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Join us on Sunday, September 7 for the 2008 Open Minds Walk and Run! Click here for more information about the event. Our new online portal makes it easy to register, form teams, and get pledges using email or applications like facebook. Just visit www.WalkandRun.ca and click on the Open Minds banner! You can also continue to use our race sponsor's website to register: www.RunningRoom.com. For more information, please visit our Fundraising page.
------------------------------------------------------------- When: Saturday & Sunday, August 30th and 31st. The SSA, Edmonton & Area Chapter (SSAEA) proudly presents Peter Matthews' Oil on Water, an award-winning film from South Africa that explores the repercussions of undiagnosed mental illness. "To me this movie captures the consequences of standing by and not doing anything when someone first exhibits symptoms of schizophrenia," says Giri Puligandla, E.D. of the SSAEA. "It is a beautiful film, rich in terms of cinematic artistry as well as pure educational value. The most interesting thing to me is how much we appear to share with a place so far away both geographically and culturally. It just goes to show how much needs to be done to combat stigma at a global level. Too many tragedies for no good reason other than ignorance." Contact Kristina at (780) 428-2465 or kristina@ssa-edmonton.com for more information. You can download the press release here. Visit the official Oil on Water site to view the trailer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New SSA-OBAD Support Group to Start in September The SSA, Edmonton & Area Chapter is pleased to announce that we will be partnering with the Calgary-based Organization for Bipolar and Affective Disorders (OBAD) to offer biweekly support groups in our Edmonton Support Centre meeting room for family members and people living with related illnesses. The group will start in September 2008. Contact Colin at (780) 452-4661 or cosim@ssa-edmonton.com for more information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Peers Supporting Housing Pilot Project - Referrals now Accepted! The office has been renovated. The staff have been hired and trained. We are now accepting referrals of clients who have housing but need to learn basic skills to live independently successfully. Please click here to learn more about this unique peer-based housing supports service and download the referral documents. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmonton Schizophrenia Conference 2008 The 16th Annual Edmonton Schizophrenia Conference on October 2nd and 3rd will focus on "Strategies for Living with Schizophrenia". Visit the conference website to get more information. One of the key messages at this year's conference is related to the shift in thinking about the possibilities of recovery. An excellent discussion of the topic is available from our Schizophrenia Society of Canada's most recent newsletter. Click here to download it in PDF. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For more notices and upcoming events click here.
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