Info Pat Risser, who is a psychiatric survivor and a MindFreedom member attended a major national conference about training the police for dealing with citizens labeled with mental health problems. In this exclusive inside view, the author warns of a rising “paramilitary” between police and the mental health system. This psychiatric survivor concludes, “Be afraid,…
Info Highlander is an educational center that has helped train luminaries including Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. MindFreedom has held two international strategy conferences there. On 1 September 2007 a thousand people are at Highlander celebrating their 75th anniversary. Among the volunteers is MindFreedom activist Kristina Yates, whose heritage lies not far from…
Info We ask that all action and speech by those involved in the International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment (IAACM) follow these guidelines. IAACM Nonviolence Guidelines These principles of a peaceful campaign are based on those of Martin Luther King, Jr., as interpreted by the “National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance.” Our attitude will…
Info Normality screening hits the streets Here’s the same skit about how to screen normality, but taking it to the streets. This one was done in the middle of downtown Eugene, in front of a statue remembering Ken Kesey, who wrote the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Bullhorn optional. MindFreedom has conducted more…
Info How do to a simple “normality screening” skit. An easy way to participate in the IAACM is to do a simple skit to “screen for normality,” similar to an airport screening. Developed by Patch Adams clown troupe in Florence, Italy, you just need a few simple props. You can then screen your willing colleagues,…
Info David Oaks, Director of MindFreedom International encourages you to lead IAACM. In this brief video (about 4 minutes), the director of MindFreedom International, David Oaks, from his desk in the MindFreedom office, calls for YOU to be one of the leaders in Martin Luther King’s vision of the International Association for the Advancement of…
Info Document Actions Print this Activist Laura Ziegler gives an overview of events this past month as the New York Office of Mental Health gave nine (9) last-minute electroshocks to Simone D., before her attorneys finally won a court battle on 28 August 2007 for her right to say “no” to forced electroshock. Summary of…
Simone D. has won her right to say “no” to forced electroshock by the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH). But not before OMH got in nine last minute forced electroshocks in the month before Simone’s court victory. How are we to constructively respond to such overwhelming violence? Simone D. and John Kelly…
Apparently because of many complaints, the forced electroshock of John Kelly in Rockland Psychiatric Center has been prevented. Attorney Aaron Frishberg had issued an alert on 30 July 2007 alert about his client John Kelly facing more forced electroshock in Rockland Psychiatric Center. MindFreedom distributed the alert to thousands of people, and many made their…
Info MindFreedom salutes Mother Jones magazine for publishing a very important investigation of abuse of youth in today’s mental health system. Journalist Jennifer Gonnerman has extensively examined the infamous Rotenberg Center that uses electrical pain to try to change the behavior of troubled youth. Photo by Mother Jones in School of Shock article. See the…