2 radio shows: Mad Pride & MindFreedom change mental health system

[mindfreedom-news at intenex.net]

MindFreedom News -- 17 July 2006
http://www.MindFreedom.org - please forward

Public Service Announcement:

Two radio shows on Mad Pride and MindFreedom

Are You Ready for a  Nonviolent Revolution in the Mental Health System?

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TOMORROW, Tuesday, 18 July 2006 at 1 pm eastern time, 10 am pacific  
time, you may hear Al Galves as a guest on MindFreedom News Hour  
Internet radio show hosted by David Oaks at http://www.theprn.org  Al  
will talk about how  dissident mental health professionals may  
support the movement to deeply change the mental health system.

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TODAY, Monday, 17 July 2006 at 8 pm eastern time, 5 pm pacific time...

Listener-run radio station KBOO will broadcast a special tonight  
about MAD PRIDE events internationally... Please forward the below  
announcement from KBOO. You may also listen online at: http:// 
www.kboo.fm/

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From: Marliese -- upupleap at gmail.com	

Subject: KBOO Radio second in a series about Mad Pride events worldwide
	
Date: July 17, 2006

*Tune in!*

Part two of the Mad Pride Series will air tonight on the 5pm News  
KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland, Oregon.

This time we come to you fromm Ghana, Africa, where Mad Pride  
activities are taking place for the*  first time *in history!

Janet Amagatcher of MindFreedom Ghana joins over two hundred people  
as they march to the Ministry of Health to present a petition to  
raise awareness about Mental Health Issues in Africa and worldwide.

The news begins at 5pm [Pacific Time]

Join us as we cover Mad Pride events from around the world!

We will be hearing from folks in New York, Ireland and Chicago,  
coming up.

And, if you are organizing a Mad Pride event you wish to get on the  
air, contact me at the above address.

Hear you then!
Marliese

- end forwarded announcement -

for more info about Mad Pride events see:

http://www.intenex.net/pipermail/mindfreedom-news/2006-July/000041.html

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* Win human rights campaigns in mental health?

* End abuse by the psychiatric drug industry?

* Support the self-determination of psychiatric survivors?

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

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Please forward.