MF-News: Dan Fisher on Internet radio, NARPA 'early-bird' special extended

Mon Oct 30 20:16:08 CST 2006

MindFreedom News -- November 2006
Nonviolent Revolution in Mental Health Care
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Two brief news items about winning human rights and alternatives in  
the mental health system.

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(1) This Wednesday, 1 November 2006 - MindFreedom News Hour Free  
Internet Radio

Guest Dan Fisher, MD -- who is both psychiatric survivor and  
psychiatrist -- will answer questions about national organizing by  
people diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities including the launch  
meeting this week of a new USA coalition. You can phone in live to  
ask questions and make comments on six toll free phone lines. Dan is  
executive director of National Empowerment Center, and is an expert  
on recovery.

Action: Click on http://www.theprn.org at 4 pm EST, 1 pm PST or  
listen to archives later.

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(2) November 15 to 18, 2006 - National Association for Rights  
Protection and Advocacy Annual Conference

The NARPA annual conference is one of the main places where advocates  
and activists for *true* transformation in the USA mental health  
system meet. NARPA announced today that their 'early bird' special  
has been extended ten days to 10 November, giving you another chance  
to pre-register at their discount price. Their 25th annual conference  
will be in Baltimore, Maryland but many people haven't heard about  
it. You may pre-register for just one day or the whole event. NARPA  
is a founding group of MFI's coalition, let's support NARPA!

Urgent Action: Spread the word & attend! For more info see http:// 
www.narpa.org.

Or to register go directly to:

http://www.narpa.org/2006_Registration.htm

BELOW are more details about the

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY

2006 ANNUAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE

November 15-18, 2006

Tremont Plaza Hotel on St. Paul

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

SOCIAL JUSTICE - THE TIME IS NOW!

Come join us in Baltimore for NARPA's Annual Rights Conference.  
Whether you're a NARPA veteran or newcomer, come learn, have fun and  
re-energize for the personal and collective battles we must continue  
to fight - especially today with so many challenges to individual  
rights and liberty!

2006 Conference Keynoters:
Michael Perlin
Professor & Internationally Recognized Disability Law Expert

David Oaks
Survivor & Director, Mind Freedom Support Coalition International

Vera Sharav
President, Alliance for Human Research Protection

Leah Harris
Author and Activist

Eric Rosenthal
Director, Mental Disability Rights International

Alfreda Robinson-Dawkins
Founder & CEO, National Women's Prison Project

Well-known advocates and activists will present workshops, including:

   a.. Mort Cohen, J.D., Adequacy of Representation in Civil  
Commitment Proceedings

   b.. Jacki McKinney & Celia Brown, A Call to Action: Trauma  
Informed Rights

   c.. Susan Stefan, J.D., Significant Developments in Mental Health  
Law -- 2005 -2006

   d.. Ira Burnim, J.D., Steve Schwartz, J.D., & Cathy Costanzo,  
J.D., Successful Litigation for Children's Services Using the  
Medicaid Act

   e.. Michael Allen, Confronting Forced Treatment: The Media is the  
Message

   f.. Mary Jo O'Brien, R.N., Adele Lynch, J.D., & Carol Neidenberg,  
Clients/Advocates as Innovators of Systemic Change

   g.. David Popiel, J.D., Fair Housing Law for Persons with  
Psychiatric Disabilities

   h.. Susan Froetschel & Douglas Olsen, R.N., C.S., Ph.D.,  
Empowerment & Advocacy through Writing & Teaching

   i.. Dennis Feld, J.D., & Kim Darrow, J.D., Defending Against  
Forced Maintenance ElectroShock

   j.. Kent Earnhardt, J.D., Ph.D., PAIMI: Goals, Performance, and  
Discussion

   k.. Michael Allen, Separate and Unequal: Housing for People with  
Psychiatric Disabilities

   l.. David Fathi, J.D. (ACLU National Prison Project), Peter Cubra,  
J.D., & Laura Cain, J.D., Prisoners with Psychiatric Disabilities:  
Supermax, Segregation & Other Conditions of Confinement

   m.. Emmett Dwyer, J.D., Juvenile Justice Issues

   n.. Jim Gottstein, J.D., Strategic Litigation to Achieve  
Meaningful Change: The Myers Case, Alaska, and a National Initiative

As well as Peter Stastny, M.D., Jennifer Mathis, J.D., of the Bazelon  
Center for Mental Health Law, Laura Prescott, of Sister Witness  
International, plus a key national expert on using Medicaid for  
alternatives in mental health, and many more.

Please check this web site - http://www.narpa.org - regularly for  
updates!

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY

   Information is available at http://www.narpa.org or by calling  
(205) 464-0101

Join us in Baltimore, MD, November 15-18, 2006.

The conference begins 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 15 with a Reception  
and Keynote by David Oaks, of MindFreedom International. Thursday and  
Friday events include workshops and keynote addresses from 9 a.m. to  
5 p.m., as well as special evening events. The conference closes  
Saturday, November 18, at 1 p.m., after a Keynote by Michael Perlin,  
internationally recognized disability law expert.

- end NARPA announcement -

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