Mental Health Speak Out Benefit Dinner February 19, 2011

Dinner will start at 6pm and the event will start at 7pm. There will be vegan, vegetarian, and meat dishes available (all labeled!). The suggestion donation price for dinner is $8. Donations will go towards Mind(ful) Liberation Project future events and defraying the cost of printing fliers and our Coping Skills and Speak Out zines. Everyone knows at least one person that experiences what society deems a “mental illness.” We want... to break the stigma that comes with viewing and experiencing life differently from the supposed norm. We have gifts to share, to cultivate, to embrace. Come join Richmond's Icarus Project chapter, Mind(ful) Liberation Project, in celebrating our psychological diversity and speaking out about our experiences existing in this institutionalized society of psychiatry and psychology. In a world gone mad, no one is alone. Local artists include: Acoustic performances by Alison Self, Erin Kemmerer, Herschel Stratego, Jean-Baptiste & Black Liquid Readings by Ellen Crawford, Annie Johnson, Stacey Randolph, Elizabeth Albrecht, Megan Osborn & Casey Johnson Visual art by Courtney Ford, Mark Delboy & Ken Jorgenson We will also have a raffle for mental health and psychology-related books donated from Chop Suey Books! Raffle tickets will go for $1 each. Please contact Megan at (804) 334-2203 or MLP at [email protected] if you wish to cook food, read poetry, short stories, nonfiction, play some acoustic songs (other possible artists TBA), showcase your artwork, or speak out about your experiences. http://theicarusproject.net/mindful-liberation-project **This is an all ages, sober event, so bring your family, young and old, but please no drugs or alcohol!**

Official Website: http://theicarusproject.net/mindful-liberation-project