NAMIWalks NYC + Mental Health Street Fest 2022

NAMI-NYC celebrated 40 historic years of peer-based community support and advocacy during May’s Mental Health Awareness Month on Sunday, May 22 with its annual fundraising event “NAMIWalks NYC” and first-ever mental health street festival. Leah McSweeney, star of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” fashion-industry pioneer, author of her new memoir “Chaos Theory,” and mental health advocate living with bipolar disorder, was the grand marshal for the live, in-person event, hosted by NYC drag artist and television personality, Marti Cummings. The 16th annual community walk held at Pier 16 - South Street Seaport is a local day of awareness to support #MentalHealthForAll and a celebration of community gatherings and peer-to-peer fundraising. “NAMIWalks NYC” also featured live mural paintings of inspirational messages of hope and healing, led by award-winning artist Jason Naylor; Dirty Bandits, co-founder of the “You Are Not Alone” public mural project; and artist Adam Fujita.

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Love this! I had a blast at this event!!