Join your neighbors to watch and discuss with experts and community leaders the crucial sixth episode of the award winning Philly D.A. docu-series.

Opioid addiction affects over 1 million people in the US and Philadelphia is one of the cities hit hardest by this public health crisis. Many cities are adopting harm reduction practices like free needle exchange or offering free Narcan kits and training to prevent overdose. But can these practices alone keep a neighborhood safe? We’ll talk about what resources exist, what resources are needed, and the role of police and the legal system in addressing the crisis.

Episode 6 synopsis (watch clip) : Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sanchez guides Krasner through the politics of Kensington, the neighborhood at the center of the heroin and violence epidemics as crime continues to rise.

Other episodes of the series, also paired with community conversations, will screen throughout our library system:

• A full series overview is available on our blog
• Tickets are free, but please RSVP on Eventbrite