OCCUPY SCRANTON

I am very pleased to be a part with many wonderful people in the Occupy Movement which will begin at noon on Saturday, Octboer 15, 2011 at Courthouse Square, Scranton, PA. I will be speaking at 3pm.


-Dan L. Edmunds, Ed.D.
http://selfgrowth.com/experts/dan_edmunds.html
http://humanepsychiatry.com

DAN L. EDMUNDS INSTITUTE

While in Ormond Beach, Florida, it was mentioned to me to develop an institute dedicated to training and advocacy which will encourage an emancipatory movement in the mental health system, promote autism acceptance, work for social justice, develop drug free relationship based approaches for distressed persons.

A Critical Psychology Certificate Program has been developed via European-American University
http://thedegree.org/certificateincriticalpsychology.html

I have given permission to a number of qualified and dedicated individuals to use my literature to conduct trainings/seminars in their various regions.
I am pleased to welcome Paradai Virojphan from Thailand. She is an autism self advocate who holds Bachelors degrees in Visual Communication Design and Nursing and a Masters in Journalism. Her interests are in humanistic and holistic nursing and ecopsychology. Also, Theo Pilisis, a clinical social worker in Greece who is involved with critical psychology and mental health reform. Theo Pilisis holds a Bachelors degree in Clinical Social Work. He has lectured internationally on critical psychology.

Presently, my books are being offered at a very low cost to promote our emancipatory movement and to inform and educate many so there may be lasting change.
http://lulu.com/voice4kids

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND MY EVENING AT GANDHI LECTURE AT UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON

I have been dedicated to issues of social justice from a young age. In 1992, while working on a political campaign, I transported Martin Luther King III to an event at Bethune Cookman College and was able to spend the remainder of the day with him on a campaign bus. This evening, I had the privilege of encountering Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. The concept of ahimsa remains important today, particularly in light of recent conflicts and demonstrations within North Africa and the Middle East. It is necessary for us to approach conflicts with honesty. I have often said that we all have our prejudices and biases, and if we deny them, we are just as bad as if we acted upon them. For peace and equality to arise, we must acknowledge where our biases lies and seek to confront them through experience and understanding.

-Dan L. Edmunds, Ed.D.