Freedom Center is organizing a spring Speak Out and we want your help! Join slam poet and mental health activist Leah Harris from DC, Caty Simon, Lee Hurter and others. We need speakers and volunteers for this upcoming event -- get in touch with caty(at)freedom-center(dot)org.

due to personal & uncontrollable happenings in the lives of both support group facilitators, there will be no group tonight. we hope that this never happens again & are working...

Freedom Center is seven years old!

To celebrate our birthday, and the honor of being recognized by Forbes, Freedom Center will host a special event to screen the video at its "Lucky 7 Psychosocial" party on

September 20th at 6 pm

World War II Club

50 Conz St., Northampton, MA.

The celebration will also include a hula-hooping performance by the Noho Hooperstars, live music by "Bucket Benny," and a dance party hosted by DJ Black Angus until midnight.

Screening of the short film Freedom To Heal will begin at 7pm.

There will be a cash bar, and the event will be catered by the Alternative Food Company.

Suggested donations are $10 at the door; nobody will be turned away for a lackof funds.

Listen to the radio PSA Freedom Center's Keely Malone put together

Download the party flyer below:

Freedom Center holds support and advocacy meetings every Thursday 7:00 to 9:00pm
in downtown Northampton, 43 Center Street left side entrance up stairs second floor.

Our meetings are open to people labeled with mental disorders, survivors of psychiatric abuse, and people struggling with extreme states of consciousness/suffering. Allies and supporters willing to share their personal experiences are also welcome (mental health staff allies are welcome but should contact us first).

Contact: Erika Arthur 413/ 253-5432
*erika@foodforthoughtbooks.com* <erika@foodforthoughtbooks.com>

Are You *Surviving America's Depression Epidemic*?

*Author Bruce Levine to Present at Food for Thought Books*
AMHERST – Author Bruce Levine will present and read from his new book,
*Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy* at 7 pm on Tuesday, March 25 at Food for Thought Books in Amherst.

Listen to the audio PSA here.

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Tues February 5th
7pm

Broadside Bookshop 247 Main St Northampton MA

Discussion with Will Hall, author of the new

*Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs*

Acupuncture CANCELLED this Monday, 1/14/08

GATE OF LIFE ACUPUNCTURE
Warmly invites you to attend an OPEN HOUSE with Barbara Weinberg, Lic., Ac, RN
Wed, October 3rd, 6:30 arrival, 7-9pm: Presentation
or
Sat, October 27th, 3:30 arrival, 4-6pm: Presentation

Big Pharma 'Zyprexa Papers' Whistle-Blower and Crusader Against Forced Drugging comes to Amherst Monday Oct. 22nd

Download flyer here.

Writing group