 On Wednesday 14th May we held our first ever ForumFest - a public event created by members of the Healthy Minds Forum to share the voice of lived experience with the world and come together to speak up for change in our mental health system and wider society. We used the event to tackle some big issues through curiosity, connection and participation, through a festival of activities and opportunities.
Our Lived Experience Exhibition platformed the voices and creativity of people often unheard by wider society. Boldly demonstrating the diversity of mental health experiences, the exhibition displayed a mix of stories and artworks that provoked thought and discussion among visitors. A massive well done to everyone who contributed a piece to the exhibition! "Loved the lived experience display - very moving and powerful"In our series of workshops and talks we learned new skills and shared perspectives, putting collective learning at the heart of our action. Outputs of these will be further developed at our next Forum meeting!
The Public Living Room, decorated beautifully thanks to the goodies from Camerados, provided a friendly environment for people to make new connections, creating opportunities for discussion and peer-support. Our Community Web artwork grew throughout the day, with visitors threading pledges of ways they will practice peer-support in their daily lives onto the web, creating a physical representation of peer-support in our community.
We are very grateful to Halifax Minster for hosting us, as well as all the Healthy Minds staff, volunteers and helpers who made the event run smoothly. A big thank you and well done to everyone who got involved in the event in some shape or form. Your passion shone through in every aspect. Everyone involved should be proud of this achievement - a dazzling example of what we can do when we work together. Want to get involved? Email [email protected]Join the Forum mailing list here!
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