MFUpdate: Tomorrow, forced shock debate on MFInternet Radio 7/25

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MindFreedom International Update - 24 July 2007
http://www.mindfreedom.org - please forward

Reminder:

Tomorrow, Wednesday, 25 July 2007, at 4 pm Eastern Time:

Courageous Attorney Fights Forced Electroshock is Guest on  
MindFreedom *Free* *Live* Call-in Internet Radio

Hear a live call-in interview with the attorney fighting forced  
electroshock of Simone D. in New York State. The New York State  
Office of Mental Health won its court case ordering Simone D., who  
has already had 200 electroshocks, to have thirty (30) more over and  
against her expressed wishes.

This Wednesday, 25 July 2007 at 4:00 pm ET, just click on http:// 
prncomm.net to listen and phone in your comments free and live with  
this courageous attorney. We will definitely have one of the  
attorneys, and we may even have both of them: Kim Darrow and Dennis  
Feld! More info:

http://mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mfradio/next

Keep up the pressure! Keep up the nonviolent campaign to speak out to  
five (5) New York State officials to *stop* forced electroshock!  
Note: For those outside New York State, we now list Hillary Clinton's  
presidential campaign web page for comments.

It takes just a moment to speak out via the web, find latest news and  
links here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-abuse/electroshock

or use: http://tinyurl.com/257edh

People have speaken out at two Office of Mental Health recent  
meetings! In the next two weeks there are more chances for you to  
speak out at OMH public hearings, see the details here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/as/act/us/new-york-state/speak-out-july-2007

or use: http://tinyurl.com/2o7cdx

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Save the date: Upcoming MindFreedom Free Internet Radio:

Next week's MindFreedom Internet Radio show, Wednesday, 1 August  
2007, at 4 pm ET, with live call-in will be:

Ron Bassman, PhD author of the brand new book, "A Fight to Be: A  
Psychologist's Experience from Both
Sides of the Locked Door." Ron is a survivor of forced insulin coma  
shock in New York State who went on to become a humane psychologist  
and an advocate for change in the mental health system.

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