Events

AIVL hosts a variety of online and in-person events.

Past Events

Webinar: From Points to Plants. Practical Care for People & our Planet

The drug user movement and environmental activism share more in common than you think. This Earth Day, join us for a peer-led conversation about how people who use drugs can contribute to environmental protection.

22 Apr 2026

Webinar: Ageing as a Women Who Uses Drugs

This International Women’s Day, join community leaders for a conversation about ageing as women who use drugs. We’ll explore the caring responsibilities of women across the lifecourse, experiences of perimenopause, balancing work and health, and how drug use can change at different stages of life.

11 Mar 2026

Webinar: Putting People Who Use Drugs in Jail Is a Social Justice Failure

Join our panel discussion of people with lived experience of incarceration to discuss the central idea that people who use drugs deserve care, not incarceration.

20 Feb 2026

Peer Workforce & Harm Reduction Summit (Open Day)

AIVL's 2025 summit will focus on the peer workforce and harm reduction, and will be held in Perth, Western Australia.

31 Oct 2025

Webinar: International Overdose Awareness Day

For International Overdose Day 2025, AIVL brought together an expert panel to discuss GHB use and overdose response, nitazenes, novel benzos and the role of early warning systems in Australia.

29 Aug 2025

Webinar: World Hepatitis Day - Peers to the Front

For World Hepatitis Day 2025 AIVL brought together an all-peer panel to discuss the critical role of peer leadership in Australia's response to Hepatitis C.

28 Jul 2025

Webinar: Is Drug Use Stigma Torture

In this webinar, experts explore how the stigma experienced by people who use drugs can amount to torture and a violation of human rights under international law.

18 Jun 2025

Webinar: International Harm Reduction

In this webinar we explore how Australia can better uphold the health and human rights of people who use drugs both at home and globally.

14 May 2025

Webinar: Women & Nonbinary People Who Use Drugs Should Be Included in Feminism

In this webinar we reflect on the historical exclusion of women who use drugs from traditional feminist spaces and advocacy.

10 Apr 2025

Webinar: People Who Use Drugs Make Excellent Parents

In this webinar, our speakers challenged harmful discrimination, broke down the evidence, and explored the real stories behind the stigma.

20 Feb 2025

Health and Human Rights Summit - Advancing the Wellbeing of People Who Use Drugs

This three-day event brought together AIVL Member Organisations, Affiliate Members, partners, and allies to engage in presentations, workshops, and panel discussions focused on the health and human rights of people who use drugs.

09 Dec 2024

Webinar: Understanding and Responding to People Who Use Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs

Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs (PIEDs) are the fastest growing drug category reflected in NSP statistics across Australia.

16 Oct 2024

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