[MF-NYS-NEWS] NEWS: NY State free events endorsed by MindFreedom

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To MindFreedom New York State News:

Below find info on THREE events in June in NY State that MindFreedom  
International is endorsing, please spread the word, especially to  
others in NY State:

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***** On Sat., 13 June 2009 at 2 pm ET:

LIVE MindFreedom Mad Pride Radio Call-in includes guest psychiatric  
survivor activist LAUREN TENNEY, more info:

http://mindfreedom.org/radio

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***** On Friday, 19 June 2009 from 5 to 10 pm ET:

VIGIL

Stop Human Rights Violations - In memory of Esmin Green, murdered-by- 
neglect, one year later.

Location:

Kings County Hospital Center Psychiatric Emergency Room Building R.  
(Clarkson Avenue at New York Avenue and Winthrop Street) Brooklyn, NY  
11203 USA.

On June 19, 2009 it will be one year since the murder-by-neglect of  
Esmin Elizabeth Green by the Kings County Hospital Center Psychiatric  
Emergency Room in Brooklyn, New York

More info:

http://www.theopalproject.org/vigil.html

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***** On Monday, 22 June 2009 from 1 to 4 pm ET:

Teach-in, below is forwarded message about this:

-----FORWARDED Message-----
From: danhazeus at yahoo.com
Sent: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 3:53 pm
Subject: Please Join Us in NYC - Human Rights For ALL Tour

Human Rights For All  tour

Community Teach-iN on Human Rights and Dignity for users and survivors  
of psychiatry

On December 13, 2006, the UN adopted the Convention on the Rights of  
People with Disabilities (CRPD) The CRPD represents a historic  
paradigm shift away from viewing people with disabilities as "objects"  
of treatment and guardianship to active agents in their own lives,  
deserving of the human rights and dignity inherent to all people. The  
CRPD has been signed by 139 countries and ratified by 53 countries,  
and there is a growing grassroots movement of activists working for  
ratification without reservation by the U.S. Senate.


Monday, JUNE 22, 1 - 4 PM
Urban Justice Center
123 William Street (between Fulton and John Streets), 16th Floor, New  
York

Some of the issues to be covered in this interactive discussion include:

.         Why should the US ratify the CRPD when we have the Americans  
with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
.         What are the most innovative human rights principles in the  
CRPD?
.         Which principles of the convention are especially relevant  
to people with psychiatric disabilities?
.         How can the CRPD be used as a human rights instrument in  
your community?
.         How you can get involved in the movement for human rights  
for people with disabilities.

with Daniel Hazen, Co-coordinator, U.S. Network of Users and Survivors  
of Psychiatry

Daniel Hazen is a survivor of psychiatry, currently working as a human  
rights activist, advocate, organizer, nationally and internationally.  
He is also active on the board of directors of the U.S. Human Rights  
Network, and the Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of  
Psychiatry, Inc.

Co-sponsored by: The Center for Human Rights of Users and Survivors of  
Psychiatry (CHRUSP), Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of  
Youth (CAFETY), Freedom Center, The Icarus Project, The Law Project  
for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights), Maryland Disability Law Center  
(MDLC),  Mindfreedom International, The Opal Project, Silver Spring  
Drop In Center, Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas  
(SILCK), Youth POWER!

For more information, please contact Leah Harris, Co-Coordinator, U.S.  
Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, 202-236-7747; leah_ida at hotmail.com 
  (visit us on Facebook and coming soon to the web: www.usnusp.org).

   Daniel Hazen
. 301-395-5378
. Human Rights & Advocacy

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