event details posted by: U.S. Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry begins: Jun 23, 2:00 pm ends: Jun 23, 5:00 pm location: A-space,4722 Baltimore Ave

On December 13, 2006, the UN adopted the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) The CRPD represents a historic paradigm shift away from viewing people with disabilities as "objects" of treatment and guardianship to active agents in their own lives, deserving of the human rights and dignity inherent to all people. The CRPD has been signed by 139 countries and ratified by 53 countries, and there is a growing grassroots movement of activists working for ratification without reservation.
Some of the issues to be covered in this interactive discussion include:

• Why should the US ratify the CRPD when we have the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
• What are the most innovative human rights principles in the CRPD?
• Which principles of the convention are especially relevant to people with psychiatric disabilities?
• How can the CRPD be used as a human rights instrument in your community?
• How you can get involved in the movement for human rights for people with disabilities.

with Daniel Hazen, Co-coordinator, U.S. Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
Daniel Hazen is a survivor of psychiatry, currently working as a human rights activist, advocate, organizer, nationally and internationally. He is also active on the board of directors of the U.S. Human Rights Network, and the Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, Inc.

Co-sponsored by: The Center for Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (CHRUSP), Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth (CAFETY), Freedom Center, The Icarus Project, The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights (PsychRights), Maryland Disability Law Center (MDLC), Mindfreedom International, The Opal Project, Silver Spring Drop In Center, Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas (SILCK), Youth POWER!

For more information, please contact Leah Harris, Co-Coordinator, U.S. Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, 202-236-7747; leah_ida@hotmail.com (visit us on Facebook www.usnusp.org).