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Brooklyn Bridge Recovery Rally
- Check out photos from the Brooklyn Bridge Rally!
- Media Coverage of Recovery Delegates and the Brooklyn Bridge Rally
On September 27 The Recovery Project was launched in New York, with thousands of people led by Recovery Delegates from each of the states taking off from Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, heading across the Brooklyn Bridge to rally at City Hall Park. Drug court participants and graduates; people newly in recovery; family members; people in long-term recovery; elected and appointed public officials; the many friends of the recovery community all came together to rally and let others know about the reality of recovery. Comedian Mark Lundholm was the Master of Ceremonies and interviewed Recovery Delegates, who have been sharing their stories with local newspapers and television stations as well as at the Recovery Rally, giving hope to others and demonstrating that recovery is working across our nation.
Faces & Voices board chair Carol McDaid addressed the crowd and we used our Advocacy Action Area to register voters, let people know about The Recovery Bill of Rights and get pledges to vote in November. Thanks so much to recovery advocates from the MARS project and others who helped on the Advocacy Action Area.
Faces & Voices joined with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Partnership for a Drug-Free America and other organizations in this important endeavor. The Recovery Project is a new multi-year campaign of A&E Television Networks to generate awareness that addiction is a treatable disease and that recovery is possible.
Media Coverage of Recovery Delegates and the Brooklyn Bridge Rally
- Woman's recovery leads to role in A&E project
Deana Poole, GateHouse News Service, September 25, 2008. - Pardue selected as delegate to Recovery Rally in New York
Jessica Wallace, hattiesburgamerican.com,October 15, 2008. - Former heroin addict espouses respect as
a recovery specialist
Ernesto Portillo, Jr., Arizona Daily Star, September 21, 2008. - Ex-addict now helping others in rehab
Anne T. Denogean, TucsonCitizen.com, September 23, 2008. - Local delegate on road to recovery
Mary McNamee, Daily Local News, October 13, 2008. - Sturgis woman represents addiction recovery community at NYC rally
Wendy Pitlick, Black Hills Pioneer, October 30, 2008. - The Sober Samaritan gives hopes to addicts
Boyce Upholt, Wayne Suburban News, October 16, 2008. - Heart to heart
Wes Smalling, Star Tribune, October 7, 2008. - Vermonter helps addicts recover, raises awareness
Mel Huff, Times Argus, October 8, 2008. - A&E Rallies With Some 5,000 ‘Delegates’ At Brooklyn Recovery Event
Mike Reynolds, Multichannel News, October 4, 2008. - Recovery Rall -- and Voter Registration Drive
NorthEast Two Sprint Society, September 29, 2008.