Utne Names PV Member One of “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing the World”

Utne Reader magazine periodically names "50 Visionaries Who Are
Changing Your World."

A psychiatric survivor activist is named as one of these visionaries
in Utne's November/December 2009 issue, which hits the stands now:

David W. Oaks, Director of MindFreedom International, an independent
nonprofit for human rights and alternatives in mental health.

Utne's listing of David Oaks also zings ABC-TV's recent national news
coverage of the "mad pride movement," which has been widely criticized
by activists.

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For Utne's listing of David Oaks, and to make a public comment, go here:

http://www.utne.com/Science-Technology/David-Oaks-Director-MindFreedom-International.aspx

or use this link:

http://bit.ly/utne-oaks

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For Utne's entire list of 2009 visionaries, starting with the Dalai
Lama who is on the cover, go here:

http://www.utne.com/Politics/50-Visionaries-Changing-Your-World-Hope-2009.aspx

or use this link:

http://bit.ly/utne-vision

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Said David Oaks, "Utne is one of the few media leaders to acknowledge
the 'mad movement' to deeply change the mental health system. Utne's
recognition is really of our whole movement's vision. This shows we
are still connected to all the other movements for social and
environmental justice, just as when our movement first started. Can we
have a nonviolent revolution now?"

For more information on MindFreedom International go to:

http://www.mindfreedom.org

For more info about David Oaks go to:

http://www.mindfreedom.org/about-us/david-w-oaks