Boycott Normal! Peacefully Occupy the Mental Health Industry

Unite in an international campaign to question how psychiatric corporations violate our human rights by trying to control us and our democracy through enforcement of “normal,” with harmful labeling, forced drugging and electroshock.

Launch of Boycott Normal Campaign in Eugene, Oregon 10 October 2011.

You can help from ANYWHERE….

• Check out the successful protest MindFreedom held in front of the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting! Click here for videos, photos and more about the historic “five five” [5 May 2012] event. Two hundred of us – mainly psychiatric survivors but also some allies – spoke and marched and creatively protested in front of thousands of psychiatrists at their annual meeting.

• Be part of MAD PRIDE – Click here to find out about these historic positive events that educate the public about psychiatric survivors and changing the mental health system.

• Did you know that Martin Luther King repeatedly said creative psychological “maladjustment’ is the salvation of humanity? Check out his call for an International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment!

Below is more about the successful protest in Philadelphia – let’s do these everywhere! Even a small group or individual can participate.

PHILADELPHIA Peaceful Occupation of American Psychiatric Association

For info about Occupy APA peaceful protest of American Psychiatric Association on Saturday, 5 May 2012 in Philadelphia – time, place, speakers, travel tips, updates and more – CLICK HERE.

Can you get to a solidarity event?

Some groups are holding extra actions in Philly and other regions such as Toronto, Boston, Washington State, Alaska, Cork Ireland and Denver, for info click here.

Can you be anywhere?

BECAUSE YOU CAN PROTEST EVERYWHERE!

Click here for ideas to help Lead the Boycott from Anywhere. To Take Action Wherever You Live, Click Here!

MindFreedom International (MFI) calls on mental health consumers, psychiatric survivors and all allies to boycott what is mistakenly called “normal,” especially to resist the American Psychiatric Association’s plan for a fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

DSM-5 would be the latest edition of what is widely known as psychiatry’s “label bible.”

We challenge what is mis-labeled ‘normal’ and celebrate creative maladjustment and neurodiversity. Please join us!

Your leadership is encouraged in all these activities, wherever you live, in the spirit of the occupy movement.

Even an individual can find creative activities to occupy the mental health industry, especially using Youtube and Facebook and Twitter.

But even an individual can do a lot, like find other individuals who care!

Let the world know.

The tag for this action is: #occupyapa

Help Lead the Boycott from Anywhere. For Ideas for You to Take Action Wherever You Live, Click Here!

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