Red Flag Canberra

Voice of the people of the ACT asserting the right to better mental health care

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Red Flag Canberra’s HeadSlam at Gungaderra Homestead Harrison on 18th October 2019 was a fantastic success! We heard from 7 passionate slam poets for Mental Health Week.#thisismybraveaustralia; #shanerattenbury

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Andrea McMillan is a grandmother and into into poetry, textile art, including quilting, crocheting. She loves being outdoors - walking, kayaking, Geocaching. We look forward to hearing from her at HeadSlam.

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Andrea MacMillan performing at Red Flag Canberra’s Headslam Poetry Slam event 6pm Friday 18th October at Gungaderra Homestead Harrison #canberratimes #thisismybraveaustralia

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Alison Grills has been writing poetry for a long time. Alison is one of three co-editors for the Mental Health Consumer anthology “Beyond The Tobacco Bush, Beyond the Cocoa Bean”. She has performed as Bella Rose at Mondayitis Cabaret evenings and at The Front Café and Gallery

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Alison Grills performing at Red Flag Canberra’s Headslam Poetry Slam 6pm Friday 18th October at Gungaderra Homestead Harrison

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Rasa Kabaila appearing at Red Flag Canberra’s Headslam Poetry Slam 6pm Friday 18th October at Gungaderra Homestead Harrison #canberratimes #thisismybraveaustralia

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Rasa is a Registered Nurse who specialises in mental health. Rasa is an advocate for breaking down the stigma of mental illness. Rasa started writing poetry about a year ago. She is inspired to share her poetry through the support and encouragement of the local poetry community

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Max Cleversley is a current Arts/International Security Studies student at the ANU. He was one of two ACT poets to be selected to represent the ACT at the National Poetry Slam Competition in Sydney. His work is personal and is an exploration of struggles he's encountered.

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Max Cleversley appearing at Headslam Poetry Slam 6pm Friday 18th October at Gungaderra Homestead Harrison ⁦@canberratimes⁩ ⁦@ThisismybraveAu⁩

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Red Flag Canberra will be attending the World Mental Health Day Expo at Garema Place 11-2pm this Thursday 10 October 2019. Come and say hi and enter our red lolly guessing competition!
We’d also like to hear your views on mental health in the ACT too.

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James Milligan MLA and Michael Aicholzer with Tim Daly and Jane Grace Eastlake Gungahlin Club 12 June 2019

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Red Flag Canberra attendees at our talk at The Eastlake Gunghalin Club on 12 June 2019.

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12 June 2019, to celebrate Men’s Health Week, RedFlag Canberra held a town hall talk on whether the ACT needed a Men’s Health Charter. In attendance were Minister for Health Shane Rattenbury, James Milligan MLA, Josh Vaughn from Mengineering and Michael Aichholzer from Menslink.

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It’s the last day of #ReAwakenAustralia Can’t believe it’s passed so quickly. I am not ready to leave this liberating, connected, hopeful space of solidarity. Thank you for inviting me @franklindbirtle It’s been nurturing, affirming & I won’t ever forget the energy created x💜

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Jo Watson from #adisorder4everyone gave a call to arms at Reawaken Adelaide. A powerful and inspirational speaker also a founder of Mad in the UK. We look forward to collaborating!

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Western Massachusetts model of alternatives to suicide - it’s worked for over 10 years!

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Yarning circle with Aboriginal and Maori women at Reawaken Adelaide

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Stephanie Mitchell and Matt Ball Convenors of Reawaken Adelaide- a powerful and inspirational week culminating in the development of the Reawaken Manifesto!

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Indigo Daya’s amazing art work!

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