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MindFreedom International News - 7 August 2007

http://www.mindfreedom.org

Six (6) *brief* news items to win a nonviolent revolution in the

mental health system!

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(1) Peter Lehmann -- Psychiatric survivor, editor, author, publisher,

activist -- is next guest on:

MindFreedom *Free* *Live* Call-in Internet Radio!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 4 pm ET., just click on

http://prncomm.net

Hear a live interview with Peter Lehmann from his publishing house in

Berlin, Germany. All in English.

Peter is a psychiatric survivor author, editor, publisher, activist. Hear

about his brand new book co-edited with Peter Stastny, "Alternatives

Beyond Psychiatry."

You may phone in with your questions & comments live and toll free. Host

David Oaks is based in Oregon, USA.

More info on the show, along with a photo and biography of Peter

Lehmann, are here:

http://mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mfradio/peter-lehmann

So tomorrow Wednesday, 8 August 2007 at 4:00 pm ET, just click on:

http://prncomm.net.

You may e-mail in questions and comments that may be read live at

radio@mindfredom.org

If you miss the show, recent archives are available here:

http://oaks.progressiveradionetwork.org/

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(2) VICTORY for John Kelly! Forced Electroshock Stopped! So Far...

Apparently because of many complaints caused by these MindFreedom

human rights alerts, the forced electroshock of John Kelly in

Rockland Psychiatric Center in New York State has been prevented... so

far!

Latest news and statement from Mr. Kelly's attorney:

http://mindfreedom.org/as/act/us/new-york/john-kelly-electroshock

Next step:

Stop the New York Office of Mental Health from forcibly

electroshocking Simone D. and others in these state facilities! Keep up

the peaceful pressure. It works! Use the web to file and re-file your

complaints here:

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

Need inspiration to join with many others to STOP the terror of

forced electroshock? Read a report from the front lines by activist and

psychiatric survivor DARBY PENNEY who spoke out with others directly

front of officials from the New York State Office of Mental Health here:

http://mindfreedom.org/as/act/us/new-york/darby-penney-omh-forced-shock

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(3) MAD PRIDE MONTH 2007 wrap-up!

Mad Pride month was July, and reports and activities continue to come in

from Africa... Canada... USA...

For instance, read about a MAD PRIDE BED PUSH by the Freedom Center that

got media attention in Northampton, Massachusetts, along with other news

reports here:

http://mindfreedom.org/campaign/madpride

And Mad Pride is Every Month, read on....

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(4) Save the dates! Nonviolent protest on 10 and 11 October 2007.

We are screening the world for normality during a 48 hour period of

October 10 and October 11!

Help answer the question, "Is there even one 'normal' person on

Planet Earth?

You are encouraged to brainstorm and plan fun, peaceful protests of

mental health system oppression, "normality," and "mental health

screening" this October, especially during the 48 hours of October 10

(World Mental Health Day) and October 11 (National Mental Health

Screening Day)!

The special theme is youth. Creativity, theater, costumes and skits are

especially invited. Take still photos and/or video, upload them. Events

are already planned in Belgium, Washington, D.C., St. Louis and Accra,

Ghana!

Do a "Mad Minute" where in 60 seconds you explain what you

survived... what you prefer... and show us your Mad Pride!

As long as you follow Martin Luther King, Jr.'s guidelines, you are a

leader in the International Association for the Advancement of Creative

Maladjustment (IAACM), which MindFreedom launched during Mad Pride Month

2007.

Get inspired. Get ready. Read some of MLK's words on the IAACM here:

http://mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-global/iaacm/MLK-on-IAACM

And who knows how to use viral marketing to say "enough" to the

"normality" of environmental devastation... war... economic

inequality... psychiatric oppression?

YOUTH! Read on...

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(5) MindFreedom Youth Mental Health Project

MindFreedom is focusing on youth and mental health in special

campaigns. If you are interested in participating, let us know. Youth and

"ex-youth" are both invited, and leadership by youth is especially

encouraged.

The campaign begins in Lane County, Oregon, but anyone can

participate. Contact MindFreedom Youth Coordinator Martin Rafferty at

office@mindfreedom.org . Next local meeting, with a special youth panel of

psychiatric survivors: The MindFreedom Monthly Free Mind RoundTable on

Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 5:30 pm, outside the MindFreedom office.

In the national media: By a funny coincidence, a Eugene, Oregon youth who

supports the MindFreedom local youth campaign -- Skye -- happened to be

featured this week challenging "normality" in the nationally- televised

ABC "reality" show, "Wife Swap"! Martin is inviting Skye to tell us all

about it at our youth meeting!

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(6) Deadline Extended for New Issue of MindFreedom Journal: 20 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 extended deadline is 20 August 2007. E- mail

only to news@mindfreedom.org.

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More news (including a help wanted ad with initial closing date of 9

August) are 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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MindFreedom is one of the very few totally independent groups in the

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

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

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