[MF-NYS-NEWS] correction - Fwd: Activists Launch a Nationwide Call to Action to Stop Forced "Mental Health" Treatment
David W. Oaks
oaks at mindfreedom.org
Fri Sep 4 14:34:39 CDT 2009
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Hi MindFreedom New York State NEWS list:
For some technical reason the "clickable" part of Laura Tenney's e-
mail address in intro to below forwarded alert left out the "L" at
beginning of her name.
To make sure you can reach her I am re-sending her forwarded message
below about a NY State news event with corrected plain text e-mail
address for her, for you to copy and paste.
Again -- IMPORTANT -- to receive her alerts like below directly in
future, e-mail to her now at LAURENTENNEY at aol.com and say "MindFreedom
sent me, alert me about events like this directly."
I will copy this to Laura, so you will also see her e-mail address in
your "cc" line.
- David
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[corrected message]
Hi MindFreedom NYState News list:
I just received this a few minutes ago, and I see the event is taking
place in just a few hours.
To receive alerts like this DIRECTLY, please e-mail now to LAURENTENNEY at aol.com
and say "MindFreedom sent me, please alert me to future events like
this directly."
This is a FORWARDED message, for more info contact the author -- LAURENTENNEY at aol.com
Begin forwarded message:
> From: laurentenney at aol.com
> Date: 4 September 2009 9:58:42 AM PDT
> Subject: Fw: Activists Launch a Nationwide Call to Action to Stop
> Forced "Mental Health" Treatment
> News from We the People - Nationwide Organizing Call to Action
> For more information contact: Lauren Tenney, 516-319-4295
>
> Activists Launch a Nationwide Call to Action to Stop Forced "Mental
> Health" Treatment
>
> Awareness-Raising Tour & Membership Drive Begins in Brooklyn, NY;
> will cross the U.S.
>
> BROOKLYN, NY (09/04/2009)(readMedia)-- A new national campaign
> against forced "mental health" treatment kicks off today at King's
> County Hospital Center Psychiatric Emergency Room, the institution
> where Esmin Green, who was involuntarily detained, was neglected to
> death in July 2008.
>
> The campaign is inspired in large part by the murder-by-neglect of
> Ms. Green, and activists are currently awaiting the results of a
> Grand Jury inquiry regarding her death.
>
> Sanford Rubenstein, attorney for the family of Esmin Green, said,
> "The most important thing to the family of Esmin Green is that all
> those responsible for her wrongful death and the attempt to cover it
> up be held responsible for any criminal acts they committed. The
> family has confidence in District Attorney Hynes and is fully
> cooperating with the Grand Jury probe."
>
> The activist campaign and membership drive kickoff which will be
> attended by activists, psychiatric survivors, lawyers, doctors and
> allies, is meant to raise awareness across the country about the
> dangers of forced psychiatric institutionalization, drugging,
> electroshock and other involuntary forms of "treatment." Instead, it
> promotes non-coercive, choices of alternatives to the corecive
> medical model of psychiatry - "mental health".A new website, www.stopforcenow.org
> , has been created to elaborate on the principles of the campaign,
> and provides action materials and organizing tools, including a
> petition for community members to sign and send to their state
> mental health commissioners, calling for an end of forced
> psychiatric treatments.
>
>
> "We need to end the silence around the scourge of forced psychiatric
> 'treatment' in this country," said Leah Harris, one of the campaign
> organizers. "Real change begins at the local, community level. The
> Stop Forced 'Mental Health' Treatment Nationwide Organizing Call to
> Action is designed to spark grassroots dialogues and to inspire
> people to speak out and take action to end force for good."
>
>
> WHO:
>
> Civil and human rights activists and allies awaiting the results of
> the Grand Jury probe into Esmin Green's death at Kings County
> Hospital Center Psychiatric Emergency Room (June 19, 2008) are
> kicking off a Nationwide Organizing Call to Action: Stop Forced
> "Mental Health" Treatment.
>
>
> WHAT:
>
> Demonstration and Launch of Nationwide Organizing Call to Action:
> Stop Forced "Mental Health" Treatment - Awareness Raising Campaign
> and Membership Drive.
>
>
> WHEN: Friday September 04, 2009 at 06:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
>
> WHERE: Kings County Hospital Center
> Psychiatric Emergency Room Building R
> 410 Winthrop Street
> Brooklyn, New York 11203
>
> NOTES:
>
> Demonstration from 4-9 PM, Press Conference @ 6 PM
>
> For a full schedule of the 10 city Nationwide Tour, see: www.stopforcenow.org/events.html
>
> For video of recent demonstrations: www.opalprojectmedia.blip.tv, www.stopforcenow.org/video.html
>
>
>
>
>
forwarded by:
David W. Oaks, Executive Director
MindFreedom International
454 Willamette, Suite 216 - POB 11284
Eugene, OR 97440-3484 USA
web: http://www.mindfreedom.org
email: oaks at mindfreedom.org
office phone: (541) 345-9106 fax: (480) 287-8833
member services toll free in USA: 1-877-MAD-PRID[e] or 1-877-623-7743
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"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted."
- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">[RE-SENT WITH =
CORRECTION]<div><br></div><div>Hi MindFreedom New York State NEWS =
list: </div><div><br></div><div>For some technical reason the =
"clickable" part of Laura Tenney's e-mail address in intro to below =
forwarded alert left out the "L" at beginning of her =
name. </div><div><br></div><div>To make sure you can reach her I am =
re-sending her forwarded message below about a NY State news event with =
corrected plain text e-mail address for her, for you to copy and =
paste.</div><div><br></div><div>Again -- IMPORTANT -- to receive her =
alerts like below directly in future, e-mail to her now at <a =
href=3D"mailto:LAURENTENNEY at aol.com">LAURENTENNEY at aol.com</a> and say =
"MindFreedom sent me, alert me about events like this =
directly."</div><div><br></div><div>I will copy this to Laura, so you =
will also see her e-mail address in your "cc" =
line. </div><div><br></div><div>- =
David</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=
</div><div><br></div><div>[corrected =
message]</div><div><br></div><div>Hi MindFreedom NYState News =
list:<div><br></div><div>I just received this a few minutes ago, and I =
see the event is taking place in just a few =
hours. </div><div><br></div><div>To receive alerts like this =
DIRECTLY, please e-mail now to <a =
href=3D"mailto:LAURENTENNEY at aol.com">LAURENTENNEY at aol.com</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14px; "> and say =
"MindFreedom sent me, please alert me to future events like this =
directly."</span></div><div><br></div><div><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 14px; "></span>This is a =
FORWARDED message, for more info contact the author -- <a =
href=3D"mailto:LAURENTENNEY at aol.com">LAURENTENNEY at aol.com</a><div><br><div=
>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div =
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Helvetica"><a =
href=3D"mailto:laurentenney at aol.com">laurentenney at aol.com</a></font></div>=
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px =
Helvetica">4 September 2009 9:58:42 AM PDT</font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" color=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: =
</b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px =
Helvetica"><b>Fw: Activists Launch a Nationwide Call to Action to Stop =
Forced "Mental Health" =
Treatment</b></font></div></div></blockquote><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">News from We the People - =
Nationwide Organizing Call to Action</div></div><div><p>For more =
information contact: Lauren Tenney, 516-319-4295</p><p>Activists Launch =
a Nationwide Call to Action to Stop Forced "Mental Health" Treatment =
</p><p>Awareness-Raising Tour & Membership Drive Begins in Brooklyn, =
NY; will cross the U.S.</p><p>BROOKLYN, NY (09/04/2009)(readMedia)-- A =
new national campaign against forced "mental health" treatment kicks off =
today at King's County Hospital Center Psychiatric Emergency Room, the =
institution where Esmin Green, who was involuntarily detained, was =
neglected to death in July 2008.</p><p>The campaign is inspired in large =
part by the murder-by-neglect of Ms. Green, and activists are currently =
awaiting the results of a Grand Jury inquiry regarding her =
death.</p><p>Sanford Rubenstein, attorney for the family of Esmin Green, =
said, "The most important thing to the family of Esmin Green is that all =
those responsible for her wrongful death and the attempt to cover it up =
be held responsible for any criminal acts they committed. The family has =
confidence in District Attorney Hynes and is fully cooperating with the =
Grand Jury probe."</p><p>The activist campaign and membership drive =
kickoff which will be attended by activists, psychiatric survivors, =
lawyers, doctors and allies, is meant to raise awareness across the =
country about the dangers of forced psychiatric institutionalization, =
drugging, electroshock and other involuntary forms of "treatment." =
Instead, it promotes non-coercive, choices of alternatives to the =
corecive medical model of psychiatry - "mental health".A new website, =
<a href=3D"http://www.stopforcenow.org">www.stopforcenow.org</a>, has =
been created to elaborate on the principles of the campaign, and =
provides action materials and organizing tools, including a petition for =
community members to sign and send to their state mental health =
commissioners, calling for an end of forced psychiatric =
treatments.</p><div> <br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p>"We =
need to end the silence around the scourge of forced psychiatric =
'treatment' in this country," said Leah Harris, one of the campaign =
organizers. "Real change begins at the local, community level. The Stop =
Forced 'Mental Health' Treatment Nationwide Organizing Call to Action is =
designed to spark grassroots dialogues and to inspire people to speak =
out and take action to end force for good."</p><div> <br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p>WHO: </p><p>Civil and human =
rights activists and allies awaiting the results of the Grand Jury probe =
into Esmin Green's death at Kings County Hospital Center Psychiatric =
Emergency Room (June 19, 2008) are kicking off a Nationwide Organizing =
Call to Action: Stop Forced "Mental Health" Treatment.</p><div><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p>WHAT: </p><p>Demonstration =
and Launch of Nationwide Organizing Call to Action: Stop Forced "Mental =
Health" Treatment - Awareness Raising Campaign and Membership =
Drive.</p><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p>WHEN: =
Friday September 04, 2009 at 06:00PM Eastern Time (US & =
Canada)</p><p>WHERE: Kings County Hospital Center<br>Psychiatric =
Emergency Room Building R<br>410 Winthrop Street<br>Brooklyn, New York =
11203</p><p>NOTES: </p><p>Demonstration from 4-9 PM, Press Conference @ =
6 PM</p><p>For a full schedule of the 10 city Nationwide Tour, see: <a =
href=3D"http://www.stopforcenow.org/events.html">www.stopforcenow.org/even=
ts.html</a></p><p>For video of recent demonstrations: <a =
href=3D"http://www.opalprojectmedia.blip.tv">www.opalprojectmedia.blip.tv<=
/a>, <a =
href=3D"http://www.stopforcenow.org/video.html">www.stopforcenow.org/video=
.html</a></p><div> <br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div> <br></div> =
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"><div><div><div>David W. Oaks, Executive Director</div><div>MindFreedom =
International</div><div>454 Willamette, Suite 216 - POB =
11284</div><div>Eugene, OR 97440-3484 USA</div><div><br></div><div>web: =
<a =
href=3D"http://www.mindfreedom.org">http://www.mindfreedom.org</a> </=
div><div>email: <a =
href=3D"mailto:oaks at mindfreedom.org">oaks at mindfreedom.org</a></div><div>of=
fice phone: (541) 345-9106 fax: (480) 287-8833</div><div>member =
services toll free in USA: 1-877-MAD-PRID[e] or =
1-877-623-7743</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div>MindFreedom =
International: </div><div>Unite to Change Mental Health =
Care</div><div><br></div><div>Join now! <a =
href=3D"http://www.mindfreedom.org/join-donate">http://www.mindfreedom.org=
/join-donate</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div>"Human =
salvation lies in the hands of the creatively =
maladjusted." </div><div>- Rev. Martin Luther King, =
Jr. </div><br><br></div></div></div> =
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