Mad Pride Week – Toronto 2008 Monday July 14th to Sunday July 20th. Each day there will be great Mad Pride programming somewhere in the City. Mad Pride Arts and Education is from Tuesday July 15th to Thursday July 17th out of May Robinson Auditorium at 20 Westlodge. If you you or your group wishes…
The Mad Pride Organizing Committee is a group of psychiatric survivors/consumers and friends within the City of Toronto. We have gathered yearly over the past 15 years to organize and host pride and recognition activity for a diverse community of psychiatric and consumer survivors. Administration for this activity is managed by The Friendly Spike Theatre…
Info Document Actions Print this M-POWER, a MindFreedom International sponsor group, stands up for the rights of the mentally ill in emergency rooms. “The Human Condition” Date Published: Jun 03, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Lee Hammel Source: TELEGRAM & GAZETTE, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA THE HUMAN CONDITIONBy Lee Hammel TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF Former Worcester resident…
Info Restraint Information about restraint. “The Human Condition” M-POWER, a MindFreedom International sponsor group, stands up for the rights of the mentally ill in emergency rooms. “State cites preventable deaths in report on Sharp Grossmont” An article in the San Diego Union Tribune addressing preventable deaths in a La Mesa hospital, including the suffocation while…
Info Friendly Spike Theater of Canada Friendly Spike Theater is a professional acting troupe and venue located in Toronto, Canada, though they travel far and wide. Friendly Spike is one of the main sponsors of Mad Pride activities for many years. Ruth Ruth of Friendly Spike is also the chair of the MindFreedom Mad Pride…
Friendly Spike Theater of Toronto will be in Vancouver, Canada for the Madness and Citizenship conference. Friendly Spike is a sponsor group of MindFreedom International. what Meeting when Jun 11, 2008 from 01:00 AM to 01:00 AM where Madness & Citizenship Conference, Vancouver, Canada contact name Ruth Ruth contact phone 416.516.4740 attendees All are welcome. add event to…
Info Document Actions Print this A 2007 study found that electroshock during pregnancy can cause brain damage to the fetus. Study Says Electroshock During Pregnancy Is Dangerous to the Baby Date Published: Jun 02, 2008 01:00 AM Author: Chris Dubey Source: MindFreedom International In 2007, researchers of Maine Medical Center performed a study as to…
Info Document Actions Print this Mother Jones and journalist Ken Silverstein won an award for this one. Ken got inside the headquarters of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and photocopied huge checks from the psychiatric drug industry to NAMI. NAMI policy: Non-disclosure of the amount of money this mental health organization gets…
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)…