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Are You *Surviving America's Depression Epidemic*?

*Author Bruce Levine to Present at Food for Thought Books*
AMHERST – Author Bruce Levine will present and read from his new book,
*Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy* at 7 pm on Tuesday, March 25 at Food for Thought Books in Amherst.

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Tues February 5th
7pm

Broadside Bookshop 247 Main St Northampton MA

Discussion with Will Hall, author of the new

*Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs*

Local filmmaker and Freedom Center Member Marc Israel to host a special screening of "A Balancing Act"

Meditation group

cultural competency

Narpa topics

Chaya's Narpa talk

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Will is traveling around the country - Virginia Tech, Richmond, Chicago, Indianapolis, Winona, Minneapolis - with Sasch and Madigan of the Icarus Project talking about his psych abuse experiences, the origins of Freedom Center, the new coming off meds guide, and visions of who we are and what we can do beyond the disease and disorder model. Check out the Icarus staff blog for info, including audio and photos.

Big Pharma 'Zyprexa Papers' Whistle-Blower and Crusader Against Forced Drugging comes to Amherst Monday Oct. 22nd

Download flyer here.

Hello everyone! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to be the new support group facilitator.

Writing group continues with group sponsorship

David Egilman, the expert witness who last winter caused a huge controversy by providing The New York Times with sealed documents indicating Lilly downplayed or hid harmful Zyprexa side effects and improperly promoted the antipsychotic to doctors, has struck a deal with the drugmaker.

(The court earlier ruled that Freedom Center organizer Will Hall and some others named were no longer under an injunction, but maintained the injunction on several others.)

 

from: Pharmalot blog.

Also check Furious Seasons blog for latest info.

 

 A Madness Radio listener in Capetown South Africa writes us about starting a group... check out his website.

Will is traveling for an extended period and we are sending him off right. Click below to read our poetry and reflections.

Acupuncture CANCELLED this Monday 8/27/07

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Making a push for better care: Protesters march to bring attention to mental health services

JERREY ROBERTS A group of people, some dressed in medical attire, support Mad Pride Month by pushing a bed down Elm Street Sunday afternoon. Supporters say the bed push symbolizes an escape from psychiatry and was held to raise awareness about the overuse of forced treatments in mental health and the need for safe choices in mental health services. Enlarge photo | Buy photos

[ Originally published on: Monday, July 30, 2007 ]

 

NORTHAMPTON - Pushing a bed a mile and three-quarters through the city Sunday afternoon, 15 members of the Northampton-based Freedom Center aimed to bring attention to forced drugging and other perceived injustices of the psychiatric system.

'07 Bed Push Protest audio clip from NPR - WAMC

When we first arrived outside the classroom we heard screaming, screehing, and lots of excited noise... a student poked their head out and let us know they were presenting at there was a rowdy game of “mood disorder jeopardy”. We realized at that moment that we were speaking to a slightly different demograph than we were used to.

We all met at Cooley Dickinson where we made signs, decorated the hospital bed, put on our hospital Johnnies, waved and saluted to the 5th floor, and called the psych unit to give a hello to everyone and tell them why we were here.