I.Mission Statement Ideas

   We are about...
         A. Support, education, publications
         B. Empowerment, autonomy, dignity
         C. political action as therapy
         D. transforming the currrent ways of handling/adressing madness, while adressing the culture/society that causes madness
         E. offer alternatives to the medical/pharma/psych models, and assist those navigating the system
         F. Solidarity with others in social justice movements locally: 
                1. local issues: police brutality, poverty, criminalization and legalized murder of mad folks
         G. adressing the burnout of activists
 
  II: Outreach:
          A. Hope Center proposal approved
                 1. we are interested in doing presentation soon
           B. Get list of media contacts together
           (C. Press releases?)
 
   III. Miscellaneous tasks:
          A. Concept mapping of local resources and institutions