Mad Pride Day Toronto Part 7

Took place on July 14, 2007.


The Mad Pride Organizing Committee is a group of psychiatric survivors/consumers and friends within the City of Toronto. We have gathered yearly over the past 14 years to organize and host pride and recognition activity for a diverse community of psychiatric and consumer survivors.

Administration for this activity is managed by The Friendly Spike Theatre Band, with assistance from Parkdale Community Legal Services, Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre, and Soundtimes Support Services.

The Friendly Spike Theatre Band (founded 1989) is a community theatre arts company which works with mental health support service consumers, and people with disabilities for cultural inclusion and representation.

This year, July 14th 2007 had been officially proclaimed Mad Pride Day in the City of Toronto. Mad Pride was also celebrating across the world in North America, Europe, and Africa on the same day linking mental health system users around the globe.

This year the main event included a "Bed Push", which was a parade that involved the crowd dressing up in pajamas and pushing hospital beds down the street. The idea was to promote community development for mental health system users and create awareness about mental health issues.

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