Event Details
- Topic: When calling for help gets you killed — part two
- Date: Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
- Time: 3 PM Pacific | 4 PM Mountain | 5 PM Central | 6 PM Eastern & Atlantic | 6 AM Eastern Australia | 7 PM Brazil | 11 PM UK
- Platform: Zoom
- Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82375518189
About the Conversation
This past May, Judi’s Room addressed the increasing incidents of law enforcement’s response to welfare checks on people with disabilities or mental health diagnoses that have ended with them being killed by police.
September’s Judi’s Room will continue the conversation while exploring the intersections of disability, mental health diagnoses, race, legal response, and alternative responses that minimize or eliminate calls ending in people being killed or physically harmed by police.
We are very excited to welcome a panel lead by Luke Sikinyi, Director of Public Policy and Public Engagement for the Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS). The Alliance has a long history of advocacy focusing on decriminalizing mental illness, promoting full choice, and identifying policy strategies that are transformative. Luke will be joined by panel members who are advocacy and policy leaders as well as public interest legal experts and have been involved in the promotion of Daniel’s Law that offers an alternative mental health response to mental health crises.
Please stay tuned to our website for updates.
About Judi’s Room
Named after celebrated human rights activist Judi Chamberlin, Judi’s Room is a free event presented jointly by MindFreedom International (MFI) and I Love You, Lead On to facilitate opportunities for ongoing cross-disability dialogue. It typically begins with a presentation by one or more expert panelists followed by an open public discussion.
If you require accommodation for this event such as sign language interpretation, please email office@mindfreedom.org at least three business days in advance.
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A recording of this event will later be posted on MFI’s official YouTube channel.