Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota was supposed to be the general guardian for Ray Sandford through the services of Tonya Wilhelm. While LSSMN was directly in charge of Ray’s electroshock unfortunately, LSSMN took active steps to oppose, block and slow down Ray’s campaign against his forced electroshock. LSSMN should have been an ally to Ray,…
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota provided general guardianship services for Ray Sandford, which means that they ought to have supported his passionate campaign to stop his involuntary outpatient electroshock. Instead, their division that works on guardianship, LSS Guardianship Options, actually opposed his campaign in several ways. The director of these guardianship services within LSS is…
Info MindFreedom has campaigned for the right of Ray Sandford to say “no” to his ongoing, outpatient forced electroshock. Today the Ray Campaign has finally achieved victory: No More Forced Electroshock for Ray, Ever! Ray Sandford 22 October 2009 Today, Ray Sandford of Minnesota phoned the MindFreedom office with some very good news:…
Info Document Actions Print this MindFreedom broke the news about a suspicious death inside Oregon State Hospital on 17 October 2009. Here, the largest state daily newspaper, The Oregonian, talks about the death, and cites MindFreedom’s concerns. Advocates want investigation into state hospital patient’s death Date Published: Oct 20, 2009 10:05 PM Author: Michelle Cole,…
Info Utne Reader magazine periodically names “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.”A psychiatric survivor activist – David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International – is named as one of these visionaries in Utne’s November/December 2009 issue, which hits the stands now. Dalai Lama is one of 50 visionaries named by Utne Reader November/December 2009, along…
Info Utne Reader magazine periodically names “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.”A psychiatric survivor activist – David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International – is named as one of these visionaries in Utne’s November/December 2009 issue, which hits the stands now. Dalai Lama is one of 50 visionaries named by Utne Reader November/December 2009, along…
Info Utne Reader magazine periodically names “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.”A psychiatric survivor activist – David Oaks, director of MindFreedom International – is named as one of these visionaries in Utne’s November/December 2009 issue, which hits the stands now. Dalai Lama is one of 50 visionaries named by Utne Reader November/December 2009, along…
Info Document Actions Print this A brief article about a work group that is considering changes to Minnesota law about involuntary electroshock. The article, published by a Minnesota disability group, mentions that MindFreedom helped get the ball rolling because of a campaign to support the efforts of Ray Sandford to stop his forced outpatient electroshock.…
Info Mad Pride event in Brisbane, Australia. WHAT: Walk of Pride WHEN: 10 October 2009 WHERE: Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Australia From a participant: “Brisbane Australia’s first Walk of Pride, held annually in a few places in Australia and organised by the Association of Relatives and Friends of Mentally Ill and Queensland Alliance (a network body…
Info Mad Pride event in Brisbane, Australia. WHAT: Walk of Pride WHEN: 10 October 2009 WHERE: Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Australia From a participant: “Brisbane Australia’s first Walk of Pride, held annually in a few places in Australia and organised by the Association of Relatives and Friends of Mentally Ill and Queensland Alliance (a network body…