Faculty Associate, Megan J Davies (Health and Society) writes, “for the past 2 years or maybe forever, I have been part of creating an amazing collaborative documentary film about Canada’s first mental health peer support and advocacy group. The MPA (or Mental Patients Association) was formed in the turbulent years when Greenpeace took a boat to Amchitka and Trudeau evoked the War Measures Act. It was a delightfully radical organization, run by members and allies, which gave its members a vibrant drop-in, jobs, homes (not housing), and a real sense of empowerment. Working with early members of the organization and talented young artists and film makers, we have created a 35 minute film that is provocative, passionate and pretty fun. It will premiere in Vancouver in May 2013.
We have created a Facebook page to publicize the documentary and I invite all of you to check this out. The MPA Founders are keen to spread word about
the film to mental health professionals, educators, youth and people with mental health histories.”
www.facebook.com/mpafilm
