“Earth vs. Normal: How the Mad Movement Challenge to the Global Psychiatric Industry May Help Us All” – Talk by David Oaks

MindFreedom director David W. Oaks will be keynoting this free conference in Ohio. what when Feb 26, 2011 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM where Bowling Green State University attendees All welcome. add event to calendar  vCal  iCal  Free event: Battleground States 2011   Collapsing Cultures & Darkened Dreamscapes: Societies and Imaginations in a State of Disorder  …

Free Webinar: “Taking Charge of Your Mind and Making Your Life Go Well”

This is a free webinar, though you do need to pre-register. what Webinar when Mar 03, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM where Internet attendees All are welcome add event to calendar  vCal  iCal FREE Webinar: Thursday March 3, 2011, 2 pm EST To pre-register click here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/437345233 Webinar presentation: Taking Charge of Your Mind and Making…

After Tucson: Mainstream Media Pushes Forced Psychiatric Drugging, Ignores Consumer/Survivor Perspective

Since the Tucson catastrophe, the mass media have largely been ignoring the perspective of groups run by mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, despite many news articles and opinion pieces discussing mental health. Meanwhile, these same media have quoted extremist E. Fuller Torrey and supporters of his group Treatment Advocacy Center, the main organization promoting…

The Washington Post publishes debate on whether Judge Rotenberg Center tortures children.

The Washington Post published the following debate about whether the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Massachusetts tortures many of the children detained there. On 2 October 2010, The Washington Post published the below essay by president of Disability Rights International, Laurie Ahern, charging JRC with torture. A United Nations representative agrees. DRI is a sponsor…