A Tribute to Janet Foner
It was with a deep sense of loss that we in MindFreedom Ireland recently learned of the death of our sister MindFreedom activist Janet Foner. We first encountered Janet at the unforgettable and historic MindFreedom conference held at Wisdom House, Connecticut in July 2007. Over three memorable days, we witnessed her leadership qualities, her organizational […]
Public Protest Against Controversial Psychiatric Practice
MINDFREEDOM IRELAND PRESS RELEASE. A call for a total ban on the controversial psychiatric practice of electroshock will be made at a public protest in Cork next Saturday. The practice, which psychiatrists refer to as Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT), involves passing an electric current through the brain, sufficient to deliberately induce a grand-mal seizure. While […]
GREG WHITE – AN APPRECIATION.
It is with great sadness that we mark the death of our inspirational and supportive friend Greg White. From his early involvement with The Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Irish Penal Reform, Greg, along with another inspirational figure Helena King and enlightened doctor Terry Lynch, was instrumental in inspiring Mary Maddock to establish MindFreedom […]
Electroshock Protest May 11th, Grand Parade, Cork 2 pm.
Many thanks to all who have supported us in the past.Hopefully, you will continue to do so again so those who want help will find real, compassionate, understanding support.Let our local communities be places where we cherish and encourage each other!Let us be the change that each one of us would like to experience in […]
Electroshock Protest 2019 May 11th
Electroshock Protest May 11th, Grand Parade, Cork 2 pm. Many thanks to all who have supported us in the past.Hopefully, you will continue to do so again so those who want help will find real, compassionate, understanding support.Let our local communities be places where we cherish and encourage each other!Let us be the change that […]
MindFreedom Ireland Annual Report 2018
As we complete our 15th year of activity since our foundation in 2003, MindFreedom Ireland (MFIrl) can now take the opportunity to assess where it is, what it has achieved, and where it is going. Our core objectives remain as they always have, namely to abolish forced ‘treatment’, to achieve human rights for all without […]
MindFreedom Ireland Annual Report 2018
As we complete our 15th year of activity since our foundation in 2003, MindFreedom Ireland (MFIrl) can now take the opportunity to assess where it is, what it has achieved and where it is going. Our core objectives remain as they always have, namely to abolish forced ‘treatment’, to achieve human rights for all without […]
MINDFREEDOM IRELAND PRESS RELEASE.
PERSISTENT PROTESTORS CONTINUE CAMPAIGN. For the 11th year running, yet another public protest against the psychiatric procedure of electroshock took place on The Grand Parade, Cork on Saturday. During the procedure, an electric current is passed through the brain of an anaesthetised person to deliberately induce a grand mal seizure. Psychiatrists defend the practice by […]
Protest Against Controversial Psychiatric Electroshock
MINDFREEDOM IRELAND PRESS RELEASE PROTEST AGAINST CONTROVERSIAL PSYCHIATRIC ELECTROSHOCK. A protest against the controversial psychiatric practice of electroshock, still used in Irish hospitals today, will take place in Cork next Saturday, May 12th. The procedure, carried out under general anaesthetic, involves passing an electric current through a person’s brain sufficient to cause a grand mal […]
A Disorder for Everyone
http://www.adisorder4everyone.com/gallery/ ‘A Disorder for Everyone’ is coming to Cork on Friday, June 1st, 2018.