MFI Radio w. Psychiatric Survivors next 2 Weds. 1/3 & 1/10

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MindFreedom News - January 2007
Nonviolent Revolution in Mental Health
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    Psychiatric survivor activists Pat Risser and Oryx Cohen are
    Guests on MindFreedom Internet Radio, January 3 & 10, 2007

    Pat Risser is one of the activists who has distributed
    secret Eli Lilly files about psychiatric drug Zyprexa.

MindFreedom Radio begins 2007 with two psychiatric activists who are  
challenging human rights violations and creating alternatives in the  
mental health system:

* Pat Risser -- Wed. 3 January 2007

* Oryx Cohen -- Wed. 10 January 2007

Pat announces he has "stuck out his tongue at Eli Lilly" by writing  
to their attorneys and informing them that he has distributed dozens  
of copies of their secret files about fraudulent marketing of the  
psychiatric drug Zyprexa, which Eli Lilly attorneys are still  
attempting to suppress.

To listen to MindFreedom Radio free and live click on http:// 
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During the show you are invited to phone in live toll free with your  
questions or comments, or e-mail them at any time to radio(at) 
mindfreedom(dot)org.

Each MF Radio Show begins and ends with the latest news and resources  
about changing the mental health system by host David Oaks, director  
of MFI. MF Radio and archives are always free.

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Brief bio's:

Wed., 3 January 2007

PAT RISSER is a survivor of human rights violations in the mental  
health system has been an activist for 25 years developing self-help  
groups, building statewide networks, and directing a rights program.  
One of Pat's specialties is how those considered hopeless "mental  
patients" can recover from their trauma through employment. Pat now  
lives in Ohio.

Pat is known for his sharp sense of humor and has eagerly jumped into  
the middle of the "ZyprexaKills" controversy, in which Eli Lilly is  
attempting to suppress documents about their psychiatric drug Zyprexa.

Pat wrote to Eli Lilly attorneys yesterday saying, "Gosh, what a  
mess. I'm sorry but I wasn't aware of any court order at the time I  
downloaded the 'secret zyprexa documents' so I distributed them to  
family and friends... several newspapers... and folks who seemed  
interested as I stood outside of a shopping center store. I have no  
idea who these strangers were so I can't possibly get these CD's  
returned. Sorry."

For more info on the unfolding controversy see:
http://www.mindfreedom.org/know/psych-drug-corp/eli-lilly-secrets/

Pat Risser's personal home page: http://home.att.net/~LetFreedomRing/

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Wed., 10 January 2007

ORYX COHEN is founder of the Freedom Center in Massachusetts. Oryx  
experienced abuse from the mental health system. He went on to get  
his Master's Degree, and start programs to help psychiatric survivors  
find alternatives, advocacy and employment.

For more info on Oryx and Freedom Center:
http://www.freedom-center.org/people/oryx.html

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* Win human rights campaigns in mental health?

* End abuse by the psychiatric drug industry?

* Support self-determination of psychiatric survivors?

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

You are not alone! MindFreedom is a nonprofit human rights group that  
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is accredited by the United Nations as a Non-Governmental  
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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.

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