Info With the theme “Occupy Normal: Life After Labels,” the 8 October 2011 MFI Live Free Web Radio show was a success. Participants in several “Occupy” events throughout the USA talked about how the mental health consumer/psychiatric survivor movement can play a supportive role. Aki Imai is helping to launch the Boycott Normal Campaign. Update: …
Info Occupy the psychiatric industry with 2 special psychiatric survivor guests: C.J. LINCE (photo right) launched a “people’s” response to psychiatry’s label bible. ERICK FABRIS of Toronto was in the MFI studio about his new book exposing the practice of forced psychiatric drugging of people in their own homes, out in the community. Host: David…
Info 14 January 2012 Show: Mental health consumers, psychiatric survivors, mental health professionals and other allies are protesting the American Psychiatric Association. Special guests: Ann Rider from Arizona, Debbie Plotnick from Philadelphia, and dissident psychologist Brent Robbins, who is leading one of the petitions against DSM-5. With your live calls. Boycott Normal! Host: David Oaks.…
Info Dissident psychologist, author and playwright PAULA CAPLAN, PhD was guest on this Live Free MindFreedom Web Radio Call-in Show. She tells us why psychiatric labeling can be harmful, and why she is speaking at a protest of the American Psychiatric Association. Host: David Oaks. Above: Paula Caplan is a psychologist and playwright who is…
Info Attorney, activist, psychiatric survivor JIM GOTTSTEIN of Alaska was the guest on the Free MindFreedom Web Radio Show. Listen as Jim tells us why we should all “Occupy the American Psychiatric Association.” Host: David Oaks. Above: Jim Gottstein – psychiatric survivor attorney – is protesting the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. The below was…
Info Psychiatric survivor activists Ted Chabasinski and Laura Delano (photo on right) explained why they are going to Philadelphia to protest the American Psychiatric Association’s labeling. Why join them to “Occupy the American Psychiatric Association”? Host: David Oaks. Above: Laura Delano is protesting the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. This was another successful MindFreedom Live…
Info Why protest the American Psychiatric Association (APA)? Psychiatric rights activists Susan Rogers (photo on right) and Frank Blankenship reported about the protest in Philadelphia of the APA Annual Meeting. “Why – or why not – protest the APA?” Host: Celia Brown. Above: Susan Rogers helped organize the protest of the American Psychiatric Association Annual…
Info How can the psychiatric survivor and disability movements work together? What about the proposed UN disability treaty in the US Senate? Guests David Morrissey, Celia Brown and Krista Erickson, with host David Oaks, are all advocates in these movements. Above: David Morrissey is a leader in the disability movement, and director of USICD in…
Info SEASON PREMIERE: Psychiatric survivor guests author PARIS WILLIAMS and activist CORINNA WEST with new host SOPHIE FAUGHT (photo on right). Topic is PARADIGM SHIFT: “How can we spread the hopeful news about the reality of recovery in mental health?” This was another successful show, aired live Saturday, 8 September 2012, at 2 PM ET,…
Info LIVE from Alternatives Conference 2012 in Portland Oregon on Saturday, October 13 (2pm ET, 11am PT)Join the conversation: “What Should Be the Future of Mental Health Systems Change?” LIVE from the Alternatives 2012 Conference in Portland, OR! On Saturday, 13 October 2012, at 2 pm ET/11 am PT MindFreedom International presents: ALTERNATIVE MENTAL HEALTH…
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