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Web Log dedicated to "No More Shock for Ray."
Ray Sandford is a Minnesota resident who has received dozens of involuntary electroshocks (electroconvulsive therapy or ECT) over his expressed wishes. This Web Log or Blog launched in January 2009 is to help keep up with developments in the campaign.
2009-08-10
Text of Ray Sandford's Statement to Minnesota State Legislature
Because of Ray Sandford's campaign against his forced electroshock, the Minnesota State Legislature is holding a public hearing today on the topic of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and individuals who are committed in the state mental health system. Ray Sandford has issued a signed statement for today's hearing. read more...
2009-08-06
Ray Sandford announced he now has a new psychiatrist
Ray is getting closer to victory. He has phoned MindFreedom that the mental health system has approved the new psychiatrist he is seeing, and this new psychiatrist is pledged against forced electroshock. read more...
2009-05-13
We ask the world to witness Ray Sandford's forced electroshock.
Ray is scheduled for another forced electroshock today, Wednesday, 13 May 2009. read more...
2009-05-12
Ray Sandford has had multiple victories this Spring: Satyagraha!
Ray Sandford is among those who are most marginalized, and most disempowered in our society. Yet, he and his supporters have had a number of "wins" this Spring. Let's look at the role of what Gandhi called "Satyagraha" in campaigns, or "truth force." read more...
2009-05-03
Wrap up for "May Day for Ray" Weekend
From 1 May to 3 May, MindFreedom members from four states held five actions for the campaign to end the forced electroshock of Ray Sandford. Here's a quick wrap-up. read more...
2009-02-07
The film "Revolutionary Road" features a character who experiences forced electroshock.
As a MindFreedom alert notes, Ray Sandford is a real human being who is receiving forced electroshock. Michael Shannon is an actor who has been nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actor" for playing an electroshock survivor in the film Revolutionary Road. read more...
