memo:
Hello Radical Mental Health folks. I am looking to take a long term possible permanent break from the zine distro. www.radicalmentalhealth.net I have lost my copy hook up due to bad economy and can no longer afford to keep up with the request. In general there are usually 2 -10 orders a month for mail orders. Then I table at various events. there are also at least 6 or 7 zines that have been submitted for distro that i have not been able to get up on the site or make copies of. Ive been working on the project for quite some time and really notice that I am sucking at it as of late so I want to pass the tourch before it smothers. The web site is easy to add to and myself or my friend can help with that. I can give you all the originals and you can make copies and distribute/table add to the collection. I have a short list of zines that should be added – whatever. id still like to help table and do workshops at events thru the distro name…but i can no longer do the mail order or copies.
Any takers?
The distro was recently listed as a reference source in a few bigger zines and a new book called sick – so it seems like a great time to really activate the site.
xo lunAcy

Headcase will be an anthology comprised of 15-20 nonfiction pieces by
writers and artists both established and new, exploring the theme of
mental health, mental illness, and mental health care in the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ)
community. The book is currently being considered for publication by a
major queer press.

The anthology seeks essays, poetry, and comics by queer consumers of
mental health services or queer individuals who have been diagnosed,
but do not identify as patients, with mental illness. Works should
explore the intersection of queerness and mental health and can
include topics such as psychotropics; Gender Identity Disorder and its
acceptance or rejection as a legitimate mental disorder; conventional
v. holistic treatment; experiences in therapy, groups, and/or
institutions; how race and ethnicity, class, sex, gender identity,
age, and disability impact access to treatment; addiction,
self-medicating, and recovery.

Modest compensation provided upon publication to contributors whose
pieces are chosen.

Guidelines:

* Pieces should be between 750 and 1500 words (approximately 3 to 5
double-spaced pages).

* While the deadline for a 2010 publication date has not yet been
established, submitting your piece by December 1, 2009 is recommended.
Descriptions of pieces in progress are also welcome.

* Submissions should be sent as a Microsoft Word document,
double-spaced, 12 pt. font, Times New Roman font.

* Please provide a brief (100 words or less) bio with your submission

Teresa Theophano is a licensed social worker, out queer mental health
consumer, and the author of Queer Quotes (Beacon Press, 2004).

Please send submissions/project descriptions to her at
headcase_anthology@yahoo.com
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June 20-26 you’ll find members of the BARMH collective presenting workshops at the
Women and Trans Action Camp in Cascadia check it out at http://twac.wordpress.com/

July 24,25,26 Portland Zine Symposium. The best place to submit and purchase our zines.
Plus workshops on mental health and body image. This is an awesome event check it out at
http://www.pdxzines.com/

Saturday March 14th, 2009

Due to rising shipping and printing costs, this is the BEST place to get the zines and books of
your choice.

If you have zines in pdf format please send them to lunacydistro@riseup.net

If you have access to making free copies we could really use your help…..

Hope you are well and look for new web updates soon… xo lunAcy

RADICAL RELATIONSHIPS WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
At a time when our nation is determined to keep us on the warpath, what better time to raise our voices against intolerance, hatred, and violence? At a time when our government propels us into a new dark age of fascism, what better time to talk about radical love, or the right to love who we want, how we want, and as many as we want? Loving openly and freely in these times, whether you are straight or queer, is a brave political act. We have been conditioned by outdated social norms that limit our perceptions and shackle us to unhealthy cycles of dissatisfying relationships. Yet we also live in a time when we can choose our gender and redefine our sexual identities. Don¹t we then have the right to decide what kind of relationship best suits our lifestyle? Declare yourself a revolutionary of the heart. Find out how you can expand your potential to love, transform your lifestyle, and together we can threaten the social forces of patriarchy!

I would 1st like to
invite people to check out my two new favorite books:

1. Aftershock: Confronting Trauma in a Violent World,
A guide for Activist and Their Allies.
by Pattrice Jones
http://aftershock.pattricejones.info/

2. Trauma Stewardship. An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others
by Laura Van Dernoot with Connie Burk
http://www.traumastewardship.com/

Secondly, Check out our events page for new things going on in the Bay Area and Elsewhere.

lunAcy Distro is running slow as usual so please have patience.

Submit Zines for the distro to lunAcy Distro 484 44th st Oakland CA 94609

We have no new meeting set up but if your are interested in getting involved email
lunacydistro@riseup.net

- xoxo lunAcy

Secondly, B.A.R.M.H.C will be tabling at the following events:
 Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair March 22 in SF
http://sfbookfair.wordpress.com/

Finding Our Roots Anarchist Conference in Chicago April 18-21, 2008
http://mayfirst.wordpress.com/

This approach breaks with the traditional rational way to develop skills, where the mind is split from the body, the individual removed from its surroundings. Soma games are proposals to play in a group – sharing experiences of collaboration, trust and responsibility. It’s this group dynamic created by Soma games that stimulate the whole being to engage with the world. After the games, the participants will process their experience, talking about their perceptions and behavior playing together.

The body is the material to work with: movement, perception and contact with each other to dare to be creative in everyday life. Play is a way to rediscover the body, just as collaboration helps to rediscover relationships.

Traditionally, the series of Soma sessions extends over a year’s time, and involves the martial art, Capoeira Angola. These two workshops will be an introduction to the process and kinds of games used in a Soma group. They will be led by Arthur Swindells, who has been involved with Soma activities in London for three years, with Jorge Goia.

FIRST WORKSHOP: at the Suigetsukan Dojo, 103 International Blvd, right by Lake Merrit in Oakland. 7PM-10PM, Sunday, Jan. 27

SECOND WORKSHOP: at Station 40, 3030b 16th st. (at Mission) in SF. 7PM-10PM, Tuesday, Jan. 29

Suggested Donation: $3-$5. No one turned away for lack of funds.

Monday January 7th, 2008
2231 Ashby Ave
Berkeley CA

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e-mail with ?’s
lunacydistro@riseup.net

Next Radical Mental Health Meeting
starts at 5pm

See you then….
All are welcome