Harm Reduction Saturdays at People’s Park were days of respite, when the park’s existing community flourished. Beginning in 2020 and continuing until the Saturday before the park was walled off by UC Berkeley, groups such as the Berkeley Outreach Coalition reached hundreds of houseless individuals with harm reduction supplies. The supplies included everything from injection tools and alcohol wipes provided by the Berkeley Needle Exchange to rain ponchos, handwarmers and food. ✍️: Swasti Singhai 📸: Theo Wyss Flam #ucberkeley #dailycal #peoplespark