Info {Updated August 30, 2012] An historic global disability treaty created in the United Nations with advice from hundreds of advocates, including a MindFreedom International team, now awaits in the USA for ratification. Please ask the USA Senate to pass this important global agreement. Celia Brown, MFI Board President, said, “Hopefully we’ll be able to…
Info UN Treaty on Disability: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Information, news and updates about the binding global treaty created in the United Nations called the CRPD: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The MindFreedom UN Team, headed by board president Celia Brown, participated in the creation and now…
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The Mental Patients Liberation Alliance Hosts 32nd Annual Bastille Day Protest About “Psychiatric Oppression” On Bastille Day 2012 weekend, The Mental Patients Liberation Alliance (“The Alliance”) will be hold several actions to “celebrate the human spirit and break the silence about psychiatric oppression.” what when Jul 13, 2012 12:00 PM to Jul 15, 2012 12:00 PM…
Info Cindi Fisher is shown protesting directly in front of Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, about electroshock. Cindi is with the group MOMS, and is the mother of a psychiatric survivor. This protest was organized by Deborah Schwartzkopff, who is a survivor of multiple electroshocks (electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) in Oregon private psychiatric institutions. Deborah led…
Info Group protest that supported Deborah Schwartzkopff, who is a survivor of multiple electroshocks (electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) in Oregon private psychiatric institutions. She led a peaceful protest on Wednesday, 27 June 2012, in front of her shock facility, 12 miles south of Portland in Clackamas, Oregon. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 2.5…
Info Photographs from the Protest of Electroshock Organized by Deborah Schwartzkopff Deborah Schwartzkopff is an electroshock survivor, and she organized a successful protest on 28 June 2012 of the procedure in Clackamas, Oregon. Here are some of the photos. Group protests electroshock at Kaiser Sunnyside Group protest that supported Deborah Schwartzkopff, who is a survivor…