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Chicago Protest Action Video, Largest Minority Radio Show Interviews Diane Coleman

By now, many of you have read Diane’s and John’s reports of Not Dead Yet’s team that shut down the Embassy Suites elevators Saturday morning at breakfast time, chanting in the echo chamber of the hotel’s famous 11 story atrium.  Here is a video of the activists who conducted that civil disobedience being escorted out … Continue reading Chicago Protest Action Video, Largest Minority Radio Show Interviews Diane Coleman

John Kelly Gives His Take on the NDY Protest of the World Federation Conference

Bright pink Not Dead Yet T-shirts already filled the wide sidewalk in front of the Embassy Suites when I arrived the morning of Day 1 of the protests.  My first assignment was to engage conference attendees who were looking for conversation. I met Janis Landis, vice president of Final Exit Network, the American host group, … Continue reading John Kelly Gives His Take on the NDY Protest of the World Federation Conference

NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point

Not Dead Yet and other disability rights activists from around the U.S. and Canada held a three-day protest vigil at an international assisted suicide and euthanasia conference held in Chicago last week, hosted by the U.S. group Final Exit Network.   Some of the first day’s events, including an opening rally, were covered here.  We plan … Continue reading NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point

Belgian Prisoner Serving Life Sentence Wins Right to Be Euthanized (I kind of predicted this in 1998)

Belgian murderer Van Den Bleeken wins ‘right to die’: A Belgian man serving a life sentence for rape and murder will be allowed to have doctors end his life, after a landmark ruling. Unable to control his violent sexual urges, Frank Van Den Bleeken, who is 50, argued he would never be freed. The decision … Continue reading Belgian Prisoner Serving Life Sentence Wins Right to Be Euthanized (I kind of predicted this in 1998)

PRESS RELEASE (English and French): Disability Rights Activists Begin 2nd Day of Protests Against Pro-Euthanasia Conference in Chicago

IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2014 CONTACT Diane Coleman 708-420-0539;  Amy Hasbrouck 450-921-3057 Disability Rights Activists Begin Second Day of Protests Against International Euthanasia Group Meeting in Chicago Canadian and Québécois activists will join American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT), Not Dead Yet (NDY) and other disability rights groups in Chicago September 18-20 to protest the … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE (English and French): Disability Rights Activists Begin 2nd Day of Protests Against Pro-Euthanasia Conference in Chicago