SURPRISE ATTACK VIOLATES
AGREEMENT.
PILGRIM PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
FORCIBLY ELECTROSHOCKED
PAUL HENRI THOMAS THIS
MORNING -- BREAKING THEIR WORD.
PILGRIM SHOCKS PAUL BEFORE HE
GETS HIS DAY IN COURT,
SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 2.
GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS REQUEST
YOU "REDOUBLE YOUR
EFFORTS" TO REACH MEDIA AND
NEW YORK STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS
See this special web page
created for the "Stop Paul's Forced
Electroshock Campaign" for these new alerts:
http://mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/paul.shtml
*** PAUL'S ATTORNEYS have won a
four-day Temporary Restraining
Order today against forced shock, until a
full TRO hearing scheduled for February 27, 2001
Paul needs to win Tuesday's TRO hearing to prevent further
surprise shocks before his March 2, 2001 hearing
to try to totally stop his forced electroshock.
http://mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/news/010223_c.shtml
*** BUT JUST HOURS BEFORE
attorneys obtained the TRO, Pilgrim
Psychiatric Center's Director, Alan Weinstock broke
his agreement with Paul's attorneys and allowed the
surprise forced electroshock of Paul, this morning.
http://mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/news/010223.shtml
*** MEANWHILE, A WHISTLEBLOWER
mental health professional who
works inside the New York Office of Mental Health (NY
OMH) anonymously warned today that coerced shock is a growing
systemic problem in many NY State psychiatric facilities.
http://mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/news/010223_b.shtml
*** SEE WHAT ACTIONS *YOU* can
take to redouble your efforts to
reach New York elected officials, media, New York State
residents and the general public, from this original alert.
This alert now includes a new link to an updated list of
e-mail addresses for dozens
of New York State elected officials.
http://mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/news/010213_b.shtml
*** IF YOU LIVE IN NEW YORK
STATE *you* have special leverage to
boost this campaign! Or if you know someone who lives in New
York State, please e-mail this alert to them, ask them to
help out, and see if you can help them take action NOW!
New York elected officials are already expressing interest,
and several have already
queried NY OMH.
Anyone can use the below alert to phone, fax, e-mail, or write
to New York State elected
officials.
http://mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/reach_ny.shtml
*** MAINSTREAM MEDIA are
continuing their blackout of Paul
Henri Thomas's forced electroshock. But _Time Magazine_ did
acknowledge forced shock exists, in their current issue.
Read more about it on the web site of an SCI Sponsor Group devoted
to the electroshock issue:
http://ect.org
*** REMINDER that the national
radio show "Natural Healing with
Gary Null" will have special show on resisting Paul's forced
electroshock and other forced psychiatric procedures, this
Monday, February 26, 2001. The radio show is also broadcast
on the Internet. See item in middle of this alert:
http://mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/news/010222.shtml
Thousands are now aware of the
campaign to stop this forced
electroshock. Build the strength in numbers it will take
to win this campaign, and to stop all forced electroshock!
DENDRITE is a public Internet
alert system about human rights in psychiatry, sponsored by
Support Coalition International, sending out notices to
thousands of concerned people, many of whom take ACTION NOW!
Support Coalition International is an independent non-profit
federation of more than 70 groups in 11 countries united to WIN
campaigns for human rights in the "mental health
system." For info on Support Coalition, see the web site: www.efn.org/~dendron
