I originally contacted David Oaks, Director of Mind Freedom International (MFI), to learn about the rationale for his organization’s adoption of the term ‘mad’ - as used, for example, in their Mad Pride campaign, an annual celebration of the struggles and triumphs of people who live with “mental illness” or who have come up against the mental health industry. Because I’d mentioned a concern about accepting any sort of labelling, Oaks sent me a link to his essay “Let’s find language more inclusive than the phrase ‘mentally ill’.” This is a response to that essay.... http://challengingthecommonplace.blogspot.com/2008/07/not-mad-about-mad-response-to- david.html OR http://tinyurl.com/69gqe3 Ocean WISE Book - Policies of Exclusion, Poverty & Health: Stories from the front Podcast Channel: http://bcseawalker.podbean.com/ Personal Blog: Challenging the Commonplace - and other irreverent activities http://challengingthecommonplace.blogspot.com/ To UNSUBSCRIBE send to: [log in to unmask] the following phrase "unsubscribe click4hp" as unquoted text. To view archives or manage your subscription (and create a password) go to http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html