MindFreedom International News - 5 December 2007

http://www.mindfreedom.org/next-radio

Next on MF Free Web Radio: Live Open-Topic Call-In Show!

Your comments, questions, solutions & problems are welcome.

This Wednesday, 5 December 2007, at 4 pm ET, "click and listen" to a

MindFreedom Live Free Web Radio Show.

Click here at that time:

http://prncomm.net/

Then phone in LIVE from anywhere in the world (toll free in the USA) with

your questions & comments. Host of MindFreedom Free Live Web Radio is

David Oaks.

The MindFreedom News host is David Oaks, who also sums up the latest "Mad

News," before getting to an hour of YOUR calls.

Phone numbers to call in live will be announced throughout the show. You

can phone in toll-free in the USA. A special phone number is also given

for international calls, so you can call in from anywhere in the world.

If you can't get through keep trying.

You are invited to speak out on any topic, especially human rights

and alternatives in mental health.

* Talk about your experience with the mental health system.

* Let people know about an alternative to the traditional mental

health system you like.

* Ask questions about advocacy and activism to change the mental

health system.

You may instead e-mail in any questions, comments or technical

problems at any time. Your comments may be read live during the show.

E-mail to: radio@mindfreedom.org

The live show, with your call-ins, will be archived for others to

hear, too, via the web. If you or others miss the live show Wednesday at

4 pm ET at http://prncomm.net/,  recent shows from the MindFreedom News

Hour are archived by Progressive Radio Network here:

http://oaks.progressiveradionetwork.org

Older archives for free download can also be found here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mfradio/archived-shows

The Story of MindFreedom Free Live Internet Radio

Since June 2006, MindFreedom Radio Show has supported a nonviolent

revolution in the mental health system. Leaders, authors, activists,

mental health professionals, psychiatric survivors and others who are

actively changing and challenging the current mental health system have

been featured in live interviews. Listeners have called in from around

the world.

The weekly show is hosted by psychiatric rights activist David Oaks,

director of MindFreedom. David also experienced the mental health system

as a youth when he was institutionalized five times and diagnosed

"schizophrenic." For a brief bio about David click here.

The Progressive Radio Network produces the show along with several

others from its studio in New York City. PRN was founded by radio

personality and health activist leader Gary Null.

If you listen LIVE to the MindFreedom News Hour jot down the toll

free call-in number for the USA or the special call-in number for

outside the USA as it is announced during the show. Please keep

trying, sometimes it takes more than once to get through.

You may e-mail at any time before or during the show to

radio@mindfreedom.org.  E-mail is checked during the show, and your

comments may be read live on "the air." Include where you are

calling from. If pronunciation of your name is not obvious please

tell us how to do that, or ask us to keep your comment anonymous.

After the distinctive drum beats of the intro music Crazy by Gnarls

Barkley, on each MindFreedom News Hour you'll hear a brief summary of the

latest news. Then you'll hear an interview about changing the system of

care for mental and emotional well being.

Shows have explored the history of the psychiatric survivor movement,

innovative alternatives to the conventional mental health system, how

psychiatric survivors and concerned mental health professionals are

working together on human rights campaigns, and more.

Regular features include updates about breaking stories and

networking announcements about successful activism and alternatives.

It's your mind! It's your freedom! Free your mind with the

MindFreedom News Hour hosted by David Oaks.

Just click on http://prncomm.net  Wednesday at 4 pm eastern time!

Or hear recent archives later at:

http://oaks.progressiveradionetwork.org/

Help create your own media for a nonviolent revolution in mental

health. Please spread the word!

More info on MF Radio:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/next-radio

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http://www.mindfreedom.org

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MindFreedom is one of the very few totally independent activist

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