Leah Harris Spoken Word on Surviving Psychiatry

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Mon, 06/06/2011 - 12:00am
Leah Harris Spoken Word on Surviving Psychiatry

 Hosted by Will Hall

Leah Harris was orphaned after both parents were diagnosed with schizophrenia and died from medication toxicity. Today she is a leading voice in survivor activism, and her powerful spoken word poetry, including "I Was A Teenage Mental Patient," has been featured in publications including Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken Word Revolution, and DC Poets against the War: An Anthology. Leah is also the co-coordinator of the US Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry. Buy her new cd "Take Refuge" at the National Empowerment Center.

 

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