Perry is a social worker and certified chemical dependency counselor born in Columbus, Ohio. As a former daily heroin user and survivor, he co-founded This Must Be the Place as an arts-based resource in the ongoing battle against the overdose crisis.
Morgan is a writer from Portland, Oregon. She founded Beats Overdose, a harm reduction provider for the music and entertainment industry. She is a research associate with Health in Justice Action Lab and a councilmember on Oregon’s decriminalization Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council. She was formerly incarcerated.
Music events feel like one of the last safe, unifying cultural gatherings in a country ravaged by divisions and stresses,…