Info Here are few events on the same weekend as the Philadelphia 5 May 2012 protest of the American Psychiatric Association, in support and solidarity with the Occupy APA protest. (Disclaimer: Each event is independent, and event organizers are responsible for content.) Boston, Massachusetts, 5 May 2012: PROTEST – MPOWER in MA is planning a…
Info Here are few events on the same weekend as the Philadelphia 5 May 2012 protest of the American Psychiatric Association, in support and solidarity with the Occupy APA protest. (Disclaimer: Each event is independent, and event organizers are responsible for content.) Boston, Massachusetts, 5 May 2012: PROTEST – MPOWER in MA is planning a…
Info In solidarity with the Occupy APA protest in Philadelphia on Saturday, 5 May 2012, on the same day Boston activists will also protest the DSM. What When May 05, 2012 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM Where Boston Contact Name Ruthie Poole Contact Phone (617) 297-2030 Attendees All are welcome. Add event to calendar…
Info “Occupy Psychiatry” is a solidarity protest in Toronto, Canada (5/6), the same weekend as the Occupy APA protest in Philadelphia (5/5). What Protest When May 06, 2012 from 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM Where Toronto Contact Name Don Attendees All welcome. Add event to calendar vCal iCal for PDF flyer of this event, click…
Info Leaders in the psychiatric survivor/mental health consumer movement have a post-protest event on Sunday, 6 May 2012, in Philadelphia, the day after the Saturday 5 May 2012 protest. (The 6 May event is being organized independently.) What Gathering When May 06, 2012 from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM Where Philadelphia Contact Name Susan Rogers…
Info Laura works as a peer specialist in the traditional mental health system and writes a blog at madinamerica.com, where she is sharing her story of recovery from psychiatry. After living with psychiatric labels for 13 years and taking psychotropic medications for ten of them, Laura says she found liberation in 2010 from her psychiatric…
Info Info on Lane County Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Advisory Council Here is material, announcements, minutes, etc. related to the monthly meetings that advise Lane County about the views of local mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, at public meetings in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Proposed bylaws changes for LCMHC/SAC Here are proposed changes to the bylaws…
Info Frank is a long-time activist, blogger and protester for human rights in the mental health system, and founder of MindFreedom Florida. Frank chairs the MFI Affiliate Support Committee. Check out his blog Lunatic Fringe, highly critical of the mental health industry abuses. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 156.7 kB Document Actions Print…
Info Aki Imai is a 25 years-old Japanese graduate student who studies Clinical Psychology in Ohio. In conjunction with MindFreedom International, Aki launched a submission-based blog, Life After Labels for people to submit stories about overcoming difficulties in receiving psychiatric diagnoses. Aki spoke at the 5 May 2012 Occupy APA peaceful protest of the American…
Info Dr. Dan L. Edmunds is a psychotherapist specializing in drug free relational approaches for autism and developmental differences and extreme states of mind. He is the founder of the Center for Humane Psychiatry, an emancipatory movement for human rights in the mental health system. Dr. Edmunds is speaking at the MindFreedom International protest of…