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MindFreedom News -
07 May 2009
http://www.mindfreedom.org/radio
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Call-in Live and
Free:
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May is "Protest
the Mental Health System" Month on MindFreedom
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Live Web Radio
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This Saturday, 9
May 2009, MindFreedom Live Web Radio show will have
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the theme of
nonviolent direct action:
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Campaigns for
peaceful protest about Ray Sandford's ongoing
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electroshock...
Mother's Day electroshock protests... And protests in
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front of
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. Free Live
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Web Radio Show
is hosted by MindFreedom's executive director, David W.
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Oaks.
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How to listen
and to call-in to the live show:
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Date: This
Saturday, 9 May 2009
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Time: 11 am
Pacific, 12 noon Mountain, 1 pm Central, 2 pm Eastern USA,
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6 pm [18:00]
UTC/GMT, 7 pm [19:00] London or Dublin. Show is 90 minutes.
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Click here to
listen and call in live:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/davidwoaks
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Call-in number:
(646) 595-2125.
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No computer to
listen in that day? No problem. Use the call-in number
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just to listen!
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The show will
have at least four guests -- and probably more --
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leading
nonviolent direct action, including:
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* MARY MADDOCK
of Cork, Ireland is supporting Mothers Day
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protests of
electroshock in Ireland and Canada. Mary is a shock
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survivor and
author.
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* MATTHEW
MORRISSEY of San Francisco is a dissident mental health
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counselor who is
speaking at the San Francisco protest of the American
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Psychiatric
Association.
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* DELPHINE
BRODY, Director, Mental Health Services Act, California
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Network of
Mental Health Clients, which is co-sponsoring the protest
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in front of
American Psychiatric Association.
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* AL GALVES,
PhD, mental health consumer, psychologist and author
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from New Mexico.
Al attended the May Day protests in Minnesota to
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support Ray
Sandford's right to say "no" to forced electroshock. Al
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also is speaking
at the protest in front of American Psychiatric
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Association in
San Francisco.
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Mary, Matthew
and Al are all on the board of directors of MindFreedom
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International.
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And you! Your
calls, questions, comments, are welcome.
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Host is
MindFreedom director DAVID W. OAKS, psychiatric survivor, who
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spoke at
Minnesota protests, and who will speak at San Francisco
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protests.
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For more info
about the San Francisco protests go here:
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http://www.mindfreedom.org/as/act/us/calif/apa-2009
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May is called
"Mental Health Month." Make it "Protest is Good for Your
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Mind Month"!
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So tune in for
90 minutes of focus on nonviolent direct action and the
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"mad movement,"
this Saturday, 9 May 2009. You can also e-mail
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questions and
news to be read on the show at
radio@mindfreedom.org
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During the show
you can network with other listeners via live chat.
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And mark your
calendar for every Second Saturday in 2009 for
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MindFreedom Live
Free Mad Pride Radio!
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If you miss a
show, you can listen to archives via the show web link:
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http://www.blogtalkradio.com/davidwoaks
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In other
news....
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The new issue of
Newsweek (2 May 2009) has a two-page spread on mad
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pride, featuring
Will Hall, read article here:
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http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/madpride/other-info/listening-to-madness
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or use this
link:
http://tinyurl.com/will-hall-mad-pride
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