Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 > Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:08:16 -0700 > " www.MindFreedom.org Office " > <office > NEWS: 3 NYC Events - Human Rights in Mental > Health > > > MindFreedom International NEWS - 23 August 2004 > http://www.MindFreedom.org - please forward > > NEWS BRIEFS > > Three New York City Area Events to Win > Human Rights in the Mental Health System. > > Plus: MindFreedom Shield Helps Free a Member > from a Psychiatric Institution. > > 1) Psychiatric Survivors Inside United Nations. > > In a mad mad world, perhaps psychiatric survivors > have some good advice for a troubled planet? > > Today begins two weeks of meetings in the UN on > disability and human rights. MindFreedom, which > is accredited by the UN as a Non Governmental > Organization with Consultative Roster Status, > has a team of psychiatric survivors participating. > > MindFreedom is calling on the UN to join the > World Health Organization in declaring a > " Global Emergency " of human rights violations > in the mental health system. > > Read more here: > http://www.mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/nyc_MindFreedom_UN_8-04.shtml > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > 2) Save the date - Saturday night, 9 October 2004 > > You're invited to the MindFreedom Support Coalition > International Fundraiser and Dance Reception. It's > in collaboration with the International Center for > Human Rights and Psychiatry annual meeting. > > The title: " Human Rights and Alternatives - A Way of > Life. " > > For time, place, and tickets for the benefit, go > here: > http://www.mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/nyc10-09-04event.shtml > > For info about the ICSPP conference go here: > http://www.icspp.org > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > 3) Protest Bush Administration Attacks on Human > Rights > of People Affected by the Mental Health System > > In the midst of the huge NYC demonstrations of the > Republican National Convention, you are invited > by MindFreedom member Rita DiCarlo to peacefully > protest President Bush to " Stop the War on > Our Brains. " > > E-mail Rita at mindaidproj and go to: > http://www.mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/nyc_protest_Bush.shtml > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > OTHER NEWS: > > ** MindFreedom Shield Helps Free Canadian Member. > > Remember the MindFreedom Shield alert on 13 August > about MindFreedom member Sara Arenson being > locked up in a Winnipeg psychiatric institution > and coercively drugged? Many of you spoke up! > > Less than one week later, Sara e-mailed us > saying, " Good news. The hospital released me > this morning. My psychiatrist said it had to > do with the human rights groups that were > putting pressure on them. Great job MindFreedom. > Thank you so much for your help so far. " > > ** Get Around the Blockade > > As reported last week in an alert, the American > Psychiatric Association is bragging to their > members about how APA is blocking mainstream > media coverage of a mental health scandal > involving the Bush Administration: Every USA > resident is to be screened for mental health > problems in a plan cooked up by the drug industry. > > You can get around the media blockade! Please tell > colleagues, e-mail lists, alternative media and > others about " The Shrinking of America " : > > Via main web site: http://www.MindFreedom.org > > Or go directly to: > http://www.mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/bush_psychiatry.shtml > > Catch the APA boasting about their media blockade > here: > http://www.mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/bush_APA_silences_media.shtml > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > ACT NOW: Please forward this NEWS ALERT. > > If President Bush plans to screen the entire > population for > mental health problems.... Don't you think it's time > you joined > or renewed your membership with MindFreedom > International? > > JOIN AND DONATE TO MINDFREEDOM NOW! ALL ARE INVITED! > > MindFreedom is totally independent, and not > connected to any > government, mental health provider, church or drug > company. > > The majority of MindFreedom members have personally > experienced > coerced psychiatric procedures, but membership is > open to > everyone who supports human rights in mental health > and > includes advocates, professionals and family > members. > > KEEP YOUR MIND FREE! > > TO JOIN, RENEW & DONATE TO MINDFREEDOM > INTERNATIONAL: > > http://mindfreedom.org/join.shtml > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > Please forward. > > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > To be added to this MindFreedom DENDRITE human > rights > public announcement list, e-mail: > office Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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