the mad pride movement has spawned recurring cultural events in toronto, london, dublin and other cities around the world. these events often include music, poetry readings, film screenings, and street theatre, such as "bed push" protests, which aim to raise awareness about the poor levels of choice of treatments and the widespread use of force in psychiatric hospitals. past events have included british journalist jonathan freedland, and popular novelist clare allan. mad pride cultural events take a variety of forms, such as the south london collective creative routes, the chipmunka publishing enterprise, and the many works of dolly sen.