Dialogue Ireland, an independent Trust promoting awareness and understanding of new religious movements and cultism, has spoken out against a mental health awareness exhibition due to take place in City Hall this weekend.

The three day exhibition, hosted by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights Ireland (CCHR) was organised to raise awareness about abuses in the field of mental health . The CCHR has described the event as a "shocking expose of current psychiatric brutalities ranging from electroshock and involuntary commitment to political torture, psychosurgery and the devastating effects of commonly prescribed psychotropic drugs." The group, which was set up in 1969 by the Church of Scientology and Dr Thomas Szasz Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus says that it hopes the event will make people aware of the alternatives which exist for the treatment of mental health problems.

However, Dialogue Ireland have said they are very concerned by this weekend's event and have contacted the Health Service Executive and Cork City Council to advise them of their concerns. Spokesperson for the group Mike Garde said, "Anyone who suffers from psychiatric illness who might attend this event might be turned off their medication and then be put at risk," he said. He advised that anyone who is taking medication should not stop taking their medication under any terms without seeking the advise of their doctor.

Mr Garde said that members of Anonymous Ireland, Activists united as one against the 'Church' of Scientology in Ireland, would also be protesting at the event.

A spokesperson for Cork City Council said that exhibition booked this weekend had been described in their booking form as "An information exhibition on Psychology today". He added, "The Concert Hall City Hall is a public venue available to individuals and organizations subject to the usual terms and conditions."

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Sweeney
written by Sweeney, August 22, 2008

Oh My god,

Typical Irish eh? Wake up & snap out of this non realistic Catholic dream we live in. Im ma Born & Bread Catholic & I agree with everything I have read so far regarding Scientology & I cannot believe you are protesting against this,bitching because the government wont intervene,Why dont you practise being the Catholic you are 'supposed' to be & stop making judgements.

They are not imposing this on anybody forcefully & Im almost sure the last thing they want is somebody like you outside protesting,leave them be.

Expect Us
Yep Ill be walking right past you all.

Hope in rains on your parade, I mean protest.

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written by Mark Cullen, June 27, 2008

Maybe people should be let see what this organisation says and not be put off by the yellow pack nazis. I grew up in Wexford during the time of Fr. Sean Fortune - Paedophile now deceased and he shared the same line as Mr. Gard. Not sure what the exact relationship was so won't say more.
Funny how these kids are protesting against people who expose how psychiatric abuse killed of the greatest teen icons of recent times - Kurt Cobain

Great exhibition
written by Psychiatry Harms, June 27, 2008

This is a great exhibition. I really recommend it to anyone who wants to find out what psychiatry really is. It shows how psychiatry harms people it is supposed to help with electroshock, brain operations and mind-altering drugs that only mask symptoms and never cure anything. In fact psychiatry openly admits that it can's cure any of the 473 mental disorders it has invented. There's also lots more good information on the Citizens Commission on Human Rights website at www.cchr.ie.

CCHR 'mental health awareness' weekend
written by Anonymous, June 26, 2008

In the words of Scientology's current leader, David Miscavige, addressing the International Association of Scientologists (IAS) in 1995: "Objective One - place Scientology at the absolute forefront of Society. Objective Two - eliminate psychiatry in all its forms. We don't care what the current think is regarding what's wrong with the planet. Government won't handle it. Politics won't handle it. Legislation won't handle it. All that's going to handle it is what we, of the IAS, have set down in stone. Let's get rid of psychiatry, and let's bring Scientology to every man, woman and child on this planet."

We must expose the CCHR as the cult front group it is.
Expect us.
Anonymous

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