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SAG-AFTRA invites you to Rock the City: A cocktail reception honoring the New York entertainment and media industry

When: 6-9 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2019

Please join SAG-AFTRA New York President Rebecca Damon, the NY Board of Directors and the NY Host Committee as we welcome New  York City entertainment and media industry labor organizations, production studios, friends and special guest National Executive Director David White.

RSVP by May 6, 2019 by completing the form below.

Business attire. This invitation is not transferable.

Media Partner: Backstage

NY President Rebecca Damon and the New York Host Committee invite you to a FREE event for all SAG-AFTRA members and their guests. Enjoy a complimentary day at the Museum of the Moving Image.

When: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, May 4, 2019

Where: Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Avenue (at 37th Street)
Astoria, NY 11106

• Free shuttle buses will run on a continuous loop starting at 10:30 a.m. from the northeast corner of Broadway and 63rd Street (on West 63rd Street side, directly across from Bank of America) to the front of the entrance of the Museum of the Moving Image (35th Avenue at 37th Street, Astoria, NY). Last bus from Manhattan will head to the museum at 3 p.m. and final bus to Manhattan from the museum will be at 3:30 p.m.  Nearby public transportation is available if you wish to stay longer at the museum. No additional reservation is needed for the bus but please note your non-member guests must be with you in order to board the bus.
• Buses will begin running from the 1900 Broadway pick up location at 10:30 a.m. and a second bus will depart at 10:45 a.m. Buses will then run every 30 to 40 minutes from that location. Buses will begin running from the Museum pick up location starting at 11am, and will depart every 30 to 40 minutes. Please look for a SAG-AFTRA sign in the front window of the bus.
• SAG-AFTRA Hospitality Suite at the museum will serve light refreshments.
• There will be a raffle drawing. 

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please login and complete form below  by Thursday, May 2, 2019 to RSVP. 

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For more information about the current exhibits at the museum, click here. 
Questions? Please email newyork@sagaftra.org.

SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card in the member app (paid through April 30, 2019 or Oct. 31, 2019) for admittance.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied. 

Deadline to register is Friday, May 17 at 12 noon.

When: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m., Saturday, May 18

Registration: 7:00 AM
Location: Grand Park, 200 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012
Booth 26 & 27: When you arrive at Grand Park please register at the Homeless Heroes booth numbers are 26 & 27.  
Credentials: at registration both runners and walkers will receive your bibs.

Parking instructions:
Parking is free for union members at LA Trade Tech College, 24th Street Garage located at 244 W 23rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90007 on levels 4, 5, 6. Unfortunately, this year we are not able to provide shuttle service. Please see the information below for public transportation to and from this parking garage.
We strongly encourage you to carpool. The drop-off location for all ride-share participants is N. Grand Avenue and W. Temple Street.

If you'd prefer to utilize the Metro, take the Red or Purple Line to Civic Center/Grand Park Station or the Gold Line to Union Station or Little Tokyo/Arts District Station. Use Metro's Trip Planner to plan the route best suited for you.

For our participants who wish to drive, there are two public parking locations:
1. The Music Center: 135 N. Grand Avenue
2. Walt Disney Concert Hall: 111 S. Grand Avenue
Parking for each location is $9. Payment is due upon entry. Cash, credit, and debit are accepted.

Join SAG-AFTRA National Board member Jon Huertas, the L.A. Military Committee and MOVE L.A. as we walk to end homelessness at the United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ 2019 HomeWalk 5k run/walk in Downtown L.A.’s Grand Park on Saturday, May 18! We are entering a Labor team of union sisters and brothers called the "Homeless Heroes." Our “Homeless Heroes” labor team is the only participating group dedicated to raising funds to move homeless veterans into permanent housing. Registration and parking are FREE to union members and their families. Click here to register and join the Homeless Heroes labor team.

• Walk starts: 8:45 a.m.
• Run starts: 9 a.m.

How to Use Member Discount

1. Go to the website, click "Register for HomeWalk", and enter your email to register.
2. Create an account.
3. Once your profile has been made, click on "Join A Team."
4. You will then be prompted to type in your teams name. Type in "Homeless Heroes," and a drop down list will pop up and will show the Homeless Heroes team. Click on the team name again and then click "Continue."
5. You will then be asked to register as a runner, walker or minor. We will be walking, but feel free to run! While there is a $25 registration fee, you will be using a discount code later in the registration process, that will allow you to register for FREE. You will not be charged. 
6. Once you have chosen what type of registration you would like, you will be asked to fill out your personal information and decide on a fundraising goal. Please note that you are not required to make a donation to proceed, but you must type in at least $0 for the system to let you move on. Finally, the last "Additional Question" will ask you what your shirt size is. You must fill it out to proceed.
7. On the next page, Review and Billing, use promo-code: HHERO2019 to utilize your member discount and get FREE registration.
8. Lastly, complete your registration and you are good to go! We look forward to seeing you there.

Questions? Please contact the SAG-AFTRA Member Education Department at (323) 634-8277.

The event noted herein is provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement by the union nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

Why should you be on social media at all these days? Scott & Bettina have both been active users of social media as it pertains to the entertainment industry, but both come from different perspectives. Are you a shrinking violet and not sure of how to start? Or are you focused and consistent with your branding and message? Do you want to get started on social media or are you a vet? Scott Ragle and Bettina Devin will show you the advantages and disadvantages and make suggestions as to what to embrace as well as what to avoid.

Note: Class size is limited to 12-15 participants.

RSVP: Please log in to your member account to view the registration form below to formally RSVP for this event.

• Participants will be randomly selected from those who register, with preference being given to those who have not attended Conservatory events within the past 3 months.

• As a courtesy to members on the waiting list, if you have reserved a space in this workshop and cannot attend, please cancel your reservation by April 19. Failure to do so may result in the inability to attend future workshops.

• We appreciate your enthusiasm to participate in conservatory classes, anyone who shows up without receiving written confirmation will not be granted access to the class.

• If you arrive late, it is up to the discretion of the teacher as to whether or not you will be admitted.

• There is no charge for this event.

Bettina Devin is a seasoned veteran of stage, small and large screen, voiceover and concerts, and remains a working actress/singer. Her classes include training for Acting, Singing, VO, Dialect and Accent Reduction. Most recent successes of her many working students include her longtime acting/singing student, Austin Scott, who now stars on Broadway as Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton, and Kristina Ho, who continues to coach privately with Bettina after 20 years, and can be seen in her series regular role of the comic relief character, “Betty” on the new Power Rangers series. Best known for her role as Idina Menzel's mom in the film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Rent (directed by Chris Columbus), Bettina is a busy working actress (as well as casting director and producer) in all aspects of the entertainment industry, with in-person group and private classes in Marin, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. She teaches all over the world via the internet. Learn more about Bettina Devin here.

Scott Ragle is an actor, casting associate, photographer, and passionate cyclist. He recently helped to cast local actors for the feature film Women Is Losers, and the multi-award-winning feature film Guitar Man. A member of SAG-AFTRA since 1997, Scott has worked exclusively in the Bay Area on numerous film, commercial and industrial projects. Onstage, he’s worked with Ashland New Plays Festival, Shakespeare & Co., We Players, SF Shakespeare Festival, Shotgun Players, Thrillpeddlers, and many more local theatre companies. This June, Scott is cycling from SF to LA in support of AIDS/Lifecycle, and raising funds for the SF AIDS Foundation and Los Angeles LGBT Center. Learn more about Scott here.

Join SAG-AFTRA at NYC’s 13th Annual Equal Pay Day Rally

NYC Equal Pay Day – Equal Pay for All New York

When: Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Assemble at 11 a.m.
Rally begins at Noon

Where: Steps of NYC City Hall

Join SAG-AFTRA NY Local President Rebecca Damon, NY Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, NYS and NYC officials, community leaders and advocates to rally for equal pay for all of New York.

For over a decade, together we have won a dozen new laws to protect workers and improve the workplace on the city, state and federal levels. But, there is much more work to close the wage and opportunity gap that robs women of all backgrounds, their families and our state. We need stronger laws, fairer wages, better jobs, and more inclusive workplaces.

WEAR RED to represent that women are “still in the red” due to the lack of equal pay.

ONLINE Join the online rally from 1-2 p.m. For more information follow @PowHerNY.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 

Seeing this on your app? Please click here to log into the website and RSVP. 

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.
 

NextGen -- a new to Chicago committee devoted to helping the next generation of SAG-AFTRA performers develop their careers, utilize the amazing resources of SAG-AFTRA and connect with other union members -- is hosting an informational mixer. Come for the FREE FOOD AND DRINKS, stay to meet your fellow NextGen performers and learn about how we plan to use social events, social media networking, and community outreach to help our Chicago Local be full of educated and engaged young professionals. 

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete the form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP.

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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Unfortunately, no guests allowed. Parents/guardians of younger performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD OR DIGITAL CARD ON THE APP (paid thru April 30, 2019) FOR ADMITTANCE.

Join the NY Health Care Safety Net Committee for this special event being held concurrently with their annual Mike Hodge Memorial Blood Drive for Entertainment and Media Professionals. 

When: Noon – 12:30 p.m., Monday, April 1, 2019

Where: SAG-AFTRA – Ken Howard Boardroom
1900 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10023
(Between 63rd and 64th Streets)

Sleep better with CBT, mindfulness and self-compassion tools.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 

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More than a third of people in the U.S. suffer from insomnia. Whatever the social costs – and there are many - we experience insomnia as individuals. It just plain feels awful. People struggling with chronic insomnia know well its debilitating effects - bad mood, fatigue, worries about health and performance, curtailed social life, even ruptures in relationships. 

There is a natural, drug-free way to restore normal sleep – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, known as CBT-I. 

CBT-I has a 30-year history of successfully helping people take back control of their sleep system.

Participants will learn:

• The 3 biological systems that govern sleep and wakefulness 
• How chronic insomnia starts, and what perpetuates it 
• The case against sleep medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, and why they should be avoided
• A tool kit of CBT-I, mindfulness and self-compassion techniques to start using immediately
• Mindfulness practices to reduce anxiety and support positive lifestyle changes 
• How to use self-compassion to mitigate perfectionist attitudes that perpetuate insomnia

Emily K. Fitton, LCSW is a psychotherapist in private practice with 10+ years-experience. She discovered CBT-I to deal with her own insomnia. It worked so well that she become a CBT-I practitioner.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the providers. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement by the union nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card in the member app (paid through April 30, 2019) for admittance.
 

Come join us for the Spring Membership Meeting. Meet your Local Board and staff, connect with fellow members, and learn more about what the Local is doing throughout San Francisco-Northern California. This meeting will also host an orientation for new members and a special guest presentation from Stunt Coordinator, Director and Perfomer Rocky Capella.

5:30 - 6 p.m. New Member Orientation

6 - 7 p.m. Social Hour

7 - 9 p.m. Membership Meeting

Membership Meeting Agenda: 

• Report of the President

• Executive Staff Reports

• Committee Reports

• Guest Presentation by Stunt Coordinator, Director, and Performer Rocky Capella

• Question & Answer Session

• Surprise Giveaways

Parking: For members and guests using public transportation, the Muni “N” and “T” lines stop directly in front of the Delancey Street Foundation’s entrance (The Embarcadero & Brannan stop). For Members and guests traveling on BART, the Muni “N” and “T” lines are accessible via BART’s “The Embarcadero” stop. For this event, the use of valet parking at Delancey Street IS NOT permitted. Metered street parking will be available as well as parking areas located on the northbound side of The Embarcadero at Bryant Street.

NO RSVP is required for this event.

Note:  This meeting is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing - no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. No RSVP necessary.  SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS, PLEASE BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR YOUR DIGITAL CARD ON THE SAG-AFTRA APP FOR ADMITTANCE (paid through April 30, 2019).