NYAPRS Note: Please don’t miss next week’s Bazelon Center’s 2022 Award Ceremony hosted by MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart. I’m very honored to be sharing the Lifetime Advocacy Award with historic heroes Sally Zinman and Laura Van Tosh. Please support the Center’s work as the nation’s best and longest advocate for people with mental health challenges.
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Image Description: Navy blue design at the top with a golden sunray design with the Bazelon 50 years logo. White and blue background. Red, gold, and black lettering. Descending vertically: Bazelon 50 Years – 2022 Virtual Annual Awards, Thursday, September 22nd 2022, 7pm EST featuring special guests & awardees. Followed by photos and descriptions: Emcee Jonathan Capehart, Associate Editor, The Washington Post & MSNBC Anchor; Performer Lachi Award-winning recording artist and founder/president of RAMPD, Emmy-nominated TV personality, author and activist, Jonathan Van Ness; Athlete Advocate of the Year Laurie Hernandez, Olympic Champion and Mental Health Advocate; Congressional Champion Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA); Innovator of the Year Vanessa Green, Call BlackLine®; Social Justice Awardee Wade Henderson, Civil Rights and Human Rights Leader; Emerging Advocate of the Year Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu, Project LETS; Outstanding Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Elizabeth B. McCallum, Baker and Hostetler LLP; Lifetime Advocacy Award Harvey Rosenthal, NYAPRS, Inc.; Lifetime Advocacy Award Laura Van Tosh, Founder/Convener, Mental Health Policy Roundtable; Lifetime Advocacy Award (In Memoriam) Sally Zinman, Mental Health Advocate; Hyperlinked: Admission is FREE. Click here to RSVP. Open Captioning, ASL, and Audio Descriptions will be provided. Request additional accommodations, communications@bazelon.org www.bazelon.org, www.bazelon50.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @bazeloncenter
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022
Time: 7 PM ET
Location: Virtual
Cost: FREE
Registration: Open NOW
Open Captioning, ASL, and audio transcriptions will be provided. Request additional accommodations at communications@bazelon.org.
This year’s sponsors include: Baker & Hostetler LLP, Bank of America, Bender Consulting Services, Inc., Brown Goldstein & Levy, BRG, Dignity Memorial, eSSENTIAL Accessibility, Georgia Advocacy Office, Gilbert Employment Law, P.C., Goodwin Proctor LLP, Highmark, MIDA Associates, PNC, Reed Smith, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld, LLP, and Vanguard Communications
Re-watch our 2021 Awards (video) HERE.
Learn about sponsorship opportunities (PDF) HERE.
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