tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post1382683124821508269..comments2024-03-05T00:35:33.495+01:00Comments on Different Thoughts: Guarded victory for Ray and MindFreedomMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-73767300878672072222009-04-24T22:09:00.000+02:002009-04-24T22:09:00.000+02:00Miserably pessimistic - between us (haha): I've be...Miserably pessimistic - between us (haha): I've been miserably pessimistic from the moment, I saw how huge this is That it isn't only about monetary profit, or only about social control, but about both, and about a whole lot of other stuff - that reaches far beyond the "mh" system's field - too.<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder, why I keep trying at all. That's when I leave comments like the one on your Earth-Day-post. I think, Derrick Jensen is right: we're going to win. But I don't think, it will be because <I>we</I> will overcome the powers, that fight (human) nature. It will be because <I>nature itself</I> will overcome humanity. <br /><br />Those who fight nature don't have a clue what they're up against. No one fights "God" and wins. And instead of becoming aware, the majority of them becomes more and more arrogant.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-7654001326758952462009-04-24T20:15:00.000+02:002009-04-24T20:15:00.000+02:00see it continues...I guess I've just become misera...see it continues...I guess I've just become miserably pessimistic about the "mental health" system...and unfortunately rightly so.<br /><br /><br /> MAY DAY FOR RAY!<br /><br /> On Friday, 1 May 2009:<br /><br /> Protest to Be Held in Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda to<br /> Stop Forced Electroshock of Minnesota Resident.<br /><br />MindFreedom International announced that it will peacefully protest<br />the ongoing forced electroshock of Ray Sandford, a 55-year-old<br />resident of Columbia Heights, Minnesota. The protest will take place<br />inside the Rotunda of the Minnesota State Capitol building in St.<br />Paul, Minnesota on Friday, 1 May 2009, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br /><br />A NEWS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 11 am.<br /><br />A six-month campaign to stop Sandford's electroshocks has gained<br />international attention. Sandford has been shocked more than 40 times<br />on an outpatient basis under a court order even though he and his<br />family have clearly stated his desire not to be shocked. Sandford<br />lives in a residential group home and is under the general<br />guardianship of Lutheran Social Services.<br /><br />"It's amazing that a man who is supposedly being protected by<br />Minnesota court-appointed guardians and who has been represented in<br />court hearings by a Minnesota public defender is suffering this kind<br />of human rights violation," said Al Galves, PhD, a member of the<br />MindFreedom board of directors.<br /><br />Friday's protest will feature a number of speakers including:<br /><br />** David Oaks, Executive Director of MindFreedom from Oregon;<br /><br />** Al Galves, a retired psychologist from New Mexico;<br /><br />** Louisa Bouta, a long-time activist for psychiatric rights in<br />Minnesota;<br /><br />** David Culver, a disability advocate; and<br /><br />** Daryl Trones, a mental health advocate.<br /><br />A public speak-out will also be held.<br /><br />Galves said that electroshock -- also known as electroconvulsive<br />therapy or ECT -- subjects the patient to as much as 600 volts of<br />electricity for between one-half and four seconds. "It disables the<br />brain," Galves said.<br /><br />MindFreedom International is an independent nonprofit coalition of<br />psychiatric survivors and others who advocate for the increased<br />availability of safe, humane and effective care for people who are<br />experiencing psychiatric emergencies and who oppose involuntary<br />treatment. MindFreedom can be contacted at office@mindfreedom.org.<br /><br />For more info on the Ray Campaign see:<br /><br />http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray<br /><br />- end -<br /><br /> ACTION * ACTION * ACTION<br /><br />Ray Sandford's psychiatrist, Dr. Dean K. Knudson, has announced he<br />intends to quit as Ray's psychiatrist because of public pressure. But<br />Dr. Knudson has still not been replaced, and Ray's next forced<br />electroshock is still scheduled for mid-May.<br /><br />You can peacefully increase that public pressure now!<br /><br />Please forward this news release to all appropriate places on and off<br />Internet, especially interested media, individuals and groups in<br />MINNESOTA.Monica Cassanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969938853749704756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-47101852881056159392009-04-16T02:57:00.000+02:002009-04-16T02:57:00.000+02:00The doctor's insurance company is threatening not ...The doctor's insurance company is threatening not to cover him if he doesn't quit is what it looks like. And I doubt many doctors would be willing to practice without malpractice coverage these days. This may scare off other psychiatrists from doing the same to Mr. Sandford if it gets out there enough, which in my personal opinion would be a very good thing.<br /><br />It does not get him out of that group home nor away from that guardian, but I hope those problems can also be addressed in time. I keep wondering if Mr. Sandford agreed if Adult Services could not be of great assistance to him in regards to the group home's neglect of his teeth and restrictions on basic freedoms, Adult Services have about as much power as the police and guardians can't fight them, nor could the group home. As a legally incapacitated adult, (and I am only stating his "legal" status"), Mr. Sandford would fall under Adult Services Protection in any state of the U.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-31667771949466578402009-04-15T23:51:00.000+02:002009-04-15T23:51:00.000+02:00Gianna: I chose to post it, because sometimes peop...Gianna: I chose to post it, because sometimes people run out of steam, when they don't see their actions lead anywhere. But you're right, we don't know anything for sure yet. Let's just hope, this Knudson-guy really quits!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273435151682585281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1502332727845937105.post-10033662657658485432009-04-15T23:36:00.000+02:002009-04-15T23:36:00.000+02:00I'll post on this when we actually know something....I'll post on this when we actually know something...what's this "Doctor MAY quit stuff??"<br /><br />I'm very hopeful this will lead to something but it felt weird to me to announce it like this...<br /><br />don't know?? what do you think?Monica Cassanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969938853749704756noreply@blogger.com