Danny has been on powerful psychiatric drugs for 40 years. Since he was 12. But now Danny’s brother (a filmmaker) and Danny’s sister (a social worker) have teamed up to tell Danny’s story in the context of the power of the psychiatric drug industry. MindFreedom is helping to host the premiere. what Social Event when…
Info Document Actions Print this The global news wire service United Press International (UPI) picked up the New York Times story about the “mad pride” movement. Mad pride giving voice to mentally ill Date Published: May 10, 2008 01:00 AM Source: United Press International (UPI) Original UPI article click here. NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI)…
Info Document Actions Print this The global news wire service United Press International (UPI) picked up the New York Times story about the “mad pride” movement. Mad pride giving voice to mentally ill Date Published: May 10, 2008 01:00 AM Source: United Press International (UPI) Original UPI article click here. NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI)…
Info Document Actions Print this An online publication for “citizen journalists” has a brief article about the Mad Pride movement that includes mention of MindFreedom and MFI director David Oaks Mad Pride: Beyond depression, a demand for rights from mental illness sufferers Author: Paul Wallis (Wanderlaugh) Source: DigitalJournalism.com link to oroginal article: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/254557 …
Info From Toronto Star: Myra Kovary is a member of both MindFreedom International’s UN team and World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry. Myra is pictured here playing the harp at the celebration of the launch of the international binding treaty by the United Nations for human rights and disability. Click to view full-size…
Info Document Actions Print this The Toronto Star covered the United Nations celebration of the launch of a binding international treaty for human rights and disability. Pictured plyaing the harp at the event was Myra Kovary, a long-time activist member of both MindFreedom’s United Nations team and World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry.…
Info Bazelon Center has issued an alert about a bill in the USA congress to do something about human rights abuses rampant in residential programs for teens diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities. Bazelon Center is a Sponsor Group in MindFreedom International. Rep. George Miller (D-CA) is one of the sponsors of a bill to challenge psychiatric…
Info The US Congress held a public hearing about the way youth in foster care are often given large amounts of powerful psychiatric drugs, without adequate oversight, accountability, information, alternatives and advocacy. Vera Sharav of Alliance for Human Research Protection issued this report. Rep. McDermott announced the US congressional hearing on foster care psychiatric drugging.…
Info Washington Post: Michel Shango said he fled Congo after working as a journalist there. In America, he married and had children, but did not win asylum. Listen to Shango talk about his deportation experience. [Go to original Washington Post article to watch video.] Click to view full-size image… — Size: 50.3 kB Document Actions…
Info Document Actions Print this The Washington Post investigated and documented the use of “chemical restraint” on hundreds of immigrants being deported from the USA. Some Detainees Are Drugged For Deportation Date Published: May 14, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Amy Goldstein and Dana Priest | Washington Post Staff Writers Source: Washington Post, A1 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/immigration/cwc_d4p1.html Immigrants…