Alliance Alert: Our Alliance is very pleased to provide finalized details about our extraordinary program and presenter lineup at this year’s Annual Conference, entitled “Unbreakable! Harnessing Our Power, Building Our Resilience, Inspiring Hope and Courage”, to be held from September 29-Oct. 1st at the Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center in Callicoon, NY. We are just a few weeks out from the Conference and rooms are filling up so register today at Please use the following links to register today for the conference and for Villa Roma lodging and meals.
Today, we are very excited tohighlight the pioneering contributions of Ruth Lowenkron, a featured speaker on several panels:
FIGHTING FOR OUR RIGHTS AS IF OUR LIVES DEPENDED ON IT!
Leah Harris, Independent Journalist; Vesper Moore, COO, Kiva Centers; Vanessa Ramos, Senior Advisor, Disability Rights California; Ruth Lowenkron, Director of the Disability Justice Program, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest; Harvey Rosenthal, CEO, Alliance for Rights and Recovery; Moderator: Laura Van Tosh, Board Chair, aves-Mental Health (formerly Global Mental Health Peer Network)
and
LITIGATION, LEGISLATION AND REPRESENTATION
Ruth Lowenkron, Director of the Disability Justice Program, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest; Heather Simms, Deputy Director, and Anne Thieling, Chief Operating Officer, Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey; Elena Kravitz, Senior Advocate/Investigator Disability Rights New Jersey; Vanessa Ramos, Senior Advisor, Disability Rights California. Moderator: Luke Sikinyi, Vice President for Public Policy, Alliance for Rights and Recovery

Please use the following links to register today for the conference and for Villa Roma lodging and meals.
We are in the midst of contacting scholarship awardees!
We’re excited to announce the launch of our official online store—your one-stop shop for
exclusive Annual Conference gear! Start exploring and show your conference pride—happy shopping!
Contact Eileen Crosby at eileenc@rightsandrecovery.org with any questions and sign up and check our Alliance E-News listserv for frequent news and updates.