The Mad Times

16/07/2017

We sold out on all of our copies of the Mad Times today at the Mad marketplace!

We are very grateful to our communities for all of the support and enthusiasm !

15/07/2017

Come by the marketplace today to pick up a copy of the Mad Times!

15/07/2017

The Mad Times has arrived for Mad Pride week!

13/07/2017

Issue 2 of the Mad Times is HERE!

Posting details shortly.... 50 copies are printed for circulation during Mad Pride Week in Toronto so far: come to our Mad Marketplace to pick one up!

For now, gaze upon our awesome cover for July 2017, courtesy of artist Milvando Peixoto!

04/07/2017

The Mad Times is a proud supporter and Co-host of Mad Pride Week.

The magazine will be distributed at many of these events, open to the public!

Culture, advocacy, history and fun with Mad, crazy, consumers / survivors and labelled folk

23/04/2017

We are still accepting submissions until mid May 2017 for the Mad Times!

This next issue will get a lot of publicity during Mad pride week mid July. The theme is "Community and Solidarity​" : feel free to contact us if you have something to share or want to be involved as a writer or artist.

We will be launching an official event page for this Call shortly, keep posted!

14/03/2017

Pleased to announce that Mad Pride Toronto will be distributing print copies of The Mad Times at OCAD University's Annual Zine Fair on Thursday, March 23rd, 11am -6pm!

We will be distributing copies of The Mad Times, our other misc. publications, as well as an assortment of thought-provoking social justice and human rights buttons....

All will be available on a donation/pay what you can basis. The Zine fair is open to the public and takes place in the OCAD Lobby at 100 McCaul street.

See you there!

More details on the Zine Fair: https://www2.ocadu.ca/event/9th-annual-ocadu-zine-fair

01/02/2017

Introducing Issue 1: (In)formal Introduction!

--> http://www.torontomadpride.com/mad-times/

Included in the web version is our mission statement, 4 awesome articles encompassing relevant themes, learning resources, and more.....

Suggested Reading & Resources:
http://www.torontomadpride.com/mad-times/videos-resources-and-books/
About Our Writers and Editors: http://www.torontomadpride.com/writers-editors/

Stay posted for more news about our printed zines: They will be distributed for free in multiple locations across the city of Toronto. Donations are accepted and welcomed.

Issue 1: (In)formal Introduction Mad Times Magazine aims to create an open forum for writers, artists, and activists to share their art and voices with the broader community. 1 2 3 4 …

28/01/2017

CONTEST! - FLASH CALL For Cover Art Submissions for Inaugural Issue!

This is a contest to have your work featured on Issue 1 of The Mad Times!

We've decided we'd like a cover image, as we can use unlimited images on the website version. Mad Times is a space for you to share your Mad art and creativity. We are holding a cover contest for our inaugural issue. The theme is universal: this is an introduction. We are thinking about... beginnings, initial psych experiences, Mad Pride, newspaper style.
Art that incorporates "Mad Times" is favourable, but everything and anything will be considered.

Please note:

-We need the highest resolution electronic images you can provide.
-We will only select one cover image but we may include your image inside the magazine.
-We will also try to publish your art on our website. (You retain copyright over your image...)

DEADLINE is JANUARY 31st!

Submitting work for consideration is easy. Email us samples of your work (high res JPG files), along with a short bio (Do you identify as Mad, consumer survivor, psych survivor or otherwise been in the psychiatric system?), and a description of the work.
Please include the following with your submission:
• Your Name (and company name if you have one)
• Contact information (Phone, Cell, Email)
• Website (if you have one)
Email submissions to: madtimestoronto@gmail.com
There will be another round of calls for future issues. We appreciate your hard work. We are all volunteers. We will have a longer lead time for future issues.
MAD TIMES - madtimestoronto@gmail.com
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27/01/2017

A sneak peek into the first issue....

"MAD, innit?" begs the question, what is 'Mad' ? These are mad times, after all...

http://www.torontomadpride.com/article/mad-innit/

Many thanks to our first contributor, colleague, activist and writer Kevin Healey. Kevin is a proponent of the international "hearing voices" movement and author of The Recovery Network (Toronto) blog. More information @ https://recoverynet.ca/

Written by Kevin Healey For some “mad” is an identity, for some a badge of honor, or a cap-badge worn as an act of resistance. Others would seek to define “Mad” as something more, to define it as a…

14/01/2017

This is an opportunity for activists to participate in an international publication (based in Toronto, Canada).

MAD Pride volunteers in Toronto have been teaming up to devise a publication to represent our community! "The Mad Times" will be launched near the end of January 2017.

The purpose of this publication will be to provide an open platform, free and available source of communication and distribution for our community - whatever the breadth and width of that may come to encompass. The format of this publication is similar to a "Zine" - the content will be at once humorous and academic, poetic and informative. This project was inspired by the Consumer/Survivor bulletin. We will be distributing both an online and free paper version of 'The Mad Times'.

This page will be posting open calls for submissions and papers, completely open to the public at large - An excellent opportunity for activists, artists, writers, poets, ranters and philosophers alike.

Anyone who has any interest in Mad pride, Mad Studies, Mental Health activism, Peer Support, c/s politics, individuality, freedom...and/or the human condition should definitely take this opportunity. (i.e All of you!). We encourage international participation - please share this post with your friends who may be interested!

Please send an email to madtimestoronto@gmail.com, or send a message to this page, and we will swiftly add you to our subscriber list. You may also contact us with inquiries.

The first issue will be an Introduction to Mad Pride Toronto and what madness we've been up to. Our vision and mission statements will be posted shortly.