https://www.madinamerica.com/2017/02/crpd-campaign-prohibition/
https://www.madinamerica.com/2017/02/crpd-campaign-prohibition/
It’s been a long time since I posted on this site. Now that my LLM
program is finished, I am back at CRPD (Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities) absolute prohibition work full time. Two
exciting developments are here to warm us up through the northern
hemisphere winter.
Absolute Prohibition — Next Steps
You may remember last year’s Campaign to Support the CRPD Absolute Prohibition of Commitment and Forced Treatment.
MIA provided space to promote the campaign and was a collaborating site
for bloggers. We had good participation from survivors and
non-survivors, from activists, researchers and lawyers, from relatives
of people who died in psychiatry. Through the Campaign I was able to
connect with people who hadn’t been active on these issues before in a
human rights framework, and strengthened connections with long-time
activists who are willing to come out in support of absolute
prohibition.
People were asking about next steps as soon as the Campaign reached
its conclusion, and now that is bearing fruit. Starting in December,
some of us have been networking by email and in audio/video/written
chats to discuss strategies and share information. If you are working
for the absolute prohibition of commitment, forced treatment and
substitute decision-making, or want to work for this aim, please send an
email expressing interest to info@chrusp.org.
CRPD Course
For a long time I have been interested in offering a course on CRPD,
to pass on my knowledge to other activists and allow more people to
take up the frustrating and passionate responsibility of human rights
work. Finally I have come up with a plan that is doable and it feels
right to move forward.
The course will be geared to issues of greatest concern to survivors
of psychiatry, and it is open to everyone who is interested. This time
it is free of charge to everyone, and will always be free to survivors
and to those who are unable to pay.
Materials will be posted on a dedicated website, there will be audio
or video conference calls for real-time lectures and discussions, and
there will be a list-serve for additional discussion.
The course will begin on March 1 and will run through June, with a change in topic every two weeks. Please see the course website for more information.
