Info CREATIVE MALADJUSTMENT WEEK (July 6-July 13, 2015) is only 6 months away! On this national day in celebration of the founder of the International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment [IAACM], MindFreedom echoes the famous words of Martin Luther King, Jr. in saying that “the salvation of the world lies in the hands…
Info Locations, times, and contact people information will be updated as the date approaches. Keep checking back! Check below for protest/rally address & times… ELECTROSHOCK PROTEST May 16th, 2015 Locations, times, and contact people information will be updated as the date approaches. Keep checking back! Check below for protest/rally address & times If you would like to hold…
Info By TED CHABASINSKI, J.D.Work on the May 16 International Day of Protest Against Shock Treatment is moving right along. This spontaneously-organized, grassroots effort now includes 21 cities in 16 states, plus two each in Canada and the United Kingdom. (VIDEO) Work on the May 16 International Day of Protest Against Shock Treatment is moving right along.…
Ray Sandford has won his campaign. During the campaign Ray identified his main psychiatrist while he received forced electroshock as Dr. Dean K. Knudson of Minnesota. Ray says Dr. Knudson is the psychiatrist who approved him to receive involuntary outpatient electroshock, also known as electroconvulsive therapy or ECT. 31 October 2009 Update The Ray Sandford campaign is over,…
Info MindFreedom is saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Leonard Roy Frank, accomplished and widely respected psychiatric survivor activist and author. After having his mind brutally assaulted by psychiatry as a young man, Leonard inspired many people around the world by steadily over many decades, acquiring and sharing vast amounts of knowledge and…
Info Celia Brown hosts “Challenging the movement to think outside the box,” a LIVE interview with Oregon nutrition and natural health advocate, James Jordan, CNC, JD. Saturday, Jan. 24th 11:30 am PST/2:30 pm EST James Jordan, CNC, JD “Challenging the movement to think outside the box,” a LIVE interview with nutrition and natural health advocate,…
Info Special thanks to Celia Brown for collecting these notes from last summer’s successful Creative Revolution conference at the Wisdom House in Connecticut. This past summer July 24-27. 2014. The Choices Committee of MindFreedom International had a successful conference that was attended by over 100 people. The conference was held at Wisdom House in Litchfield, Connecticut.…
Info MindFreedom would love to hear about your interest. We plan on developing a network of natural health and advocacy allies and starting a dialog to see how we can work together. I love the Mad Pride Movement my dear friend, DavidOaks–and many others like him–have helped to nurture and grow across the globethese past…
Info The Mental Patients Liberation Alliance (The Alliance) invites you to join with other proponents of human rights in mental health on Friday, November 14, 2014 and STAND UP to NAMI-NYS and oppose its unanimous and unequivocal support for Bill H.R. 3717. With sweeping disregard for the avalanche of concerns detailed by thousands of people…
Info Announcing the Launch of the MindFreedom Landing Zone Committee – a new blog from Frank Blankenship (August 2014) Frank Blankenship There has, at one time or another, been talk among psychiatric survivors,mental health consumers, and former mental patients about operating an UndergroundRailroad for people oppressed by psychiatry. As a part of this need, ofmore…