1/ I loved yesterday’s panel talk on #Sanism with @viscidula @liminal67 @climateshlock et al. We finished by discussing internalised Sanism & how this impacts each of us as individuals & as activists. Nothing hurts like fellow activists tearing you down or bullying you. Part of >
2/ the discussion included #AntiBlack & #Intersectional #Sanism. Why don’t we see people of colour in mainstream MH activism? Because if you don’t feel welcome & you have enough on your plate, why come back to services where you were treated badly? What about if your >
3/ experience is different to other ppl? If the generic pale skinned ‘articulate’ activists savage each other when their positions & perspectives are different, what the hell happens to the most marginalised groups? You don’t see them for dust. They’re marginalised, not stupid >
4/ It’s a good reason why as a collective of ppl with diff MH experiences and needs we need to make room for voices of our comrades & respect that. Stop the internal spite & bullying that hurts ppl. Use that energy constructively to fight #Sanism, including our own internal >
5/ #sanism towards each other. Otherwise the cycle of our lives repeats ad infinitum. Let’s end #AntiActivistBullying. Let’s be be #AntiSanist & #AntiRacist in the process. Let’s be kind to each other. We can all do better. As an example: >
6/ Have you ever felt bullied, unsafe, shunned or gaslit by fellow activists? >
7/ Would you like an atmosphere where you felt safe that you would not be bullied by fellow activists despite different views? >
8/ Do you think that we, as a MH Activist community, need to set some boundaries down around what is and is not acceptable in terms of targeting/bullying individuals or groups of ppl with MH conditions? >
9/ Do you think as a community we need to have some accountability for the way we treat fellow activists? Ie reparations, bystanders, pile ins etc? >
10/ This is a conversation we had last night, on a panel about #Sanism. It resonated with ppl in the chat. I’ve heard people from all ends of the spectrum talk about it. It’s def hurt & scared me, friends, & colleagues. We need that energy to fight oppression, not each other.
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