NEWS: Mad Pride Internet Radio, Krista Erickson Interview, Free

Mon Jun 26 14:40:25 CDT 2006

NEWS: Human Rights & Mental Health - 26 June 2006
http://www.MindFreedom.org - please forward

    In A Mad, Mad World... It's Time For MAD PRIDE!

    Hear A Mad Pride Interview With Krista Erickson
    On MindFreedom News Hour Free Internet Radio Show:

    Tomorrow, Tuesday, 27 June 2006
    Repeated on Tuesday, 4 July 2006

    At 1 pm EST just click & listen at http://www.theprn.org

The weekly MindFreedom News Hour will interview Krista Erickson, chair 
of the International Coordinating Committee for Mad Pride. Host is 
David Oaks, Director, MindFreedom International.

Mad Pride 2006 events will be taking place in Vancouver and Toronto, 
Canada plus in Ghana, England, and the USA among other nations. July is 
Mad Pride Month, and events are scheduled through September.

Mad Pride celebrates the creativity, strength and resilience of the 
human spirit. Mad Pride provides an opportunity to empower psychiatric 
survivors and raise public consciousness about human rights through 
various activities such as art, theatre, music, poetry, protests, 
vigils and more. All are welcome. This is the 7th year MindFreedom is 
helping to promote and coordinate these events.

To listen: At 1 pm EST on Tuesday, 27 June 2006 (repeated on 
Independence Day, Tuesday, 4 July 2006) just click & listen at 
http://www.theprn.org

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Mad Pride 2006 scheduled events, and how to participate:

http://www.intenex.net/pipermail/mindfreedom-news/2006-June/000039.html

or use this smaller web address:

http://tinyurl.com/qxojc

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Background on Mad Pride:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/mindfreedom/madpride/index.shtml

or use this smaller web address:

http://tinyurl.com/n7784

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Information about MindFreedom News Hour

Free Every Tuesday at 1 pm EST just click on http://www.theprn.org

This is a free weekly public Internet radio show every Tuesday about a 
nonviolent revolution in the mental health system, hosted by 
psychiatric rights activist David Oaks.

The initial launch had technical problems the last two weeks, but the 
producers at Progressive Radio Network (PRN) have assured us it's all 
cleared up. We'll post information about the shows with Ted Chabasinski 
and Celia Brown, with corrected audio levels, as soon as possible.

The MindFreedom News Hour launched as part of a diverse and significant 
array of new shows on PRN with leadership from radio personality and 
health advocate Gary Null.

On each show you'll hear hear news, resources, and an interview. Future 
shows will cover the history of the psychiatric survivor movement, how 
psychiatric survivors and concerned mental health professionals are 
working together on human rights campaigns, and more. Regular features 
include networking announcements about successful activism and 
alternatives.

Each show also has an "Escape Tip" about how you and your loved ones 
can peacefully and effectively avoid, evade or flee psychiatric 
coercion, force and fraud... and keep on fighting for human rights.

Also watch for future announcements about how to listen to archived 
shows.

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Please forward this Public Service Announcement:

MindFreedom News Hour on Internet Radio Every Tuesday

Why should your family say "no" to mental health screening in your 
local school? What can be done to expose the dangers of psychiatric 
drugs? Who are some of the leaders in changing the mental health 
system? Where are safe and humane options for mental and emotional well 
being?

Hear these questions answered. Get the latest news. And keep your mind 
free on the MindFreedom News Hour.

Host David Oaks has 30 years of experience as one of the leaders in a 
nonviolent revolution in the mental health system. He is director of 
MindFreedom International, an independent non-profit coalition of 100 
groups fighting for human rights and alternatives in psychiatry. His 
guests include activists who have personally survived the psychiatric 
system along with concerned mental health professionals. Plus you can 
call in, too.

It's your mind! It's your freedom! Free your mind with the MindFreedom 
News Hour hosted by David Oaks every Tuesday at 1 pm eastern standard 
time.

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    ACTIONS * ACTIONS * ACTIONS

** Please forward this Public Service Announcement far and wide, both 
on and off Internet!

** Hold your own Mad Pride event at any time!

** Want to find out more about the MAD PRIDE campaign, and how to 
participate? E-mail to pride at mindfreedom.org

** If you have feedback, questions and suggestions for guests and 
topics on the MindFreedom News Hour please e-mail to 
radio at mindfreedom.org

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    Join MindFreedom International, donate, or renew your membership 
today!

Do you want to...

* Win human rights campaigns in mental health?

* End abuse by the psychiatric drug industry?

* Support the self-determination of psychiatric survivors?

* Promote safe, humane and effective options in mental health?

You are not alone! MindFreedom is a nonprofit human rights group that 
unites 100 sponsor and affiliate groups with individual members, and is 
accredited by the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organization 
(NGO) with Consultative Roster Status.

MindFreedom is one of the very few totally independent groups in the 
mental health field with no funding from governments, drug companies, 
religions, corporations, or the mental health system. While most of 
MindFreedom's members are psychiatric survivors, *all* who support 
human rights are invited to join and become active leaders.

JOIN, RENEW, DONATE, or give GIFT MEMBERSHIPS to MindFreedom 
International today:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/join.shtml

For a MAD MARKET of books and other products to support human rights 
campaigns in mental health: http://www.madmarket.org

MindFreedom International Office: 454 Willamette, Suite 216 - POB 
11284; Eugene, OR 97440-3484 USA

web site: http://www.mindfreedom.org
e-mail: office at mindfreedom.org
office phone: (541) 345-9106
toll free: 1-877-MAD-PRIDe or 1-877-623-7743
fax: (541) 345-3737

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