Home The Icarus Project Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness ABOUT US COMMUNITY ARTICLES RESOURCES GALLERIES CAMPUS ANNIVERSARY The Icarus Project envisions a new culture and language that resonates with our actual experiences of mental illness rather than trying to fit our lives into a conventional framework. We are a network of people living with and/or affected by experiences that are commonly diagnosed and labeled as psychiatric conditions. We believe these experiences are mad gifts needing cultivation and care, rather than diseases or disorders. By joining together as individuals and as a community, the intertwined threads of madness, creativity, and collaboration can inspire hope and transformation in an oppressive and damaged world. Participation in The Icarus Project helps us overcome alienation and tap into the true potential that lies between brilliance and madness. The Icarus Project is a collaborative, participatory adventure fueled by inspiration and mutual aid. We bring the Icarus vision to reality through an Icarus national staff collective and a grassroots network of autonomous local support groups and Campus Icarus groups across the US and beyond. To read more about our mission, vision, and work, check out the full text of our mission and vision statement. To learn more about our history and the origin of our name, check out the origins and purpose statement. Were non-profit and donation driven; please consider making a donation if you can, even $10 helps keep us going. How To Get Involved Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 11:20am About Us advocacy, rights & politics campus organizing Community icarus organizational local groups Were inviting you to be a volunteer! The Icarus Project is a labor of love that exists through the efforts of an unruly mob of contributors: organizers, activists, artists, writers, musicians, students, tech geeks, interns and volunteers, all somehow held together by a small collective of 5 much-less-than-half-time paid co-coordinators, and loosely centered in a New York City office. Keep in mind that were all about d.i.y. autonomy and initiative - if youre inspired, then feel free to join. Here are some ways you can play a part in this mad circus! Got a question on getting involved or need help? Just head over to the Forums and Icaristas will point you in the right direction. Join our email list. Joining the forums automatically signs you up, or you can also sign up here. Well send informative emails about Icarus activities and news. Learn More. Read our mission and vision statement, check out our publications online (Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness, Friends Make The Best Medicine, and Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Medications), and explore our vast collection of articles and links. Read the Icarus organizational Blog. Check our Icarus blog for news of various Icarus happenings, including photos, video and audio. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed of the blog here. Meetup with folks locally. Look at the local groups directory to find a group or campus organizers in your area. Put a shout out on our forums to find people and meet for tea and discussion Start a local or campus group. No group in your area? Let people know youd like to start one by posting on the forums. Check our guide to starting local groups, Friends Make The Best Medicine. Be part of our Discussion Forums. The Icarus Discussion Forums are a wide-open terrain of all things mad gifts related. Offer peer support, contribute ideas and experiences, and post your story, photos, video, poetry, and art. Youre welcome to either just read or join in the conversations. Distribute Icarus publications and materials. Download and print or purchase copies of our publications for your friends, communities, local libraries, school, and everywhere you can think of. Help Envision Icarus. Brainstorm ideas and visions about the Icarus flight plan on the forum here. Follow the Icarus Coordinator discussions by reading the email archives on Riseup.net, checking the Intergalactic Co-Coordinators Working Group pages, and the weekly coordinator conference call meeting minutes. Join our monthly community call. Hear the voices of Icaristas, and reports about what people in local groups are doing around the country, and help shape Icarus with your ideas and brainstorms. Read notes and find out about the next call and how to join in here. Host a speaker or film showing at a local venue or college. The Icarus guide Friends Make The Best Medicine has lots of ideas on how to do this, or email support(at)theicarusproject(dot)net for help. Give feedback on bugs and technical problems with the website. The website is a work in progress. Find a technical problem? Report it on the forums here. Make a donation. Tax-deductible financial contributions (we are under the fiscal umbrella of FJC) keep Icarus going, and we need one time or recurring donations. Become an Icarus Sustainer! Dream up your own way of collaborating! Suprise us with your own Icarus-inspired collaborations -- and wed love to hear what youre up to. 26273 reads Forums Mailing List Donate Get Involved Radical Mental Health Groups and Contacts United States Europe/UK Asia/Australia Internet Icarus News Video Interview w/Mia Mingus on Disability Justice Coming Off Medications Guide - In Japanese! 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