The Icarus Project

Newsweek magazine just did a big story on Mad Pride and The Icarus Project, profiling Icarus Intergalactic Co-Coordinator Will Hall.

Check it out on the Newsweek site here; or view a .pdf of the magazine version here; you can also take a look at the art gallery they put together here that includes Icarus gallery art from Will, Lizxnn Disaster, Fly, Janice Sorensen, Laurie S., Quyn Horton, Martin Cohen, Jennifer Brister, Valerie Crosswhite, and Christina Mazzalupo. And feel free to leave comments and join the discussion on the Newsweek site.

Spring is here! Blossoms on trees, warmer days, melting snow and the re-emergence of green. For more than 6 years the wild, unruly growth that is The Icarus Project has been sending roots deep into the soil and spreading tendrils of radical mental health and mutual support throughout society. With the new season Icarus is doing some spring cleaning as we consolidate the work of the past 6 months and gear up for the energizing times ahead, so here is our Spring 2009 update!

Icarus just brought another co-coordinator into the Intergalactic collective, this time to work on the Education and Outreach group out of the New York office. Annie has been a key organizer with Gallatin Campus Icarus at NYU. Read more about Annie, check out the Gallatin image gallery, and you can also listen to a great interview with her here.

Icarus just hired a new co-coordinator, to focus on campus organizing out of our New York City office! It was a tough decision with many extremely qualified applicants, but we finally settled on Angel Adeyoha. Here's Angel's introduction...

The Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs, published by The Icarus Project and Freedom Center, is now available in spanish - thanks to the dedicated translation work of Agustina Vidal from Buenos Aires Argentina.

Discontinuación del Uso de Drogas Psiquiátricas: Una Guía Basada en la
Reducción del Daño, publicado por The Icarus Project y Freedom Center, ha sido traducida al castellano por Agustina Vidal desde Buenos Aires Argentina, miembro de la Asamblea permanente de usuarios del sistema de salud mental.

You can download the guide free online. Puedes decargarla de forma gratuita.

Go to the Resources section to download and read the Guide in spanish.

Vísite la sección de Recursos para bajar y leer la Guía.

A slideshow of the recent 11-08 Icarus coordinator collective retreat at High Point Farm in New York state. Thanks to Fountain House for providing the beautiful venue, and to all the participants -- including the lamas and alpacas!