In the fall of 2021 a group of peers from the Mission Overdose Community Action Team (MOCAT) began meeting to talk about issues for people who use/have used substances and the ongoing Provincial Opioid Overdose Health Emergency, more accurately - the illicit drug poisoning crisis killing seven British Columbians every day.
 

We met weekly, created a name for the group, mission statement and values, and held rallies and education events. In January of 2023, we incorporated as a non-profit organization. We join many other advocacy groups in the province with a long history of advocating for evidence-based policy, implementing life-saving harm reduction strategies, and changing community attitudes for the better.

 

We invite people with lived/living experience to join us. We gather to support each other, plan and lead community projects to realize these goals: Safety, Advocacy, Friendship, Experience, and Education.