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By Nancy Snider & David Oaks
Coalition Building 101
for Mental Health Consumers
and Psychiatric Survivors:
Finding Common Ground
with Each Other and Allies
Thank you Peerlink National Technical Assistance Center
30 September 2011
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Presentation by David W. Oaks
Psychiatric survivor
Executive Director: MindFreedom International
www.MindFreedom.org
Board member:Oregon Consumer/Survivor Coalition
United States International Council on Disability
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The 'gears' of people power!
Where Mutual Support Meets Activism
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Build your coalitions!
Draw on the Strengths of
Our ALLIES
And EACH OTHER
to
Empower Mental Health Consumers and Psychiatric Survivors
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Takes all types!
Coalitions types are diverse, like YOU!
• Local, state, national, international?
• Informal and short term? Ad hoc network?
• Formal, with incorporation, dues?
• Bottom line: "Group of groups"
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Opal Whiteley
Informal Local Coalition in our Lane County in Oregon:
What is the Opal Network?
And who was Opal Whiteley anyway?
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Oregon's Story
A state-wide story:
Amplifying the voice of
Oregon Consumer/Survivor Coalition
(OCSC)
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OCSC: Consumer/Survivors
Who are we?
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Consumer/Survivors United
An informal coalition in a “nutshell”:
What's story of the psychiatric survivor AND mental health consumer movement?
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OCSC represents Oregon in NCMHR
Formal coalition:
National
Coalition for
Mental Health
Recovery
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http://www.mindfreedom.org
MindFreedom International is a
coalition celebrating our 25th year for human rights and
humane alternatives.
Independent. United. Activism.
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The United States International Council on Disabilities is a federation of US-based non-governmental organizations, federal agencies and individuals committed to advocacy and action on behalf of the global disability rights agenda. USICD: Council as type of “coalition”
USIC Board President Marca Bristo
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Historic informal coalition!
Who has helped build bridges between "cross disability" and psychiatric rights?
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Rae Unzicker & Justin Dart
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Judi Chamberlin
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Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively
maladjusted.
It may well be that our world is in dire need of a new organization: "The
International Association for the Advancement of Creative
Maladjustment."
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MindFreedom Ghana
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Global Emergency
Survivor of
Electroshock
In Accra
Psychiatric
Institution
In Ghana
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Turkish Consumer/Survivors
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Concern about globalization of western psychiatric industry
Pune, India activist Bhargavi Davar, PhD
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Piers Gooding (Melbourne Australia)
Graduate students.
This intern started MindFreedom Academic Alliance
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Geoffrey Reaume, PhD
Historians
This is an activist and one of the founders of Psychiatric Survivor Archives of Toronto
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Al Galves, PhD, of New Mexico
Psychologist.
New director of International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP).
Board member MFI.
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Mother power!
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Accomplishments!
What are a few "measurable
outcomes" from collaboration
between allies?
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Movements rolling together.
The uniting of cross disabilities and psychaitric survivor survivor issues builds on the "wins" of other movements
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Olmstead victory
Advocates & Consumers!
Olmstead v. L.C.
1999 US Supreme Court
Sue Jamieson (attorney)
Elaine Wilson (middle)
Lois Curtis (right)
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NCD Executive Summary
National Council on Disability “blueprint” in 2000: Mental health systems need to be voluntary Give rights to those with psychiatric labels Treatment should = healing, not punishment Make consumer/survivor-driven alternatives to
traditional mental health systems a priority
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Coalitions in United Nations
Rights?
What rights?
The UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities - 2006
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Community Organizing: Recycle!
Decide.
Win.
Act.
Grow
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Unite to Win
A Few MindFreedom Campaigns:Shield: Alerts and Our Own Media
Global: UN, Handbook and Training
Choice: Alternatives for Mental Health
Mad Pride: Celebrate Our Diversity
Coalition: Affiliates and Sponsors
Electroshock & Human Rights Initiative
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What will be your origin story?
Easy Local Coalition-Building Activities:
Meet with a decision-maker Panels or speaker
Brainstorm and speak out Show a relevant video
Informal "meet up"
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An OCSC-building goal!
Far, far more Mental Health
Peer Delivered Services
in mental health!
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Nothing About Us Without Us!
Common core concern
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Choice in Mental Health
Respecting individual choice on medication
Finding more alternatives
Employment issues
Housing problems
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Robert Whitakerauthor of Anatomy of an Epidemic
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Patch Adams & Gesundheidt
Warning:
Red Rubber Nose!
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Consumer/Survivors
Our local coalition meeting with the mayor
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Greetings from Oregon's OCSC: We are a Movement!
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What Can You Do?
What is one
specific step
you can take toward coalition building in the next few days or
weeks?
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To reach some of the resources mentioned...
Email:Presenter David Oaks: [email protected]
OCSC at: [email protected]
Google:Oregon Consumer/Survivor Coalition
MindFreedom International Project Able
National Coalition for Mental Health RecoveryUSICD
Thank you: Peerlink National Technical Assistance Center