Cries of “Shame! Shame!” rang out through a #Vancouver gallery Wednesday (March 15) as the families of #Indigenous and #Black people #killed by #police in #BritishColumbia and #Canada gathered to mark #InternationalDayAgainstPoliceBrutality .
The #GalleryGachet space is lined with dozens of sewn #art pieces, displaying the names of a fraction of the people who have #died following #ViolentInteraction with police in Canada.
Bernadine speaks with Ann Bemrose about how #ToxicPositivity impacts on our mental health and then engages with folks from #GalleryGachet on their upcoming #DisabilityJustice Dreaming Sessions.
Ann Bemrose and Bernadine talk about how Toxic Positivity impacts on our mental health for those who live with physical and mental health challenges. Toxic Positivity is a means of denial by overlaying of positive ideas onto a reality that has some inherently negative aspects. It’s excessive and overgeneralized happiness results in invalidating authentic emotions in oneself and others that are deemed not ok. This then alienates many who feel they must hide emotions and reactions to real circumstances. Ann a
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