[mobglob-discuss] Fw: New list for prison & psych rights activists

[Yashi & Liz]

FYI - Liz Thor-Larsen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eli Rosenblatt" <elihu at prisonactivist.org>
To: <sci at efn.org>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 3:28 PM
Subject: New list for prison & psych rights activists


> NEWS -- FEEL FREE TO FORWARD
>
> We invite you to join a dynamic new mailing list. [prison+psychrights] is
a
> list devoted to networking, sharing information and building bridges
> between activists focused on psychiatric rights and activists focused on
> prisoners' rights.
>
> For more than three decades, the roots of the psychiatric survivors' and
> the prison justice movements have been intertwined. It's now time to
> reaffirm and nurture those roots. There are many different opinions and
> perspectives within each of these social change movements. This list is a
> chance to have mutually-respectful discussions, find common ground, and
> take action together.
>
> Participants in this list are active with groups such as Support Coalition
> International [http://mindfreedom.org] and the Prison Activist Resource
> Center [http://prisonactivist.org] (A long-time SCI sponsor). We are
> concerned about the merger of the psychopharmaceutical industry and the
> prison industry, especially through the use of involuntary psychiatric
> drugging.
>
> In the last few years, the psychiatric survivors movement has increasingly
> networked with other movements, especially the disability rights movement.
> We see these movements -- like the prison justice movement -- as part of
> the greater organized poor people's movement. It's important that we
> network, stay in touch, and build solidarity. This list is one tool we can
> use to reach realize those goals.
>
> To subscribe, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prison-psychrights/
>
> Solidarity,
> Eli Rosenblatt
>
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