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Jobs: NAMI GB CAN wants to hire an Outreach and Development Coordinator.

The next NAMI GB CAN meeting is on Thursday September 16th, 2010 at:
Center Club • 31 Bowker Street • Boston, MA
6:30pm-8:30pm free pizza and soda. See Meeting Agenda

NAMI Greater Boston CAN is a grassroots organization of people with lived experience of mental health conditions. We are an affiliate of NAMI-Mass (National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts). We are dedicated to eliminating the suffering caused by mental illness, and to ending the stigma and prejudice experienced by our peers.

We provide support, education, and advocacy for and by people in recovery. NAMI is known as the "Nation's Voice on Mental Illness" and we at GB-CAN believe that voice must be recovery-oriented and value the lived experiences of consumers. You can reach our office by calling: (617) 305-9975.

Join us Saturday September 4th for Lunch & Movie with GB CAN
We are meeting at Mary Chungs Restaurant in Central Square Cambridge at 11:30am Saturday (pay for your own food). Then at 1:30pm we'll meet at the Dunkin Dounts at the Boylston Street green line. GB CAN will pay for movie at nearby AMC Loews Boston Common theatre. It should be a fun day!

Rock Into Recovery

Our helpful GB CAN Webmaster, Todd Lena, is inviting everyone in our community to join us for a wonderful celebration this Fall. Rock Into Recovery will be an occasion with live music, food and fun for everyone involved in recovery including Peers, friends, professionals and family. This will be the first inaugural and event of its kind for greater Boston and we are grateful to be sponsored by The Edinburg Center. The date is Friday October 15th, 2010 from 6PM till 10PM at the Sons of Italy in Arlington, MA. See our Website for more info at www.rockintorecovery.org.

In Memory of Karl Ackerman
A nice page in progress for our former President and Co-founder.

Remembrance Gathering for Our Dear Friend Karl Ackerman [PDF]
Sunday November 14th • 10:30am – 2:30pm
The Boston Resource Center • Ground Floor • 85 E. Newton Street, Boston

FREE COMPUTER CLASSES!!! • Registration Form & Flyer [PDF]
Classes will begin September 15th 2010.
To Be Offered: The Boston Resource Center
Solomon Carter Fuller Building
85 E. Newton Street, Ground Floor
Boston, MA 02118-2340
Classes@BostonResourceCenter.org
HAVE FUN! PREPARE FOR A JOB! WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY!!! No Experience Needed!!!
You will learn to write a RESUME in MICROSOFT WORD
You will be able to get onto FACEBOOK and TWITTER
You will enjoy YouTube and more!!!
We are really excited to offer this computer class, finishing the dream of Karl Ackerman.

GB CAN outside Kelly's at Revere Beach - May 22, 2010. From left to right: Howard, Laurel, Antoine, TJ and friends. Good fun, sandwiches, sodas, football, photos and ice cream.
Contact Laurel or TJ for news about our next beach party. Photo by T. Lena

Share Input with the Disability Law Center (DLC)

• You're invited to provide input directly to the
  Disability Law Center's (DLC, www.dlc-ma.org ) PAIMI priorities
  Wednesday, September 1st 1130am at the Boston Resource Center.
  Join us also at 10:30am for our weekly Introduction.
  The Disabilty Law Center is partly funded by the Federal Government
  to be the protection and advocacy agency for Massachusetts.
  Annually, the DLC asks for input into their priorities. As activists in the peer
  community we want to hear your ideas on what the priorities should .
  Please join us and give your input!
  Howard D. Trachtman, BS, CPS is currently co-chair of the PAIMI Advisory
  Council.  We are currently looking for additional people to serve on the
  advisory council, please contact me for more information.

Visit the Warmline Hotlines today for support at: www.warmline.org

Boston Resource Center Community Resource Guide [PDF]
A directory to various community resources of interest to our members, including health services, housing, food resources, and legal assistance.

Help Support NAMI & Joyce Cooling - Joyce Cooling is a contemporary jazz musician (guitarist, vocalist, song writer) and NAMI advocate based in San Francisco. www.joycecooling.com Joyce has launched a cross-country concert series called, "Music for the Mind," to benefit the local NAMI chapters where she is performing. This Fall Joyce will be performing on Thursday, October 7th at:
Scullers Jazz Club
400 Soldiers Field Rd (at the Doubletree Guest Suites)
Boston, MA 02134
tel and box office: 617-562-4111
website: www.scullersjazz.com
Joyce and band will play two shows at 8:00 & 10:00pm.
More Info about Joyce Cooling (PDF)

DMH funds the Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community, www.MetroBostonRLC.org which operates three resource centers in Metro Boston:
• Boston Resource Center at Boston Medical Center
• Bay Cove's PERC (Peer Education Resource Center)
• Vinfen's Cambridge/Somerville Recovery Learning Center

NAMI GB CAN office is located at the Boston Resource Center and is part of the Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community. We now offer a warmline (peer-listening line) for peers and consumers who need someone to talk to.

What We Do: Advocacy with agencies, legislatures, and policiy makers is an important part of our work.

We aim to:

• Promote the very real possibility of recovery from mental illness for everyone.

• Reduce Stigma of mental illness.

• Improve quality & access to health care.

• Eliminate the use of restrain and seclusion of patients rights.

• Support veteran's recovery.

Two Hats is a networking dinner for people who are now working or are interested in working in peer support. Two Hats meets every second Thursday at 6PM at the Mary Chung's Restaurant, 464 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA. For more info go to www.twohats.org.

See more NAMI GB CAN Groups and Supports


Download our NAMI GB CAN brochure [Word.doc] (April 2010)

Mail can be sent to:
NAMI GB-CAN
Solomon Carter Fuller Bldg, G09
85 E. Newton Street, Ground Floor
Boston, MA 02118