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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

VIDEO: Arroyo Kicks Off 'Grassroots' Campaign

City Councilor Felix G. Arroyo has entered his name into Boston’s crowded race to become the next mayor.

Standing in front of a wall lined with supporters, another city councilor announced he would be running for mayor Tuesday morning. City Councilor Felix G. Arroyo officially entered his name into the race at a press conference from SEIU Local 615 Tuesday morning. If elected, Arroyo, who lives in Jamaica Plain, would be Boston’s first Latino mayor. Arroyo answered a few questions from the media, including one about his campaign’s approach. “I will have the strongest grassroots campaign, powered by committed volunteers and funded by small donors, that’s…the only way that I would want to win, and that’s exactly how I will govern,” he said. Arroyo has been an organizer advocating for workers’ rights at SEIU 16.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Felix Arroyo Holds Anti-Stigma Hearing on Mental Illness

Boston City Councilor Felix Arroyo held a hearing addressing how to get rid of the stigma surrounding mental illness in the Boston area.

  • GOVERNMENT
  • Nate Homan
  • Wednesday, December 19, 2012

At-Large Boston City Councilor Felix Arroyo held a hearing addressing the stigma surrounding mental health on Tuesday evening.  “Many feel uncomfortable talking about this topic and many may feel symptoms they do not seek help for because of there is a stigma attached,” Arroyo said. “It is easy for people to say ‘I am an asthmatic,’ but it is harder to say ‘I have mental illness.’ And we need to work to get rid of that stigma because it is the quickest way to allow folks to seek help.” According to a 2011 report from Boston Board of Health Commission study, nine percent of adults in Boston in 2010 reported persistent symptoms of depressions, meaning that they felt sad or depressed for longer than 14 days within a month. In 2009, 30 percent…

HaroldAMaio

10:09 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012

anti stigma is just a clever way to pomote stigma. It fools a lot of people.   more ›

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