More Great UK Political Theatre
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jesse_the_kUK disability rights activists are inventive in sending the message! This just in from my indspensible Inclusion Daily Express
Commuter Tram Turns Into Padded Cell
(Time To Change)
January 27, 2008
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND--[Excerpt] Mental health campaign Time to Change invites commuters to ride to work in a ‘padded cell'.
Commuters in Sheffield will be in for a surprise today as they ride to work and discover that one of their trams has been turned into a padded cell. The stunt, the first of its kind to be conducted on a commuter service, is led by Time to Change -- a campaign to tackle the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems.
The padded-cell will run on the yellow route of the Sheffield Supertram network throughout the day. It will be emblazoned with provocative slogans. One panel reads “1 in 4 will have a mental health problem in their life; that’s 50 on this tram -- but they don’t need to spend their days in a padded cell”.
The stunt makes the point that mental health problems are very common, yet people who have experienced these problems, are typically getting on with life and travelling to work, just like everybody else.
Related:
Stunt rails against mental health myths
Time To Change
Commuter Tram Turns Into Padded Cell
(Time To Change)
January 27, 2008
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND--[Excerpt] Mental health campaign Time to Change invites commuters to ride to work in a ‘padded cell'.
Commuters in Sheffield will be in for a surprise today as they ride to work and discover that one of their trams has been turned into a padded cell. The stunt, the first of its kind to be conducted on a commuter service, is led by Time to Change -- a campaign to tackle the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems.
The padded-cell will run on the yellow route of the Sheffield Supertram network throughout the day. It will be emblazoned with provocative slogans. One panel reads “1 in 4 will have a mental health problem in their life; that’s 50 on this tram -- but they don’t need to spend their days in a padded cell”.
The stunt makes the point that mental health problems are very common, yet people who have experienced these problems, are typically getting on with life and travelling to work, just like everybody else.
Related:
Stunt rails against mental health myths
Time To Change
