The Anonymous People – Film Screening and Discussion
The Anonymous People is a feature
documentary film about the more than 23 million Americans living in long-term
recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
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.
The moving
story of The Anonymous People is told
through the faces and voices of citizens, leaders, volunteers, corporate
executives, public figures, and celebrities who are laying it all on the line
to save the lives of others just like them. This passionate new public recovery
movement aims to transform public opinion, engage communities and elected
officials, and finally shift problematic policy toward lasting solutions.
UNH campus can be part of
the conversation! Join us for a screening of The Anonymous People that will be followed by a discussion with Brian Miller, LICSW, MLADC, UNH Social Work Program; Sandi Coyle, MS, NH Bureau for Drug and Alcohol Services; Dean Lemire, BA, '10 UNH, Bonfire Recovery Services; and additional members from the local recovery community.
Learn more about alcohol
and other drugs and the resources available at UNH >>
Sponsored
by Health Services, S.A.F.E. Peer Education and the UNH Department of Social Work