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Summer 2019

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48 SAG-AFTRA | Summer 2019 | sagaftra.org On Location For more SAG-AFTRA local information, visit sagaftra.org. HEALTHY MINDS A t a daylong series of panels at SAG-AFTRA Plaza on May 8, SAG-AFTRA L.A. Local members acquired a comprehensive understanding of mental wellness practice and learned about the resources available, particularly for performers. The event, titled Bringing Awareness and Coping Strategies to Mental Health, was organized by the L.A. Health Care Safety Net Committee to give members an opportunity to learn from mental health clinicians and fellow members about why performers tend to be predisposed to higher emotional sensitivity. It provided strategies they can use to help manage various mental health conditions and cultivate the greatest fulfillment in their lives and careers. Attendees enjoyed three panels, a complimentary lunch and a resource room with booths and representatives from organizations that provide aid to SAG-AFTRA members. From left, actor Tucker Smallwood, Village Counseling and Wellness Executive Director Suzette Bray and therapist and actor Chad Schwartzman discuss performers' unique proneness to mental health issues. L.A.'S HOMELESS HEROES S AG-AFTRA members joined thousands of unionists and fellow Los Angelenos, including members of the L.A. Rams football team, for the 12th Annual United Way HomeWalk, a 5K walk/run, on May 18. With the help of numerous organizations and union members, this year's HomeWalk raised more than $1.1 million for housing solutions to end homelessness in Downtown L.A. SAG-AFTRA National Board member and This Is Us star Jon Huertas served as host for the day, bringing special attention to veterans, a significant population of the homeless. A team of SAG-AFTRA members joined other unions of the L.A. County Federation of Labor to walk for the benefit of veterans under the banner "Homeless Heroes." Los Angeles Local Executive Director Ilyanne Morden Kichaven served on the event's steering committee with Huertas. L.A. Rams head coach Sean McVay poses with event emcee and SAG-AFTRA National Board member Jon Huertas before leading the 12th Annual HomeWalk. TWO HONORED WITH RALPH MORGAN AWARD S AG-AFTRA members Daryl Anderson and Susan Boyd Joyce were the recipients of this year's Ralph Morgan Award, honoring their years of dedicated union service. The May 5 reception and award ceremony took place just prior to the annual L.A. membership meeting held at the Pickwick Gardens in Burbank. Both steadfast unionists, Anderson and Boyd Joyce have worked to advance the union's mission of "fighting for and securing the strongest protections for media artists" and improving the lives of its members. Established in 1981, the Ralph Morgan Award is the highest honor given by the Los Angeles Local. It is given to honor individuals who embody exceptional service to the Los Angeles Local membership. Ralph Morgan honorees Susan Boyd Joyce and Daryl Anderson display their newly received awards at the annual SAG-AFTRA L.A. Local membership meeting. JESSE GRANT PHOTOGRAPHY Los Angeles

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