CREATIVE MALADJUSTMENT WEEK
July 7 – July 14, 2014
Recognizing, honoring, and celebrating the creatively maladjusted worldwide!

Martin Luther King, Jr. once said:
“THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN OUR WORLD TO WHICH I’M PROUD TO BE MALADJUSTED,” AND THAT “THE SALVATION OF THE WORLD LIES IN THE HANDS OF THE CREATIVELY MALADJUSTED.”

We at MindFreedom International believe HE WAS RIGHT! There are many things in society that we should not adjust to, but rather work to change. Creative maladjustment is about learning to be disciplined non-conformist, to be maladjusted in a positive and constructive way to what you believe is harmful in our society.

By being creatively maladjusted, we can help to make positive change in the world! (See the YouTube video)

For one week in July, we’re pulling together all available resources to truly celebrate the inspiring power of positive creative maladjustment. We’ve planned themed days that will focus the
celebrations on different aspects of successful activism.
Join us for:

Monday (7/7): Day of Creativity
Tuesday (7/8): Day of Action & Movement
Wednesday (7/9): Day of Laughter & Joyful Noise
Thursday (7/10): Day of Kindness
Friday (7/11): Day of Self Care
Saturday (7/12): Day of Community Care
Sunday (7/13): Legacy of Lunacy
Monday (7/14): Day of PRIDE

(Download the calendar of days and themes -PDF)

For each of these days, the creatively maladjusted worldwide will be staging protests, events, and celebrations, and throughout the week, we’ll be honoring the creatively maladjusted among us, giving awards to inspiring activists from around the world. As critical thinkers, architects of alternatives, and lovers of humanity, let’s show the world a better way!

WHO are the Creatively Maladjusted?

• CRITICAL THINKERS: The creatively maladjusted focus on a problematic area of society (something to which people of good will simply can’t be adjusted) with critical thought, examining the history of a bad idea, its branchings and consequences — the better to weed it out, roots and all.

• ARCHITECTS OF ALTERNATIVES: Not merely content withtearing down an existing structure, the creatively maladjusted offer alternatives and are willing to demonstrate those alternatives with good cheer andpositivity in public places. They believe that loving and loud public action is the foundation of a true non-violent revolution.

• BELIEVERS IN HUMANITY: Most importantly of all, the creatively maladjusted resist the pressure to dehumanize any and all of their fellow men. They believe in the inherent uniqueness and worth of every individual and demonstrate this belief in every action they take. Creative maladjustment is a natural human response to oppression, an organic and highly adaptable way to
oppose injustice.

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Read the updated manual to see How YOU can celebrate CM Week with your fellow creatively maladjusted folks around the world…