Come join us at the Ginger Garden* in Amherst for good food, conversation, and a chance to kick back with people from the valley who center freedom of speech, thought, and friendship in a relaxing environment.
Registration deadline: Ginger Garden requires confirmation of the number of attendees no later than Friday, October 30th » REGISTER HERE
We are pleased to welcome Dan Seitz, our speaker this month, and co-founder and president of Health Rights MA - Advocacy.
The Health Freedom Movement Since Covid: Gains, Lessons Learned & Challenges Ahead
Description:
The arrival of COVID-19 in March 2020, accompanied by the shutdown described as “two weeks to flatten the curve,” ushered in an unprecedented period of medical, social, economic, legal and psychological upheaval that profoundly affected societies around the world—and whose consequences continue to be felt today.
This talk reflects on the responses to the pandemic, the evolution of the health freedom movement in its aftermath, and the gains made, lessons learned, and challenges that lie ahead in the ongoing effort to protect and expand health freedom.
Bio:
For most of his professional career, Dan has been involved with education, accreditation and regulation of various complementary, integrative and alternative healthcare fields, including acupuncture, naturopathic medicine, yoga therapy and Ayurveda. He currently advises non-profit organizations on governance and management issues, and facilitates leadership teams engaged in strategic planning.
Dan is a cofounder and the board president of Health Rights MA – Advocacy, the mission of which is to ensure that the fundamental human right to bodily autonomy—including the right to exercise informed consent and the right to privacy of personal medical information—is legally protected in Massachusetts. He previously served as a volunteer public interest/consumer member on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Standards Board, the federal entity responsible setting the regulations governing organic certification, and as a board member of the Berkshire Food Co-op.
* Ginger Garden Restaurant provides a site for the supper club, and does not in any way endorse or support the Western Mass Supper Club