NARPA 2002

Rights Under Siege

NARPA's 21st Annual Conference November 21 - 24, 2002, Portland, Oregon

Schedule Overview

Note: Copied below is a web version of the Schedule Overview which appears in the printed NARPA 2002 program. A more detailed schedule excerpted from the final printed NARPA 2002 conference program, including room assignments and times for all workshops and events exactly as they appear in the final printed program, is also available:
 NARPA 2002 Program
 NARPA 2002 Conference Registration Information
 NARPA 2002 Schedule Overview
 NARPA 2002 Detailed Workshop Schedule
 NARPA 2002 Conference Information - Summer 2002 Rights Tenet Newsletter
 NARPA 2002 Conference Page

Thursday, November 21

5:00 - 6:45 p.m. Registration

**6:45 - 7:15 p.m.
Welcome: Pat Risser, NARPA President
Janine Delaunay, Director, Oregon Disabilities Commission
Bob Joondeph, Director, Oregon Advocacy Center

7:15 - 8:30 p.m.
Keynote: Sustaining Hope in an Age of Denial Joanne Greenberg, author
Gail Hornstein, Ph.D., Prof. of Psychology, Mt. Holyoke College

8:30 - 10:00 p.m. Reception (Buffet Dinner) - \

Friday, November 22

7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Keynote: Mad in America:
Robert Whitaker, journalist and author of Mad in America

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break

10:30 - 12:00 noon [Workshops I](https://old.narpa.org/workshops02/workshopsch edule02.htm#) *Noon - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon
Luncheon [Keynote Presentation: The Power of the Powerless](https://old.narpa.org/workshops02/stefankey02.htm)
Susan Stefan, J.D., The Center for Public Representation and NARPA Vice President

1:30 - 3:00 p.m . Workshops II

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break

3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Workshops III

5:30 p.m. Public Testimony to the White House New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
Dan Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., White House New Freedom Commissioner, will hear and record testimony, and ensure commission members receive the testimony.

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Friday Evening Oral History Open Forum
Facilitator: Darby Penney, Historical Projects, New York State Office of Mental Health

8:00 - 10:00 p.m. - Friday Evening Movie Screening: 41 days
Facilitator: Laura Ziegler, NARPA Board Member

Saturday, November 23

7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Presentation: On Desolation Row
Michael Perlin, J.D., Professor of Law, New York Law School

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break

10:30 - Noon Workshops IV

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon

Luncheon Keynote Presentation: Even a Broken Watch is Right Twice a Day
Kermit Brown, Human Rights Officer, Massachusetts Dept. of Mental Health

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Workshops V

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break

3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Workshops VI

5:30 p.m. Award Ceremony, Raffle, and NARPA Membership Meeting

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Saturday Evening Movie Screening:
Spiegelgrund
Facilitator: Peter Stastny, film maker

8:30 -- Party (Sponsored by Support Coalition International)
Host: Phil Schulman, NARPA Board Member and staff member, Support Coalition International

Sunday, November 4

7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Who Needs Professional Help?
Peter Davidson, M.D., Medical Director, Department of Community Services, Multnomah County, Oregon

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break

10:30 - 12:00 noon Workshops VII

NARPA 2002 Registration form in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format (96K download)

NARPA 2002 Conference Registration Information

NARPA 2002 Detailed Workshop Schedule

Confirmed and Invited Presenters - NARPA 2002 Workshops

NARPA 2002 Conference Information - Summer 2002 Rights Tenet

NARPA *2002 Conference Page

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