International Overdose Awareness Day

Mayor Martin J. Walsh will gather with local faith leaders for an interfaith service to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day. The event will also kick off Recovery Month programming for September 2017. City Hall will be lit purple tonight, the recognized color for drug overdose awareness, to honor those impacted by overdose.

We have a robust schedule of recovery events throughout the month of September. These events aim to combat social stigma, celebrate recovery, and promote overall awareness.

“Recovery Month is a time where the City of Boston celebrates and actively promotes Boston’s outstanding recovery community,” said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. “Recovery allies and individuals in recovery embody resilience and exemplify that no one is beyond hope.”

Recovery Month events are organized or co-organized by the City of Boston. All are free and open to the public:

• Substance Use Recovery 101 Listen and Learn Brownbag Lunch Series
  City Hall, Room 801, Thursdays in September (7, 14, 21, 28) from 12 - 1 p.m.
• Boston Fire Department FAITH (Fighting Addiction in the Hub) Conference
  Florian Hall, September 15, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• 2nd Annual Citywide 5k Walk for Recovery
  DCR Artesani/Herter Park, September 16, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• MOAR and BSAS Recovery Day
  City Hall Plaza (meet and march location) and Faneuil Hall (programming location), September 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• September City Hall Art Galleries | Month Long
  “The Opioid Project” by Annie Brewster and Nancy Marks | City Hall, 2nd Floor Mayor’s Neighborhood Gallery
  “When Women Succeed: The Quilted Path” by L’Merchie Frazier | City Hall, 5th Floor Balcony

More info is available at boston.gov/recovery and ORS’ Twitter @ORSBoston. We encourage everyone to use the hashtag #BosRecoveryMonth throughout September.