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MindFreedom Update — Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Unite for A Mad Pride Revolution in Mental Health
Tonight on ABC-TV USA News Show Primetime:
MAD PRIDE DEBATED!
As Predicted: Last Half of ABC-TV Show Plays Up Violence
ABC-TV just posted the text for the second half of their story tonight on MAD PRIDE, and it looks like the show will end as many experienced activists predicted:
Over-emphasizing a gory violent incident by a person with a psychiatric diagnosis.
Tonight, Tuesday night, 25 August 2009, the Mad Pride piece is slated to air on ABC-TV’s national Primetime show “Outsiders” at 10 pm ET and PT in the USA, but check your local listings for the exact time.
Said David Oaks, Director of MindFreedom, who is interviewed in the show, “After 33 years of activism, I am not surprised about media exploitation of violence. But let us remember the many people killed by the violence of forced psychiatric drugging. ABC-TV ignores this institutional violence. Most of us in MindFreedom are psychiatric survivors. We remember. Nothing will stop us from speaking out, not even predictable bias by huge corporations like Disney.” Disney is the owner of ABC-TV.
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Join the debate!
Read both Part One and Part Two of the text of ABC’s Mad Pride story on their web site, and add your comment now to the debate in BOTH parts:
Part 1:
“‘Mad Pride’ Activists Say They Are Unique, Not Sick”:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=8382903
Part 2:
“For One Family Decision to Reject Treatment Ends in Tragic Death”:
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