ECOLOGY OF MIND MIND-ING ECOLOGY

News Update: Your Mind & Freedom - 11 April 2007
http://www.MindFreedom.org

(1) Jay Joseph is guest on free, LIVE MindFreedom Internet Radio,

Wednesday, 11 April 2007, at 4 pm ET at http://www.prncomm.net with host

David Oaks. You can phone in live toll free with your comments and

questions!

Psychologist and author Jay Joseph challenges the theory of a

"genetic basis" of mental and emotional problems!

Jay Joseph is a licensed psychologist in California who has made

international waves by questioning a central myth in the psychiatric

industry: the "genetic cause" of mental health problems. Jay shows that

the idea of a "mental illness gene" is unproven, harmful, misleading and

just plain wrong. Jay has written two books on the topic: _The Missing

Gene_ and _The Gene Illusion_. His web site: http://www.jayjoseph.net

Listen to MindFreedom Radio live and call-in toll free on Wednesdays at 4

pm ET at http://www.prncomm.net. A USA toll free number and an

international phone number for you to call are announced on the show.

E-mail comments and questions at any time to radio@mindfreedom.org, and

these may also be read on the air.

Next week on Wednesday, 18 April: Journalist Bob Whitaker, author of _Mad

in America_, takes on history and current practice of psychiatry.

More info:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mfradio/upcoming

To listen live at 4 pm ET on Wednesday, 11 April 2007 click on http://www.prncomm.net

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(2) Update: A Few of the Workshop Presenters & Keynote Speakers...

Organizers of the "Creative Revolution in Healing: Turning Our Minds

Around" have announced updates on some the invited workshop presenters

and keynote speakers including:

Authors Mary and Jim Maddock of Ireland

Debbie Whittle of National Empowerment Center.

Author Judi Chamberlin speaking about On Our Own - Reflections Thirty

Years On

David Oaks on Mad Pride Activism

Jennifer Branks of the Hearing Voices Network

Susan Musante of Soteria Alaska Project

Peter Stastny, M.D. on International Network of Treatment

Alternatives for Recovery

.... and many more.

The gathering is in a beautiful retreat center in Connecticut to help

create a choice of alternatives to the conventional mental health system,

12 to 15 July 2007. You are invited. Half of registration fee is due as a

deposit by 30 April 2007. Conference may reach capacity, so register

soon.

For the latest conference info, speaker updates, registration form, fees,

travel info, photos of retreat center and more go to the Event Web

Center:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/choice/

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* Win human rights campaigns in mental health?

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* Support self-determination of psychiatric survivors?

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

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MindFreedom is a nonprofit human rights group that 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.

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.

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