“D” is a visionary, community organizer and coach, living in Lahaina, Maui. He is also a MindFreedom International member and a disabled Black trauma survivor. In 2016, he was catastrophically injured in a car accident involving an Uber driver. The accident severed his spine, and despite several reconstructive surgeries, he was left with chronic pain,…
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 — Join us for Judi’s Room — Featuring Special Guest Robert Whitaker Interviewing Our invited panelists Vesper Moore Keris Myrick Clare Cortright On the Topic Everyone Is Talking About: “C.A.R.E. COURTS” Wednesday, September 6, 2023 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern…
First Wednesday is almost here! — Join us for Judi’s Room – “MADPRIDE Revolution in Mental Health –– Bridging Age & Other Marginalizations” Wednesday, August 2 , 2023 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM Mountain 5:00 PM Central 6:00 PM Eastern 6 AM Eastern Australia, 12 PM Hawaii, 7 PM Brazil Standard, 11 PM in…
Lar L. is an enrolled Shield member who is being psychiatrically incarcerated. She wants to live independently in the community without the threat of being forcibly drugged. She has had horrible traumatizing past experiences of being over-medicated and sedated. Currently, she is in a restricted psychiatric facility called Antelope House and she is being subjected…
2023 Vermont Mad Pride, which is just around the corner, on Saturday, July 15th in Burlington, Vermont, needs volunteers to make the event the most successful ever. First, register to attend HERE. (Then register to volunteer below.)Volunteers receive free, volunteer t-shirts, lunch, and the camaraderie of like-minded folks.We need volunteers to help with the following:…
This photograph depicts a billboard owned by MindFreedom International member Wayne Ramsay, Esq. As many of you know, Florida’s involuntary commitment laws, known as the ‘Baker Act’ are responsible for thousands of Floridians being psychiatrically incarcerated without due process. Wayne purchased this billboard several years ago in order to promote human rights in Florida’s mental…
Join us to discuss how the Olmstead decision changed our right to live in our community! On July 5th, 2023, I Love You, Lead On and MindFreedom International will present a Judi’s Room discussion of the Olmstead decision, a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court in 1999. This will be led by Vesper Moore…
Judi’s Room for June 2023 Special Featured Guest Dr. William Bronston, The Man Who Helped Close Willowbrook On June 7, at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT), I Love You, Lead On and MindFreedom International will present Dr. William Bronston, who spent three years as a staff physician at the infamous Willowbrook State School…
MindFreedom International and I Love You-Lead On! Invite you to a Crip Camp screening in Judi’s Room. All are welcome. Film is audio described and captioned. It lasts 1 hour, 20 minutes. It was a 2020 American documentary film directed by, written, and co-produced by Nicole Newnham and James LeBrecht. Campers include recently departed…
Thursday May 4th 6:00 – 7:30 PM Eastern Time 3:00 – 4:30 pm Pacific “Know Your Psychiatric Rights: Ask Us Anything! To join follow this link https://www.youtube.com/live/T0GM0MCy174. Join Jim Gottstein, founder of PsychRights, and author of the Zyprexa Papers for a special livestream event on YouTube entitled, “Know Your Psychiatric…