Rob Wipond - Author Talk

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Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Join us for this important community discussion about forced psychiatric detention and treatment with Author Rob Wipond (Book: Your Consent is Not Required) and guest Ann Livingston of VANDU/NANDU.

Everyone is welcome to attend this free event. Coffee, tea and cookies. Level entry from sidewalk. No stairs.

SCHEDULE: 6:30 pm - Doors Open.

7:00 pm - Guest speakers Rob Wipond and Ann Livingston.

8:00 pm - Community questions, discussion, sharing.

9:00 pm - Event ends. Rob will be available to sign copies of his book.

Hosts/moderators: Kim Goldberg & Tina Hein

More people than ever are being involuntarily committed and forcibly treated. And increasingly, politicians and the general public are calling for this approach to address social disorder resulting from the toxic drug crisis on our cities.

But does it work? Is it ethical?

In his book, Your Consent Is Not Required, investigative journalist Rob Wipond exposes how psychiatric incarceration, forced medication, and coercive interventions extend beyond hospitals into homes, schools, prisons, and social services—impacting not only those deemed "dangerous" but also schoolchildren, the elderly, whistleblowers, and marginalized communities.

While revealing these hidden injustices, the book also explores humane, consent-based alternatives for supporting people in crisis.

Come find out more, share your own stories and concerns, and discuss humane effective solutions that have been tried elsewhere