‘A Disorder for Everyone’ festival

Janine will be a poetic participant in this online event challenging mainstream narratives about mental health and ‘disorder’. This will include a showing of the video of Janine’s poem Not OK.

Information and tickets for the event are available on Eventbrite here.

A Disorder for Everyone: a word from the organisers:

The 5th AD4E Festival 2024: Festival Theme – Do Something!

A day of change-making challenges to the culture of diagnosis and disorder.

Too many people have simply had enough of people’s stories and experiences being negated and dismissed by scientifically questionable labels. They want change, and they want to be part of a movement that is demanding change.

This is a donation-only event to ensure that it is as accessible as possible to all, so please pay what you can afford and what you are comfortable with. Suggested donations are: On benefits – £5; Low Waged – £15; Waged – £40; High Waged – £70.

For group/organistion bookings or to organise a ‘watch party’ please contact [email protected]

Please sign up to join us and help to spread the word as much as possible.

The day will be recorded so that delegates who can’t watch live can access in their own time.

Our Hosts are…

• John Wilson
• Dr Lucy Johnstone
• Jo Watson
• Dr Akima Thomas OBE

Our Contributors include…

• Jacqui Dillon
• Dr Marnie Wedlake
• Indigo Daya
• Dr Diana Kopua
• Olga Runciman
• Ayurdhi Dhar
• Lisa Morrison
• Karin Jervert
• Dr Gabor Maté
• Rose Cartwright
• Dr Sara Tai
• Prof Joanna Moncrieff
• Prof Peter Kinderman
• Matt Ball
• Sara Boyce
• Prof Sami Timimi
• Dr Margot Sunderland
• Kate Silverton
• Louis Weinstock
• Prof Peter Gøtzsche
• Dr Judith L Herman
• Prof John Read
• Robert Whitaker
• Dr Anne Guy
• Johann Hari
• Nadine Denneth
• ‘V’ Formerly Eve Ensler
• Sanah Ahsan
• Sophie Olson
• Janine Booth
• Viv Gordon
• Vesper Moore
• Daniel Mackler
• Ruth Dixon
• Mitzy Sky

A Disorder for Everyone: guide outline of the day and evening

We will be attempting to stick to this schedule as much as possible.

9.00 John Wilson – Welcome and house keeping

9.10 Jo Watson – Introduction to the festival

9.30 Poem – Sanah Ahshan De colonising distress

9.35 Lucy Johnstone – The challenge to psychiatric diagnosis

10.05 Jacqui Dillon – Drop the Disorder + Do Something

10.35 Panel: Women activists around the world. (Chaired by Jacqui Dillon): Marnie Wedlake, Indigo Daya, Diana Kopua, Olga Runciman, Ayurdhi Dhar, Akima Thomas, Lisa Morrison and Karin Jervert,

11.30 Break

11.45 Sara Boyce – Activism in the north of Ireland

12.10 Rose Cartwright and Lucy Johnstone in conversation

12.35 Panel – Psychedelics: Revolutionary therapy or risky business – Chaired by Lucy Johnstone: Joanna Moncrieff, Matt Ball, Sara Tai and Peter Kinderman

1.25 Gabor Maté – A catch up

1.45 Break

2.00 Panel Discussion: Children, young people and the culture of labelling: Margot Sunderland, Sami Timimi, Kate Silverton and Louis Weinstock

3.00 Peter Gøtzsche and Robert Whitaker in conversation

3.35 Break

3.45 Jacqui Dillon interviews Judith L Herman

4.30 Panel – What now for activism? Chaired by Akima Thomas: Robert Whitaker, Nadine Denneth, Johann Hari, Anne Guy and John Read.

5.30 Close of day time session

6.00 – The evening session

6.00 Jo interviews ‘V’ formerly known as Eve Ensler

6.45 AD4E’s favourites – We are ending the day with some examples of how the culture of diagnosis and disorder is challeged through poetry, song and drama. We hope you’ll hang out with us for the after party – grab a drink of your choice and expect some powerful performances!

8.00/8.30 close

Please note..
The zoom link to access the event will be sent out via Eventbrite email in the days before the festival. PLEASE make sure that your eventbrite settings allow you to recieve their emails – we have had problems in the past as delegates are unable to recieve emails sent out because of their settings! Thanks :)