Monday 18th November 2019 from 6:30 pm
LARC 62, Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES
At the November monthly meeting we will celebrate our 12 YEARS of collective work, since we started meeting in 2007.
An heartfelt thanks to all supporters, allies and friends that have helped keeping the fire going for all these years, through thick and thin times.
Join us for some light refreshments and some impromptu music and poetry.
No set program, be prepared for surprises, or come along to perform one of your own. We will also hear poems written at last Summer anti-austerity workshop www.facebook.com/events/1379313818898454
Looking forward to seeing many of you on Monday 18th!
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Peer Power - with Chris Hansen
Mon 17 June 2019, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
LARC 62, Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES
F.E.E.L. - Friends of East End Loonies meetings are the
Twitter: EastEndLoonies; Facebook: feel.campaign
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"Psychiatry: An Abuse Of Human Rights?"
Friday 22 March 2019, 7-9 pm
Doors to open at 6:30pm for music and refreshments
Kingsley Hall Community Centre
1, Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
F.E.E.L. - Friends of East End Loonies are hosting an event abou the recent Mental Health Act review presented in December 2018 and its disregards to the United Nations' recommendations on the CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities).
Guest speakers for the evening are:
The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session and discussion. No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs.
The Mental Health Act review
The Mental Health Act review was published on 6th
December 2018. Its aim was to look at how legislation
around the Mental Health Act 1983 is used and makes
recommendations to government. It was commissioned by
the Tory Government in response to increasing numbers
of people being detained under the Act, including
disproportionate numbers of black, Asian & ethnic minority
people (See bit.ly/2D2Gqw8)
United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
This Convention is an International legal agreement
adopted by the United Nations in 2007 to change attitudes
and approaches to persons with disabilities. It is intended
to protect the human rights of persons with disabilities,
looking at areas where their rights have been violated.
The convention covers a wide range of areas including
health, employment, personal security & independent
living. The UK signed the treaty in 2009. (bit.ly/2JZyVIX)
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Special meeting on the Mental Health Act review
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LOONIES FEST
Saturday 9 September 2017
Kingsley Hall Community Centre
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
A full day packed with networking opportunities, entertainment and time to mingle or relax in this historical place, where Gandhi and RD Laing stayed.
While celebrating the 10th anniversary of F.E.E.L. we wish to dedicate the Fest to all Survivors of Psychiatry, users, abused and traumatised ones, past and present and our right to be and exist as we are.
PRESS RELEASE bit.ly/2eslF1j
FEST details: bit.ly/2sh1Bbk
FEST FB event page: bit.ly/2vgCeEC
Art Show FB event page: bit.ly/2xEYoBI
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RADAR & PIP UPDATES EVENT
Friday 12 May 2017
Time: 7 to 9 pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
SPEAKERS
- Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, Critical Psychiatrist and Author of "The Myth of the Chemical Cure" and "The Bitterest Pill" will speak about her study, RADAR (Research into Antipsychotic Discontinuation And Reduction), now recruiting participants in East London.
- Marian O’Brien: How to Survive the Benefits System. Marian is a Peer Support Trainer, member of Mental Health Resistance Network, Health Campaigner, and Survivor.
Followed by Q&A
No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs.
Music by The Mudlarks. Tea and coffee
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KNOWING OUR RIGHTS
Friday 23rd September 2016
Time: 7 pm to 9 pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
The Mental Health Act 1983, Code of Practice, was revised in 2015, yet very few know anything about it, much less how to use it.
The code says: "There is no doubt that being in a mental health crisis yourself, or trying to support a distressed individual is incredibly stressful.
Knowing what your rights are can save great deal of distress. The information needs to be straightforward and presented in a way that everyone understand".
SPEAKERS
- Joanna Turner, Nurse Specialist in Mental Health Law, East London Foundation Trust
- Ian Begg, Occasional Advocate for Mental Health
Followed by Q&A
No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs.
Music by The Mudlarks. Tea and coffee
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SPEAKERS:
- Cristian R. Montenegro (PhD Student at the London School of Economics, member of the Observatory of Human Rights of Persons With Mental Disabilities - Chile)
“Global Legal Frameworks and Local Struggles: Experiences from Latin America”lse.academia.edu/CristianRMontenegro
- Paula Peters (National DPAC steering group - Disabled People Against the Cuts)
“The Devastating Impact of the Benefit Cuts"
- Dave Skull (Mental Health Resistance Network, Mad Pride)
“Compulsory Community Treatment Orders and Coercion in Recovery”
Followed by Q&A
No entrance fee; there will be a collection to cover costs.
Music by the Mudlarks. Tea and coffee
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Outsiders Poetry @ Shuffle Festival
Saturday 1st of August 2015
12 noon to 5 PM
Followed by
Deaf SHOW, till 8pm
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
Mile End, London E3 4PX
Join us for the popular Outsiders Poetry event on the closing day of the Shuffle Festival for Music, Poetry and entertainment.
Also check out the diverse series of events and workshops led by or accessible to the deaf audience.
Live captioning and BSL interpretation will be available for selected events.
Full programme HERE
We take the chance to thank Art Council England for generously funding these projects, allowing us to co-create these special time and events.
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"ASYLUM" Film screening
Followed by panel discussion
Friday 12th June 2015
Doors Open 6.30pm; Screening begins 7pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
Celebrating 50 years since the start of the radical therapeutic community at Kingsley Hall. Both influential and infamous, psychiatrist R.D. Laing’s critique of conventional psychiatric treatments gained significant visibility and attention in the 1960’s and 70’s. His passionate voice drew attention to the dehumanising psychiatric treatment of vulnerable patients and generated an intellectual and cultural polemic reaching far beyond the psychiatric community. His experimental and alternative therapeutic communities - where the distinction between patient and therapist was dropped - were the source of both criticism and inspiration.Filmed by Peter Robinson, Asylum documents their experiences at the Archway Community in North London.
The evening will involve a screening of the film, followed by a panel discussion with:
- Adrian Laing, R.D. Laing’s son and author of "R.D. Laing: A Life"
- Dr Morton Schatzman, original P.A. member and R.D. Laing’s colleague
- Francis Gillet, former Kingsley Hall resident, also featured in the film.
Organised in collaboration with Friends of East End Loonies, R.D. Laing in the 21st Century Reading Group and Kingsley Hall.
Supported and CDP approved by the Claremont Project.
muriellester.org/asylum.html
An heartfelt thanks to all supporters, allies and friends that have helped keeping the fire going for all these years, through thick and thin times.
Join us for some light refreshments and some impromptu music and poetry.
No set program, be prepared for surprises, or come along to perform one of your own. We will also hear poems written at last Summer anti-austerity workshop www.facebook.com/events/1379313818898454
Looking forward to seeing many of you on Monday 18th!
For updates check here www.facebook.com/events/642729832799973
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Peer Power - with Chris Hansen
Mon 17 June 2019, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
LARC 62, Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES
At
the monthly F.E.E.L. meeting this month we will be talking about the importance
of peer support with Chris Hansen. Chris
is the Director of the organisation Intentional Peer Support, which was
developed in the 1990s and is based in New Hampshire, USA.
A
former member of the World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
(WNUSP), Chris was also involved with the New Zealand delegation to the
drafting of the UNCRPD - the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on
December 13, 2006, and entered into force on May 3, 2008. More about
Intentional Peer Support www.intentionalpeersupport.org
The meeting is FREE (donations welcome) and
open to anyone. Email f.e.e.l.campaign@gmail.com for any query.
F.E.E.L. - Friends of East End Loonies meetings are the
third
Monday of each month 6.30 - 8.30 pm at
LARC, 62
Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, London E1 1ES
Twitter: EastEndLoonies; Facebook: feel.campaign
friends-of-east-end-loonies.blogspot.co.uk
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"Psychiatry: An Abuse Of Human Rights?"
Doors to open at 6:30pm for music and refreshments
Kingsley Hall Community Centre
1, Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
F.E.E.L. - Friends of East End Loonies are hosting an event abou the recent Mental Health Act review presented in December 2018 and its disregards to the United Nations' recommendations on the CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities).
Guest speakers for the evening are:
- Akiko Hart (Chair of the International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis UK - ISPS UK; English Hearing Voices Network; Hearing Voices Project Manager, Mind in Camden) akikohart.com 'The Alternative Review'
- Dorothy Gould (Survivor Consultant, Researcher and Trainer) www.survivor-research.com/dorothy-gould
- Liz Brosnan (Survivor Researcher, member of SURE - Service User Research Enterprise, and EURIKHA - Exploring User Research: Impact, Knowledge, Historical Approaches) www.researchgate.net/
profile/Liz_Brosnan 'The Irish Mental Health Act Review: What happened and whose views got heard?'
The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session and discussion. No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs.
The Mental Health Act review
The Mental Health Act review was published on 6th
December 2018. Its aim was to look at how legislation
around the Mental Health Act 1983 is used and makes
recommendations to government. It was commissioned by
the Tory Government in response to increasing numbers
of people being detained under the Act, including
disproportionate numbers of black, Asian & ethnic minority
people (See bit.ly/2D2Gqw8)
United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
This Convention is an International legal agreement
adopted by the United Nations in 2007 to change attitudes
and approaches to persons with disabilities. It is intended
to protect the human rights of persons with disabilities,
looking at areas where their rights have been violated.
The convention covers a wide range of areas including
health, employment, personal security & independent
living. The UK signed the treaty in 2009. (bit.ly/2JZyVIX)
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Special meeting on the Mental Health Act review
Mon 18 June 2018, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
LARC 62, Fieldgate Street
LARC 62, Fieldgate Street
Whitechapel E1 1ES
Following last month release of the interim report of the Mental Health Act review, FEEL members have signed in support to the letter NSUN is sending to the leaders of the main political parties, to All Party Parliamentary Groups which cover disability issues, and to the chair and vice chairs of the Independent Review.
Following last month release of the interim report of the Mental Health Act review, FEEL members have signed in support to the letter NSUN is sending to the leaders of the main political parties, to All Party Parliamentary Groups which cover disability issues, and to the chair and vice chairs of the Independent Review.
At our monthly FEEL meeting we are going to talk about the MH Act review and have invited Dorothy Gould, service user consultant at NSUN, to discuss together possible and necessary actions that we can take.
Psychiatry Survivors, Service Users and stakeholders at large seem to be underrepresented in this process of reviewing the Act and we better make the most, joining forces in this delicate time of changes. Please join us.
Psychiatry Survivors, Service Users and stakeholders at large seem to be underrepresented in this process of reviewing the Act and we better make the most, joining forces in this delicate time of changes. Please join us.
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CRDP Study Group
Tuesday, 6th Feb 2018 6:30-8:30pm
Whitechapel E1 1ES
With the online CRPD (Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities) course taught by Tina Minkowitz, Esq (Human Rights Lawyer and Survivor of Psychiatry) that will start in March, there is a new group forming, planning to hold regular monthly reading/study meetings to discuss the course material together crpdcourse.
People interested in the topics are welcome to joining in, even if not intending to enroll to the online course.
We are meeting on Tuesday, 6th Feb for an initial planning meeting and agree on what days/times suit everyone best and how we can work together. Send us an email if interested to join in.
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LOONIES FEST
Saturday 9 September 2017
Kingsley Hall Community Centre
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
A full day packed with networking opportunities, entertainment and time to mingle or relax in this historical place, where Gandhi and RD Laing stayed.
While celebrating the 10th anniversary of F.E.E.L. we wish to dedicate the Fest to all Survivors of Psychiatry, users, abused and traumatised ones, past and present and our right to be and exist as we are.
PRESS RELEASE bit.ly/2eslF1j
FEST details: bit.ly/2sh1Bbk
FEST FB event page: bit.ly/2vgCeEC
Art Show FB event page: bit.ly/2xEYoBI
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RADAR & PIP UPDATES EVENT
Friday 12 May 2017
Time: 7 to 9 pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
SPEAKERS
- Dr. Joanna Moncrieff, Critical Psychiatrist and Author of "The Myth of the Chemical Cure" and "The Bitterest Pill" will speak about her study, RADAR (Research into Antipsychotic Discontinuation And Reduction), now recruiting participants in East London.
- Marian O’Brien: How to Survive the Benefits System. Marian is a Peer Support Trainer, member of Mental Health Resistance Network, Health Campaigner, and Survivor.
Followed by Q&A
No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs.
Music by The Mudlarks. Tea and coffee
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KNOWING OUR RIGHTS
Friday 23rd September 2016
Time: 7 pm to 9 pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
The Mental Health Act 1983, Code of Practice, was revised in 2015, yet very few know anything about it, much less how to use it.
The code says: "There is no doubt that being in a mental health crisis yourself, or trying to support a distressed individual is incredibly stressful.
Knowing what your rights are can save great deal of distress. The information needs to be straightforward and presented in a way that everyone understand".
SPEAKERS
- Joanna Turner, Nurse Specialist in Mental Health Law, East London Foundation Trust
- Ian Begg, Occasional Advocate for Mental Health
Followed by Q&A
No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs.
Music by The Mudlarks. Tea and coffee
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"DRUG TYRANNY & HUMAN RIGHTS"
Tuesday 10 Nov 2015, Time: 7 pm to 9 pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
SPEAKERS:
- Cristian R. Montenegro (PhD Student at the London School of Economics, member of the Observatory of Human Rights of Persons With Mental Disabilities - Chile)
“Global Legal Frameworks and Local Struggles: Experiences from Latin America”lse.academia.edu/CristianRMontenegro
- Paula Peters (National DPAC steering group - Disabled People Against the Cuts)
“The Devastating Impact of the Benefit Cuts"
- Dave Skull (Mental Health Resistance Network, Mad Pride)
“Compulsory Community Treatment Orders and Coercion in Recovery”
Followed by Q&A
No entrance fee; there will be a collection to cover costs.
Music by the Mudlarks. Tea and coffee
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Outsiders Poetry @ Shuffle Festival
Saturday 1st of August 2015
12 noon to 5 PM
Followed by
Deaf SHOW, till 8pm
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
Mile End, London E3 4PX
Also check out the diverse series of events and workshops led by or accessible to the deaf audience.
Live captioning and BSL interpretation will be available for selected events.
Full programme HERE
We take the chance to thank Art Council England for generously funding these projects, allowing us to co-create these special time and events.
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"ASYLUM" Film screening
Followed by panel discussion
Friday 12th June 2015
Doors Open 6.30pm; Screening begins 7pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
Celebrating 50 years since the start of the radical therapeutic community at Kingsley Hall. Both influential and infamous, psychiatrist R.D. Laing’s critique of conventional psychiatric treatments gained significant visibility and attention in the 1960’s and 70’s. His passionate voice drew attention to the dehumanising psychiatric treatment of vulnerable patients and generated an intellectual and cultural polemic reaching far beyond the psychiatric community. His experimental and alternative therapeutic communities - where the distinction between patient and therapist was dropped - were the source of both criticism and inspiration.Filmed by Peter Robinson, Asylum documents their experiences at the Archway Community in North London.
The evening will involve a screening of the film, followed by a panel discussion with:
- Adrian Laing, R.D. Laing’s son and author of "R.D. Laing: A Life"
- Dr Morton Schatzman, original P.A. member and R.D. Laing’s colleague
- Francis Gillet, former Kingsley Hall resident, also featured in the film.
Organised in collaboration with Friends of East End Loonies, R.D. Laing in the 21st Century Reading Group and Kingsley Hall.
Supported and CDP approved by the Claremont Project.
muriellester.org/asylum.html
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The Expert View
Friday 8 May 2015 Time: 7-9 pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
Cure All Cabaret:
An evening of live music, performance and spoken word at Kingsley Hall, hosted by Baker and singer-songwriter Dylan Tighe with contributions from F.E.E.L poets and friends.
Led by artist Bobby Baker, Daily Life Ltd.
www.dailylifeltd.co.uk/projects/the-expert-view
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OPEN DIALOGUE APPROACH
Friday 24 April 2015 Time: 7-9 pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
Friends of East End Loonies are pleased to invite the following guest speakers to the forthcoming event on the theme of the Open Dialogue approach:
SPEAKERS
- Dr Russell Razzaque: Consultant Psychiatrist (North East London NHS Foundation Trust); POD (Peer-Supported Open Dialogue)
- Nick Putman (Open Dialogue UK, Soteria) opendialogueapproach.co.uk
- Open Dialogue Experts and Training Team from Finland
Followed by Q&A
FREE EVENT. Donations welcome to cover costs.There will be an interval with refreshments and music by The Mudlarks.
F.E.E.L. host FREE public events to discuss abuses within the psychiatric system, what a humane asylum would be like and the wide range of alternatives.
For more information: David: 020 7790 0269 or Myra on 020 7780 9038 f.e.e.l.campaign@gmail.com
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SANITY FOR BEGINNERS
Friday 21 November 2014
Time: 6.30 doors open for 7pm start
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London, E3 3HJ
SPEAKERS
-Dr Kevin Zdaniecki - Chartered Psychologist AFBPsS (Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society); DCP Member
“Finding a New Focus in Current State of Psychiatry”
-David Amery - Housing Link Services
"Homelessness and Mental Health"
We will have updates about the "Lifehouse" from Nick Waller (FEEL member)
Followed by Q&A and contributions from the audience.
There will be an interval with music and refreshments.
No entrance fee but donations will be welcome to cover costs.
F.E.E.L. is a democratic anarchic group in which people are welcome to discuss current state of mental health system, suggesting possible ways forward. We meet the 3rd Monday of the month at 6.30 pm at the LARC Centre, 62 Fieldgate St, Whitechapel E1 1ES.
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Outsiders Poetry
@ Shuffle Festival
Sunday 3rd August 2014
Southern Grove Community Centre
44 Southern Grove, E3 4PX
Mental Health Survivors flagship will be present again this year at the Shuffle Festival. Please come along and join us for the Outsiders Poetry event on Sunday the 3rd of August from 2pm to 5pm, taking place in the only a few minutes away from Mile End tube station, on the Central Line
Our compère extraordinaire Jazzman John Clarke will lead an afternoon of amazing performances by renowned outstanding poets and mental health campaigners David Kessel, Frank Bangay, Eamer O'keeffe, Steven Watts, David Amery among more artists to be announced soon.
Please note that this year alongside the Survivors poetry we will celebrate the "Day of the Deaf" at the Southern Grove Community Centre...no, not typo there.
There will be entertainment from deaf artists among which: Sign Song Diva Caroline Parker and deaf films screenings will precede and follow the Outsider Poetry event.
www.facebook.com/events/1417538388528170
Do check out the projection of Together, a rare black and white film produced by BFI in 1956, shot in our very East London area, that will encourage a discussion about ways we communicate.
More free Deaf Films projections will show a selection of some of the best British Deaf short films from 7pm.
The event will be accessible to the D/deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audience, thanks to the provision of BSL interpreters and live captioning. Apparently live captioning is very beneficial to people affected by autism as well.
We take the chance to thank Art Council England for offering us a grant to fund these events.
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Sanity in an era of rabid capitalism?
Friday 7 February, 2014
Time: 6.30 doors open for 7pm start
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London, E3 3HJ
A F.E.E.L. (Friends of East End Loonies) event to discuss abuses within the psychiatric system, what a humane asylum would be like and the wide range of alternatives.
SPEAKERS
- Denise McKenna, Mental Health Resistance Network: “Towards a social model of mental distress” Denise is a long standing campaigner against psychiatric abuses and has closely worked with DPAC ( Disabled People Against Cuts).
- A Local Trade Union activist: “The impact of local authority & NHS cuts on mental health services”
- Q&A from the floor
There will be an interval with music by The Mudlarks, poetry and refreshments.
No entrance fee but donations will be welcome to cover costs.
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Outsider Poetry
@ Winter Shuffle
Sat 14th December 2013. Time: 2-4 PM
John Denham Room St Clements Hospital
2a Bow Rd, London E3
Survivors Poetry and music will entertain the audience for a couple of hours during this Winter edition of the Shuffle Festival. Please remember that St Clements is a derelict building, accessibility is poor due to its many stairs, there's only portable festival-like cabin toilets and due to scarce insulation is ideal wrap up well to keep warm.
friends-of-east-end-loonies.blogspot.com/2013/12
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Outsider Performers ENCORE
@ Shuffle Festival
Sunday 18th August 2013, 3-7 PM St Clements Hospital
2a Bow Rd, London E3
You might like to know that the encrusted red gates of St Clements Hospital will be open and the grounds are free to explore from the 8th to the 18th, 4 pm to 11 pm, during the Shuffle Festival www.shufflefestival.com
Among films and arts the festival is hosting the "Day of the Mind"on Sunday the 11th of August, 11am to 11pm, can't get wrong with the numbers there! This will be a free day dedicated to the wonders of the mind, with the support of the Wellcome Trust.
Please check the events, talks and workshops on www.shufflefestival.com/day-of-the-mind.html
The Outsider Performers takes place on Sunday 18th August, 3-7 PM, on the closing day of the festival. You'll find us in the outer space, by the Clock Tower. Don't forget your brolly/raincoat if afraid of possible wet weather; that won't stop us. We are putting together a list of performers, but emailing us or turning up early on the day, might secure your act a slot.
friends-of-east-end-loonies.blogspot.com/2013/08/outsider-performers-encore-sunday-18th.html
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Outsider Poetry Open Mic
@ Shuffle Festival
Thursday 25 July 2013, Time: 6-10pm
Wentworth Stanley Hall
St Clements Hospital
2a Bow Rd, London E3
A Special Night of Poetry and Music Celebrating the Creativity and Endurance of Mental Health Survivors. Keeping and Making St Clements History
The night will include the launch of the book
"Ravaged Wonderful Earth: A collection for David Kessel"
Free Entrance - Donations Welcome
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HUMANE
THERAPY - NOT
DRUG TYRANNY VI
Friday 17 May, 2013
Time: 6.30 doors open for 7pm startKingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London, E3 3HJ
A meeting to discuss abuses within the
psychiatric system,
what a humane asylum would be like and the wide
range of alternatives.
SPEAKERS
Dave Skull: Mental Health
Resistance Network
“Strengthening the Resistance”
Nat Fonnesu: Holistic Therapist and FEEL Member
“Our
Agenda – Not Theirs”
Joe Kelly: Writer and West London User Activist
“End
Coercion”
Followed by Q&A
There will be an interval with music and refreshments
No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs.
There will be an interval with music and refreshments
No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs.
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HUMANE THERAPY – NOT DRUG TYRANNY V
Friday 9 November 2012
Time: 6.30 doors open for 7pm start
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London, E3 3HJ
A meeting to discuss abuses within the psychiatric system, what a humane asylum would be like and the wide range of alternatives.
SPEAKERS
-Joe Kelly, West London Activist
“A New Vision of Disability”
-Peter Barham, author of Schizophrenia and Human Values
“Some Schizophrenic Survivors”
-David Skull, an organiser of the Mental Health Resistance Network
“New Strategies in Resistance”
Followed by Q&A
There will be an interval with music and refreshments
No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs
FEEL – Friends of East End Loonies is a campaign group on these issues, and meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 6.30 pm at the LARC centre, 62 Fieldgate St E1.
For more information call: David: 020 7790 0269 or Myra on 020 7780 9038;
email: f.e.e.l.campaign@googlemail.com
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HUMANE THERAPY – NOT DRUG TYRANNY IV
STIGMA
Friday 19 November 2011
Time: 6.30 doors open for 7pm start
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London, E3 3HJ
Pr Roland Littlewood, author of "Aliens & Alienists: Ethnic Minorities & Psychiatry" & "Intercultural Therapy: Themes, Interpretations & Practice" will speak on STIGMA
Followed by Q&A
There will be an interval with music and refreshments
No entrance fee but there will be a collection to cover costs
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Double Attack on Our Mental Health
Friday, 10th June 2011 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
St. John’s Church Bethnal Green
200 Cambridge Heath Rd, London E2 9PA
Corner Roman Road & Cambridge Heath Road
It is right outside to Bethnal Green tube station.
Also easy to reach by buses: 8, 388, D6, 254, 106, 309
• Service Users claiming Income Support or Incapacity Benefit will be switched to Income Support Allowance & may loose £27 a week.
• East London community mental health services are being cut by £14.6 million with a loss of 97 posts. This will include Tower Hamlets, City & Hackney and Newham boroughs and doesn't stop there.
Meet with the Mental Health Resistance Network to plan our fight back!
Speakers:
- Dave Skull: Mental Health Survivors Network, Mad Pride
- David Amery: Housing Link
Followed by Q&A
FREE EVENT. Donations welcome to cover costs.
There will be an interval with refreshments and music by The Mudlarks.
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A Day of Workshops
Saturday 12 March 2011 2-6pm
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London, E3 3HJ
Workshops facilitators introductions by
-Denise McKenna of the Survivors Resistance Network
- Robert Dellar of Mad Pride
- David Amery from Housing Links on Homelessness
- THACMHO - Tower Hamlets African and Caribbean Mental Health Organisation
Discussion on Alternative Therapies & Open Mic Session
There will be a break with music, food, socialising
FREE EVENT. Donations welcome to cover costs.
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HUMANE THERAPY – NOT DRUG TYRANNY III
Friday 30th July 2010
Time: 6.30 doors open for 7pm start
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London, E3 3HJ
Speakers:
- Dr Joanna Moncrieff, Critical Psychiatrist
"The Myth of the chemical cure"
- Sarah Barratt, Complementary Therapist (Craniosacral Therapist and Reflexologist)
- Nathalie Fonnesu (Survivor of Psychiatry, Complementary Therapist)
Followed by Q&A
FREE EVENT. Donations welcome to cover costs.
There will be an interval with refreshments and music by The Mudlarks.
friends-of-east-end-loonies.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/ht-iv.html
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A Pageant of Survivor History
Organised jointly by F.E.E.L. with the
Survivors History Group &
Tower Hamlets African and Caribbean Mental Health Organisation (THACMHO)
Friday 19 March 2010
6.30pm doors open for 7pm start
Kingsley Hall Powis Rd
London, E3 3HJ
A Pageant of Survivor History
Mental patients in poetry, story and song from the 18th to 21st century.
- Tower Hamlets' Africans in the 18th century. Tower Hamlets African and Caribbean Mental Health Organisation (THACMHO) will present "Power Writers and the Struggle Against Slavery", celebrating five African writers who came to the East End of London in the 18th century.
- Voices from the asylums:
- Mary Barnes and Kingsley Hall
- Eric Irwin and Mental Patients Union
- Frank Bangay of Campaign Against Psychiatric Oppression
- Peter Campbell of Survivors Speak Out
- David Kessel of Hackney Union of Mental Patients
- Sophie Mirrell from Core Arts
- Irish women survivors in London.
Followed by an open mike session for people to talk about their own experiences.
FREE EVENT. Donations welcome to cover costs.
There will be an interval with refreshments and music by The Mudlarks.
Asylum - the magazine for democratic psychiatry - will be available for sale: normally £3.50 - at the event £2.50.
In collaboration with the Survivors History Group
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HUMANE THERAPY – NOT DRUG TYRANNY II
Friday 30 October 2009
Time: 6.30 doors open for 7pm start
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
A meeting to discuss the abuses within the psychiatric system: what would a humane asylum be like and how do we get from one to the other?
Dr Bob Johnson is a psychiatrist who is against routine use of pharmaceutical medication in Mental Health treatment, and who believes that what is truly helpful is “to be listened to”. Author of ‘Unsafe at any Dose’, his website is www.truthtrustconsent.com
Members from Tower Hamlets African and Caribbean Mental Health Organisation (THACMHO) believe that the best treatment for mental health is a strong, vibrant and caring community. They will share their ideas and successes.
FREE EVENT. Donations welcome to cover costs.
There will be an interval with refreshments and live music.
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HUMANE THERAPY – NOT DRUG TYRANNY
Monday 1 June 2009
Time: 6.30 doors open for 7pm start
Kingsley Hall Bow
Powis Road, London E3 3HJ
A meeting to discuss the abuses within the psychiatric system
What would a humane asylum be like and how do we get from one to the other?
Speakers
- Rufus May, Clinical Psychologist twitter.com/Rufusmay
- Sarah Barratt, Complementary Therapist
- Nathalie Fonnesu, Complementary Therapist
Followed by Q&A
FREE EVENT. Donations welcome to cover costs.
There will be an interval with refreshments and music by The Mudlarks.
