The Recovery Bill of Rights
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Rally for Recovery! 2008
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Training Corner: Our Stories Have Power...A Media Workshop for Recovery Advocates
About Catherine Rush
Catherine Rush is a direct descendant of Dr. Benjamin Rush, the first American physician to acknowledge alcoholism as a disease and a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. While it took the AMA almost two hundred years to accept his declaration, Catherine’s family continued to experience first-hand the power of addiction and its devastating effects. Catherine put down her last drink six months before it was legal for her to pick one up. That was over 25 years ago. A strong believer in education and advocacy as a means toward prevention, early intervention and successful recovery, she proudly sits on the board of the Johnson Institute.
A theatre professional by trade, Catherine works as a writer, actor, producer and translator of theatre and film. She acts in both New York City and regional theatre while her plays have been seen in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. Catherine has presented papers at universities and academic conferences throughout the United States on the translation of Shakespeare into American Sign Language. She received her bachelor’s degree at the age thirty-eight from Yale University, Phi Beta Kappa. She is a member of the Actors Equity Association, the American Federation for Television and Radio Artists and the Dramatists Guild of America.