Oregon Action Alert, June 2021:
Prevent Wasting Money on Misinformed, Coercive Mental Health Overreach! The below alert is especially for Oregonians who support human rights and alternatives in mental health. However, even if you live outside of Oregon, your voice will help show legislators they need to urgently stop this flawed bill. Oregon State Senator Floyd Prozanski has had a Work Group on mental health issues. Within this Work Group, the Subcommittee of Oregonians with Lived Experience of the Mental Health System OPPOSES a harmful bill sponsored by Sen....
read moreAttention All Residents of Lane County, Oregon, USA: Climate Survey
Deadline to take the Lane Community Climate Survey is Friday, 21 May 2021. The climate crisis demands immediate emergency attention. Below is a news release about an important survey you can take now. This has links to the survey in English and Spanish. Residents of Lane County, please take the survey today and distribute it widely, especially to marginalized communities. Contact information: Lane Climate Equity and Resilience Task Force Haley Case-Scott, Climate Justice Grassroots Organizer 541-313-8447...
read moreCripping the Red Carpet: Disability Documentary May Win Oscar, Sunday, April 25
From a poster for the movie Crip Camp, a Disability Revolution I loved the documentary about the disability movement, Crip Camp, on Netflix. It is one of the flicks nominated for an Academy Award. I hope you join me watching & cheering during this free Zoom webinar, info from the organizers: CRIPPING THE RED CARPET on Sunday, April 25th at 3 pm PT, 6 pm ET. Celebrate Crip Camp’s Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature! A historic moment for the disability community, Crip Camp at the Oscars will truly be a night to remember. The...
read moreVirtual Vigil Public Service Announcement: Honor Ivory McCuen
To download a one-page flyer of the below text, click here:Download Sunday, 18 April 2021, 5 pm PT At that time click: tinyurl.com/ivorypeer This is a free webinar in honor of the late Ivory McCuen (1990-2021). Ivory died homeless of exposure at the age of 30 on 24 Jan. 2021 at 17th & Chambers in Eugene, Oregon. Ivory was a mother of two boys, and a frequent user of the mental health system. Ivory was known for her love of nature, art, and singing. Live music by folksinger David Rogers Speakers include: Breezy Smith, Ivory’s...
read more17 February: Let Us Remember Giordano Bruno, Freethinker
Statue of Giordano Bruno in Campo de’ Fiori, Rome, Italy Tomorrow, 17 February 2021, is a special day for me. Along with many people all over the world, I remember the life and times of Giordano Bruno. He was the last individual burnt at the stake by the Inquisition on 17 February 1600. A few years ago, I had the privilege of hosting my Mom from Chicago here in Eugene, Oregon for a decade. She shared many stories. One of the most startling was the revelation that my grandfather, an immigrant from Lithuania who spent many years digging...
read moreUnitarian Universalist Online Access Forum: Sunday 31 January 2021
Updated: Now watch this webinar live, either on Zoom or Facebook, tomorrow, Sunday 31 Jan 2021: Download the flyer here:Download Free Public Disability Webinar UU Values & Disability Unitarian Universalist Online Access Forum Mental Disability, Mental Health & UU Values TOMORROW Sunday, January 31, 2021 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm PST Watch live on Zoom: tinyurl.com/uu-mental-disability Or watch live on Facebook: facebook.com/UUEugene All are welcome: Mental disability, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), brings special...
read moreMy Keynote at Peerpocalypse Tomorrow Tuesday 7/21/2020
Updated: 20 July, 2:26 pm PST I will be one of the five keynoters in the main international conference this year, PEERPOCALYPSE, for mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. Spoiler alert: I will call for REVOLUTION. Below is how anyone can listen to my keynote live and free on Zoom tomorrow, Tuesday, 7/21. (If you miss it, it will be recorded and streamed free.) The conference is entirely on Zoom, and it is now all free (unless you want continuing education credits.) There are so many dozens of wonderful workshops and keynotes,...
read morePeerpocalypse Started Monday, 7/20/2020 until Thursday, 7/23/2020
Updated: 20 July 2:22 pm PST The main international conference this year for mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors will be entirely on Zoom, and it is now all free (unless you want continuing education credits.) There are so many dozens of wonderful workshops and keynotes, along with a virtual display. There will be participants from all over the world. Unfortunately, unless you paid and registered (which is now closed), the only way to get links for the workshops is through the workshop presenter themself. Again, now everything...
read moreThis Thursday 5/7/2020: Free Zoom with Doc and Panel on Disability Rights
You’re invited to a free Zoom this Thurs 5/7 sponsored by MindFreedom International. Watch recent doc on empowerment of people with disabilities, plus a panel discussion (I’m on panel). PISS ON PITY: WE WILL RIDE traces origins & early history of ADAPT. Beginning in Denver in ‘83, ADAPT has become a national force utilizing civil disobedience to fight for the liberation of people with disabilities from institutions & for equal access to society. 2 shows,...
read moreCreativity & Mad Pride: Free Opal Network Public Event, This Tues. 10/29/2019
Free Opal Network Public Event Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/414424775938010/ Click here to view PDF flyer orDownload Creativity & Mental Wellness Art for Empowerment & Mad Pride in Mental Health You are invited to a free, special gathering with workshops & performances! Where : Trauma Healing Project 1100 Charnelton St., Eugene, OR When : This Tues., 29 October 2019 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Psychiatric Survivor comedian Jim Flannery will join our event by live web on the big screen! Live music with guitarist...
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