Waves of Awareness

On August 31, 2024, Ohio’s largest Overdose Awareness event will be held in Cleveland’s Public Square. The evening will begin with a Memorial Video from the main stage at 5:00 p.m. accompanied by the ringing of the church bells. A program will follow featuring public officials, community speakers, and the DEA Family Summit.

Up to 60 community providers from across Northern Ohio, including In Harmony Therapeutic Services, will be onsite to provide resources, harm-reduction, and valuable information. This includes mobile units from MetroHealth, the Greater Cleveland Transit Authority, NORA, University Hospital Project Dawn, and Project White Butterfly. There will be opportunities for guests to create memorial flags, pillows and rocks, and sign the large 16’ Memorial Banner that will be hung throughout the year on the Stella Maris campus. Food trucks, music, yoga and meditation exercises will be provided.

The event concludes at dusk with a candlelight “Walk of Remembrance” and a “Light Up Cleveland” event illuminating Public Square, Terminal Tower and Progressive Field in purple lights.