Faith Leaders Join Lt. Governor Cox to Open Weekend of Prayer
for Suicide Prevention
Diverse group of representatives from the faith community call on Utahns to participate in the preservation of life
WHAT:
Faith leaders, advocates and citizens of many denominations will unite in their common values of faith, hope and life at an event that will mark the beginning of the National Weekend of Prayer for Suicide Prevention, Sept. 7-9. Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox will also present a letter from the governor to share Utah’s support.
WHO:
Lt. Governor Cox
The Governor’s Suicide Prevention Task Force
The Faith-based Leaders on Suicide Prevention Advisory Committee
WHERE:
Utah State Capitol, Fountain Quad
WHEN:
Friday, Sept. 7, 2018
11:40 a.m. - Noon*
Interview opportunities will be available immediately following remarks.
*Please note that the event will begin at precisely 11:40 due to scheduling.
FACTS ABOUT SUICIDE IN UTAH
Every year in Utah, an average of 4,000 individuals attempt suicide and 500 individuals die by suicide
A Utahn dies by suicide every 16 hours
Utah has the highest prevalence of suicidal thoughts among adults in the country according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control
Utah’s suicide rate is consistently higher than the national average
Suicide is the 8th leading cause of death for Utahns overall, and the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10 to 17
Utah ranks 5th in the nation for suicides for youth 10 to 17, and 44 youth ages 10 to 17 died by suicide last year
SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES
Crisis Lines
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK
Utah County Crisis Line: 801-226-4433
Wasatch Mental Health Crisis Line: 801-373-7393
National Crisis Line: 1-800-784-2433
Trevor Project Hotline for LGBTQ teens: 1-866-488-7386
Online Resources
Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention - Sponsors of National Weekend of Prayer: http://actionallianceforsuicideprevention.org/national-day-prayer-faith-hope-life
Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition: utahsuicideprevention.org
Utah Chapter - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: afsp.org/chapter/afsp-utah/
NAMI Utah: namiut.org
Free Online Assessment: healthymindsutah.org
SUGGESTED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
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Faith leaders and @SpencerJCox ask Utahns to break the silence around suicide and reach out to those who are struggling #PrayFHL #Bethe1
Lt. Governor Spencer Cox joined a diverse group of faith leaders to urge Utahns to participate in a Weekend of Prayer for Suicide Prevention. If you know someone struggling with thoughts of suicide, there is help. Act now: healthymindsutah.org #suicideprevention #PrayFHL
Utah faith leaders from diverse denominations unite in prayer for faith, hope, and life to support a Weekend of Prayer for Suicide Prevention Sept. 7-9. #suicide prevention #PrayFHL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMctsuR4Qeg
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Spend an evening learning about and celebrating Utah's women of the past and present! Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends and entire families are invited to this informational festival that takes us back to 1870 - the year a woman cast the first ballot in the country, right here in Utah!
6:00pm - 7:15pm - Music by Pixie and the Partygrass Boys
7:20pm - Watch Leiutenant Governor Spencer Cox and other current and former elected officials recreate the Utah State Constitutional Convention
7:40pm - Listen to singer Cherie Call perform an original song about Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon
7:45pm - 9:00pm - Music by Brooke White
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O1ARTS - NEWSLETTER - SEP 2018 vol.1 – CONNECTING OVER 4,600 CREATIVES
We’re so excited to feature our very own #O1WALLS mural artist for this month’s Featured Creative column.
Jane Kim attributes her start to her love of nature and her curation of it. She says, “As a little girl. I was completely obsessed with bears. I collected over 300 bears. I drew them all over my bedroom walls and even made my own teddy bears. This obsession lasted for five or six years. The next was followed by lilies. Then horses, dogs, cats, fish, etc. With each love of nature came a creative expression. Sometimes I sculpted the subject. Sometimes I painted it. Sometimes I drew it. From a very early age, I made art about things that I love and since an early age, I loved the natural world. I now have a studio called Ink Dwell that creates art focused on art, wonder and the natural world.”
Back in January, I wrote about Art as a Vehicle for Social Commentary, and some of the exhibitions around town that had layers of messaging and content in addition to stuff that was interesting to look at.
More recently, I shared O1ARTS’ mission statement and a tagline. Today, I’m distilling it even further: #artwithpurpose .
You see, everything we’ve done, and are planning to do, has purpose beyond entertaining. Our O1|PLATFORMS initiative is designed to engage the surrounding community through active participation. We also offer our artists honoraria to make and exhibit work there, to help generate some economic activity, and to help break the cycle of make-first-get-paid-later-(maybe) that holds so many emerging creatives back. We encourage risk-taking and out-of-the-box thinking, and hope whatever a participating artist learns there (or through O1|PANES), will allow them to take the next step artistically.
Generating Vision and Visibility for Ogden’s Creative Community
Nine Rails Creative District to Move Forward with Full Support from City Council
August 20th – Ogden, Utah. The Nine Rails Creative District Master Plan was adopted in a unanimous vote during August 14th’s Special City Council Meeting. Proposed resolution 2018-10 was adopted to cover the area between Grant Avenue and Madison Avenue and between 24th Street and 26th Street.
The goal of Nine Rails Creative District is to develop an epicenter for art and culture that provides opportunities for the creative community to live, develop, share and teach their diverse skills for the benefit of Ogden’s artists, citizens, and visitors.
Have you noticed anything different about the Monarch building lately? Our own mural artist, Jane Kim, has begun the process of painting her over 2,000 square-foot mural on the side of our building. Her project, Migrating Murals, focuses on bringing attention to and paying homage to the beautiful Monarch Butterfly, whos migration pattern flows right through Ogden.
While other butterflies migrate not at all or very subtly, Monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon that occurs each summer and autumn that some have called one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in the world. Western populations migrate through the Rocky Mountains to wintering sites in California. They arrive in November, then begin the trip back in March. Individual butterflies do not complete a round trip. Females lay their eggs for the next generation during the migration. Four generations complete the migration cycle.
The Banyan Collective’s Nine Rails Arts Podcast explores what it means to be an adventurous Creative in 2018. Through a partnership with O1 Arts, we will also get to know The Monarch, the epicenter of Ogden’s new Nine Rails Creative District and future home to artisans, designers, and creatives of all types.
In Episode 3, we podcast from the heart of the Jefferson Avenue Historic District during the 125thAnniversary Celebration of the Eccles Art Center. Ogden City Business Development Project Coordinator, Sara Meess, joins us for a behind-the-scenes look into the making of a Creative District. We also party on the porch with Shane Osguthorpe and Scott Rogers of the Nine Rails Arts Podcast house band, The Proper Way, and discuss the satisfying art of balancing a day job with one's artistic pursuits.
September 7: First Friday Art Stroll and Hard Hat Tours
September 7: Van Sessions Season 5 - The Monarch
September 8: 2018 Historic House Tour Tickets On Sale Now
Semptember 11: Poet Flow 3rd Anniversary Celebration
September 22: 2018 Harvest Moon Celebration
September 22: The Monarch - Migrating Mural Dedication Ceremony
Ogden First is a non-profit (501c3) corporation established to create and deliver artsprogramming, in all forms, in the context of adaptive reuse of historic or iconic spaces, tocreate vibrant venues where artists can create, learn, perform and exhibit, amplified by ourcity’s architectural legacy.
