Info In solidarity with the Occupy APA protest in Philadelphia on Saturday, 5 May 2012, on the same day Boston activists will also protest the DSM. What When May 05, 2012 from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM Where Boston Contact Name Ruthie Poole Contact Phone (617) 297-2030 Attendees All are welcome. Add event to calendar…
Info “Occupy Psychiatry” is a solidarity protest in Toronto, Canada (5/6), the same weekend as the Occupy APA protest in Philadelphia (5/5). What Protest When May 06, 2012 from 01:00 PM to 03:00 PM Where Toronto Contact Name Don Attendees All welcome. Add event to calendar vCal iCal for PDF flyer of this event, click…
Info Leaders in the psychiatric survivor/mental health consumer movement have a post-protest event on Sunday, 6 May 2012, in Philadelphia, the day after the Saturday 5 May 2012 protest. (The 6 May event is being organized independently.) What Gathering When May 06, 2012 from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM Where Philadelphia Contact Name Susan Rogers…
Info Within 48 hours of the launch of a MindFreedom Alert Campaign, the Attorney General for New York announced that Glen K. will receive no more forced electroshock under his court order. Rockland Psychiatric Center was giving involuntary electroshock over and against Glen’s expressed wishes. Despite his psychiatrist’s pessimistic predictions, Glen K. did well without…
Info You can download here the newest one-page black-and-white PDF (408 KB) about the peaceful protest on Saturday, 5 May 2012, of the American Psychiatric Association called OCCUPY APA. [Updated 27 April. 2012.] occupyapa-flyer-dminus-8.pdf — PDF document, 407Kb Document Actions Print this
Up one level Chris Busche is a member of MindFreedom in New Jersey with a “MindFreedom Shield.” He activated this to get out an alert, because of his ongoing forced drugging, and the lack of humane alternatives and advocacy. all 2 items in this folder are selected. clear selection title size modified state Chris Busche, 29,…
Info Psychiatric survivor Chris Busche got a special Valentine’s Day gift today. He’s free of a psychiatric institution in New Jersey where he’s been locked up for about 19 months. Chris Busche attributes part of this victory in getting free to the MindFreedom Shield Campaign, which has put out a number of alerts on his…
Are you suffering from normality? Read about the Ten Warning Signs of “Normality” by Janet Foner, MindFreedom Board Member and psychiatric survivor activist. Mad scientists are working around the clock to discover the cure for “normality,” a serious and persistent “chronic mental illness” afflicting much of the general population. MindFreedom International, an alliance led by…
Info Susan Rogers, who has been active in the consumer/survivor/ex-patient movement since 1984, has had a 36-year career as a writer, editor, public relations professional and public speaker. She has presented trainings, including keynotes, on various mental health-related subjects at a wide variety of national, statewide, and local conferences; has appeared on television and on…
Info Peaceful protesters are coming to speak in front of the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting protest, Occupy APA, from all over the USA. Here is just a little bit more about the speakers and their bio’s. Just some of the people speaking out in the peaceful Occupy APA protest of the American Psychiatric Association…