Tomorrow 5/9: Virginia Tech, Madness & Asian American Issues: MFI Internet Radio Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 02:39:51 -0500 (CDT) MindFreedom International Reminder - 8 May 2007 May is "Nonviolent Revolution in Mental Health" Month - please forward [To get OFF this e-mail list see instructions at the BOTTOM.] *Tomorrow*, Wednesday, 9 May 2007 at 4 pm ET: MindFreedom International Free Internet Radio -- Listen and Call In LIVE! Neil Gong on "Madness, College & Asian Americans: Create Community in Response to the Virginia Tech Tragedy." Neil Gong has important insights on what our society can learn from the Virginia Tech tragedy. Neil is a community organizer on college campuses supporting students who are diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities. Neil's studies include how mental health issues impact Asian American communities. You may listen and phone in LIVE to this Internet radio show *tomorrow* Wednesday, 9 May at 4 pm ET at http://prncomm.net. Host is David Oaks. Neil is an intern with the Icarus Project's New York University on- campus organizing team. The Icarus Project is a radical, community based mental health support network that is a sponsor group of MindFreedom. The NYU chapter has worked to create mental health support alternatives to the conventional college counseling center. The college campus networks Neil works with seek to create community by providing a space for open discussion of madness and difference. Neil is studying cultural theory and critical approaches to psychiatry, with a particular interest in how mental health is understood in Asian American communities. "The tragedy at Virginia Tech has unfortunately been exploited to promote policies like the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health," said Neil. "The President's Commission recommends that most of the USA population, including students of all ages, be screened for 'mental illness.'" Neil would like society to learn from the tragedy at Virginia Tech. without a backlash against people labeled with psychiatric problems. Said Neil, "Everyone wants to prevent another college shooting. We need to remember that positive social support and mental health support can create community, open dialogue, and prevent violence. However, stigmatization, exclusion, and forced treatment contribute to the alienation troubled students already feel." This is radio for a nonviolent revolution in the mental health system, hosted by psychiatric rights activist David Oaks, director of MindFreedom. If you listen LIVE to the MindFreedom News Hour jot down the toll free call-in number for the USA or the special call-in number for outside the USA as it is given during the show. Please keep trying, sometimes it takes more than once to get through. You may e-mail at any time before or during the show to radio@mindfreedom.org. Your comment or question may be read on the air. If you miss the live show this Wednesday at 4 pm ET at http:// prncomm.net the recent shows of the MindFreedom News Hour are archived by Progressive Radio Network on an all new web site: http://oaks.progressiveradionetwork.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming MindFreedom Internet Radio Show: 16 May 2007 - Jim Gottstein: Psychiatric survivor. Crusading attorney. Harvard Law School graduate. Founder of PsychRights.org. Hero. Jim is back by popular demand, LIVE! Hear the latest about Jim's ongoing fight to hold Eli Lilly accountable for their criminal cover-up and mis-marketing of the psychiatric drug Zyprexa. Jim will also keep us up to date on his numerous other projects, campaigns and lawsuits. ~~~~~~~~~~ Other MindFreedom online news related to Virginia Tech tragedy: * On 2 May 2007, MindFreedom Virginia filed an official Freedom of Information Act Request with the Virginia Medical Examiner in order to obtain any toxicology or autopsy reports, in the public interest. A copy of the FOIA letter along with an MFI public statement are now online. * Link to a new _National Journal_ article, quoting MindFreedom point of view, about debate over forced psychiatric drugging emerging from Virginia Tech tragedy. * Link to and text quotes from the National Public Radio interview of MindFreedom director David Oaks. * Activist Judi Chamberlin challenges bias at 60 Minutes on coverage of mental health issues in wake of Virginia Tech. * Read statements by Bazelon Center, Peter Breggin, MD and National Coalition of Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Organizations about the Virginia Tech tragedy. Go to: -- MFI Info Center on Virginia Tech is here: http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/youth-mental-health/virginia-tech or use this web address: http://tinyurl.com/yrbkzv Also: -- Media Center on Virginia Tech & Mental Health is here: http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/youth-mental-health/virginia-tech/media- seung-hui-cho or use this web address: http://tinyurl.com/2v6lb5 ~~~~~~~~~~ Mother's Day Protest of Electroshock Grows! Now Montreal and Ireland will join Toronto in protesting the use of electroshock on women. They're this Mothers Day, Sunday, 13 May 2007. For this and other electroshock protest news go to: http://www.mindfreedom.org/kb/mental-health-abuse/electroshock ~~~~~~~~~~ Do you live in Oregon? Check out the activity, networking, videoconferencing, bills and other news in a special Oregon news folder. If you live in Lane County, see the special Lane folder about a new Opal Network and arrival of Road to Freedom national disability bus tour! http://www.mindfreedom.org/as/act/us/or/ ~~~~~~~~~~ All this and lots more that's new at the MindFreedom News Web Site: http://www.mindfreedom.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~ And while you're on the web site... click on the button on the RIGHT to join or donate now, or go directly to: http://www.mindfreedom.org/join-donate Be a member now, or renew your membership! Build united strength in numbers! 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! 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