Thousands of FED UP! supporters, a grassroots coalition of organizations and families directly impacted by the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic, are descending on the capital Columbus Day weekend to raise awareness of the epidemic’s devastating impact and to demand urgent action from the federal government.
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thousands of FED UP! supporters, a grassroots coalition of organizations and families directly impacted by the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic, are descending on the capital Columbus Day weekend to raise awareness of the epidemic’s devastating impact and to demand urgent action from the federal government. Demonstrators are frustrated by recent legislative proposals that fail to make treatment available to all Americans. They will also call attention to the role played by Purdue and other opioid makers in creating the epidemic and blocking efforts to promote more cautious prescribing.
Event Details:
Saturday, Oct 6, 2018 ARTful Advocacy Event
- 5-8:30 PM
Enjoy multiple forms of art focused on America’s opioid crisis, including art, music, and film.
First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G Street NW, Washington D.C. 20001
Sunday, Oct 7, 2018 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Demonstration
- 10 AM-12:00 Noon
Protest the Sackler family’s fortune made from OxyContin
Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW, Washington DC
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018 FED UP! Rally
- 3-5:00 PM - Networking and Activities
- 5-6:30 PM - Program/Candlelight Vigil
- 6:30-8:15 PM - Opioid March to the White House
- 8:15-8:30 PM – Closing on Freedom Plaza
Freedom Plaza, Corner of 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
FED UP! Rally Speakers:
- April Rovero, National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse
- Andrew Kolodny, MD, Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing
- Dan Busch, MD, StopDrugDeath.com
- Janice Weiss, Hear My Roar
- Ryan Hampton, The Voices Project
- Cheryl Juaire, Team Sharing, Inc.
- Beverly Buncher, Family Recovery Resources, LLC
- Vance Johnson, Futures Recovery Healthcare
- Sue Van Steen, The Addict’s Mom
- Judy Rummler, Steve Rummler Hope Network
- Greg Williams, Facing Addiction
More than 400,000 Americans have now died from this scourge. In 2017 alone, 49,060 Americans died of opioid overdoses. It is estimated that more than 400 Americans will die of opioid overdoses during the Columbus Day weekend.
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Contacts
April Rovero, Chair of the 2018 FED UP! Events Committee
925-980-5490; rovero@arovero.net
or
Judy Rummler, Chair of the FED UP! Coalition
612-865-1754; judyrummler@feduprally.org
Source: FED UP!
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