Affiliate Meeting Agenda

NAMI Greater Boston Consumer Affiliate/Advocacy Network (NAMI GB CAN) Meeting agenda

Next NAMI GB CAN meeting is on Thursday, February 16th

Location: Center Club, 31 Bowker Street, Boston, MA 02114
Right around the corner from the Haymarket MBTA
FREE PIZZA & SODA served at 6:30pm
Meeting is scheduled to end at 8:30PM but sometimes we end closer to 9:00pm
Please feel free to leave when you need to.

Web: www.namigbcan.org
Email: info@namigbcan.org
Phone: (617) 626-8691
Howard's cell if lost (617) 312-6165

NAMI GB CAN Office
25 Staniford Street, Plaza Level
Erich Lindemann Mental Health Center
Boston, MA 02114

Agenda Items for 2/16/12

1. Brief Introductions

2. NAMI GB-CAN Meeting Preamble

3. Agenda review and approval

4. Welcome Carrie Keeler new GBCAN outreach and development coordinator

5. What does NAMI GB CAN and NAMI Massachusetts do?
Support, Education, Advocacy; sponsorship of Linda Sexton talk & Cambridge Masquerade fundraiser

6. NAMI Walks May 12, 2012 update

7. Metro Boston Recovery Learning Community Updates

8. Karen Reedy from NAMI Massachusetts talks about NAMI Connection support group
program, distributes applications and takes questions

BREAK: Talk to Karen individually, sign up new and renewing members, clean up


9. MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION: recent legislative activity

10. Brief Announcements of Upcoming Events

11. Schedule social events, Opening doors to the arts update

12. input to Board of directors

13. Items of interest to any member

14. Adjournment and more cleanup

PREAMBLE

We are here to help erase stigma in constructive ways, to defend and
develop the rights of those with psychiatric disabilities, and to
support each other as members of NAMI GB-CAN.

We listen with empathy and compassion.

We respect each other, though we may disagree.

We refrain from using alcohol or street drugs during the meeting.

We agree to talk only when recognized by the chairperson.

Howard D. Trachtman, BS, CPS
Co-Founder and Executive Director
NAMI GB CAN
c/o Solomon Carter Fuller DMH
GROUND FLOOR
85 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118
www.NAMIGBCAN.ORG
info@namigbcan.org
Home/office (781) 642-0368
GBCAN (617) 626-8694, (617) 305-9976
cell 617 312 6165

• Download our NAMI GB CAN Brochure [PDF]