4/11/07 MindFreedom News: Psychiatry & genetics on MF Radio, Conference Update

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MindFreedom News Updates - 11 April 2007
nonviolent revolution in mental health - please forward

    Two (2) brief news items from MindFreedom International at http:// 
www.mindfreedom.org:

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(1) Jay Joseph is guest on free, LIVE MindFreedom Internet Radio,  
Wednesday, 11 April 2007, at 4 pm ET at http://www.prncomm.net with  
host David Oaks. You can phone in live toll free with your comments  
and questions!

Psychologist and author Jay Joseph challenges the theory of a  
"genetic basis" of mental and emotional problems!

Jay Joseph is a licensed psychologist in California who has made  
international waves by questioning a central myth in the psychiatric  
industry: the "genetic cause" of mental health problems. Jay shows  
that the idea of a "mental illness gene" is unproven, harmful,  
misleading and just plain wrong. Jay has written two books on the  
topic: _The Missing Gene_ and _The Gene Illusion_. His web site:  
http://www.jayjoseph.net

Listen to MindFreedom Radio live and call-in toll free on Wednesdays  
at 4 pm ET at http://www.prncomm.net. A USA toll free number and an  
international phone number for you to call are announced on the show.  
E-mail comments and questions at any time to radio at mindfreedom.org,  
and these may also be read on the air.

Next week on Wednesday, 18 April: Journalist Bob Whitaker, author of  
_Mad in America_, takes on history and current practice of psychiatry.

More info:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/media/mfradio/upcoming

To listen live at 4 pm ET on Wednesday, 11 April 2007 click on http:// 
www.prncomm.net

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(2)  Update: A Few of the Workshop Presenters & Keynote Speakers...

Organizers of the "Creative Revolution in Healing: Turning Our Minds  
Around" have announced updates on some the invited workshop  
presenters and keynote speakers including:

Authors Mary and Jim Maddock of Ireland

Debbie Whittle of National Empowerment Center.

Author Judi Chamberlin speaking about On Our Own - Reflections Thirty  
Years On

David Oaks on Mad Pride Activism

Jennifer Branks of the Hearing Voices Network

Susan Musante of Soteria Alaska Project

Peter Stastny, M.D. on International Network of Treatment  
Alternatives for Recovery

.... and many more.

The gathering is in a beautiful retreat center in Connecticut to help  
create a choice of alternatives to the conventional mental health  
system, 12 to 15 July 2007. You are invited. Half of registration fee  
is due as a deposit by 30 April 2007. Conference may reach capacity,  
so register soon.

For the latest conference info, speaker updates, registration form,  
fees, travel info, photos of retreat center and more go to the Event  
Web Center:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/campaign/choice/

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If you're not a MindFreedom member yet, why not join now? Or if you  
are, renew early!

Click here:

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Do you want to...

* 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?

MindFreedom is for people who care about human rights who want to unite!

MindFreedom is a nonprofit human rights group that unites 100 sponsor  
and affiliate groups with individual members, and is accredited by  
the United Nations as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with  
Consultative Roster Status.

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.

Be part of the Spring '07 Member Recruitment & Fundraising Drive TODAY:

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Please forward.

"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted." -  
Martin Luther King, Jr.

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