Category Archives: Difference and Diversity

HUAD – Mass Outbreak


Just in – evidence, this from from Germany, of an unverified mass outbreak of HUAD in the general population. like it says, gotta be better ways of making a living, eh?       HUAD – Head up Ass Disorder…Real Disorders in for an … Continue reading

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HUAD – Head Up Ass Disorder


Head Up Ass Disorder A condition which typically affects members of professional bodies and representatives of large corporations that are built on claims of dodgy science and marketing untruths. Members of APA were found to be over represented in epidemiology … Continue reading

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monster – Meg and Dia


His little whispers, “Love me, love me That’s all I ask for Love me, love me.” He battered his tiny fists to feel something Wondered what it’s like to touch and feel something M Monster – Meg and Dia His … Continue reading

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one billion rising | dance party Toronto


  One Billion Rising Toronto | Official Dance Party  On February 14, 2013, together with one billion women around the world and the men who love them, Torontonians will also raise their voices and dance together in solidarity with those … Continue reading

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you get what you give – New Radicals


Wake up kids We’ve got the dreamers disease Age 14 we got you down on your knees So polite, you’re busy still saying please Fri -enemies, who when you’re down ain’t your friend Every night we smash their Mercedes – … Continue reading

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voices inside my head – the police


voices inside my head – the police Voices inside my head Echoes of things that you said Voices inside my head Echoes of things that you said Voices inside my head Echoes of things that you said Voices inside my … Continue reading

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fuck “stigma”


easy print [pdf] version fuck stigma – understanding stigma

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how mad are you?


BBC Horizon’s version of the 21st century’s most popular parlour game …Guess My Diagnosis! Staged like a “reality” TV show, ten volunteers are whisked away to Hever castle in south of England, to participate in a series of “tests” supervised … Continue reading

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Tom Waits…. the crooked tree grows stronger


Tom Waits…. “My kids are starting to notice I’m a little different from the other dads. “Why don’t you have a straight job like everyone else?” they asked me the other day. I told them this story: In the forest, … Continue reading

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Unlikely friends take documentary look at mental illness – Mars Project


 Article in Toronto Star 19 Jan 2013 telling the story of friends Jonathan Balazs and Khari “Conspiracy” Stewart and the film they have been making together that tells of  Khari’s story, and how his encounters with the mental health system have … Continue reading

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