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Mad Pride Celebration 2024: You’re invited to a free global event broadcast from Toronto by The Friendly Spike Theatre Band this coming Thurs July 11, MadPride & DisabilityPride Month! As one of 9 guests, I’ll call for global nonviolent revolution, linking MadPride & challenging climate crisis. Sound crazy? You’re in the right place. More info:

‘Mad Pride Celebration 2024’ Brought to you byThe Friendly Spike Theatre Band Taking place virtually through ZoomThursday, July 11th 2024 Starting at:4:00 pm PT, 6:00 pm CT, 7:00 pm ET, 11:00 pm UTC, 1:00 am CET The evening wi…

Answer this human rights quiz on our website for a chance to win our drawing! https://mindfreedom.org/quiz-2023

Human Rights Quiz, Weekly Question #2. Who is pictured in the right of this photograph and what is the significance? Answer correctly on the website of MindFreedom International and be entered to win a drawing for cool prizes!

History Quiz for Human Rights Month 2023 - MindFreedom International (MFI) Test Your Knowledge of Human Rights and Support Our Campaign! Welcome to our quiz! As part of our celebration of Human Rights Month this December, MFI is hosting a quiz game to raise awareness of both past and present issues pertaining to human rights in mental health care-and to give everyone a cha...

Celebrate human rights month! Take MindFreedom International's human rights quiz.

Question #1: What does psychosurgery have in common with the Detroit uprising of 1967? Send us the correct answer and be eligible to win cool prizes! Learn more on our website at:

History Quiz for Human Rights Month 2023 - MindFreedom International (MFI) Test Your Knowledge of Human Rights and Support Our Campaign! Welcome to our quiz! As part of our celebration of Human Rights Month this December, MFI is hosting a quiz game to raise awareness of both past and present issues pertaining to human rights in mental health care-and to give everyone a cha...

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C.A.R.E. Courts in California represents a creeping threat facing anyone deemed to be 'different.' Join us as we shine a flashlight on what is arguably the greatest threat to the freedom, liberty, health, and well being of anyone in California who is unhoused or who has a psychiatric diagnosis, a disability, or substance use challenges.

Join Robert Whitaker, Keris Myrick, Vesper Moore, Clare Cortright to Discuss: C.A.R.E. Courts for Judi's Room! - MindFreedom International (MFI) Wednesday, September 6, 2023 — Join us for Judi’s Room — Featuring Special Guest Robert Whitaker   Interviewing Our invited panelists   Vesper Moore Keris Myrick Clare Cortright     On the Topic Everyone Is Talking About: “C.A.R.E. COURTS” Wednesday, September 6, 2023 3:00 PM Pacific 4...

MindFreedom stands in solidarity with MFI member, LoveSetFree, who has been a Maui resident since 1997 (and former resident of Lahaina). LoveSetFree has also been a member of MFI for several years.

LoveSetFree is a psychiatric survivor who is legally blind. He is also is uniquely impacted by recent wildfires in Hawaii. Today, he asked MFI to post a volunteer needed announcement on his behalf. (Scroll down to read details)

For years, LoveSetFree has vigorously promoted human rights in the mental health system. Inspired by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he created an initiative called '24 Freedoms'.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hgnNGCnNixLcKKONxLWiF1mQEEcCa41S

and

tinyurl.com/loveandfreedomfolder

Due to the recent devastating fires in Lahaina, Maui. LoveSetFree believes that the government in Hawaii is not prioritizing the needs of people with disabilities and calls on the MFI community to help him to be seen and heard!

LoveSetFree wants authorities in Hawaii to prioritize the safety of people with disabilities in their emergency planning and evacuation procedures. He created a list of solutions under his '24 Freedoms' initiative which he says, if enacted will save lives! For example, one of the many issues he says demands attention...

"We need to fix the broken text messaging system and coordinate emergency services! A lot of the people who died in the fire were elderly and disabled! Lots of people did not receive a text telling us what to do during the wildfire. When I belatedly received a text message, I called the police and they could not confirm that this message had ever been sent out!"

Volunteer typist Needed

Help LoveSetFree type up a list of solutions to Hawaiian authorities.

The volunteer should be able to type, have access to a computer, a phone, and have internet access. He estimates that it will require a commitment of several hours for a typist to transcribe several audio files that he created, converting them into written format which he can then present to Hawaiian authorities, These documents contain important solutions from the perspective of a person with a disability in how to save lives and make it more likely that people with disabilities and their caregivers can safely evacuate during natural disasters.

The volunteer can work remotely from any location. and should contact LoveSetFree by calling or leaving a message at one of two phone numbers:

503-610-8299 (preferred number)

808-214-1415 (24-7 VM as back-up)

Know Your Psychiatric Rights: Ask Any Question! A Live Stream Event on YouTube this Thursday! https://mindfreedom.org/front-page/psychrights-presents-know-your-rights-ask-any-question-live-stream-event-on-youtube-thursday-may-4/

PsychRights Presents: Know Your Rights! Ask Any Question - Live Stream Event - YouTube Thursday - May 4 - MindFreedom International (MFI) Thursday May 4th   6:00 – 7:30 PM Eastern Time   3:00 – 4:30 pm Pacific   “Know Your Psychiatric Rights: Ask Us Anything!   To join follow this link https://www.youtube.com/live/T0GM0MCy174.   Join Jim Gottstein, founder of PsychRights, and author of the Zyprexa Papers for a special lives...

A 6th installment of on 4/17 will explore how institutionalization has operated as a tool of social control, manifesting today in the expansion of involuntary commitment directives in NY, CA, and nationally. Register: https://bit.ly/DecarceratingCare6

Decarcerating Care: Histories of Coercion and Dreams for Liberated Futures Exploring how institutionalization has operated as a tool of social control, manifesting today in the expansion of involuntary commitment

Online tribute to incredible leader, former MFI board member, friend, Sally Zinman. Free, register soon with below, see you Wednesday! https://mindfreedom.org/front-page/tribute-to-sally-zinman-subject-of-aprils-judis-room/

Tribute to Sally Zinman: Subject of April's Judi's Room - Wed. April 5th - MindFreedom International (MFI) Judi’s Room Wednesday, April 5, 2023 3m PST 4pm MT 5pm CT 6pm EST     Click HERE to Register MindFreedom International and I Love You, Lead On collaborate to bring you Judi’s Room – Celebrate the Life of Sally Zinman (1937-2022) through video clips and remembrances of her peers. You are welc...

David Oaks, former Executive Director of MindFreedom International is hiring!
https://davidwoaks.com/work-with-me-aciu-program-coordinator

Work With Me! We Are Hiring at Aciu! Institute By David W. Oaks Aciu! Institute Not to toot my horn too much, but how often is there an opportunity to work closely with someone who has 47 years experience as an activist in both the physical and…

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Support MindFreedom International on Mightycause MindFreedom’s Origins and GoalFor decades, MindFreedom International has been working to raise an independent voice in favor of human rights in the mental health system and advocate for informed consent, disability justice, and community-run alternatives. We are

https://mindfreedom.org/front-page/mark-your-calendar-for-wednesday-october-5-judis-room-independent-living-advocates-potential-allies-in-the-fight-for-alternatives-to-guardianship/

Mark Your Calendar for Wednesday, October 5, Date of Next Judi's Room! - MindFreedom International (MFI) Judi’s Room MindFreedom and I Love You, Lead On continue to provide topics of interest for these monthly public meetings. The topic of our next Judi’s Room is Independent Living Advocates: Potential Allies in the Fight for Alternatives to Guardianship Wednesday October 5 3:00 PM Pacific 4:00 PM ...

'Mad Pride' advocates march for mental health - Vermont Daily Chronicle Like everyone else, Mad Pride movement members enjoyed emerging from the virtual pandemic to gathering in-person.

Help Wanted: Hiring Careworker(s) in Eugene, Oregon As an individual with quadriplegia, I have had a wonderful team of fantastic careworkers. For a decade, about half a dozen careworkers have maintained my independence here in our home with my amazi…

https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Mindfreedom-Shield-Campaign

Support MindFreedom International on Mightycause MindFreedom’s Origins and GoalFor decades, MindFreedom International has been working to raise an independent voice in favor of human rights in the mental health system and advocate for informed consent, disability justice, and community-run alternatives. We are

https://www.madinamerica.com/2022/08/mental-health-activists-hold-diverse-varied-perspectives-psychiatry/

Mental Health Activists Hold Diverse and Varied Perspectives on Psychiatry A survey of US and UK mental health activists and advocates finds a spectrum of views, from pro- to anti-psychiatry.

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New WHO QualityRights e-training: Advancing Mental Health, Eliminating Stigma, and Promoting Inclusion

QualityRights is the World Health Organization’s global initiative to improve the quality of care in mental health and related services and to promote the rights of people with mental health conditions or psychosocial disabilities.

New WHO QualityRights e-training: Advancing Mental Health, Eliminating Stigma, and Promoting Inclusion - Mad In America QualityRights is WHO’s global initiative to improve the quality of care and promote the rights of people with mental health conditions.

"Roadblocks in Student Journeys: Mental Health & Disability Access on College Campuses" is a new blog by Madison Elridge, 20, & Maria Rose, 21, Interns for MindFreedom International & Aciu! Institute. “In our early teen years, we both began experiencing challenges in our mental health. Family histories & harsh lived experiences left us both with mood-related challenges. . . Our first experience in the world of psychiatry was highly medicalized. . .” Read more about access:

https://mindfreedom.org/affiliate-sponsors/sc-blog/access-on-campus/

Mental Health & Disability Access on College Campuses - MindFreedom International (MFI) In our early teen years, we both began experiencing challenges in our mental health. Family histories and harsh lived experiences left us both with mood-related challenges, a perceived lack of control, and the ongoing search for security. With hopes of receiving support, we met with psychiatrists, a...

MindFreedom International (MFI) Support Coalition Free Public Webinar: This Mon. 25 July 2022, 12:30pm PDT, 3:30 pm EDT, 9:30 pm CET. All welcome to pre-register! Panelists Vesper Moore, TC Dumas, Ian McTeague, & David W. Oaks. Topics: MFI Shield Campaign & fundraiser. The Shield uses mutual support to protect one another from coerced psychiatric procedures. Also: Organizing Support Coalition Affiliates & Sponsors. Your questions/comments welcome!

MindFreedom Support Coalition Public Webinar: This Monday - MindFreedom International (MFI) Happy Mad Pride Month! You are invited to a free, public webinar on Zoom about MindFreedom International’s (MFI) Support Coalition: Monday, 25 July 2022.

Today we honor the birthday of the late pioneer in psychiatric survivor activism, Leonard Roy Frank. Leonard was a mystic, a survivor of involuntary electroshock, an author, a quotation expert, and a community organizer. ¡L.R. Frank Presente!

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MindFreedom Ghana Launches Shadow Report for UPR Process – Public Agenda NewsPaper After over five months of touring the country, MindFreedom Ghana has completed a Shadow Report on t...

Study finds psychiatric diagnosis to be 'scientifically meaningless' - Neuroscience News Researchers conclude many psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools for identifying discrete mental health disorders.