Mad Pride can be hard to explain to people who have never experienced it. Mad Pride can be inclusive and transcendent. It can be logical and mundane. It can be intensely personal…
If you boiled down your idea of Mad Pride, what would it mean? We will share some of your answers here:
Mad Pride means …
More Mad Pride 5 word thoughts to come
In July 2015, Mad people pushed a bed into a better future. A Mad Stretcher symbolizing a movement from hospital to community. Join the Bed Push / Mad Pride parade in 2016.
From Parkdale to Trinity Bellwoods Park, allies advocates and straight-up Mad people spread messages of empowerment, hope and celebration. Enjoy some of these photos and send us some more.
Check out the NEW MAD Pride Site.
The Bed Push symbolizes and celebrates Mad peoples’ journey from the institution to the community:
Patients left hospitals like the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to live in the community.
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Involuntary patients / inmates escaped from institutions like CAMH and found their own rights and opportunities for self-determination, empowerment.
In 2015, the Bed Push went from Parkdale Library to Trinity Bellwoods Park a lovely walk that drew support, spread our voice and ended with terrific food.
Sounds and cheers were carried by the bed neé stretcher.
At the end of the march shady trees were a blessed sight!
Please join us this year on the Bed Push. We need volunteers NOW to plan the Bed Push. We also need volunteers on the day to help with carrying signs, food, sleepy people and marshals, media relations, and cheerleaders.
Looking forward to meeting you and talking soon.
Toronto Mad Pride has a new Madweb site where you can find out about volunteering, events, madness, cool people and ways to celebrate. This year is going to be better than ever with people committed to learning, sharing, forming community and fun.
Mad Pride is about activism and celebration. We invite you to join in building something together with enthusiastic and supportive nnpeople. We are not experts. We are not a hierarchical team. Planning is based on input from people like you and driven by your energy. So join us and invite your coolest friends, neighbours and acquaintances.
Contact / Involve / Share / Celebrate the Mad Love and Empowerment:
Talk to us. Talk to each other. Let’s share our mad pride and celebrate Mad culture, activism, history and fun.
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Mad pride is a chance to bring together people from across the GTA. Mad is an inclusive term. We need to celebrate and embrace people who are familiar with the Mad movement and people who are interested in learning more.
At events, we heard a lot about the importance of publicity. We know we need to have more people involved in the early planning and at the events. This is a great volunteer opportunity to meet, learn and get involved in healthy-dynamic team! We hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you for your commitment to Mad Pride. Looking forward to seeing you in 2016.