[HPN] Fwd: PRESS RELEASE

[Graeme Bacque]

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From: LaTigre2@aol.com
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 16:58:20 EST
Subject: PRESS RELEASE

                                     Felicia McCarty
                                     Support Coalition International,
                                                       (Southern CA Branch)
                                      5870 Mission Blvd., Ste. 218
                                      Riverside, CA  92509

                                     Phone: (909) 784-7972
February 25, 2000

                         ***PRESS RELEASE***

Submitted to:
News Room
Press Enterprise
3512 - 14th
Riverside, CA

MENTAL HEALTH PRO-ACTIVISTS RALLY AGAINST PROPOSED LAW IN CALIFORNIA: AB 1800.

Inland Empire and Los Angeles pro-activists (Southern California Branch of
Support Coalition International) will be rallying to protest AB 1800 on
Monday, February 28, at the same time that a scheduled rally is being
conducted in Sacramento at the State Capitol Building.

Date: Monday, February 28, 2000
Time: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Place: In front of Riverside Mental Health Department
            4095 County Circle Dr. in Riverside
              .

Los Angeles area contact for information: Jeff Lustman. Phone: (323) 462-3810

Inland Empire area contact: Felicia McCarty. Phone: (909) 784-7972
                                                                       Email:
latigre2@aol.com

STOP OUTPATIENT COMMITMENT! STOP EXPANSION OF COMMITMENT CRITERIA! PROMOTE
HUMANE,  VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES!

The website for further information about SCI: http://www.MindFreedom.org
email: <office@mindfreedom.org>
A free project of Support Coalition International

Respectully submitted,

Felicia McCarty
Co-sponsor - So. California Branch - Support Coalition International













AB 1800 is designed to erode and 'gut' the current 'due process' law in
California, the Lanterman, Petris, Short Act. AB 1800, if passed as 'a new
law' in California will take away the 'due process' rights of citizens in
California.