Health

From Jan Riordan:

Host Jan Riordan interviews Elaine Haney, Executive Director of Emerge Vermont. Emerge Vermont is the state's premier organization that recruits, trains and provides a powerful network to Democratic women who want to run for office.

For more information visit: www.vt.emergeamerica.org

Cathy LaClair, the Events and Fundraising Coordinator at NAMI Vermont, is joined by Margie Lemay, Office Manager at NAMI Vermont, to discuss the upcoming NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Walks Vermont event that will happen on June 1, 2024. 

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont is a statewide volunteer organization comprised of family members, friends, and individuals living with mental illness. We were founded in Burlington Vermont in 1983 and incorporated as a state affiliate in 1984. We have experienced the struggles and have joined together in membership to help ourselves and others by providing support, information, education, and advocacy. Our mission is to support, educate, and advocate so that all communities, families, and individuals affected by mental illness or mental health challenges can build better lives.

NAMIWalks Vermont brings together people of all ages to combat stigma, raise funds, and promote awareness of mental health conditions at an annual walk event. This yearly walkathon is our largest event, outreach campaign, and fundraiser. The goals of this event are to bring together peers, families, community members, organizers, and supporters to: 1) Raise awareness and reduce stigma surrounding mental illness. 2) To raise funds for NAMI’s top-rated free programming and services to Vermonters. 3) To build community and let people know that they are not alone.

For more information visit: www.namivt.org/namiwalks-vermont | Register at: www.NAMIWalks.org/vermont

From NEDA:

Connected by Healing. Moving Forward, Together.

Since 1987, NEDA has worked to advance research, community building, and awareness. NEDA Walks unite us in that work. Join us so we can do more for the 28.8 million Americans who will be affected by eating disorders in their lifetimes.

For more information visit: www.nedawalk.org

From the organizer:

Aaron Carroll and Kevin Markey share their perspectives on animal agriculture and alternatives in this panel facilitated by Melissa Pasanen, food writer for Seven Days newspaper.

Aaron recently stopped raising pastured chicken on his Sowing Roots Farm in Underhill for a mix of ethical reasons. The writer/photographer is now largely vegetarian and "eats a lot of lentils."

Kevin Markey is a Culinary Institute of America-trained chef with a master's degree in climate change, agriculture, and food security. He is currently part of the team working on lab-grown meat at the University of Vermont.

For more information: www.publicphilosophyweek.org