FIRST-EVER UK RECOVERY MARCH
"Celebrating our right to be happy joyous and free!"
FIRST-EVER UK RECOVERY MARCH HAPPENED ON SATURDAY!
What: Rally
Date: 26 September at 6pm
Host: Sharp Liverpool and Spider Project Start
Where: Liverpool
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From Addiction Today, July issue...
JOIN THE RECOVERY MARCH ON 26 SEPTEMBER
Action on Addiction recently hosted a seminar presented by Bill White, a leading advocate of recovery communities. Jacquie Johnston-Lynch of Sharp Liverpool was so “enamoured and motivated” by White’s work that she has begun practical steps of developing a vibrant recovery community in Liverpool. This is coming to fruition this year.
“Liverpool has a huge treatment system which offers huge choice. This sometimes has its drawbacks as it is hard to navigate, but its strength is that there are now real options on the table for people,” she explained.
“Organisations such as Park View, Spider, Independence Initiatives, Alternatives and Together Women all offer great services – so much so, that it is now recognised that Liverpool is leading the way in terms of what has been described by National Treatment Agency regional director Mark Gilman as a ‘recovery revolution’.”
The fellowships of Narcotics and Cocaine Anonymous are growing at a rapid rate in Liverpool, even faster than in London, per head of population. Sharp Liverpool’s building is home to over 20 meetings a week outside of treatment programme hours.
I can't make it over, but I hope it goes well!
Posted by: Gerry Dorrian | August 19, 2009 at 01:19 PM
Thanks for the inspiration!
In Excess TV and The Addiction Recovery Foundation, publisher of Addiction Today, will be working with many organisations to hold a Recovery Rally in Westminster, in May 2010, to coincide with the UK/European Symposium on Addictive Disorders - and the General Election.
Posted by: Deirdre Boyd, George Williams | August 30, 2009 at 10:45 AM
WOW Guys Fantastic! see you all at both and hope to see you all too at the second national recovery March in Edinburgh (sept) 2010. Perhaps London could host 2011?
Posted by: Annemarie Ward | August 31, 2009 at 11:53 PM
I WAS IN LIVERPOOL AND THE PUBLIC AND CARERS SUPPORTING US .....AND GEOGRE FROM INEXCESS HAD US CHANTING " ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE US A CHANCE " TO THE TUNE OF JOHN LENNON SONG GIVE PEACE A CHANCE .... MAGIC!
Posted by: tony | September 27, 2009 at 02:41 PM
I've participated in a number of marches and rallies in the past where I've always been demonstrating against some injustice that I saw happening in the world. Although worthwhile causes, I never felt wholeheartedly connected to them as I did marching for recovery last night in Liverpool. For once I was celebrating my life and others in recovery rather than fighting it and everything else that I saw going wrong in the world. It was truly a liberating experience and the connection I felt with people last night will stay with me for a long time.
Posted by: Phil Hughes | September 27, 2009 at 06:43 PM
WELL SOME OF THE NTA COULD NOT MAKE IT ?
ALL I CAN SAY IS
" KEEP COMING BACK!"
AND WATCH THE MIRACLE......
IT'S ALL A PROCESS.......
"Expectations are premeditated resentments."
WE HAVE MEETNG LISTS..?
YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST TO STRUGGLE WITH CHANGE
THERE'S MILLONS OF US ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Posted by: tony | September 28, 2009 at 12:42 AM