MF-News: Dan Fisher on Internet radio

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NARPA 'early-bird' special extended
MindFreedom News -- November 2006
Nonviolent Revolution in Mental Health Care
http://www.MindFreedom.org - please forward

Two brief news items about winning human rights and alternatives in
the mental health system.

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(1) This Wednesday, 1 November 2006 - MindFreedom News Hour Free
Internet Radio

Guest Dan Fisher, MD -- who is both psychiatric survivor and
psychiatrist -- will answer questions about national organizing by
people diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities including the launch
meeting this week of a new USA coalition. You can phone in live to
ask questions and make comments on six toll free phone lines. Dan is
executive director of National Empowerment Center, and is an expert
on recovery.

Action: Click on http://www.theprn.org at 4 pm EST, 1 pm PST or
listen to archives later.

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(2) November 15 to 18, 2006 - National Association for Rights
Protection and Advocacy Annual Conference

The NARPA annual conference is one of the main places where advocates
and activists for *true* transformation in the USA mental health
system meet. NARPA announced today that their 'early bird' special
has been extended ten days to 10 November, giving you another chance
to pre-register at their discount price. Their 25th annual conference
will be in Baltimore, Maryland but many people haven't heard about
it. You may pre-register for just one day or the whole event. NARPA
is a founding group of MFI's coalition, let's support NARPA!

Urgent Action: Spread the word & attend! For more info see http://
www.narpa.org.

Or to register go directly to:

http://www.narpa.org/2006_Registration.htm

BELOW are more details about the

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY

2006 ANNUAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE

November 15-18, 2006

Tremont Plaza Hotel on St. Paul

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

SOCIAL JUSTICE - THE TIME IS NOW!

Come join us in Baltimore for NARPA's Annual Rights Conference.
Whether you're a NARPA veteran or newcomer, come learn, have fun and
re-energize for the personal and collective battles we must continue
to fight - especially today with so many challenges to individual
rights and liberty!

2006 Conference Keynoters:
Michael Perlin
Professor & Internationally Recognized Disability Law Expert

David Oaks
Survivor & Director, Mind Freedom Support Coalition International

Vera Sharav
President, Alliance for Human Research Protection

Leah Harris
Author and Activist

Eric Rosenthal
Director, Mental Disability Rights International

Alfreda Robinson-Dawkins
Founder & CEO, National Women's Prison Project

Well-known advocates and activists will present workshops, including:

a.. Mort Cohen, J.D., Adequacy of Representation in Civil
Commitment Proceedings

b.. Jacki McKinney & Celia Brown, A Call to Action: Trauma
Informed Rights

c.. Susan Stefan, J.D., Significant Developments in Mental Health
Law -- 2005 -2006

d.. Ira Burnim, J.D., Steve Schwartz, J.D., & Cathy Costanzo,
J.D., Successful Litigation for Children's Services Using the
Medicaid Act

e.. Michael Allen, Confronting Forced Treatment: The Media is the
Message

f.. Mary Jo O'Brien, R.N., Adele Lynch, J.D., & Carol Neidenberg,
Clients/Advocates as Innovators of Systemic Change

g.. David Popiel, J.D., Fair Housing Law for Persons with
Psychiatric Disabilities

h.. Susan Froetschel & Douglas Olsen, R.N., C.S., Ph.D.,
Empowerment & Advocacy through Writing & Teaching

i.. Dennis Feld, J.D., & Kim Darrow, J.D., Defending Against
Forced Maintenance ElectroShock

j.. Kent Earnhardt, J.D., Ph.D., PAIMI: Goals, Performance, and
Discussion

k.. Michael Allen, Separate and Unequal: Housing for People with
Psychiatric Disabilities

l.. David Fathi, J.D. (ACLU National Prison Project), Peter Cubra,
J.D., & Laura Cain, J.D., Prisoners with Psychiatric Disabilities:
Supermax, Segregation & Other Conditions of Confinement

m.. Emmett Dwyer, J.D., Juvenile Justice Issues

n.. Jim Gottstein, J.D., Strategic Litigation to Achieve
Meaningful Change: The Myers Case, Alaska, and a National Initiative

As well as Peter Stastny, M.D., Jennifer Mathis, J.D., of the Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law, Laura Prescott, of Sister Witness
International, plus a key national expert on using Medicaid for
alternatives in mental health, and many more.

Please check this web site - http://www.narpa.org - regularly for
updates!

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY

Information is available at http://www.narpa.org or by calling
(205) 464-0101

Join us in Baltimore, MD, November 15-18, 2006.

The conference begins 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 15 with a Reception
and Keynote by David Oaks, of MindFreedom International. Thursday and
Friday events include workshops and keynote addresses from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., as well as special evening events. The conference closes
Saturday, November 18, at 1 p.m., after a Keynote by Michael Perlin,
internationally recognized disability law expert.

- end NARPA announcement -

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Do you want to...

* Win human rights campaigns in mental health?

* End abuse by the psychiatric drug industry?

* Support the self-determination of psychiatric survivors?

* Promote safe, humane and effective options in mental health?

You are not alone! MindFreedom is a nonprofit human rights group that
unites 100 sponsor and affiliate groups with individual members, and
is accredited by the United Nations as a Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) with Consultative Roster Status. Join or donate
today!

MindFreedom is one of the very few totally independent groups in the
mental health field with no funding from governments, drug companies,
religions, corporations, or the mental health system. While most of
MindFreedom's members are psychiatric survivors, *all* who support
human rights are invited to join and become active leaders.

JOIN, RENEW, DONATE, or give GIFT MEMBERSHIPS to MindFreedom
International today:

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Please forward.

"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted." -
Martin Luther King, Jr.

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