February 2020
SAVE THE DATE
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
6pm-7:30pm @ Lakeville Public Library
4 Precinct St, Lakeville, MA
Join other self advocates in the Southeast region, express your voice, and brainstorm with others regarding issues in your local community, regionally, and statewide. Your southeast region group will be discussing voting and doing your political homework. They will be working on connecting with legislators representing communities in the southeast.
OTHER NEWS
DDS Southeast recently held their Human Rights Forum, educating your human rights officers, sexuality education, and how to help self advocates have healthy relationships. Two self-advocates from the Foxboro Rainbow Support Group spoke to the audience of human rights coordinators and officers, Lisa Pedrotti and Tommy Pruvot.
Southeast Board members Alber Milne, 2nd year, AJ Caldron 3rd year, and newly reelected George Brown started a new year of Board meetings in January.
The region meeting in January guest speaker was Neil Stein, who shared his voting presentation he put together for a recent Public Speaking workshop series that he attended.
A small group of self advocates are saving their money to attend SABE National Conference October 2020 in Denver. They are getting excited to attend this conference and check out the conference at the following link: http://sabeconference.org/
Not involved with the southeast region yet, email or call Gail, gail@ma-advocates.org or 339-832-2922.