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Rally for Recovery! 2008
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Campaigns: Highlights from the launch of the HBO "Addiction" project
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It’s truly amazing how recovery community organizations and individual recovery advocates came together around the recent HBO documentary Addiction. In approximately 90 days, the recovery community mobilized in 30 major cities around the country to watch the film and discuss its implications. Not to be outdone or left out, smaller communities also organized events and used the documentary to showcase the power of long-term recovery.
Read about the activities carried out in four cities!
Pictures from these events are coming soon!
Here are some of the impressive statistics of what our efforts were able to achieve:
- 30 major cities hosted large scale premieres with expert panels
- 100 other cities hosted public screenings of the documentary
- 500 house parties were held with over 15,000 people attending
- 50 town hall meetings were held using the documentary and focusing on recovery related issues such as insurance discrimination, restoring the right to vote to ex-offenders and the effectiveness of Recovery Community Support Programs (RCSP)
- The blending together of the prevention, treatment and recovery community
- The development of many new partners who are now supportive of our cause
Read some of the media coverage from different cities hosting events:
'Addiction' House Parties, Screenings Exceed Expectations, Raise Awareness
Bob Curley, Join Together, April 6, 2007
Funding treatment programs can save much pain, greater expenses down the road
Ron Dzwonkowski, Detroit Free Press, March 4, 2007
"Addiction" series to premiere at State House
The Boston Globe, February 22, 2007
TV series to shed light on addiction
Brent Maze, Clanton Advertiser, February 28, 2007
Duquesne shows HBO's 'Addiction' as part of dialogue
Anita Srikameswaran, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 14, 2007
What YOU can do:
The recovery community came together like never before and there is a feeling in the air that public policy change within our reach. How are you and your organization going to continue the momentum? Recovery Month and Rally for Recovery! 2007 is the perfect opportunity to plan an event and advocate for the issues that are so important. Check out our Rally for Recovery! 2007 web page for information on how to get involved. Let’s keep this ball rolling!
For information about how to plan a rally for recovery, email Tom Coderre.
For information on how you can get involved in our HBO project go here.