Phoenix Rising, Vol 7: 1987-1988

Vol. 7, No. 1, Oct. 1987: Housing Options; “Getting off the Street”– interview with Alf Jackson; “Protection for Roomers’; “A Boarding House Renewed” (Channon Court); Interviews with three On Our Own members; “Getting Walter Out of Queen St. ; “Big Brother’s Place” (critique of a halfway house); Linda Andre’s shock case; Shock demo; Shock lies; Bill 190 ; Testimony on Bill 190 ; Book Reviews; Poetry.

Vol. 7, No. 2, Nov. 1987: The Advocacy Game. Critique of the Ontario goverment’s advocacy report; No Advocacy in New Zealand; Community Advocacy; Psychiatry in Manitoba; Being There for Each Other; Protest against CPA; Psychiatry Serves the Ruling Class; FDA denies CAT scan petitioners; The Chemical Gag.

Vol. 7, No. 3, Dec. 1987: Out of the Ashes; Self Portrait; I Never Promised You a Nom de Plume; Movie Night; Warriors; Clarke Institute of Psychiatry Class Jacket; The Loony Bin; Appointing substitute decision-maker if “incompetent”– Form 44; Book Review; Poetry.

Vol. 7, No. 4, May 1988: Fighting for Our Freedom; NYC vs. Joyce Brown; Challenging New Zealand’s Mental Health Act; Dr. Breggin Speaks out Against Psychiatric Drugs; Banging Heads; Brainwashing case update; Withdrawing From Psychiatric Drugs; Nazi Doctors.