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Asylum Magazine

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The radical mental health magazine since 1986. Distributed by @pccsbooks Retweets and likes do not equal endorsement. Email- [email protected]

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Stop Oxevision (@stopoxevision) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New - what’s it like to be a lived experience professional under Oxevision? “Four weeks I have been under the metaphorical gaze of Oxevision. For something I didn’t grasp entirely until I was here: even when it’s ‘turned off’, it still looms above me.” stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/ref…

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Bring People Home from Psychiatric Hospital Campaign led by People with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities and Autistic People Day of Action at Westminster and Department For Health and Social Care Date 29th April 2025 Time 11.30 am - 3.00 pm

Bring People Home from Psychiatric Hospital
Campaign led by People with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities and Autistic People

Day of Action at Westminster and Department For Health and Social Care

Date 29th April 2025 
Time 11.30 am - 3.00 pm
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New book about women who survived the Sleep Rooms established by William Sargant who the Royal College of Physicians called “the most important figure in postwar psychiatry" theguardian.com/books/2025/apr…

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Join the Welfare not Warfare bloc. Sat 3rd May 11:30am. May Day march and rally. Together we can win. Assemble 11:30am Leeds City Art Gallery Saturday May 3rd. Speakers Richard Burgon MP. Other speakers to be confirmed. All welcome - bring your banners!

Join the Welfare not Warfare bloc. Sat 3rd May 11:30am. May Day march and rally. Together we can win. Assemble 11:30am Leeds City Art Gallery Saturday May 3rd. Speakers Richard Burgon MP. Other speakers to be confirmed. All welcome - bring your banners!
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'Oxyvision Eyes' poem by Marcus Ten Low featured in our spring issue. Read this and other article featured in our special issue with Stop Oxevision on their website. stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/oxe…

'Oxyvision Eyes' poem by Marcus Ten Low featured in our spring issue.  Read this and other article featured in our special issue with 
<a href="/StopOxevision/">Stop Oxevision</a> on their website. 

stopoxevision.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/oxe…
DPAC (@dis_ppl_protest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#WelfareNotWarfare Protest in Glasgow 📢 Called by DPAC - West of Scotland 📢 Friday 18th April 2025 📢 12 noon 📢 protesting Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar 📢 Brunswick House 51 Wilson Street Glasgow G1 1UD

#WelfareNotWarfare 

Protest in Glasgow 📢
Called by <a href="/DPAC_WestScot/">DPAC - West of Scotland</a> 
📢 Friday 18th April 2025
📢 12 noon 
📢 protesting Scottish Labour Leader <a href="/AnasSarwar/">Anas Sarwar</a> 
📢 Brunswick House 
51 Wilson Street 
Glasgow G1 1UD
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“Sisyphus tryptic” by AnnLou. Artwork featured in Asylum 32.1 spring issue 2025 asylummagazine.org/2025/03/asylum… #MentalInkness #MentalInkness

“Sisyphus tryptic” by AnnLou. 

Artwork featured in Asylum 32.1 spring issue 2025
asylummagazine.org/2025/03/asylum…
#MentalInkness

#MentalInkness
🌟Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, (@autismsupsoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Aaron Rupar If you want to know why the rates of diagnosis related to Autism has increased over time ... The simple answer is that awareness, understanding, and acceptance of Autism has increased over time. #RemoveRFK x.com/atrupar/status…

<a href="/atrupar/">Aaron Rupar</a> If you want to know why the rates of diagnosis related to Autism has increased over time ...

The simple answer is that awareness, understanding, and acceptance of Autism has increased over time.   
#RemoveRFK

x.com/atrupar/status…
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'Staff controlled surveillance is not safety.' Article featured in our spring issue 2025. Read the full article here stopoxevision.wordpress.com/category/asylu…

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Exciting news! Asylum Summer 2025 is being guest edited by the Balmy Army, a grassroots youth mental health movement. Out in June! thevacuumcleaner.co.uk/barmy-army/

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"By dissolving the very institutions tasked with upholding the rights and needs of disabled and low-income people, the US federal government is laying the groundwork for a more expansive – and less accountable – system of carceral “care”. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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We have lodged a petition on the government's website to stop disability cuts, it if get's 100,000 signatures it will be considered for a debate in Parliament: Abandon DWP Pathways to Work Green Paper & create National Disability Strategy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7239…

Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (@gmcdp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There are 180 days until the deadline to sign the petition, it needs 100,000 signatures by 28th October. Currently at: 1,014 after 2 days. Abandon DWP Pathways to Work Green Paper & create National Disability Strategy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7239…

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‘Day 152: The octopus has no blind spot’ poem by Sophina Mariette featured in our special issue on surveillance. Read this and more on the Stop Oxevision website. stopoxevision.wordpress.com/category/asylu… #MentalHealth #MentalInkness

‘Day 152: The octopus has no blind spot’ poem by Sophina Mariette featured in our special issue on surveillance. Read this and more on the <a href="/StopOxevision/">Stop Oxevision</a> website.

stopoxevision.wordpress.com/category/asylu…

#MentalHealth
#MentalInkness
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“Sisyphus tryptic” by AnnLou. Artwork featured in Asylum 32.1 spring issue 2025 asylummagazine.org/2025/03/asylum… Image description: a tryptic in deep colours featuring Sisyphus dragging a rock with a rope, the rope breaks and he exclaims aloud ‘now what?’ In frustration.

“Sisyphus tryptic” by AnnLou. Artwork featured in Asylum 32.1 spring issue 2025

asylummagazine.org/2025/03/asylum…

Image description: a tryptic in deep colours featuring Sisyphus dragging a rock with a rope, the rope breaks and he exclaims aloud ‘now what?’ In frustration.
National Survivor User Network (@nsunnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On May 22nd, we’ll be discussing social security and mental health in our monthly NSUN Network Meeting, including the Government’s plans to reshape the welfare system. Register below to join the online discussion from 4-5.30pm. nsun.org.uk/news/social-se…

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Government surveillance of bank accounts EDM (Early Day Motion) 725 edm.parliament.uk/early-day-moti… Ask your MP to sign if they haven't already.

Government surveillance of bank accounts
EDM (Early Day Motion) 725
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-moti…
Ask your MP to sign if they haven't already.