Experience taught me that the best people to help are the ones in the trenches with you ~ Jim The Jester (they/them) ~ I was deprived of my liberty…
This is madness: Surveillance and mutual care
Tag: mental health
The Lunatics Are Back In Town: Bringing Mad Pride Back
On July 14th this year, something crazy will be happening.
The exploitation of mental health advocacy during the pandemic: a retrospective
There seems to be a fairly obvious hole in mental health advocacy and awareness.
Listen up sanes: the intersection of policing and healthcare is nothing new
On March 25th the Coronavirus Act 2020 received Royal Assent and became law.
Give ‘Em Enough Rope
A (Late) Valentine to Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson by Joe Reynolds.
Case Study: Organising in a community mental health team
A member of the Bristol Care Workers Network reflects on their experiences organising in healthcare.
Students are suffering — rent strikes are the solution
If you thought that the student mental health “crisis” was something of an exaggeration, let us start off with some fun statistics.
Courts and Mental Health – top tips for surviving the court system
It goes without saying that courts are damaging to your mental health.
Suicide rates soar as mental health funding falls
January saw Theresa May launch her vision of a “shared society” with a focus on mental health and reducing the stigma attached to it.
Troubled Families Fund: Of course it failed
One of the big problems with how mental health problems are dealt with in Britain is time.
Police and Mental Health: Tips for Dealing with Custody and Arrest
CN: Mental health and self harm discussed in article There are downsides and upsides to informing the police of a mental health condition.
The struggle against climate change can only happen in reality
With an ecological crisis currently at hand, there is no time to waste to fight for a health inhabitable planet.
Class Conscious? The Gentrification of Revolution and the Silencing of the Working Class
You’re sitting in a bar.
New Year, New We? The Dialectics of Survival in 2015
Today I walked the ten miles from Leamington Spa to Coventry because I had eleven pence in my pocket and the barrier guard was up and at ‘…
Burn Up, Don’t Burn Out: Mental Health and Freedom.
Last week, I documented the events at Warwick Uni and the police brutality that followed a peaceful sit in.
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No consent to confinement
UK Supreme Court muddies the waters on deprivation of liberty, as safeguards are stripped away ~ punkacademic ~ The Supreme Court last week ruled o…
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Jack and Mike discuss some of the worst racist violence in recent Northern Irish history, looking at the factors behind it, both historic loyalist …
Abolish AI – before it abolishes us
Evidence of the existential threat posed to humanity by artificial intelligence accrues day by day ~ Bill Weinberg ~ The United Nations on 4 June i…
Israeli academia “under command”
Report exposes Israeli higher education’s collaboration with military and arms manufacturers ~ Nissi Peli ~ Israel’s deliberate and thoroug…
Revolt in Albania: Besa and Flamingos
An ancient obligation to protect is animating the mass protests against the Jared Kushner’s destructive resort ~ Joel Sucher ~ I’ve said it…
