol Task Forces is to ensure that the work of the Task Forces is based on and informed by the reality of drug use and how it impacts on communities and, the need to identify the most appropriate, relevant and timely responses for those communities.
2022 - Community Drugs Project Video
Community Drug Projects provide a range of services and supports to people who use drugs, their families and to the wider community. Watch this video to find out more.
2020: Community activism & partneship with the state - the story to date. A short film dedicated to Fergus McCabe
2018: They see the addiction. They don't see us. Stop the Stigma Campaign
Stigma experienced by people who use drugs prevents many from seeking help and support, making it extremely difficult for people to move beyond their addiction and pushing them into further isolation and danger, according to research underpinning Ireland’s first campaign to address drug related stigma
2014: Citywide produced these short videos to highlight the key issues raised at the Community Campaign meeting held in October 2013
2014: Crime and Punishment: in this video, contributors speak about the link between social disadvantage and community drug problems and look at the harm done to individuals and communities by criminalising people for using drugs.
2014: Community Drug Crisis - Then & Now: looks at how the drugs problem has affected our communities over the years and highlights some of the devastating impacts that are currently being experienced. At the same time as these problems have been developing, resources to projects in disadvantaged areas have been cut by up to 45%
2014: Drug Rehab Projects
These two videos accompany the Citywide DRP consultation document The videos include interviews with DRP project participants and projects leaders. In the first the contributors speak of how Drug Rehabilitation Projects provide Lifelines and Value to participants. This second video covers the support DRPs offer and the opportunities for a future for participants.
2014: Lifelines & Value
2014: Drugs Rehab Projects: Support & Future