Action with Press Conference to Immediately Follow

One Year After Esmin Green Was Killed, Survivors of Psychiatric Atrocities Are Still Demanding Their Human Rights

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY (06/18/2009)(readMedia)-- WE THE PEOPLE to commemorate needless death of Esmin Green and announce the human rights demonstration and candle light vigil, June 19, 2009, 5- 10 PM (additional press release to follow).

"It is really important for people to make their voices heard so that what happened to Esmin Green never happens again". --Sanford Rubenstein, attorney for the family of Ms. Esmin Green

Assemblymen Rivera and Perry, activists Anita Cameron, Rolando Bini, and George Ebert, International Human Rights lawyer, Tina Minkowitz, and Sanford Rubenstein, the attorney for Ms. Green's family will be speaking at the demonstration.

Please advise viewers a schedule of events can be found at: www.theopalproject.org/vigil.html WE THE PEOPLE

WHO:

Esmin Green who was murdered-by-neglect at Kings County Hospital Center Psychiatric Emergency Room June 19, 2008 and all people involved with psychiatric systems.

For more information, www.theopalproject.org/vigil.html
WHAT:

Action re-enacting the death of Esmin Green. Announcing demonstration and vigil beginning at 5 PM calling for justice for Esmin Green and all people involved in psychiatric systems.

Official demands for Health and Hospitals Corporation to immediately incorporate independent external advocacy and come into compliance with human rights, international law, and the UN treaties.

Video of last year's demonstration and vigil, http://blip.tv/file/2185159
WHEN: Friday June 19, 2009 at 05:30AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Kings County Hospital Center
Psychiatric Emergency Room Building R
410 Winthrop Street
Brooklyn, New York 11203
NOTES:

Action will begin at 5:32 AM the time when Ms. Green collapsed. Action will end at 7:05 AM assumed time of death of Ms. Green. Press conference to immediately follow.