Today, the main weekly news source in the Twin Cities -- City Pages -- became the first significant media to cover the forced electroshock of MindFreedom member Elizabeth Ellis, a 67-year-old retired teacher and counselor.
BELOW is City Page's article about taxpayer-funded involuntary electroconsulsive therapy (ECT) over the expressed wishes of the subject, right here in the USA:
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CITY PAGES Health
Elizabeth Ellis protests her forced electroshock treatment on MindFreedom
By Andy Mannix, Tue., Mar. 22 2011
It's been almost two years since we reported the tale of Ray Sanford, a Twin Cities man forced into electroconvulsive therapy by a court order. Now, another Minnesotan receiving ECT is publicly protesting her involuntary treatment.
Elizabeth Ellis, a 67-year-old retired teacher, says she's been shocked more than a dozen times against her will since last September.
In January, Ellis was part of a teleconference for Mind Freedom International, a patient-advocacy nonprofit based out of Eugene, Oregon. After introducing herself to the rest of the group during the call, Ellis announced she had been sentenced to involuntary ECT.
Mind Freedom quickly came to her defense. The site's advocates have started an online campaign for Ellis, urging readers to call Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar and protest.
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FOR MORE of City Pages article with photos and graphic of court order, click here:
or use this link:
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For info on Elizabeth campaign -- to contact her and her elected officials -- click here:
For history of the successful Ray Sandford campaign, see:
Reposted at darkestcloset.blogspot.comhttp://www.mindfreedom.org/rayhttp://www.mindfreedom.org/elizabethhttp://3.ly/CityPagesEllisECThttp://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2011/03/elizabeth_ellis.php
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Annual BrainStorm Poetry Contest
(note from blogg editor-I know nothing about this organization, I am just passing this on. Please investigate before resoponding!)
Once again, we are hosting the 9th Annual BrainStorm Poetry Contest for mental health consumers, and we wanted to make sure your organization knew about it. The contest, which is a fundraiser for our literary magazine Open Minds Quarterly, is run each year to showcase the best in consumer poetry. I’ve attached a brochure that includes the rules and entry form; please feel free to circulate either by email or by paper copies. The deadline for entries to arrive here at our office is Friday, March 18, 2011.
More details about the contest can be found here on our website. The entry form can also be downloaded from our site.
If you have any questions about the contest or our magazine – or you wish to be removed from our mailing list -- please feel free to contact me.
With my regards,
Dinah Laprairie
Editor/Publisher, Open Minds Quarterly
NISA/Northern Initiative for Social Action
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705.675.9193, Ext. 8286
Being, Belonging, Becoming, for all mental health consumers. NISA is an organization run by and for consumers of mental health services. We develop occupational skills, nurture self-confidence and provide resources for recovery, by creating opportunities for participants to contribute to their own well-being and that of their community.
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