Name: Surviving 'madness' in a mad world - with Anouk De Silva
Uploaded: 2023-07-14T16:54:11Z
Description: A thought-provoking discussion on notions of 'madness', 'disability', art and creativity, and the impact society has on individual lives

Surviving 'madness' in a mad world - with Anouk De Silva

Garden Lounge creative space

A thought-provoking discussion on notions of 'madness', 'disability', art and creativity, and the impact society has on individual lives

Garden Lounge Creative Space

Following the provocative discussion prompted earlier this year by the launch of Anouk De Silva's novel, The End of Madness, the author returns to Garden Lounge for some further exploration of the themes and ideas his work critiques. With the emergence at Garden Lounge of a mutually supportive, ever-growing community of neurodiverse, creative, differently-abled people who are intelligent and compassionate, today's event marks the beginning of a concerted effort to make use of this space to better the lives of everyone. We hope to do this by: challenging ignorance and bigotry; championing the merits of people who are often marginalised for the same differentness that makes them resilient and formidable; fostering discussion; and developing the language and and tools that individuals and groups can use in order to make the changes that they want to see.If you have suggestions for further events or would like to be part of the ongoing discussion, please speak to Michael directly at Garden Lounge, or email him at events@gardenlounge.com.auOptional dress code: CocktailTickets: This is an all-ages, ticketed event. If you would like to attend but cannot afford a ticket please just let Michael know and you will be given a spot, no questions asked.The ticket price of $10 includes one free drink of your choice. ID is required for alcohol service.About the speakersAnouk De Silva is a New Zealand-born Sri Lankan author from Western Sydney. Anouk is a late-diagnosed autistic writer and social media activist whose passion for neurodiversity advocacy is combined with a particularly unique overview of science, politics, history, and philosophy. His first novel, The End of Madness, was launched at Garden Lounge in early 2023. That launch and the discussions on the day directly prompted this next installment on the topics of neurodivergence, disability, 'madness' and the fraught experience in our society of people marked by those labels. <a href="https://youtu.be/jHrdrLcoDp0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Listen to a video of the discussion from that day </a>Michael Aiken's greatest honour is to be the four-time recipient of a unique and delightful child. Born in Western Sydney and raised on the NSW Central Coast, Michael is the author of three books. These include the poetry collections A Vicious Example (Grand Parade 2014) and The Little Book of Sunlight and Maggots (UWA 2019), as well as the verse novel Satan Repentant (UWA 2018). In June 2019 Michael founded Garden Lounge Creative Space, an inclusive sanctuary from the outside world that offers a specialist range of new Australian poetry books, niche fiction and non-fiction, a curated selection of rare and second hand poetry, plays, novels and art books, and barista-made coffee.An experienced Health Communicator and passionate advocate for tolerance and inclusivity, Michael has lived with life-long depression and anxiety caused by late-diagnosed ADHD

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