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International Day Against Victim-Blaming 20138 comments

prideinmadness wrote 1 month ago: Photos from SlutWalk Toronto. Protest date to come soon … more →

Tags: Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, Feminism, Support, Power, Human Rights, slutwalk toronto, Women's rights, Violence Against Women, Survivor

Faces of Addiction8 comments

prideinmadness wrote 3 months ago: My friend posted this on her Facebook wall. It’s a beautiful, harsh look at addiction in the H … more →

Tags: Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, People, Awareness, Addiction, invisible, Photography, Stories, New York, Chris Arnade

Daily Prompt: Right To Health8 comments

prideinmadness wrote 3 months ago: Is access to medical care something that governments should provide, or is it better left to the pri … more →

Tags: The Daily Post, USA, Canada, patient, Healthcare, Government, Medicine, OHIP, Socialism

You and Your Meds: Are They Safe? Videos1 comment

prideinmadness wrote 4 months ago: The videos from the You and Your Meds panel are up! Here they are for your enjoyment! … more →

Tags: Madness, Mental Health, Stigma/Discrimination, Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, Medication, Video, Big Pharma, Canada, Research, Toronto, Safety

40 Years Ago...2 comments

prideinmadness wrote 4 months ago: On January 22, 1973 the American Supreme Court decided that abortion would become legal, thanks to R … more →

Tags: Feminism, Choice, Human Rights, USA, Canada, Men, Women, Abortion, Women's rights

You and Your Meds: Are They Safe?5 comments

prideinmadness wrote 4 months ago: Last night a friend and I went to a panel discussion on prescription medication safety. The panel in … more →

Tags: Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, Big Pharma, Side Effects, rxisk, Safety, You and Your Meds, Davild Healy, Terence Young, Sholom Glouberman

How To Have Sex With A Survivor 8 comments

prideinmadness wrote 4 months ago: Many individuals who have been victims of sexual violence can find sex with their partner or future … more →

Tags: Feminism, Choice, Strength, Empowerment, Relationships, Men, Women, Sexual Violence, Survivor

World AIDS Day 20124 comments

prideinmadness wrote 5 months ago: http://www.catie.ca On a national scale, an estimated 71,300 Canadians are living with HIV, and an e … more →

Tags: Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, Awareness, Canada, AIDS, HIV, Aboriginals, Catie

Time to abandon evidence based medicine?2 comments

prideinmadness wrote 5 months ago: “Evidence based” medicine tells us to ignore what we see and feel. It discounts our pers … more →

Tags: Madness, Mental Health, Stigma/Discrimination, Anecdote, Big Pharma, David Healy, Evidence based Medicine, lies, Medication, Psychiatric Medication, Suicide

Daily Prompt: IMHO10 comments

prideinmadness wrote 6 months ago: Link to an item in the news you’ve been thinking about lately, and write the op-ed you’d like to see … more →

Tags: Feminism, The Daily Post, Choice, doctors, Canada, Access, Abortion, Catholic, Ireland

Remembrance Day1 comment

prideinmadness wrote 6 months ago: Today, November 11, is Remembrance Day. It is the day we remember those who fought and those who die … more →

Tags: also important, Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, Canada, Thank You, Remembrance Day, War, Veterans, Rick Mercer, Remember

Sexuality Explained1 comment

prideinmadness wrote 7 months ago: Great video! Similar to what I learned in my first year sociology class … more →

Tags: Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, Behaviour, Video, sex, Sexuality, Complicated, gender roles, Gender Identity, sexual orientation

Reblog: World Homeless Day: The day Australia forgot3 comments

prideinmadness wrote 7 months ago: I think everyone has forgotten about World Homeless Day much like we “forget” about thos … more →

Tags: Canada, poverty, invisible, Working Poor, World Homeless Day, Addy, Homeless, street involved

As Funny As I Find "First World Problems"2 comments

prideinmadness wrote 7 months ago: I have posted before about the Twitter account, First World Problems. I love this Twitter because I … more →

Tags: The Facts, Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, Children, poverty, first world problems, third world, spoiled, developed underdeveloped, Water is Life

Indigenous Women in Canada

prideinmadness wrote 7 months ago: … more →

Tags: Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, Human Rights, Canada, Women, indigenous, statistics

Stop Using Mental Illness As Proof You Should Get Your Way!17 comments

prideinmadness wrote 7 months ago: I need to tread carefully with this but it’s just another example of how people are degrading … more →

Tags: Madness, Mental Health, Stigma/Discrimination, mental illness, Discrimination, Children, LGBT, Oppression!, Parents

Let Me Tell You About Canadian Healthcare2 comments

prideinmadness wrote 8 months ago: Yesterday, while checking out The Huffington Post, I came across this Obama healthcare attack ad by … more →

Tags: Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, wait list, USA, Canada, Healthcare, Jack Layton, Shona Holmes, Socialism, Debt

Thought #21: Underprivileged9 comments

prideinmadness wrote 8 months ago: Thought: A few days ago, while at a training for work, a man from an organization that promotes chil … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Children, Canada, language, poverty, Childrens Rights, underprvilieged

Oscar Pistorius: When Disability Doesn't Matter12 comments

prideinmadness wrote 9 months ago:   If you don’t know about Oscar Pistorius already then I am sorry to say but you must be … more →

Tags: Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, social model of disability, Running, london 2012, Oscar Pistorius, prosthetic, Cheetah Flex Foot


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