http://www.mindfreedom.org News related directly or indirectly to MindFreedom International. daily 1 2006-09-10T19:23:56Z http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/new-york-times-mad-pride The 11 May 2008 New York Times published an article about the global Mad Pride movement, including spotlighting MindFreedom International, and several sponsor groups in the MindFreedom coalition. Mad Pride celebrates the international movement for creative maladjustment! No publisher david featured 2008-05-11T14:34:06Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/madpride/mad-pride-2008-events Here are a few of the upcoming anchor events for Mad Pride 2008. Mad Pride has celebrated human diversity and creative maladjustment for a decade, and now you can participate anywhere! No publisher david mfi 2008-05-11T14:51:36Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/double Thinking of joining MFI? Now is the time. For a limited time only, when you join MindFreedom International for the first time, your donation will be matched by the Heilos foundation! No publisher david mfi 2008-05-04T13:16:27Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/global/disability-convention A United Nations treaty -- or "convention" -- on disability has been ratified by enough nations to go into effect on 3 May 2008. MindFreedom activists worked for years with hundreds of other advocates to achieve this victory. [11 May 2008 update] No publisher david featured 2008-05-11T08:26:12Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-abuse/electroshock/protests-may-2008 Electroshock -- also known as electroconvulsive therapy -- was protested by MindFreedom members in Cork, Ireland; Ottawa, Canada; Montreal, Canada. Here are brief reports from each. No publisher david mfi 2008-05-12T20:39:24Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf-journal/mfj48/mf-journal-48 Issue includes news about Global, USA, Media, Choice and Mad Pride Campaigns. Available now in paper, PDF, and plain text versions. No publisher jeremy mfi 2008-04-29T16:14:36Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/resources/new-madmarket 1 May 2008: An all-new MadMarket is launched! The MadMarket has hard-to-get books, DVD's and gear about changing the mental health system. Proceeds support the human rights campaigns of MindFreedom International. No publisher david featured 2008-04-29T16:26:58Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/as/act/us/or/ocsc/ocsc-launch On 22 April 2008, a state-wide teleconference launched the board of directors of the new OCSC, or Oregon Consumer/Survivor Coalition. Here's the news release, and how you can become active. No publisher david mfi 2008-04-29T15:50:36Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/rg/register-guard-neuroleptic The daily newspaper for Eugene, Oregon, USA -- The Register-Guard -- ran a guest commentary by long-time mental health worker Chuck Areford highly critical of the powerful psychiatric drugs known as neuroleptics or antipsychotics. This was followed by a guest perspective by a psychiatrist defending the drugs, as well as letters to the editor. Now Ron Unger, a mental health counselor and coordinator for MindFreedom Lane County, has weighed in. Follow the debate here, as well as links to research, citations, etc. No publisher david mfi 2008-04-08T02:43:27Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf/opb-oaks David Oaks, Director of MindFreedom, is interviewed on OPB radio about his experience of forced psychiatric drugging, and MindFreedom's opposition to forced mental health procedures. No publisher david mfi 2008-03-22T00:59:22Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-abuse/electroshock/new-zealand-du-fresne/censorship When New Zealand psychiatrist du Fresne tried to stop a TV station from interviewing a survivor of her own forced electroshock, the public was outraged. A court ruled that Dr. du Fresne had no legal leg to stand on. No publisher david mfi 2008-03-21T03:59:05Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/shield/psychrights/news-20080304 NEWS RELEASE: PsychRights & MindFreedom have formed a joint effort to win battles against forced psychiatric drugging in both the court of law and court of public opinion. The effort targets human rights violations in California, Massachusetts and New York. No publisher david featured 2008-03-05T06:18:04Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-alternatives/consumer-run/save-gaderummet Gaderummet is an innovative psychosocial alternative for young homeless people in Copenhagen, Denmark that may be replaced by a more traditional mental health service. Here's an easy e-mail action you can take to help show there is international support. No publisher david mfi 2008-03-07T23:09:51Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/prison-mental-health/forced-psychiatric-drugs Mike Heston was a member of MindFreedom who wrote many times to the MFI office saying he is a prisoner who is experiencing involuntary psychiatric drug injections in the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. MindFreedom issued a human rights alert on his behalf. Mr. Heston's family has informed MindFreedom's office that he has committed suicide. Both the family and MindFreedom call for an investigation. Update: A Rochester newspaper published a news story on this topic. No publisher david mfi 2008-03-13T18:07:08Z News Item http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/youth-mental-health/bruce-levine-oppositional-defiance-disorder Psychologist, author and MindFreedom member Bruce E. Levine has an article on Alternet exposing the way rebellion by young people is being diagnosed as a psychiatric "disease" to be drugged. No publisher david mfi 2008-01-29T04:15:25Z News Item