MindFreedom International News - 21 July 2007
http://www.mindfreedom.org

BELOW are (7) brief news items to win a nonviolent revolution in the

mental health system, including:

Crusader against forced electroshock on MindFreedom live free call-in

Internet radio... ABC News coverage of MindFreedom electroshock

campaign... Shock survivor confronts New York State Commissioner...

Creative revolution in healing event news... More Mad Pride news...

Screen the World for Normality on 11 October!... and more!

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(1) Courageous Attorney Fights Forced Electroshock Visits MindFreedom

*Free* *Live* Call-in Internet Radio

This Wednesday hear a live call-in interview with the attorney

fighting forced electroshock of Simone D. in New York State. The New York

State Office of Mental Health won its court case ordering Simone D., who

has already had 200 electroshocks, to have thirty (30) more over and

against her expressed wishes.

This Wednesday, 25 July 2007 at 4:00 pm ET, just click on http://prncomm.net

 to listen and phone in your comments free and live with this

courageous attorney. We will definitely have one of the attorneys, and we

may even have both of them: Kim Darrow and Dennis Feld! More info:

http://mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mfradio/next

Keep up the pressure! Keep up the nonviolent campaign to speak out to

five (5) New York State officials to *stop* forced electroshock! It takes

just a moment to speak out via the web, find latest news and links here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-abuse/electroshock

or use: http://tinyurl.com/257edh

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(2) ABC News Covers Electroshock Debate, Quotes MindFreedom

The ABC News web site has published a news story about the debate

over so-called "new improved" electroshock, and several MindFreedom

members are quoted, as well as the director of MindFreedom. Here's how

you can read the ABC News article and add your comments on the ABC web

site:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/abc-news-shock-debate

or use: http://tinyurl.com/27eck3

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(3) Shock Survivor Says "NO!" to New York State Office of Mental

Health Commissioner!

Electroshock survivor George Ebert led off yesterday's New York State

Office of Mental Health public hearing by directly challenging OMH

Commissioner Hogan about the forced electroshock of Simone D.!

Reports George, "I explained that as as victim, a survivor, of

coerced shock treatment I felt very threatened. His response was

something like, 'Not to worry, only one person in a million in New

York State gets court ordered shock treatment.'"

You can speak out peacefully and FACE-TO-FACE with New York State

Office of Mental Health (OMH) officials who are defending their

practice of involuntary electroshock!

In the next two weeks there are three more chances for you to speak out

at OMH public hearings, see the details here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/as/act/us/new-york-state/speak-out-july-2007

or use: http://tinyurl.com/2o7cdx

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(4) Great Results From the MindFreedom Conference/Retreat

Andrew Friedman of NY city said he realized at the MindFreedom

conference that, "We are not people with illnesses that are in

remission, we are human beings with souls that are in progression."

Here's a brief news report about the results of the recent

MindFreedom conference/retreat on Choices in Mental Health, "Creative

Revolution: Turning Our Minds Around":

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/choice/conference-news

or use: http://tinyurl.com/yuyhpg

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(5) Mad Pride 2007 News Reports Continue to Come In!

July is Mad Pride month, and we're hearing news and announcements

from Africa... Australia... Europe... Canada... USA!

For latest reports on these and more Mad Pride 2007 news and planned

events go to:

http://mindfreedom.org/campaign/madpride

Here's latest from Northampton, Massachusetts about their "Escape

from Psychiatry" bed push, where activists in street theater costume push

beds through the streets:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/madpride/escape-from-psychiatry

or use: http://tinyurl.com/2z55hb

And think ahead to October! Save the date!

Had enough of greenhouse effect, war, economic inequality and other signs

of what is called "normality"? Are you creatively maladjusted?

Thursday, 11 October 2007 has now been declared "SCREEN THE WORLD FOR

NORMALITY" day! The mental health system has named 11 October "National

Mental Health Screening Day," but we are going to screen for normality.

We want to see if there is even one (1) "normal" person on Planet Earth!

Join us! You are a leader in the International Association for the

Advancement of Creative Maladjustment (IAACM) which Martin Luther

King, Jr. called for more than 10 times! As long as you follow MLK's

guidelines, you are an IAACM leader. Do a creative event -- a bed push, a

normality screening, anything... Then video or photograph it, upload it,

tag it IAACM, let us know, spread the word!

Save the date for a "SCREEN THE WORLD" announcement here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/madpride/iaacm-launched

or use: http://tinyurl.com/26kxux

Your Mad Pride event not listed yet? Get in your brief e-mailed

report and/or digital photo soon to news@mindfreedom.org

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(6) Reminder: Deadline for New Issue of MindFreedom Journal: 1 August

2007.

A new issue of the popular MindFreedom Journal is planned.

All MindFreedom members are especially encouraged to e-mail in

*brief* reports and/or a *clear* digital photo to

news@mindfreedom.org  about individual and/or group activities,

announcements, resources and news. Editors are calling for reports or

quotes from any MindFreedom campaign activities such as the recent

conference and Mad Pride. The initial deadline is 1 August 2007. E- mail

only to news@mindfreedom.org.

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(7) Upcoming Events

* EUGENE, OREGON - 31 July 2007

The OPAL NETWORK is a great model being developed in Lane County. All --

all -- agencies and organizations working in mental health are invited to

send a representative and participate. Together we support the voice of

mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, who are especially

welcome! more info:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/opal

* WASHINGTON, D.C. - 13 October 2007

International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology has their

annual meeting on the theme of youth. MindFreedom director David Oaks

will be one of the keynoters. Deadline for hotel discounts is soon. (Get

there a day early and participate in the MindFreedom MAD PRIDE IAACM

event described above!)

Info on the ICSPP conference is at http://www.icspp.org

* LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - 14 November 2007

Save the date for the next annual National Association for Rights

Protection and Advocacy (NARPA) conference, information is at http://www.narpa.org

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More news at the MindFreedom News Web Site:

http://www.mindfreedom.org

Don't see an important news item? Submit it to news@mindfreedom.org

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Status.

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

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