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25 July 2009: Mad Pride Picnic and Celebration

Mad Pride event in Leeds, England

25 July 2009: Mad Pride Picnic and Celebration

WHAT: Mad Pride Picnic and Celebration

WHEN: 25 July 2009, 2:00 P.M. and 7:30 P.M.

WHERE: Woodhouse Moor and Beulah Mount, Leeds, England


From the organizers:

"Mad Pride comes to Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, this weekend. We  will be celebrating the beautiful uniqueness of our minds in the form of a picnic on Woodhouse Moor on the afternoon of Saturday 25th July (starting at 2 p.m. opposite the Hyde Park allotments). There will be poetry, music & majik! Please bring food, drink, musical instruments, good cheer etc.

Then later that same day we'll be convening at Oblong, a social centre which is on Beulah Mount in Woodhouse at around 7.30 p.m. for an evening of celebration. There'll be vegan food and entertainment, (including an open mic, so bring your poems & music), and also possibly a mad dancing competition!"


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While institutionalized for three years as an adolescent in the 1960's, MindFreedom member Dorothy Washburn Dundas was labeled a "schizophrenic" and forced to undergo 40 combined insulin coma-electroshock "treatments." Dorothy says, "I experienced and witnessed many atrocities. I believe that luck, determination, and my own anger and one compassionate advocate were my best friends on the road to my ultimate survival and freedom." Through a number of op-ed pieces, she has voiced her opposition to abusive psychiatric practices. Her poster, "Behind Locked Doors," which she created from her hospital records, is used in training programs. Dorothy lives in the Boston area where she has raised her four wonderful children. She founded and is the sole driver in her "safe, friendly and reliable" car service called The Crystal Lake Express.