Walking in support of those with mental illness

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Friday April 29, 2011 · 11:05 AM PDT

2011/04/29 · 11:05

Mental illness is often a silent disease - it's not always something you can see and because of ongoing stigma, many people with mental illness feel like they can't talk about their struggles. As someone who both suffers from mental illness (anxiety/depression) and as a social work student (soon to be graduate!) going into the mental health field, I am acutely aware of these struggles and the numerous barriers that people face in getting the help they need. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a wonderful national organization working to reduce those barriers, provide support to individuals and families, and reduce the overall stigma of mental illness - and they need our support.

This is why I am participating in NAMI Walks tomorrow, April 30th - the proceeds of which will go to support local NAMI chapters and, in my county of NC, to directly support mental health providers who have been suffering under state budget cuts! More below the fold...

reahti

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Friday August 01, 2008 · 7:34 AM PDT

2008/08/01 · 07:34

Yeah, that’s right, I said, "Take a hike!" No, wait, don’t go!!! I don’t mean it that way. I mean, seriously, Take a Hike! Aw, c’mon when’s the last time you got out and enjoyed the Great Outdoors??? Me? I get kinda stir crazy if I go too long with out a trip to the mountains somewhere, but I’m getting ahead of myself...yeah, gotta get all the perfunctory Rules and Disclaimers yadda yadda yadda out of the way first:

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My favorite National Park/Historic Site is...

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My favorite National Park/Historic Site is...

Yosemite

26 votes

Grand Canyon

13 votes

Shenandoah

4 votes

Carlsbad Caverns

7 votes

Great Smokey Mountains

13 votes

Joshua Tree

9 votes

Yellowstone

16 votes

But Reahti, you forgot...(add in comments below!)

27 votes

"I Voted in DC, MD, VA" Open Thread #2

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Tuesday February 12, 2008 · 9:48 AM PST

2008/02/12 · 09:48

Update [2008-2-12 13:13:48 by reahti]: Falling fast on the diary list - please recommend if you want to keep this going!

Just to keep the conversation going from dansac's diary - stop in and let us know if you voted in the Potomac Primary, Chesapeake Challenge, or whatever your favorite name for it is.

What have the lines looked like in your area? Campaign signage? Volunteers?

Please share your voting experience below and vote in the poll too, of course!

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Who did you/are you going to vote for in the Potomac Primary? (today's voters only, please!)

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Who did you/are you going to vote for in the Potomac Primary? (today's voters only, please!)

Clinton

7 votes

Obama

49 votes

McCain

1 vote

Huckabee

1 vote

Paul

2 votes

Yourself

0 votes

Pie (the one TRUE option!)

8 votes

Interfaith Prayer Vigil in DC for Immigrant Families

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Thursday May 10, 2007 · 12:23 PM PDT

2007/05/10 · 12:23

With rhetoric continuing to heat up in the immmigration debate, with ICE raids having a devastating impact on communities and families, with the Administration completely abandoning "family values" in its latest immigration proposal(PDF), and with the Senate expected to begin debate on immigration legislation next week...the Interfaith Immigration Coalition is calling on all people of a faith and all those who truly value families to join in a Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Immigrant Families on Mother's Day, May 13th from 7-8pm in DC at Lafeyette Park behind the White House.

Follow me below the fold for more info:

reahti

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Wednesday September 13, 2006 · 5:37 PM PDT

2006/09/13 · 17:37

There have already been a few diaries (two good ones from SharoninMD) and a front page story
about the mess that was Primary Day in Maryland, particularly in Montgomery County. Since I served as an Assistant Chief Election Judge (in charge of provisional balloting and filling in for other positions when needed), I just wanted to share some of my experience of all that happened and perhaps a few reflections to throw another perspective into the ring.

Do note, though, that I'm typing this on a grand total of 10 hours of sleep over the past two nights, so you'll forgive me if I'm not completely coherent, right? Oh, and I don't have the energy for the fancy HTML either, so it's plain....deal with it! :-)

Follow me below the fold....and kudos to those who read through to the end. Since I am a good Street Prophet, there will be milk and cookies waiting for you. Read More

A Fight We Can Win

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Tuesday January 31, 2006 · 12:04 PM PST

2006/01/31 · 12:04

Update [2006-1-31 15:40:5 by reahti]:: This should have been in the original posts, but...sources tell me that grassroots action has already gotten 2 Rs (Simmons-CT and Schwarz-MI) to promise to change their votes - we can win!

I know we are all exhausted and disillusioned and outraged and...(fill in the blank)...over the Alito nomination. And, I know the budget is never a really sexy issue to talk about. BUT, there's a fight in the House tomorrow morning that we can win and in doing so send a strong message that, however the President tries to spin it tonight, his priorities are NOT the priorities of the American people.

Stay with me folks - the Dems are united on this one and we only need roughly 4-5 more R votes to kill this. Grassroots activism has kept this battle alive - we just need one more push for tomorrow to give a nice slap in the face to the Republican mockery of "fiscal discipline"..

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CALL TO ACTION - Stop an Immoral Budget Bill

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Monday December 19, 2005 · 3:02 PM PST

2005/12/19 · 15:02

As mentioned in an earlier diary from FamiliesUSA.

Your phone calls are needed NOW to put an end to a nefarious budget cutting bill negotiated behind close doors in the wee hours of the weekend. The bill is so bad that the House had to hold the vote before dawn today and threaten to keep Congress in session through Christmas in order to squeak it through (212-206).

Now it's the Senate's turn and the vote will turn on a few key Senators: Coleman (R-MN), Specter (R-PA), Nelson (D-NE), DeWine (R-OH), Landrieu (D-LA) and possibly a few other "moderate" Republicans like Snowe (ME), Collins (ME), Chafee, and Voinovich (OH).

If you live in Ohio, Nebraska, Minnesota, or Pennsylvania it is critical that you call now - 1-800-828-0498 or 1-800-426-8073, ask for your Senator's office, and tell them to stop this shameful budget!

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Progressive Christians Protesting Budget Cuts

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Wednesday December 14, 2005 · 2:57 PM PST

2005/12/14 · 14:57

Here ya go folks - progressive Christians doing GOOD things....These are the kind of folks I work with, so I gotta give them a little love.

From the Associated Press:

WASHINGTON - U.S. Capitol Police arrested 115 religious activists who were protesting a House Republican budget plan's cuts in social programs when they refused to clear the entrance to a congressional office building Wednesday.

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And it keeps piling on....How NOT to Run Congress

reahti

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Thursday November 17, 2005 · 1:09 PM PST

2005/11/17 · 13:09

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the House leadership is crumbling. After last week's little delay of the "Moral Disaster of Monumental Proportions" (well, come to think of it, that occurs every day these Rs are in leadership, but I'm referring specifically to the bill to cut entitlement programs like Food Stamps and Medicaid), now they're having trouble passing the annual spending bills b/c of the draconian cuts to social services. More below the fold... Read More

BROKEN - The R Caucus (at least for now) : House Budget Cutting Bill PULLED!!!

reahti

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Thursday November 10, 2005 · 1:10 PM PST

2005/11/10 · 13:10

It's been a good day...and I have tomorrow off...woo-hooooo!!!

+++and now the New York Times+++

Democrats and other House officials said they had been informed that the budget vote that had been promised repeatedly by the leadership would be postponed. The turmoil was the latest sign of Republican dissension and represented a major embarrassment for the Republican leadership, particularly Roy Blunt of Missouri, who is serving as temporary majority leader and would like the job on a full-time basis if legal troubles persist for Representative Tom DeLay.

The leadership problems with moderates were not only in the House. In the Senate, resistance by Republican centrists there snagged an emerging tax cut plan.

reahti

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Friday August 12, 2005 · 8:26 PM PDT

2005/08/12 · 20:26

Alrighty folks - I'm a newbie, so be kind - and realize that I don't have a clue to do all the boxes, pics, etc....but here goes....though I might regret it

One mother's protests, the remembrance of the events that ended another war sixty years ago, and ongoing justifications for our present quagmire have left me thinking a lot about war and honor and freedom and patriotism and what it truly means to love one's country and the value of service.

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Walking in support of those with mental illness

MOJO FRIDAY: Take a Hike Edition

"I Voted in DC, MD, VA" Open Thread #2

Interfaith Prayer Vigil in DC for Immigrant Families

Tragedy of Errors: A Day as a MD Election Judge

A Fight We Can Win

CALL TO ACTION - Stop an Immoral Budget Bill

Progressive Christians Protesting Budget Cuts

And it keeps piling on....How NOT to Run Congress

BROKEN - The R Caucus (at least for now) : House Budget Cutting Bill PULLED!!!

On War, Country, and Freedom (I think)