Here’s some of the latest news from MindFreedom Oregon, an affiliate of MindFreedom International based in Oregon, USA. In 1969, one of the first groups in this era led by survivors of abuse in the mental health system began right here in Oregon… MindFreedom International continues this tradition of activism! Updates for MindFreedom Oregon…
Info Last week, MindFreedom International member Jeannie showed up at a talk by Bob Whitaker to put a human face on the suffering in the mental health system that he writes and talk about. It all went fine until the Medical Center staff got angry about her being there. Jeanne is a writer and artist…
Info Paula Caplan was unable to attend the May 5 protest of the 2012 conference of the American Psychiatric Association, and offered this statement to be read out at the event. I am with you in Philadelphia in spirit. David Oaks and MindFreedom helped in the 1980s petition campaign against some DSM diagnoses that brought…
Info Paula Caplan was unable to attend the May 5 protest of the 2012 conference of the American Psychiatric Association, and offered this statement to be read out at the event. I am with you in Philadelphia in spirit. David Oaks and MindFreedom helped in the 1980s petition campaign against some DSM diagnoses that brought…
Info MFI and allied organizations united for a successful peaceful protest of the 2012 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, questioning the dysfunctional over-labeling, over-drugging and forced psychiatric treatment still all too common in psychiatric practice today. [Updated 5 Oct. 2012] Aki Imai from Ohio is a graduate student ally, who marched in the…
Info MFI and allied organizations united for a successful peaceful protest of the 2012 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, questioning the dysfunctional over-labeling, over-drugging and forced psychiatric treatment still all too common in psychiatric practice today. [Updated 5 Oct. 2012] Aki Imai from Ohio is a graduate student ally, who marched in the…
MindFreedom director David W. Oaks will be speaking at Oberlin College in Ohio, sponsored by a student organization. Attendance to the speaking engagement is free. A post-event light dinner is free with RSVP. what Lecture when May 02, 2012 from 04:30 PM to 06:00 PM where Oberlin College, Ohio contact name Brenna attendees All welcome. add event to…
Wild folksinger songwriter Brian Cutean is the featured performer, along with an open mike. Celebrate a nonviolent revolution in the mental health system, and the rights of psychiatric survivors, at the next free Opal Cabaret. Co-sponsored by MindFreedom, OCSC, Opal Network and LILA Peer Suport Club. what Cabaret when Apr 05, 2012 from 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM…
Tom Greening has been writing serious and comical poetry for over 50 years and has had poems published in such diverse places as The American Scholar and Ski Magazine. A set of his poems about his trips to Russia has been translated into Russian. Tom says, “Writing poems about psychology, some of them satirical, has…
The MFI Affiliate Campaign is on! Here you will find information, links, and resources about MindFreedom Affiliate and Sponsor groups. Find out about grassroots activities. Discover how you can join in, start your own affiliate, or have your group join as a sponsor. Get organized and give MindFreedom a voice in your area! The…