The Anonymous People
When: Wednesday,
April 6, 2016
7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Where: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room
Cost: Free!
Description: THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE is a feature documentary film about the over 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. Deeply entrenched social stigma have kept recovery voices silent and faces
hidden for decades. The vacuum has been filled with sensational mass media depictions of people with addiction that perpetuate a lurid fascination with the dysfunctional side of what is a preventable and treatable health condition. Just like women with breast cancer, or people with HIV/AIDS, a grass roots social justice movement is emerging. Courageous addiction recovery advocates have come out of the shadows and are organizing to end discrimination
and move toward recovery-based solutions.
Sponsored by LiveWell:Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness; Counseling Center; Peer Health Educators; Young People in Recovery
hidden for decades. The vacuum has been filled with sensational mass media depictions of people with addiction that perpetuate a lurid fascination with the dysfunctional side of what is a preventable and treatable health condition. Just like women with breast cancer, or people with HIV/AIDS, a grass roots social justice movement is emerging. Courageous addiction recovery advocates have come out of the shadows and are organizing to end discrimination
and move toward recovery-based solutions.
Sponsored by LiveWell:Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness; Counseling Center; Peer Health Educators; Young People in Recovery
Contact:
LiveWell: Office of Health Education, Promotion, & Wellness 508.910.6965 http://www.umassd.edu/livewell
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