1st Wed: Discuss human rights, alternatives in mental health

Thu Jul 27 17:18:00 CDT 2006

*Free* 1st Wednesday MindFreedom Lane County Round Table

WHEN? *This* *coming* Wednesday, 2 August 2006, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

TOPIC? Open topic night: Human rights and alternatives in mental health

Brief presentation by moderator David Oaks followed by open discussion.

Please attend whatever the temperature is outside: We'll have free  
refreshments including *iced* juice and water. There will be several  
powerful *fans* available for the room if needed to make it nice and  
comfy.

WHERE? The Roundtable is located at:

Growers Market Building
454 Willamette, Second Floor
Eugene, Oregon, USA

This will be the 43rd successful monthly Round Table sponsored by  
MindFreedom International, a coalition based in Eugene, Oregon, USA  
of 100 groups with the mission of a nonviolent revolution in mental  
health care.

Bring a friend! See you there!

LOCATION DETAILS:

Wheelchair accessible. If you need to use the accessibility lift  
contact the office before hand at 345-9106 to make sure dock door is  
unlocked.

There are many fairly easy parking options:

* There are five reserved spots to the north of building against the  
fence on the west edge of the Amtrak parking lot.

* We've never heard of a parking meter ticket after 5 pm. And all  
meters are officially free at 6 pm.

* If parking meter spots are full, there are 2-hour free parking  
spaces in the lot across the train tracks to the north, or on any  
side street starting two short blocks to the west starting at  
Charnelton.

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IN OTHER NEWS...

* MindFreedom included in debate with American Psychiatric  
Association about our social movement's history:

http://intenex.net/pipermail/mindfreedom-news/2006-July/000043.html

* Listen every Tuesday at 10:00 am live to MindFreedom News Hour  
hosted by David Oaks online at http://www.theprn.org. Listen to the  
archived show for 25 July 2006 to hear Eugenian and psychiatric  
survivor Hugh Massengill, a commission in the City of Eugene Human  
Rights Commission.

* Volunteers are needed to help us load up articles a new web site we  
will be launching. No computer code experience needed. You just need  
to place items into a simple web-based form, and you will be trained  
(the easy to use program is called Plone). Please inquire with office  
if you are interested.

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ACTION YOU CAN TAKE TO HELP:

PLEASE FORWARD THIS NEWS TO OTHERS IN LANE COUNTY WHO MAY BE INTERESTED
ON AND OFF INTERNET, THANKS!

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Questions? Comments? Want to volunteer? Here's contact info:

FORWARDED BY:

David Oaks, Director
MindFreedom International
454 Willamette, Suite 216 - POB 11284
Eugene, OR 97440-3484 USA

http://www.mindfreedom.org
email: oaks at mindfreedom.org fax: (541) 345-3737
office phone: (541) 345-9106
toll free in USA: 1-877-MAD-PRIDE or 1-877-623-7743

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to win human rights & alternatives.
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"Human salvation lies in the hands of the
creatively maladjusted." - Martin Luther King, Jr.