To Acting Mayor Terence Murphy, On May 25, 2020, Darnella Frazier documented the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police, dramatically amplifying the need to end […]
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Open Letter to the Mayor of Northampton
To Mayor David Narkewicz: We are writing this open letter to you from the Wildflower Alliance (formerly known as the Western Mass Recovery Learning Community or ‘RLC’) in regards to […]
“Assisted Outpatient Treatment” Arrives in Massachusetts Behind the Backs of Advocates
The BOAT has arrived. BOAT stands for the Boston Outpatient Assisted Treatment Program. (Apparently, they reversed the order of the second and third word from what is most commonly seen to […]
OurVoicesRaised.org Launched
OurVoicesRaised.org is a project supported by the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Healthcare’s Hearing Voices Research and Development Fund, partnered with voice hearers from the Western Mass RLC. The fund […]
Six Flags Update – Success!
At the end of September, we sent out an action alert letting everyone know that Six Flags was set to feature an extremely offensive Halloween exhibit called the ‘Psycho-path Haunted […]
Know Your Rights with the Police Workshop
Thursday, July 28, 5:00-7:00pm the RLC’s Springfield (Bowen) Center, 340 Main Street, Springfield Do you know when police are and are not allowed to search you? Do you know […]
Alternative Perspectives Series with Darby Penny
Alternative Perspectives Series: Trauma-Informed Approaches with Darby Penny Friday, July 15 1-4p, Shire City Sanctuary 40 Melville Street, Pittsfield Join Darby Penney for a brief introduction to the […]
Electroshock in the News
At present, the Food and Drug Administration is considering downgrading the Electroshock device used in Electroconvulsive Treatment (ECT) from Class III to Class II. Below is an excerpt from an […]
Public Talks on Voice Dialoguing
with Rufus May and Elisabeth Svedholmer Tuesday, May 24, 7pm to 9pm @ Holyoke Community College, 303 Homestead Avenue, Holyoke, MA Thursday, May 26, 1pm to 4pm @ Shire City […]
Psychiatry Under the Influence, with Robert Whitaker
Friday, March 25, 1 to 4pm(Program runs 1 to 3pm, reception to follow) Shire City Sanctuary 40 Melville Street Pittsfield, MA Free and open to the public. Sign-up helpful […]
Some Words From Afiya’s Dani and Micah
There’s been a change of leadership at Afiya – Dani, our much-loved Director of Afiya for years, will be shifting her position mainly to our Pittsfield and Greenfield spaces, and […]
Concert and Fundraiser for Demse Zullo
Demse Zullo connected with many people in our community through a series of drum workshops within RLC spaces, and passed on in May.There will be a family-friendly concert and fundraiser […]