MF Live Free Web Radio: Boycott Normal

Info With the theme “Occupy Normal: Life After Labels,” the 8 October 2011 MFI Live Free Web Radio show was a success. Participants in several “Occupy” events throughout the USA talked about how the mental health consumer/psychiatric survivor movement can play a supportive role. Aki Imai is helping to launch the Boycott Normal Campaign. Update: …

MF Free Web Radio: Listen to Us, American Psychiatry!

Info 14 January 2012 Show: Mental health consumers, psychiatric survivors, mental health professionals and other allies are protesting the American Psychiatric Association. Special guests: Ann Rider from Arizona, Debbie Plotnick from Philadelphia, and dissident psychologist Brent Robbins, who is leading one of the petitions against DSM-5. With your live calls. Boycott Normal! Host: David Oaks.…

Jim Gottstein, psychiatric survivor attorney activist, on MF Free Live Web Radio

Info Attorney, activist, psychiatric survivor JIM GOTTSTEIN of Alaska was the guest on the Free MindFreedom Web Radio Show. Listen as Jim tells us why we should all “Occupy the American Psychiatric Association.” Host: David Oaks. Above: Jim Gottstein – psychiatric survivor attorney – is protesting the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. The below was…

MFI Free Web Radio: Ted Chabasinski & Laura Delano on Protesting American Psychiatric Association

Info Psychiatric survivor activists Ted Chabasinski and Laura Delano (photo on right) explained why they are going to Philadelphia to protest the American Psychiatric Association’s labeling. Why join them to “Occupy the American Psychiatric Association”? Host: David Oaks. Above: Laura Delano is protesting the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. This was another successful MindFreedom Live…

MFI Free Web Radio: Susan Rogers & Frank Blankenship on Protesting American Psychiatric Association

Info Why protest the American Psychiatric Association (APA)? Psychiatric rights activists Susan Rogers (photo on right) and Frank Blankenship reported about the protest in Philadelphia of the APA Annual Meeting. “Why – or why not – protest the APA?” Host: Celia Brown. Above: Susan Rogers helped organize the protest of the American Psychiatric Association Annual…

MFI Free Web Radio: Guests David Morrissey, Celia Brown, Krista Erickson on Disability & Psychiatric Survivor Movements

Info How can the psychiatric survivor and disability movements work together? What about the proposed UN disability treaty in the US Senate? Guests David Morrissey, Celia Brown and Krista Erickson, with host David Oaks, are all advocates in these movements. Above: David Morrissey is a leader in the disability movement, and director of USICD in…