Recovery Month Film Screening: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Please join us for a film screening of and panel discussion about an epic story about artist and activist Nan Goldin, told through her groundbreaking photography and rare footage of her fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid crisis.

Directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022 | Not Rated | 1 hour 57 minutes) is an epic, emotional and interconnected story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.

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Panelists

Mike S. Quinn: Partner, Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, New York; founding member of Nan Goldin’s P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now)

Mike is a partner of the New York law firm Eisenberg & Baum, LLP where he leads an Arts & Culture practice. Mike represents advocates, activists and impacted individuals in their fight against Purdue Pharma. His work is covered in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, Forbes, and The Guardian. Mike is a founding member of Nan Goldin's PAIN and he is a trustee of the SculptureCenter.

Mario Chaparro: Program Director of Caspar Men’s Residence, Bay Cove

Mario is a person in long-term recovery from drugs and alcohol with over 10 years of experience working in the field of substance use disorder. Mario began with Bay Cove in January 2022 as the program director for the Caspar Men’s Residential Program. Mario also works at the Community Syringe Redemption Program (CSRP) as a recovery specialist. Prior to working with Bay Cove Mario was the Director of the Engagement Center and Street Outreach with the Boston Public Health Commission.

Mario is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor, recovery coach supervisor, and holds a bachelor’s degree in human service from Springfield College.

Joanne Peterson: Founder and Executive Director, Learn to Cope, Inc.

Joanne Peterson is the Founder and Executive Director of Learn to Cope (LTC), a non-profit peer-led support network which began in 2004. Joanne’s journey started as a young girl with siblings experiencing issues with mental illness and addiction. After years of watching family members struggle with opioid addiction, starting with prescriptions pills that were aggressively marketed and available to the unsuspecting public in the late 90’s, Joanne was motivated and empowered to use her voice to bring about change. She designed LTC to offer families the support, education, resources, and hope that her family would have benefited from.

Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MADPH), Learn to Cope has grown to have a full staff who collaborate with communities across the state, spreading messages of prevention, education, awareness, and advocacy. LTC chapters throughout Massachusetts in person and virtually which including support meetings online throughout the United States. LTC’s website also provides a private online forum that supports over 12,000 members. Learn to Cope families receive unique support and education from professionals and peers.

Tania Del Rio: Senior Advisor, Coordinated Response Team, City of Boston

Tania Del Rio leads the City's Coordinated Response Team, which organizes the participation of twelve City agencies and departments to continue to transform how the City of Boston cares for its unhoused neighbors, especially those impacted by substance use disorder, and promote health and safety in Mass and Cass’s surrounding communities. Previously, Tania served as Executive Director for a family shelter and women's housing organization, the YWCA Cambridge, as well as the head of the City's Office of Women's Advancement. She lives in East Boston with her two children and her husband.

Moderator

Brendan Little: Brendan Little Strategies; Activist, Filmmaker

Brendan Little has 12 years of experience in government. He served as the inaugural Policy Director for the Mayor's Office of Recovery Services (ORS) from 2016-2021, the City of Boston's office coordinating substance use recovery efforts across the city. ORS was the first municipal recovery office in the United States.

In 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker appointed him to the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council, a body that will determine how the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will spend the millions of dollars from the state’s lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors.

This program is presented in partnership by the Boston Public Library, RIZE Foundation, the City of Boston Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, the City of Boston Mayor's Office of Recovery Services / Boston Public Health Commission, Brendan Little Strategies, and the City of Boston.

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