A simple way to make a BIG difference :)

[Guest guest]

Hello friends,

I just finished watching a great little video documentary (only 20 minutes long)

-about an event that took place in Austin, TX. The event (a concert) was

organized by several artists/musicians (many of them survivors of ECT -

electroconvulsive " therapy " ) and their goal is to once and for all - put an end

to this brain damaging procedure. They've made a lot of progress, but there's

still so much more to do!

One of my dear friends, Breeding (www.wildestcolts.com) participated in

this event, and I'd really like to see this film take first place in the

FameCast contest, because if it does, this will do so much to promote the just

cause of ending ECT forever. Dr Breeding is also one of the founding partners

of CAEST (Coalition for the Abolition of Electric Shock, Texas)

So, please take just a few minutes to go to this link:

http://www.FameCast.com/MarvelMovies

then register to vote, and vote for this video!

The simple details are below. Thanks so much for your help - and watch the

movie, too!!!

http://www.FameCast.com/MarvelMovies

I NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE A WAVE. ELECTROSHOCK IS AN ABOMINATION AND THIS IS A

FUN WAY TO MAKE A NOISE ABOUT IT. HELP US BY VOTING!!! PLEASE! and please

spread the word...

VOTE for our Marvel documentary of:

THE FIFTH ANNUAL

ROKY ERICKSON PSYCHEDELIC ICE CREAM SOCIAL

CELEBRATING ELECTROSHOCK SURVIVORS.

step-by-step DIRECTIONS

1. Register on www.FameCast.com as a Voter or Fanatic. Click where it says " 2

The Audience Votes " 2. Click here to view our documentary:

http://www.FameCast.com/MarvelMovies

3. Click the " Video " tab to the right of the movie4. Click the " Vote for me in

the Open Round " link5. Click the " Vote " button at the top right hand corner of

the videoSteps 2 will take you to see our video. Steps 1, 3, 4, and 5 are

necessary to vote.

[ A note for ardent supporters: The rules of this contest are such that you can

vote once a day for the video you like, so please consider adding this to your

daily schedule for awhile.]

Thank you!!

Stay tuned as we advance through the stages of this contest. Below is a little

background.

BACKGROUND

In the last two years, our Coalition for the Abolition of Electroshock in Texas

(CAEST) was very active, carrying on an initiative in Austin to challenge the

use of electroshock at our area's most prolific shock hospital, Seton Shoal

Creek. As described on our website, www.endofshock.com, we carried on with them

quite a bit, including direct interaction with the hospital board and medical

director, a series of protest rallies at the hospital, a resolution from the

Texas legislature, and a hearing on electroshock with the Austin City Council.

In March 2007, we had a magnificent, unprecedented event--a concert featuring a

number of terrific musicians and artists, a number of whom were also shock

survivors now joining forces to call for a stop to this horrific procedure.

These luminaries included ROKY ERICKSON, J.T. VAN ZANDT, JIM FRANKLIN, LEONARD

ROY FRANK, MICHELLE SHOCKED, SUMNER ERICKSON, ROBYN HITCHCOCK and PETER BUCK,

and POWELL ST. JOHN, among others. Check out a broader sampling of creative

artists who were electroshocked on page 6 of Leonard 's Electroshock

Quotationary at http://www.endofshock.com/102C_ECT.PDF .

The event was cosponsored by CAEST and a vocal challenge of electroshock was

interspersed with great music throughout the day. For a fuller, written summary

of the event, see our website at

http://www.endofshock.com/Report%20on%20The%205th%20Annual%20Roky%20kson%20P\

sychedelic%20Ice%20Cream%20Social.pdf .

Our event was called:

THE FIFTH ANNUAL ROKY ERICKSON PSYCHEDELIC ICE CREAM SOCIAL CELEBRATING

ELECTROSHOCK SURVIVORS.

Some of us affectionately called it the " Rock to Ban Shock " concert.

Now our own fantastic videographer, Luker, known professionally as

Marvel, has created a short (20 minutes) documentary of our event. It is

terrific, and we intend to use it to promote our effort to abolish electroshock,

and to create safe haven for artists, who all too often suffer this horrific

assault--witness Roky kson, Townes Van Zandt and Jim lin from our

event.

In support of our cause, Marvel has submiited her documentary to an

internet contest called Famecast. In order to have the greatest impact, we want

to win this contest. In order to win, WE NEED YOU TO GET ON BOARD AND ENJOY A

RIDE, bringing music and a big message --END OF SHOCK-- to the world.