Kiss It!
- Date:
- c.1984-2008
- Reference:
- ART/ASH/B/3
- Part of:
- Papers of Aidan Shingler
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Material relating to the "Kiss It!" Campaign including a large photoprint of the march outside Parliament and TV shows featuring interviews with Aidan Shingler and other service users discussing mental health treatment and their experiences of the mental health system.
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The "Kiss It!" march was a protest, organised by the artist Aidan Shingler, against the inhumanity of forced drug treatment and psychiatric assault. Protesters were asked to apply injection plasters in the form of two X's to the seat of their pants (trousers or skirt). The march started at Whitehall Place and passed the Department of Health, the Houses of Parliament and St. Thomas' Hospital going on to the Imperial War Museum which was once the site of Bethlem Hospital (Bedlam). A Valentine's card was also delivered to 10 Downing Street with a message that pinpointed thier issues.
The aim of the "Kiss It!" campaign was to create an opportunity for survivors, service users and refusers, friends and allies, to make a statement directly, peacefully and humorously. More information can be found at www.kissit.org (correct as of 09/08/2018).