Photos from Protest of American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2009

Info Photos from Protest of American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2009 On 17 May 2009, psychiatric survivors and allies from five states peacefully protested in front of the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, which was held in Moscone Center in San Francisco. MindFreedom International and California Network of Mental Health Clients co-sponsored the…

Free Meeting Before the APA Protest

MindFreedom will hold a free meeting in advance of the protest of the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco. what Social Event when May 15, 2009 from 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM where San Francisco, California, USA contact name David W. Oaks contact phone (541) 345-9106 attendees All are welcome. add event to calendar  vCal  iCal…

DUPLICATEReception TODAY for the protest

HEY HAL AT NETCORPS! — I created this duplicate calendar entry a little while ago here at the airport…. today Friday, 15 May, FROM SCRATCH, because i thought maybe somehow when we created the event item last month we screws up. But this one is invisible, too, in the two “EVENTS” window…. so I’ll just…

Minnesota patient wants right to refuse electroshocks

Info Document Actions Print this The Associated Press covered MindFreedom’s protests about Ray Sandford’s ongoing, involuntary, outpatient electroshock. Unfortunately, the AP quotes four “experts” — a psychiatrist, guardian, psychology professor and ethicist — who refuse to criticize Ray’s forced electroshock. MindFreedom offered AP plenty of experts who would speak against Ray’s forced electroshock, but AP…

“Listening to Madness: Why some mentally ill patients are rejecting their medication and making the case for ‘mad pride.'”

Info Document Actions Print this Longtime mental health human rights activist and MindFreedom member Will Hall was recently the subject of an article about MAD PRIDE in Newsweek magazine. “Listening to Madness: Why some mentally ill patients are rejecting their medication and making the case for ‘mad pride.’” Date Published: May 02, 2009 10:00 AM…