Alex Sherstobitoff, ANKOR, HOPE
Alex Sherstobitoff lives and works on the unceded territory of the Sinixt, Sylix and Ktunaxa Nations in the West Kootenay/Boundary area of BC. Alex has lived experience with the use of drugs and is working in the field of Harm Reduction since 1999 with ANKORS (AIDS Network, Outreach & Support Society). Alex is involved with drug user organizing and continues to work with, develop and establish local user groups such as REDUN (Rural Empowered Drug Users Network) in Nelson, Trail and a group in Grand Forks H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People Evolve) REDUN’s and HOPE’s biggest identified issues have been the stigma and discrimination that people who use drugs experience in their rural communities. He is a board member of the BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors and works to stop overdoses, blood borne infections and empower people who use drugs to take action regarding their needs and ability to exist in their communities.