Performed by Riley Buck, tenor, and Jared Agee, piano. Libertango, by Astor Piazzolla, arranged by Jeff Scott.UMKC Conservatory students perform for the Shining a Light Concert at UMKC Libraries. This concert is supported by the UMKC Libraries Elizabeth Noble Fund. The Shining a Light Collection was founded in 2020 with 55 scores and has grown to include over 170 composers and over 800 musical works. We invite you to this one hour concert and reception to hear fresh, new music performed by up-and-coming musicians. The concert includes selections from the UMKC Music/Media Library’s Shining a Light Collection, 21st century music from underrepresented composers. Register below for updates and reminders. 10, 2023.Join us for the UMKC Libraries’ Shining a Light Concert, featuring performances by UMKC Conservatory students on Tuesday, Apfrom 6-7 p.m. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. It will not and it will not end well on its own."Įby said the government's safe supply and decriminalization focus is "really about keeping people alive so they can access treatment." "Their focus is on publicly supplied drugs and decriminalization of hard drugs, believing that is somehow going to result in better outcomes. ![]() "I've been told by emergency workers this can happen three times in a single day or more."įalcon said the NDP government's plan must extend beyond decriminalization. "It's obvious to me we need to do things better in terms of responding to people who are overdosing multiple times in a day," he said. He said he supports legislation permitting limited use of involuntary treatment for vulnerable youth and adults at risk of harm and facilities with psychiatric and medical supports.Įby said the government is reviewing the issue of involuntary care and is aiming to find a balance where people get the help they need in times of crisis. The fact we as a society have somehow decided it's OK to leave people on the streets to be exploited and abused, recognizing they are not at this moment in their lives capable of making decisions in their own best interest is a travesty that's got to change." "Every day we see people on the street who are somebody's parent or sibling or child. "I never want to hear of anyone that is not seeking treatment because of the barrier of cost," said Falcon. "We can do better, but it's about focusing on rolling up our sleeves and getting down to the hard work of implementing change that's going to deliver different results."įalcon's plan includes free access to addiction treatment and recovery, the building of five regional addiction recovery centres where people can stay for up to one year and designated living units inside correctional centres for addiction treatment for inmates. "We cannot become inured to the fact every year we just keep having record levels of overdose deaths," he said at a news conference. The government is too focused on decriminalizing hard drugs like fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crystal meth and not investing enough in education and treatment, said Falcon. ![]() last year.Īt least 11,171 deaths have been attributed to illicit drug toxicity since the public health emergency was declared in April 2016, she said.įalcon said B.C.'s current plan isn't working and announced a proposal to spend $1.5 billion over three years, if elected, to overhaul addiction services in B.C. The overdose crisis debate is expected to continue through the spring as the government highlighted in its throne speech its work on a model of addictions care that moves people from detox to treatment.ī.C.'s Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe recently reported 2,272 toxic drug overdose deaths in B.C. "They were a government that cut those supports and to have them say, 'Look, this is an emergency and we need to be investing more in treatment.' I welcome that. "It's a shift in position for them and, frankly, a welcome one," he said. Liberals are now saying that the government and public should increase investment in public mental health and addiction treatment," Eby said Friday at a news conference. Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon opened the spring sitting of the legislature this week slamming the New Democrat government's approach to mental health and addictions treatment as an "utter failure," prompting a complimentary response from Eby. He says he welcomes a consensus that more needs to be done about an emergency that has cost more than 11,000 lives. Premier David Eby says he doesn't mind being told his government's approach to the toxic drug and overdose crisis is too narrow and doomed to fail - he disagrees, but at least it shows his critics are engaged in the crucial discussion.
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