6/3/25 Update: Shield Alert for Jake Howeth (for original alert, scroll down to 5/25/25) Jake continues to be incarcerated at Multnomah CATC in Portland, Oregon even though he has committed no crime. Earlier he reported that they moved the date of his forced injection. Instead of receiving a forced injection on June 5th as earlier…
MindFreedom International Spring/Summer 2025 Update: Advocacy, Engagements, Actions & Exciting Announcements Dear MindFreedom Members, Supporters, and Allies, We’ve been incredibly busy laying the groundwork and actively implementing our ambitious 2025-2026 Strategic Plan, and this Spring/Summer 2025 update brings you news of our advocacy, engagements, new partnerships, calls to action, exciting event announcements, resources, and our…
For original Shield alert, scroll down to 5/19/25 6/3/25 Update: Shield alert for Ricardo Sanchez Some of you may know that staff at Providence hospital confiscated Ricardo’s phone and MFI is now limited to communicating with him using the public phone on the ward. They said that he violated the terms of an agreement involving…
Judi’s Room Current Status of Protection and Advocacy System: Building Effective PAIMI–PAC Relationships Wednesday, June 4 , 2025 12:00 PM Hawaii 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern 7 PM Brazil Standard Pre-registration required. To register click https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucOytrzMrEt0MB4FSNRIqMdJQwyyjwJ0i Event Details • Topic: Current Status of Protection and Advocacy System: Building…
Judi’s Room The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Uniting 4 Rights Wednesday, May 7 , 2025 12:00 PM Hawaii 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern 7 PM Brazil Standard Pre-registration required. To register click https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYucOytrzMrEt0MB4FSNRIqMdJQwyyjwJ0i Event Details Topic: The United Nations…
Judi’s Room April 2, 2025 New Mental Health Information Technology What Does it Mean for Us? Wednesday, April 2, 2025 12:00 PM Hawaii 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern 7 PM Brazil Standard To enter this month’s meeting click on the link below* https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189 Event Details • Topic:…
Update 5/1/25 Help us stop House Bill 2467 dead in its tracks. House Bill 2467 is will cause harm by expanding involuntary treatment in Oregon. It was passed unanimously by the House Judiciary Committee on April 3 , despite stuff public opposition (scroll to the very bottom of this message to view link to a record…
2/27/2025 MindFreedom International Opposes Any Efforts to Erode the Rights of people with disabilities. Along those ends, with support from the Seeding Justice Foundation, and MindFreedom Oregon, we are forming an ad hoc coalition, to organize an emergency, coordinated opposition to two bad bills in the State of Oregon. Senate Bill 171 House Bill 2467…
Is your state considering legislation that could erode your rights? If so, it’s time to fight back! Wednesday, March 5, 2025 12:00 PM Hawaii 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern 7 PM Brazil Standard To enter this month’s meeting click on the link below* https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189#success The need for…
Shield Update 2/19/2025 We have added contact information for individuals. Concerned individuals can now write. Scroll down to read under ‘Call to Action’ Shield Alert 1/21/2025 Free Artem: Sixteen-Year Old War Refugee Living in Denmark Institutionalized and Forcibly Drugged! On 1/20/2025, a U.S. federal holiday dedicated to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MindFreedom…
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