CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-TORONTO:
ANTI-PSYCHIATRY EVENTS THIS WEEKEND:
The following is an announcement from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) about an upcoming 'Psychiatric Survivor Pride Weekend' starting this Saturday, September 27. OCAP undoubtedly supports such efforts because the application of the pseudo-science of psychiatry (and I would definitely include all non-medical con-games known as "psychology" in its many headed hydra forms under the heading of quack science as well) serves to create part of the underclass known as the "poor". In real medicine it's called iatrogenic disease, ie disease produced by the application of ,medical intervention. In most developed societies the psychology/counselling industry has grown to be a major employer, and it is situated in Molly's view as part of managerial society. Head shrinkers form the part of the working class whose major product is social control, and the bosses in the bureaucracies in which they work are an integral part of the ruling class. How to describe it...the best way is a simple title of an essay that Molly read m,any years ago..."The Disposal of Surplus Population Under Managerial Society". It says it all. Managerial societies are very much more productive than classical capitalist ones, and fewer people are actually needed to produce real goods and services. This "surplus population" is marginalized from production in various ways, of which the production of "psychiatric patients" is one, and they, in turn, become a sort of "natural resource" which can be mined for the benefit of parts of the ruling class who can gain money by control of such marginals.
But I digress very much. Here's the announcement.
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Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault
The Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault presents
PSYCHIATRIC SURVIVOR PRIDE WEEKEND:,
a celebration of psychiatric survivor resistance and community empowerment.
This year's Psychiatric Survivor Pride marks CAPA's five year anniversary.It will feature the first presentation of the CAPA Award for Lifetime Antipsychiatry Activism, premiere film screenings, an art exhibit, and discussion groups about psychiatric survivor community and resistance.
All events are located at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, in Toronto. All events are free and wheelchair accessible!
The PSYCHIATRIC SURVIVOR PRIDE WEEKEND schedule is as follows:
***Saturday, September 27th***
Art Exhibit Public Viewing 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 7th Floor Peace Lounge
Art will also be on display during the other events
Psychiatric Survivor Pride Opening and Greetings from CAPA
Snacks and drinks will be provided
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., 7th Floor Peace Lounge
Premiere Documentary Film Screenings Featuring "Bombarded by Drugs" and "The Electroshock Report"
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., 7th Floor Peace Lounge
Presentation of CAPA's Award for Lifetime Antipsychiatry Activism
To be presented to Sue Clark-Wittenberg. Click here for more info(???-Molly). 3:30p.m. to 4:00 p.m., 7th Floor Peace Lounge.
Art Exhibit Public Viewing
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., 7th Floor Peace Lounge
***Sunday, September 28th***
Resistant Art: Understanding and Exploring Psychiatric Oppressions
Workshop open only to psychiatric survivors and mad people
Please RSVP before event at capa@oise.utoronto.ca
Food will be provided 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 7th Floor, Room 7-162
What was, what is and what will be: Looking at psychiatric survivor,antipsychiatry, and mad organizing and action.
Workshop open to activists and artists involved in the psychiatric survivor, antipsychiatry or mad movements
Please RSVP before event at capa@oise.utoronto.ca
Food will be provided1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 7th Floor, Room 7-162
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Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
10 Britain St. Toronto, ON M5A 1R6
416-925-6939
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