NEWS: Calendar of mental health nonviolent revolt '06-'07

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NEWS: Calendar of mental health nonviolent revolt '06-'07

 

 

 

 

 

NEWS: Your Mind & Your Freedom - 1 Aug. 2006

http://www.MindFreedom.org. - please forward

 

Calendar of 2006 - 2007 conferences for *YOUR*

nonviolent revolution in the mental health system!

 

BELOW is a calendar of gatherings -- several of which are FREE -- in

the USA, Canada and Germany in 2006 and 2007 that MindFreedom members

are involved in related to winning human rights and alternatives in

mental health.

 

In a world slowly realizing it is, as a whole, in a major crisis and

out of touch with reality, it's time for mad movement activists to

lead the way. The Internet is great, but there's nothing like face to

face networking. We hope to see you at one or more of these events.

Please forward, especially to people and groups in these regions:

 

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23 September 2006 ** New York City ** FREE ** " Open Minds: Cultural,

Critical and Activist Perspectives on Psychiatry " ** Sponsored by New

York University. The intent of this all-day event is to bring

together academics, activists and others critical of the mental

health system. MindFreedom director David Oaks is opening keynote:

" Unite for a Nonviolent Revolution in the Mental Health System: What

30 Years in the Mad Movement Have Taught Me. "

 

More info: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~bl466/

 

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7 to 9 October 2006 ** Washington, D.C. ** " Mental Health and the

Law " ** International Center for the Study of Psychiatric and

Psychology annual conference. ICSPP is a pivotal network of dissident

and concerned mental health professionals challenging the human

rights violations inherent in the current mental health industry.

This year's event is in collaboration with The American University

Washington College of Law. All are welcome. ICSPP is a MindFreedom

sponsor group.

 

More info: http://www.icspp.org/

 

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20 October 2006 ** Eugene, Oregon, USA ** FREE ** Choice in Mental

Health Care is a Human Right! The City of Eugene hosts an all-day

conference at the University of Oregon about the human right to

voluntary options in mental health care other than just psychiatric

drugs. Keynote speakers include authors Al Siebert and Judi

Chamberlin. Co-sponsored by MindFreedom and other groups. Free.

 

More info on how to submit a workshop proposal by 8/14/06 deadline:

 

http://intenex.net/pipermail/mindfreedom-lane-county-news/2006-July/

000070.html

 

or use this smaller url:

 

http://tinyurl.com/qn3k5

 

To get updates on this event sign up here:

 

http://www.intenex.net/lists/listinfo/mindfreedom-lane-county-news

 

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22 to 24 October 2006 ** Oregon, USA ** FREE ** Human Rights in

Mental Health Road Show! ** Corvallis, Salem and Portland will host a

traveling panel of MindFreedom speakers and musicians. Funded by

McKenzie River Gathering. Free. To get updates sign up for Oregon's

MindFreedom news list:

 

http://www.intenex.net/lists/listinfo/mindfreedom-oregon-news

 

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25 to 29 October 2006 ** Portland, Oregon, USA ** Alternatives

Conference. An annual federally-funded gathering of mental health

consumers and psychiatric survivors. Because the federal government

prohibits organizing on its official program, MindFreedom and several

sponsor groups have rented a separate independent meeting room off

the lobby of the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfont for three days

26 to 28 Oct. for an activist " Action Space. " You may drop by the

Action Space *FREE*. Info on Alternatives 2006: http://

www.alternatives2006.org

 

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15 to 18 November 2006 ** Baltimore, Maryland, USA ** National

Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy 25th Annual

Conference. NARPA holds one of the main gatherings in the USA to

network advocates, attorneys, psychiatric survivors, activists for

deep change in the mental health system. MindFreedom director David

Oaks is opening keynote.

 

Info on NARPA conference: http://www.narpa.org

 

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10 to 12 May 2007 ** Vancouver, Canada ** Madness, Citizenship &

Social Justice ** Simon Fraser University which is sponsoring this

event bringing together academics, activists and more. MindFreedom

activists including David Oaks and Judi Chamberlin are consulting on

and speaking at this event.

 

More info: http://www.sfu.ca/humanities-institute/madcitizenship-

conference.htm

 

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6 to 8 June 2007 ** Dresden, Germany ** World Psychiatric Association

is holding a special conference on " Coercive Treatment in

Psychiatry. " MindFreedom member Peter Lehmann negotiated on behalf of

several movement groups, including MindFreedom, for movement

inclusion in this WPA conference. Judi Chamberlin will represent

MindFreedom in a keynote address.

 

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mid-July 2007 ** USA ** MindFreedom special conference on building

choices -- non-drug voluntary choices -- for mental and emotional

well being. Sponsored by MindFreedom Choice in Mental Health Campaign

Committee. Details to be announced.

 

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Every Tuesday: Be part of a nonviolent revolution in mental health!

Listen to the MindFreedom News Hour every week, usually live,

Tuesday, 1 pm eastern time, 10 am pacific time. Just click on http://

www.theprn.org

 

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If we missed your event let us know the details or you would like to

staff an exhibit table at the above events e-mail

office. Watch this alert list for updates.

 

See an archive of MFI alerts, including recent news articles

involving MFI in Utne, Philadelphia Inquirer, Psychiatric Services,

Wall St. Journal and more here:

 

http://www.intenex.net/pipermail/mindfreedom-news/

 

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Join MindFreedom International, donate, or renew your membership!

 

Do you want to...

 

* Win human rights campaigns in mental health?

 

* End abuse by the psychiatric drug industry?

 

* Support the self-determination of psychiatric survivors?

 

* Promote safe, humane and effective options in mental health?

 

Once you join... VOLUNTEER on campaigns, web site, development and

more.

 

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unites 100 sponsor and affiliate groups with individual members, and

is accredited by the United Nations as a Non-Governmental

Organization (NGO) with Consultative Roster Status. Join or donate

today!

 

MindFreedom is one of the very few totally independent groups in the

mental health field with no funding from governments, drug companies,

religions, corporations, or the mental health system. While most of

MindFreedom's members are psychiatric survivors, *all* who support

human rights are invited to join and become active leaders.

 

JOIN, RENEW, DONATE, or give GIFT MEMBERSHIPS to MindFreedom

International today:

 

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