The event will last most of the day; previous versions have drawn hundreds.
Volunteers place one of 17 banners, each with the faces of 150 victims to addiction, at an Opioid awareness event takes place on the steps of the state capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, 2022. Mark Pynes | pennlive.
It will feature large photo montages showing the faces of fatal overdose victims, with the goal of highlighting their best qualities and impacts on their families, while also helping survivors realize they’re not alone, and shouldn’t endure isolation or shame over their loss. It will take place on the front steps of the Capitol at 501 N. Third St., Harrisburg. Given the length of the event, people typically bring lawn chairs. Previous versions of the event have drawn hundreds.
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