Info audio activism Use of radio and other audible media to promote human rights and alternatives in the mental health system. Mary Van Pelt radio shows Mary Van Pelt began independent production of community radio with Midi Age Productions in the spring of 2004. She advocates for the rights of people diagnosed with mental illness.…
Info For ease of re-distribution this is an MS Word version you may download of the excellent essay by a psychiatric survivor member of MindFreedom International. The essay was first published in the Canadian publication Open Minds Quarterly. Aubrey encourages you to re-distribute this far and wide saying, “spread it to the wind.” noncompliant.doc —…
Info Aubrey Ellen Shomo (on left) is a MindFreedom member, shown here helping to staff the MindFreedom free space at the Alternatives 2007 conference. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 602.2 kB Document Actions Print this
Info Document Actions Print this This excellent essay by psychiatric survivor member of MindFreedom International was first published in the Canadian publication Open Minds Quarterly. The author Aubrey Ellen Shomo is shown at left in below photo helping to staff the MindFreedom ‘free space’ at Alternatives 2007. Aubrey encourages you to re-distribute this far and…
Info Essay The Manifesto of a Noncompliant Mental Patient This excellent essay by psychiatric survivor member of MindFreedom International was first published in the Canadian publication Open Minds Quarterly. The author Aubrey Ellen Shomo is shown at left in below photo helping to staff the MindFreedom ‘free space’ at Alternatives 2007. Aubrey encourages you to…
Info This “free thought” anthem called “Die Gedanken Sind Frei” has a history that is many centuries long. There are lots of resources here so that your local group of friends and colleagues can start singing this stirring song, and keep the spirit building! [updated June 2011.] Historians know the idea of this song about…
Info Mad Music A few songs and musicians celebrating free minds, and challenging psychiatric human rights violations. Die gedanken sind frei Background, lyrics and more about the classic “free mind” anthem. Historians say the idea originated in the 12th century and was sung by rebel German peasants in the 16th century. Lyrics to “Crazy and…
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Info The award-winning play “Call Me Crazy” written by MindFreedom member Paula Caplan demystifies psychiatric labeling. The script is now online. Paula Caplan is a clinical and research psychologist, author, director, actor and playwright CALL ME CRAZY is a comedy-drama written by psychologist Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D., based partly on her book, They Say You’re…