On April 14th, we will discuss chapters 1, 2, and 3 of the book “Undoing Suicidism”, by Alexandre Baril.

In Undoing Suicidism, Alexandre Baril argues that suicidal people are oppressed by what he calls structural suicidism, a hidden oppression that, until now, has been unnamed and under-theorized. Each year, suicidism and its preventionist script and strategies reproduce violence and cause additional harm and death among suicidal people through forms of criminalization, incarceration, discrimination, stigmatization, and pathologization. This is particularly true for marginalized groups experiencing multiple oppressions, including queer, trans, disabled, or Mad people.

Anyone is invited, whether you read it or not. The book is available to download at https://temple.manifoldapp.org/projects/undoing-suicidism

DM for the location.

📅 Tuesday April 14th

⏲️ Time: 19h00

📍 De Opstand, The Hague (ask your network, DM, or e-mail for the address at [email protected])

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Accessibility information: the event is on the ground floor. There is a (steep) ramp for wheelchair accessibility. A quiet room is also available. The Opstand library and books are upstairs and only accessible via stairs. We encourage everyone to refrain from wearing products containing fragrances, to wear a face mask, to do a self-test test and to stay home if you have cold-like symptoms. Face masks and self tests are available on location. Send us a message if your accessibility needs are not covered.

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His book Undoing Suicidism: a trans queer crip approach to rethinking (assisted) suicide can be found here https://transreads.org/undoing-suicidism-a-trans-queer-crip-approach-to-rethinking-assisted-suicide/

#suicidism #suicide #zine

Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide | Trans Reads

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Baril's work was a primary influence on this zine and adds so much naunce to an overwhelmingly binary discussion. i cannot recommend it enough.

#suicidism #suicide #zine

The term "suicidism" was coined by scholar Alexandre Baril to describe the oppression faced by suicidal people. For expressing how we feel, our voices are silenced, our autonomy violated, our agency denied.

#suicidism #suicide #zine

i made the zine, Anti-Suicidism, to validate me when no one else would.
https://archive.org/details/anti-suicidism-a-zine-digital-freegan/

#suicidism #suicide #zine

In discussions about suicide, the voice that is never heard is of the suicidal person. this has been my experience, been my voice.

#suicidism #suicide #zine