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Subject: [controiltso] I: MF News: Norway, Chamberlin Update, Gottstein in
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--- Mer 27/1/10, News and alerts from www.MindFreedom.org
<mindfreedom-news at intenex.net> ha scritto:
Da: News and alerts from www.MindFreedom.org <mindfreedom-news at intenex.net>
Oggetto: MF News: Norway, Chamberlin Update, Gottstein in NYC, Oaks
interview, more
A: mindfreedom-news at intenex.net
Data: Mercoledì 27 gennaio 2010, 03:12
MindFreedom International News - 27 January 2010
http://www.mindfreedom.org - please forward
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Six (6) brief alerts for human rights in mental health:
Norway alert... Judi Chamberlin obit in NY Times... Jim Gottstein goes
to NYC... David Oaks interviewed... New on the web... Try MFI...
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(1) Free Leiv Hodne from Ulleval Hospital Psychiatric Institution in
Norway!
A 29-year-old man is being held in a psychiatric institution in Norway
against his will.
Mette Ellingsdalen, chair of We Shall Overcome (WSO), a sponsor group
of MindFreedom International, has issued an urgent human rights alert,
saying the way he is being treated is endangering his life and well
being.
There is an easy way for you to speak out via the web, click here:
http://bit.ly/wso-hodne
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(2) Jim Gottstein Visits NYC: Keeps Fighting for Psychiatric Rights!
Attorney Jim Gottstein of PsychRights will have quite a Ground Hogs
Day in New York City on 2 February 2010.
Jim will fly from Alaska to NYC for a court hearing scheduled at 2 pm
on the infamous "Zyprexa Papers," where Eli Lilly continues to target
Jim because of his courageous public interest work exposing their
illegal activities to the public. An afternoon rally by We The People
to support Jim and to tell Eli Lilly "Stop Bullying Us" is planned to
begin at 1 pm in front of the court house.
After the hearing, Jim will give a free presentation from 4 to 8 pm
about the PsychRights Medicaid fraud initiative against psychiatric
drugging of children and youth.
For more info see http://www.psychrights.org
Jim will be a guest on MindFreedom Mad Pride Radio on Sat., 13 Feb
2010, 2 pm ET, circle your calendar. PsychRights is a sponsor group of
MFI.
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(3) Judi Chamberlin Remembered in Obituaries
New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, NPR and other media
outlets have all run obituaries for mad movement leader Judi
Chamberlin, who died at age 65. Judi served for years on the board of
directors of MindFreedom International, and many other groups.
For links to these remembrances, along how you can post memories and
tributes to Judi on a "Virtual Memorial," click here:
http://bit.ly/chamberlin-3
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(4) Reporter Jenny Westberg of Portland Mental Health Examiner ran a
three-part interview with David Oaks, Director, MindFreedom
International.
The brief interviews covered the obstacle of mild "reform" in mental
health, opposition by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, and when can
psychiatric abuse be called "torture'?
For links to the interviews click here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/examiner-oaks
or click here:
http://bit.ly/westberg-oaks
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(5) New items, events and updates on MindFreedom International web
sites:
*** ZAPBACK:
MindFreedom has been told that an informal count shows that more than
3,500 people commented to the FDA about their proposed
reclassification of electroshock. The ratio of opposition to this
reclassification was 3 to 1. THANK YOU to everyone on the MindFreedom
News list who spoke out and told others! For more info see:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/fda-ect/fda-ect-2010
*** NO FORCE:
Member Donald Mackler writes about, "Therapy Without Force: A
Treatment Model for Severe Psychiatric Problems," click here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/therapy-without-force
*** MY-MFI:
Don't miss the entries by MindFreedom members to public blogs, forums
and profiles at MindFreedom's social networking site:
http://www.my-mfi.org
*** PSYCHOUT:
Reminder that "call for papers" deadline for the May "PsychOut"
Conference in Toronto is Monday, 15 February 2010.
The organizers plan to include a number of keynoters, including David
W. Oaks, Director, MindFreedom International. Your workshop proposals
are encouraged.
For more info on PsychOut call for papers click here:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/events/call-for-papers-psychout
For info on PsychOut conference itself click here:
http://ocs.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/psychout
*** MAD MARKET:
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brochures, at:
http://www.madmarket.org
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