From oaks at mindfreedom.org Fri Aug 15 09:04:52 2008 From: oaks at mindfreedom.org (David Oaks) Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:04:52 -0700 Subject: [MF-NYS-NEWS] important: New Yorkers! Contact Governor about Ann L. forced psychiatric drugging Message-ID: Urgent to the MindFreedom New York State NEWS list: If you live in New York, it's especially important that you contact the Governor about the forced outpatient psychiatric drugging of Ann L.! This is a high priority focus of both MindFreedom and PsychRights. She is being threatened with Kendra's Law. We are providing legal assistance to her lawyer, but also we absolutely need to reach COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION. By you contacting Governor from a NY address, YOU can have an impact!!!! And spread the word! ~~~~~~ From: mindfreedom-news at intenex.net Subject: 2 MF Rights Alerts: Forced Psychiatric Drugs in NY & Wisc. Date: August 14, 2008 10:18:17 PM PDT To: MindFreedom-News at intenex.net Reply-To: news at mindfreedom.org MindFreedom International News - 14 August 2008 http://www.mindfreedom.org - please forward BELOW are two MindFreedom Shield Alerts to defend human rights in mental health. Your action via the web can help stop forcible psychiatric drugging in NY & Wisc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Alert: Say 'NO' to NY Forced Psychiatric Drugging of 'Ann L' New York State Citizen to be Forcibly Drugged on Outpatient Basis. Ann L. spent years locked up in Pilgrim Psychiatric Center. She is now in a nearby community residence. New York State is aggressively pushing for more forced drugging of Ann L. on an outpatient basis in her own community residence. Ann L. says her continued forced psychiatric drugging makes her "sick and is torture." Independent human rights groups MindFreedom and PsychRights have united to help Ann L. MORE INFO ON ANN and how you can take ACTION via web: http://www.mindfreedom.org/as/act/us/ann-l or use this web link: http://tinyurl.com/ann-l-pilgrim ~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) Alert: Wisconsin woman forced to take psychiatric drugs Felice just wants the forced psychiatric drugging to stop. Felice Debra Eliscu is an artist who says that years of forced psychiatric drugging make her want to harm herself, and she wants other alternatives provided. Felice is a 42-year-old member and volunteer with MindFreedom International who is currently locked up in Winnebago Mental Health Institute near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Such forced drugging happens to thousands of Americans each year. But Felice is signed up on the MindFreedom Shield, which means that when threatened by forced psychiatry she can activate an alert network reaching hundreds of MindFreedom members. Felice is activating the MindFreedom Shield, and asking everyone to contact the Governor of Wisconsin via the web. MORE INFO ON FELICE, how you can take ACTION via web, view her artwork and photo, see: http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-arts/felice-eliscu or use this web link: http://tinyurl.com/felice-eliscu ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACTION: Please click on the above links and use the web to speak out. Please forward these two human rights alerts to all appropriate places on and off Internet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOIN OR RENEW EARLY IN MINDFREEDOM INTERNATIONAL! New MindFreedom Journal going to press in next few days... don't miss it. 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 options in mental health. * Show your MAD PRIDE! Join, donate, renew early here: http://www.mindfreedom.org/join-donate MindFreedom is a nonprofit human rights group that unites 100 sponsor and affiliate groups with individual members. 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