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We have 80+ seats 50+ seats left for the Portland sneak preview of Bill W., a new documentary about the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. The film will play at the Cinema 21 theater in NW Portland on October 1 at 4:30 PM. The screening is free. Bill W. will continue October 7-11. More about the […]
In the interests of privacy, this film has an actress (Ruth Wilson) playing “Ruth,” who seeks help when she starts hearing voices telling her to kill herself — but that’s the real Dr. Rufus May, and he says Ruth’s story is based entirely on fact. May is a National Health Service therapist in the U.K. […]
From the Oregonian, September 27, 2012 Portland Police Chief Mike Reese is returning Sgt. Kyle Nice, who has been working behind a desk following two police internal investigations, back to patrol duty. Nice has been on desk duty while he faced internal investigations for his role in an off-duty road rage encounter and for his […]
Understanding Psychiatric Medications: A Harm Reduction Approach Sunday, October 21, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Process Work Institute, 2049 NW Hoyt St. Portland with Will Hall MA, Dipl PW $120 ($108 before Oct. 8th) Space limited; pre-registration recommended Registration: info@processwork.org Scholarship info: portlandhearingvoices@gmail.com 5.75 CEUs available for this workshop Download flyer here: http://www.portlandhearingvoices.net/files/PsychMedicationsWorkshopOct21-2012WillHall.pdf How can anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, mood […]
Published by The Oregonian, September 27, 2012 The Oregon State Bar will prosecute Washington County’s district attorney and a defense attorney on ethics violations stemming from their handling of a mentally ill man’s aggravated murder case. Kateri Walsh, a state bar spokeswoman, said the decision came Saturday when the State Professional Responsibility Board reviewed the […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, September 25, 2012 About 30 community members gathered outside Portland City Hall on Tuesday to condemn a state board’s ruling that orders the city to reinstate fired police Officer Ron Frashour. Attorney Tom Steenson, representing the family of Aaron Campbell — the unarmed man Frashour fatally shot in the back […]
PPA Press Release on Employment Relations Boards Decisions By Daryl Turner, PPAVigil.org, September 25, 2012 Integrity is essential to the believability of information produced during an investigation. The Employment Relations Board ruling in the Officer [Ronald] Frashour case asserts that during their investigation they have reviewed and researched all the information provided to them by […]
From PortlandOnline.com, September 24, 2012 Dear Portlander: In April, I told you that I believe that Officer Ron Frashour violated our policy and training protocols regarding allowed use of deadly force in the case of Aaron Campbell. I further explained that in our City Attorney’s opinion, we had sufficient legal grounds to challenge the reinstatement of […]
Live BBC production of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, starring Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence and Yvonne Mitchell. READ – Nineteen Eighty-Four (TV programme)
Here’s the September 2012 edition of Eyes & Ears, a mental health consumer run newsletter for consumers, their friends & family and mental health professionals. Download and read the September 2012 issue at: Online Reading Version of Eyes & Ears – with links Full article version of Eyes & Ears – for printing Contact the […]
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