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> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 1:58 PM
> Subject: 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:
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> (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
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> (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
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> (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
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 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
>
> Don't see a news item? Submit it to [log in to unmask]
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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
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> For hard-to-find books and gear go to MFI's ALL-NEW Mad Market here:
>
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>
> MindFreedom International Office:
>
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>
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> Please forward.
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