Stolen Lives Picnic - Michigan
About this Event
🌎 Stolen Lives Picnic – Prescribed Harm Awareness Day
📍 July 29 | Michigan State Capitol Lawn
Hosted by: Charay Gadd, Derek Blumke, Joanie Kilchermann, and Eric Calley
Fiscal Sponsor: VFW Charities Michigan
Supporting Sponsors: Grunt Style Foundation · War Fighters United
On July 29, communities around the world observe Prescribed Harm Awareness Day, a global day of remembrance for those whose lives have been lost or profoundly changed by adverse reactions, complications, withdrawal injuries, or lack of informed consent related to prescribed psychiatric medications.
The Stolen Lives Picnic is a peaceful memorial gathering held on this day, bringing families, survivors, and supporters together in remembrance, reflection, connection, and awareness.
This Michigan gathering is part of an international collaboration with Antidepressant Risks, where communities in multiple countries are hosting coordinated Stolen Lives Picnics to honor those affected and raise awareness about informed consent, Medic*tion transparency, and safer mental health care.
In Memory
The Michigan event honors London Izabella-Ryén Gadd, Forever 12, along with all individuals whose lives have been altered or lost without full transparency about the risks associated with psychiatric medications.
Purpose of the Gathering
This event is:
A memorial for lives lost or changed
A trauma-informed community space
A peaceful awareness and education gathering
A place for grief, compassion, connection, and support
This is not an anti-treatment event. The focus is on informed consent, transparency, open conversation, and individualized care.
Families and survivors around the world have reported experiences including sudden behavioral or emotional changes after prescribing, akathisia, severe agitation, emotional blunting, suicidality, withdrawal injury, and genetic or biological differences that were not considered before Medic*tion was prescribed.
This gathering creates space for those experiences to be acknowledged, honored, and respectfully heard.
What the Day Will Include
Family testimonies
Educational discussion
Moments of silence
Memorial table and symbolic tributes
This is truly a picnic. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, food, water, and personal tributes such as photos, candles, flowers, or memorial items.
Children, families, survivors, and supporters are welcome. You do not have to speak. You are welcome to simply sit in solidarity.
Tickets
🎟️ Admission is free.
Registration helps organizers plan for attendance, memorial materials, space coordination, and event setup.
If you reserve a place and later find you cannot attend, please notify the organizing team so an accurate headcount can be maintained.
💜 Donations & Event Support
Attendance is free, but donations are greatly appreciated to help cover event expenses, memorial materials, educational resources, advocacy efforts, community outreach, and support for families affected by prescribed harm.
Online Donations
Support the Stolen Lives Picnic and legal advocacy efforts for families here:
Support Legal Advocacy for Families in Need & Stolen Lives Picnic Donations
https://givebutter.com/support-legal-advocacy-for-families-in-need-iicitw
Donations by Check
All donations for the Michigan Stolen Lives Picnic are processed through VFW Charities of Michigan, the event’s fiscal sponsor.
Make checks payable to:
VFW Charities of Michigan
Memo Line:
DONATION IS FOR STOLEN LIVES PICNIC
Mailing Address:
Stolen Lives Picnic
924 N Washington Ave
Lansing, MI 48906
EIN: 46-1413579
Please notify the organizing team if you mail a donation so proper tracking, acknowledgment, and allocation can be ensured.
Every contribution helps support remembrance, informed consent education, family advocacy, community outreach, and efforts to prevent future tragedies. Together, we can transform loss into awareness, compassion, and meaningful change.
Supporting Organizations & Resources
This gathering is supported in collaboration with advocacy and reform organizations focused on informed consent, medical literacy, youth mental health reform, and psychiatric Medic*tion transparency.
UnScripted Movement
https://UnScriptedMinds.org
London’s Law Initiative
https://LondonsLaw.org
Antidepressant Risks
https://antidepressantrisks.com
Stolen Lives Picnic Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2030517087508515/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
Closing Reflection
The Stolen Lives Picnic is more than a gathering. It is remembrance. It is connection. It is compassion. It is love turned into action.
On July 29, we come together in memory of those we have lost, in support of those still living with harm, and in the shared hope that greater awareness, transparency, and informed consent can help prevent future tragedies.
Where is it happening?
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