NEWS: United Nations, Mental Health, Electroshock, Doubling Donation & More

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MindFreedom International News - May 2008
United independent activism for rights in mental health.
http://www.mindfreedom.org - please forward

Three (3) brief May news items about a nonviolent revolution in  
mental health:

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(1) News Release - 3 May 2008

     United Nations Treaty on Disability and Human Rights Now in  
Effect Globally.

     Psychiatric Survivors Play Important Role in Creating the  
Legally Binding Treaty.

MindFreedom International (MFI) joins with the international  
disability rights community in celebrating the entry into force of  
the "United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with  
Disabilities." The UN Convention -- a type of binding international  
treaty -- enters into force today, 3 May 2008, after 20 countries  
ratified it.

Celia Brown led the MFI UN team of psychiatric survivors inside the  
United Nations. "It’s been great to be in the United Nations with  
survivors of psychiatric abuse and many international disability  
groups from around the world," said Celia. "We’re all fighting  
together for human rights, self-determination and freedom."

For the full news release -- text or PDF -- click here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/global/disability-convention
or here: http://tinyurl.com/5s5j3k

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(2) News Report - 3 May 2008

     MindFreedom Ireland Holds Successful Protest of Electroshock

Members of MindFreedom Ireland protested in Cork, Ireland on 3 May  
2008 against the use of electroshock as a 'treatment' both in Irish  
psychiatric institutions and worldwide.

For the brief report of the Cork Ireland protest of electroshock from  
Mary Maddock, click here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/as/act/inter/mfire/ireland-electroshock- 
protest
or here: http://tinyurl.com/54pnup

For news of other May electroshock protests and events click here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/events_sf

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(3) News release - 1 May 2008

     "Double your money" for new members of MindFreedom International:

Helios Foundation announced on 1 May 2008 a matching grant for new  
members of MindFreedom, for a limited time only.

Have you ever considered joining MindFreedom International?

Now is the time!

If you join MindFreedom International soon your donation will be  
*doubled* by the Helios Resource Network Foundation!

Your gift will be earmarked for the MindFreedom Lane County  
affiliate's program for youth psychiatric survivors to creatively  
speak out about their experiences and wholistic alternatives to the  
mental health system.

This model youth campaign is called "Green Your Mind."

Helios will double *all* new member donations, which are tax  
deductible, only until a total of $1,000 is reached. The offer  
expires 31 July.

For more info on how to double *your* new membership gift -- you  
choose the amount -- click now on this special MindFreedom  
International link on the Helios web site:

http://www.heliosnetwork.org/grantinfo.htm

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May is considered "Mental Health Month."

MFI calls it "Nonviolent Revolution in Mental Health Month!"

More news:

** MindFreedom Journal #48 is out & mailed with campaign news.

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mf-journal/mfj48

** All New Mad Market Launches!

http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/resources/new-madmarket

** To go directly to the all-new Mad Market, click here:

http://www.madmarket.org

** Lots more news:

http://www.mindfreedom.org

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Build united strength in numbers!

JOIN MINDFREEDOM INTERNATIONAL!

http://www.mindfreedom.org/join-donate

* 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.

* Show your MAD PRIDE!

MindFreedom is a nonprofit human rights group that unites 100 sponsor
and affiliate groups with individual members.

MindFreedom is one of the very few totally independent activist
groups in the mental health field with no funding from governments,
drug companies, religions, corporations, or the mental health system.

All human rights supporters are invited to join MFI by donating here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/join-donate

For hard-to-find books and gear go to MFI's ALL-NEW Mad Market here:

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(dot)org
MFI office phone: (541) 345-9106
MFI member services toll free: 1-877-MAD-PRIDe or 1-877-623-7743
fax: (541) 345-3737

Please forward.

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