Info Mad Pride! At the 2012 Oregon Country Fair – the enormous, creative and historic festival in the woods – the clown / physician / psychiatric survivor Patch Adams will receive the International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment Award, in Community Village, via MindFreedom International. Don’t miss it! Patch Adams and Gesundheidt Institute…
Info Mad Pride! At the 2012 Oregon Country Fair – the enormous, creative and historic festival in the woods – the clown/physician/psychiatric survivor Patch Adams will receive the International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment Award, in Community Village, via MindFreedom International. Don’t miss it! What When Jul 14, 2012 from 02:30 PM to…
Info Here is a report and photos from a successful grassroots protest. Deborah Schwartzkopff is a survivor of multiple electroshocks (electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) in Oregon private psychiatric institutions. She single-handedly called for a peaceful protest on Wednesday, 27 June 2012, in front of her shock facility, 12 miles south of Portland in Clackamas, Oregon.…
Info A day to learn about, discuss, and build connections and resources for alternatives to and within the mental health system. The day before the International Society for Ethical Psychology & Psychiatry (ISEPP) Conference. Sponsored by MindFreedom International, organized by the MFI Choice in Mental Health Campaign. What Training When Nov 01, 2012 from 11:00…
Info You are invited to take the new “Survey on Hope in Mental Health.” Contribute your experiences to the “I Got Better” campaign to promote knowledge of resilience in mental well being. MindFreedom International News – 14 June 2012 Immediate Release. Contact news@mindfreedom.org New MindFreedom Campaign Defies Hopelessness Today, MindFreedom International launches the…
Info MFI and allied organizations united for a successful peaceful protest of the 2012 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, questioning the dysfunctional over-labeling, over-drugging and forced psychiatric treatment still all too common in psychiatric practice today. [Updated 5 Oct. 2012] Aki Imai from Ohio is a graduate student ally, who marched in…
Info Pau Crego Walters is a member of the coordination team for Stop Trans* Pathologization (STP) 2012. Their group has provided a statement of solidarity and support for the Occupy APA protest on 5 May 2012, in front of the American Psychiatric Association. Stop Trans* Pathologization (STP) 2012 Statement in solidarity of Occupy the…
Info Bonnie Nelson announces solidarity events for Occupy APA on 5 May 2012 in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage, Alaska plan for Occupy the APA on May 5, 2012 by Bonnie Nelson <b.nelson@alaska.com> Anchorage supporters of Occupy the American Psychiatric Association will be having House Parties starting at 6:00 AM Alaska Time on May 5th which…
Info Here are few events on the same weekend as the Philadelphia 5 May 2012 protest of the American Psychiatric Association, in support and solidarity with the Occupy APA protest. (Disclaimer: Each event is independent, and event organizers are responsible for content.) Boston, Massachusetts, 5 May 2012: PROTEST – MPOWER in MA is planning a…
Info Here are few events on the same weekend as the Philadelphia 5 May 2012 protest of the American Psychiatric Association, in support and solidarity with the Occupy APA protest. (Disclaimer: Each event is independent, and event organizers are responsible for content.) Boston, Massachusetts, 5 May 2012: PROTEST – MPOWER in MA is planning a…