Info On 25 August 2009, ABC-TV’s show Primetime Outsider ran a piece on Mad Pride that included an interview with David W. Oaks, Director, MindFreedom International. Here is an open letter from David to the producer of the ABC-TV piece, Ia A. Robinson. Dear Ia A. Robinson: Ia, you phoned me in May 2009…
Info MindFreedom’s bay area affiliate will host a table at the upcoming Petaluma Progressive Festival. What Conference When Sep 26, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 05:00 PM Where Petaluma, California Contact Name info@progressivefestival.org Add event to calendar vCal iCal From the Petaluma Progressive Festival Website : “The Progressive Festival will mark its 12th…
Info Document Actions Print this On 25 August 2009, ABC-TV national television ran a story on MAD PRIDE on their Primetime “Outsider” show. Several mental health advocates, including MindFreedom director David Oaks, were interviewed. Here is the text from their online summary of the story, in two parts. Text of ABC-TV Online Story on Mad…
A festival for people using the mental health system arranged by MindFreedom sponsor We Shall Overcome. what kb_mad pride Social Event mad-pride when Aug 22, 2009 12:00 AM to Aug 28, 2009 12:00 AM where Amalidays, Norway contact name post@wso.no add event to calendar vCal iCal A mental health care consumer festival arranged by We Shall…
Info 25 August 2009: ABC-TV airs a segment on the global MAD PRIDE movement, including a number of groups in MindFreedom International, and an interview with David W. Oaks, Executive Director of MindFreedom International. The “Mad Pride” Brain Balloon Takes Off! 25 August 2009 ABC-TV Show on MAD PRIDE includes MindFreedom ABC-TV show Primetime Outsiders…
Info A free lecture by David Oaks at Holyoke Community College. What Conference When Oct 05, 2009 from 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM Where Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, Massachusetts Add event to calendar vCal iCal Monday, October 5, 20096:30 – 8:30 pm Peoples Bank Room (301)Kittredge CenterHolyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA The Western Mass. Recovery…
Info A free lecture by David Oaks at Harvard University. What Conference When Oct 04, 2009 from 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM Where Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Add event to calendar vCal iCal Three Decades of MAD PRIDE: Community Organizing By Mental Health Consumers and Psychiatric Survivors Sunday, October 4 @ 3:00pmLowell House Junior Common Room(10…
Info ABC plans to air a report on Mad Pride this Tuesday. What Broadcast When Aug 25, 2009 from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM Contact Name office@mindfreedom.org Add event to calendar vCal iCal ABC-TV has announced that they plan to run a piece about the MAD PRIDE movement, including a number of groups in MindFreedom…
Info Update Jan 2011: Brian Henley is freed. Brian Henley was a 34-year-old man held against his will, and forced to take psychiatric drugs, at Northeast Florida State Hospital in Macclenny, Florida. The town of Macclenny is 35 miles west of Jacksonville in northeast Florida. “I want my freedom so I can visit my mother…
Info NEWS RELEASE: MindFreedom International members, sponsors, affiliates and allied mental health advocates are spread out all over the world. MindFreedom International is using more participatory web tools in campaigns for mental health rights and alternative mental health, thanks to help from Oliver Feakins, President of WebTalent SEO, and intern Anne from University of Oregon.…