Capitol Hill Day

[Adam Blatner]

Please try to get this to all psychodramatists in the Mid-Atlantic (and especially 
Washington DC) areas:
 "Hill Day" is a national event sponsored by the National Coalition of Creative Arts 
Therapies Associations (NCCAT) as part of Creative Arts Week (March 9 - 15).  In addition 
to drama therapists' attending---and, I hope, psychodramatists---, other therapists 
including art, music, poetry, and dance therapists will be representing their respective 
associations to help educate members of congress and their staff on the benefits of the 
creative
arts therapies and our presence nationally.

 Hill Day is scheduled for Thursday, March 13, 2008 from 8:30 - 5:30pm.

 This one day event is divided into two parts: 1.  Education Sessions (briefings) for 
Congress will feature a panel with presentations by the Presidents of the CAT's 
Associations.  The panel will focus on Autism and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders.
 2.  Hill visits will be made to specific congressional offices with prepared speaking 
points about relevant issues to creative arts therapists and Congress.
 We are encouraging everybody who lives in and around the DC area, or those who are 
interested in being a part of this significant educational/advocacy effort, to attend this 
event.  CATs, professionals, consumers and their
families, educators and students are also encouraged to attend.

 To register, please provide the following information and email it directly to our 
Government Affairs Chair, Randy Mulder at villageplaybacktheatre at verizon.net :


 Name:
 Discipline:
 Phone #:
 Address:
 State:
 District:
 Senators:
 Representative:
 To find your representatives, visit:
 http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt


 Registration deadline is February 20.
 If you are strongly interested, but not certain whether you'll be able to make it, we 
encourage your registration.  Please indicate this in your email.

 For further information see the NCCAT website, www.nccata.org  and click "CAT Week" or 
contact Randy Mulder.

 We hope to see you on the hill!