Remember Godly Mathew’s protest on the Roosevelt Boulevard? He writes to PG with news of his latest protest. And this time, he’s not alone.
Activists Eva Dech, Lauren Tenney, and Daniel Hazen are on a multi-state tour to raise awareness of psychiatric abuse. They are coordinating a campaign to stop forced mental health treatment – part of a nationwide organizing call to action. The tour will include 7 states and consist of 8 demonstration and organizing spots. The tour began at Kings County Hospital Center Psychiatric Emergency Room where a woman, Esmin Green, died on the floor while staff members repeatedly ignored her. Philadelphia was their second stop along the way and I got a chance to demonstrate with them on Sunday, September 6th. The demonstration was outside of Friends Hospital in Philadelphia (where I had recently done a solo protest). The traveling trio and their small dog, Lady Petunia, are touring in a vehicle with the back almost filled with protest signs, banners, and other activism materials. Continue reading
