Understanding Oor Mad History: A Community Workshop

Schedule

Wed Dec 03 2025 at 01:30 pm to 03:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Norton Park Business and Conference Centre | Edinburgh, SC

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An interactive workshop and presentation focusing on Mad Studies, voices of lived experience, and the legacy of the Oor Mad History project.
About this Event

The Oor Mad History group warmly invites you to join our interactive workshop focusing on Mad Studies and the legacy of Oor Mad History and the Lothian Mental Health Service User Movement.

Led by the Oor Mad History collective advocacy group at CAPS Independent Advocacy, this workshop walks participants through an overview of Mad Studies terminology, the history and activism of the Lothian Mental Health Service User Movement, and how it paved the way to the Oor Mad History project today. We will also connect and learn from each other through discussion questions and group work.

This workshop centres the history and voices of people with lived experience. Everyone is welcome to join us to learn from their valuable insights and gain knowledge about the project’s powerful story and activism.


Please note that if you'd rather not use Eventbrite, you can also book your spot by contacting: [email protected].


The event is organized by the Oor Mad History collective advocacy group at CAPS Independent Advocacy. More information about the collective advocacy group can be found at:

https://capsadvocacy.org/collective-advocacy/oor-mad-history/


ACCESSIBILITY

CAPS values your input and strives to ensure that our engagement is accessible and inclusive. We will do our best to coordinate reasonable adjustments for physical, sensory and processing differences, as well as religious and cultural requirements. If you have any accessibility related requests or concerns, please get in touch beforehand with [email protected]

Norton Park Conference Centre is an accessible venue. It has:

  • Accessible toilet facilities
  • level or ramped access
  • Disabled parking
  • Induction loop


Privacy notice:

https://capsadvocacy.org/privacy-statement/event-participant-privacy-notice/


CAPS Independent Advocacy is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Scottish Charity Number SC021772


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Norton Park Business and Conference Centre, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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