We are excited to announce the topic of our very first Judi’s Room for 2022: the highly acclaimed documentary entitled “Take These Broken Wings” by filmmaker Daniel Mackler! Join us, make new friends, and launch your new year on a hopeful and positive note! After viewing the movie together (virtually) stick around and meet the filmmaker himself!…
Mark Your Calendar for the first Wednesday A Conversation on Decolonization and Building an anti-racist approach with the psychiatric survivor movement Wednesday, December 1st, 3:00 pm Pacific 6:00 pm Eastern Register HERE Judi’s Room, presented by MindFreedom International and ‘I Love You, Lead On’ is named after Judi Chamberlin, the famed human rights…
The professionalization of peer support in the USA: A cautionary tale. Sponsored by International Network Towards Alternatives and Rights-Based Supports (INTAR) November 22 11am-1pm EST Registration link: https://dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsd-uqpj0sGtJoexR9YcZoc-U7fcNvl9_e Facilitators: Sabine Dick & Liam MacGabhann, INTAR Dialogue presentations (12-15 minutes each) How it all began – the origins of the peer specialist movement in the USA…
JUDI’S ROOM Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 3:00 PM PT/6:00 PM ET In last month’s Judi’s Room, participants had a range of concerns around the popular topic of ‘Reasonable Accommodations’ and panelists found it challenging to address them all. Reasonable accommodations involves a wide range of laws, policies and institutions including workplaces, classrooms, prisons, hospitals, and…
Updated January 5, 2022 Reintegrating at last!! MFI was informed that page was in need of an update! Siddhartha’s discharge and integration back into the community did not go as smoothly as we had hoped (due to discrimination against Sidd’s family members and lack of housing options for psychiatric survivors) but she is now safely…
International Peer Respite and Soteria House Summit: Creating Compassionate Alternatives for People in Crisis and Distress The Summit will be held every Sunday in October October 3 – 31, 2021 The Soteria House and peer respite models are both ways of supporting individuals in extreme states. Both models allow individuals to stay voluntarily in a…
Judi’s Room October 6, 2021 “The Right to Accommodations” Wednesday October 6, 2021 6:00-8:00 EST, 4-6 MT, 3-5 PT Who is eligible for reasonable accommodations? What is a reasonable accommodation and how do you get it? What does an educator or employer or program manager need to know when granting accommodation? What can you do…
A virtual, community screening of a groundbreaking new film by psychiatric survivor, Roxanne Stewart-Johnson took place on Sept. 1, 2021 at 6:00 pm Eastern. This is a must see film! View movie trailer: The movie is based on the true story of Roxanne’s flight from psychiatric abuse and domestic abuse in Jamaica. The film skillfully…
Judi’s Room – July 28, 2021 3:00 PST 6:00 EST Share this event link with a friend Download this flyer HERE —————————————————————– About this event Judi’s Room is named after Judi Chamberlin, a beloved human rights activist within the psychiatric survivor’s/ex-patient movement who was fond of quoting the motto of the disability rights movement, “Nothing…
“The highly disproportionate amount of Illness and deaths from Covid in congregate settings shines a light on how institutions cause people to lose their value. Institutions stifle a person’s development, break the spirit, and work against having access to our natural resilience” – Ron Bassman, Executive Director of MindFreedom. Join Ron and other guests…