upcoming events
in August and September
The Centre for Mad Culture UK will be hosting a number of events over the coming weeks, please do join us for the following:
Mad Meetup Monday - 3 August
Mad Meetup Monday is our online community for people with lived experience of madness and/or psychiatric survival. The next meeting will be on Monday 3 August from 18:00 to 19:30 (UK). Please email Julia for more details and to be included on the list.
Glasgow Mad Pride Picnic - 8 August
Join us for a celebration of Mad Pride! We welcome people with lived experience of madness and/or psychiatric survivors, for a casual and creative afternoon including a potluck picnic; stories, songs and poems; friends and community. Please bring things along to share: food and drink, games, creative offerings. Tickets available here.
Creative submissions workshop - 22 August
Join us for this creative workshop exploring themes and ideas to support this call for submissions for the Book of Mad Insight. Tickets available here.
Understanding the Mad Movement - 5 September
The Center for Mad Culture and the Centre for Mad Culture UK are delighted to co-present this online event featuring Mad activist-scholar, Matt Jackman. They will be sharing some of the learning from their PhD project which is understanding the Mad movements around the world. Matt’s presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with Mad activists from around the world. Tickets available here.
Book Group - 9 September
Our next book group will be discussing Faces in the Water by Janet Frame. Tickets available here.
Edinburgh In-Person Meetup - 19 September
Join us for mad conversation and mad community. We are a friendly and welcoming group that meets in the back room at the Regent Bar in Abbeyhill. Tickets available here.