Road to Freedom in Oregon: Eugene, Salem, Portland! Free!

Mon May 7 13:18:07 CDT 2007

MindFreedom Oregon News Release - 7 May 2007

    National Bus Tour for Human Rights of People with Disabilities
    Visits Three Sites in Oregon this Week! Free!

    Welcome the "Road to Freedom" Bus Tour when they visit:

    (1) Eugene, tomorrow, Tuesday, 8 May 2007

    (2) Salem, *this* Friday, 11 May 2007

    (3) Portland, *this* Saturday, 12 May 2007

BELOW are the details about these three events!

The Road to Freedom is cross-disability and inclusive of *all* people  
with disabilities and allies. Everyone is welcome and invited to this  
free event!

The national organizers such as Jim Ward and Tom Olin are real  
champions of including mental disability and psychiatric disability.  
Jim's group ADA Watch is a sponsor group in MindFreedom. All mental  
health consumers and psychiatric survivors are doubly-encouraged to  
attend, and celebrate a nonviolent revolution of human rights for all!

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(1) EUGENE, OREGON - 8 May 2007:

NATIONWIDE DISABILITIES RIGHTS BUS TOUR ARRIVING IN EUGENE!!

Advocates Take Unique Approach To Raise National Awareness Of Challenges
Faced By People With Disabilities

This year-long, cross-country bus journey launched from Washington,  
DC on
November 15th, 2006 and aims to engage audiences across the United  
States in
the story of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the history of the
disability rights movement. We hope to mobilize Americans to keep the
promise of the ADA – freedom, inclusion, and opportunity for children  
and
adults with physical, mental, cognitive and developmental disabilities.
AGENDA
Tuesday, May 8, 2007 10 am – 3:30 pm
LTD Plaza and The Atrium 10th and Olive

10:00 AM   BUS ARRIVES

Welcomed By:

Jon West, Executive Director LILA, Moderator
Special Music Performance
Gene Organ, Board President Lane Independent Living Alliance, (LILA)
Hugh Massengill, Chair of the Eugene Human Rights Committee on  
Accessibility
Casey Martin, Head Men’s Golf Coach, U of O and Professional Golfer
Road To Freedom Bus Tour Speaker

10:00 – 3:30  Exhibits in the atrium, entertainment, informational  
booths,
wheelchair cleaning and servicing, bus tours featuring accessibility,
refreshments

2:00 PM    CLOSING CEREMONIES

Jon West, Executive Director LILA, Moderator
Music Performance
Kitty Piercy, Eugene Mayor
Sid Leiken, Springfield Mayor
Pete Sorenson, County Commissioner
Comedy performance by Bjo Ashwill and Gweneth Van Frank
Gerry Gaydos, Board President, Lane Transit District (LTD)
Terry Parker, Accessible Services Manager, LTD
Terry Coplin, Chief Executive Officer, Lane Individual Practice  
Association
Molly Elliot, Adaptive Recreation & Inclusion Coordinator, Hilyard  
Community
Center
Martin Rafferty, Mind Freedom International
Gene Organ, Board President, LILA

Coming to Eugene!!!!

     	WHEN:   Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
	         10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

      WHERE:  LTD Plaza and the Atrium
                  Between 10th and 11th on Olive St.

WHAT:	 Nationwide bus tour and exhibit

WHY:    Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act

* Exhibits in the Atrium   * Refreshments   * Live music
*Comedy performance by award winning playwright Bjo Ashwill *Special
ceremony with local mayors and state legislators *Free cleaning and
servicing wheelchairs and mobility devices  *Tour LTD bus accessibility
features

For more information call:   541-607-7020
Lane Independent Living Alliance

Independence, access, and inclusion
for people with disabilities!

The Road To Freedom is a project of ADA Watch and the National  
Coalition for
Disability Rights (NCDR). http://www.roadtofreedom.org

To download posters for the Eugene event go here:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/as/act/us/or/lane/event

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(2) SALEM - Friday, 11 May 2007

Road to Freedom Day at the Oregon State Capitol
Friday May 11, 2007 - 10 AM to 2 PM

For directions, go to: http://www.leg.state.or.us/capinfo/

•	Road to Freedom Bus will be parked in front of Capitol during event

•	Display tables for Organizations will be in the Galleria from 10 AM
to 2 PM – Galleria is on 1st floor: see floor plan at:
http://www.leg.state.or.us/capinfo/floorplans/first.htm

•	10 – 10:50 AM- Orientation & Refreshments - Room 50 on Ground Floor:
see floor plan at: http://www.leg.state.or.us/capinfo/floorplans/ 
ground.htm

•	11 – 11:45 AM – Speakers including Bill Bradbury, Secretary of State

•	12 – 1 PM – Lunch (coffee and drinks will be provided in Room 50.
Brown baggers welcome or people can purchase lunch at Café Today in the
basement)

•	10 to 3 PM+ – Visit Legislators
Visits should be scheduled with your Representative and Senator in  
advance
and occur whenever possible during the day. To find your legislator  
go to:
http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/ or, if you know who they are,  
you
can find their contact information on the web at:

Senators: 			http://www.leg.state.or.us/senate/
Representatives: 	http://www.leg.state.or.us/house/

•	2:00 Wrap Up	Room 50

Oregon Cross-Disability Coalition (ORCDC)
For More information Call Bill Olson at 503-316-9844

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(3) PORTLAND, OREGON - 12 May 2007

Join Us to Celebrate the “Road to Freedom”

Oaks Amusement Park
1 SE Spokane St
Portland, OR 97202

Saturday May 12th, 2007

  11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Program: Noon – 1pm, Center Stage
(Look for us east of the Dance Pavilion)

The event includes:

•	Live Entertainment (including blind musician Lee Rice),
•	Historical Photo Exhibit,
•	Vendors from the Disabled Community, and
•	Presentations by ADA advocates.

The Road To Freedom is a year-long, cross-country bus journey  
launched from
Washington, DC on November 15th, 2006 which aims to engage audiences  
across
the United States in the story of the Americans with Disabilities Act  
and
the history of the disability rights movement. The hope is to mobilize
Americans to keep the promise of the ADA – freedom, inclusion, and
opportunity for children and adults with physical, mental, cognitive and
developmental disabilities.

For more information visit www.roadtofreedom.org  or Contact ILR @
503-232-7411

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