Info This day, 21 January 2008, is the official national holiday in the USA to celebrate the life of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who would have turned 79 last week. Just moments ago, Patch Adams, MD phoned up MindFreedom International from his home in Virginia. Patch agreed to be the new chair of a…
Info Ron Bassman, PhD author of “A Fight to Be: A Psychologist’s Experience from Both Sides of the Locked Door” will keynote in New York City starting 14 March 2008. What Meeting When Mar 14, 2008 01:40 PM to Mar 15, 2008 01:40 PM Where Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South; New York University Contact…
Info Rufus in England has helped organize several successful “Bed Pushes,” where a group in costume pushes a bed (often with a manequin tied down in four-point restraint) through the streets, escaping from the psychiatric system. The Bed Pushes in UK have won national publicity on the BBC. Now Bed Pushes are planned in Germany,…
Info How To Hold a Successful Mad Pride Event Tips, suggestions, and brainstorms to create and participate in successful Mad Pride events, small and large! Photo of UK Bed Push Showing Mad Pride Mad Pride Brain Balloon Image You May Use For Posters Image of a hypodermic needle to show how to make a big…
Info Keynote speakers include authors Bob Whitaker and Don Weitz at this University of Alberta event in Canada starting 1 March 2008. What Meeting When Mar 01, 2008 06:35 PM to Mar 02, 2008 06:35 PM Where University of Alberta, Canada Contact Name Scott McAnsh Add event to calendar vCal iCal The treatment of [those…
An updated summary of news reports and listings of the Mad Pride 2007 events. If you know of others, or are planning one, let us know! Updated 7 August 2007. Mad Pride 2007 News Reports Mad Pride is helping to make Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream come true, by launching his long-sought International Association for…
Info Australia Successful Mad Pride events in Australia in 2007 No albums or photos uploaded yet. Australia Mad Pride 2007 News Release Here’s a news release from Australia about their successful 2007 Mad Pride events in Sydney. Australia October 2007 Mad Pride Event Here’s a “save the date” announcement from the Australia Mad Pride event…
Info More and more mainstream media and research studies are exposing extreme hazards and human rights violations associated with the prescription of antipsychotic psychiatric drugs, which are also known as neuroleptics, without adequate advocacy, information and alternatives. MindFreedom calls for multiple investigations. One of the most common antipsychotic (or “neuroleptic”) psychiatric drugs is Zyprexa, manufactured…
Info Martin Luther King Jr. on “Creative Maladjustment” Martin Luther King talks about “creative maladjustment.” To view this content the following requirements must be fulfilled: Adobe Flash Player version 9,0,28,0 or later must be installed; download it now free Javascript 1.2 or later must be enabled
Info Document Actions Print this The main newspaper for Eugene, Oregon looks back over the one year that has passed since the shooting death by police of 19 year-old Ryan Salisbury, who ran out of his home holding a knife. MindFreedom Lane County has worked on the issue for a year, and the article includes…