Saturday, August 23, 2008

--RECOVERY MONTH 2008--


ORGANIZING ACHIEVEMENTS
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Released the first ever “Recovery Bill of Rights,” used in campaigns to empower people seeking recovery and their family members to get the help they need
Launched Online Advocacy Action Center to inform recovery advocates about current issues and to make activism easier than ever
Organized a National Call-In Day the day before the House voted to pass the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, generating over 3,500 phone calls to Capitol Hill
Organized media, letter writing and call-in campaign to VH1 to protest the portrayal of people with addiction on “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”

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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY ACHIEVEMENTS
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Launched Addiction Recovery Insurance Equity Campaign to end health insurance discrimination against people with addiction
Launched Recovery Voices Count, the organization’s 2008 Recovery Community Civic Engagement campaign to register voters, educate candidates and get-out-the-vote
Organized New Hampshire Presidential Town Hall Meeting to educate voters and encourage candidates to adopt recovery-friendly public policies
Waged a successful 2006 campaign to restore federal funding for the Recovery
Community Services Program
Secured partial repeal of the ban on federal financial aid to students with drug convictions in coalition with allied organizations.

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~http://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/pdf/Publications/LGI_Achievements.pdf
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~http://www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/

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