During Human Right’s Week we saw the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, Robin Banks attend and speak at a White Flower Memorial Ceremony outside the Willow Court Gates on Friday. The event was organised by Flourish Mental Health Action in our hand Inc group and remembers those who suffered inside the former asylum.
In a strange coincidence the DVC’s sponsored Paranormal Tours also are happening in Human Right’s Week, they are remembering and selling tickets to hear about the suffering and negative spiritual energy that is believed to exists around Willow Court\Royal Derwent Hospital.
Despite calls to stop insensitive activities that continue to dehumanise past Patients and Staff the Derwent Valley Council have approved and sponsored these activities.
Historical the mentally ill and people living with disability were paraded in public to raise funds and appease the curious and fearful public.
Hospital staff recorded having to build protection to stop visitors using the mentally ill as entertainment in the well respected book a” Troubled Asylum”.
The screening of a Psychological Thriller at the Council owed section of Willow Court in January 2017, which was filmed in the private section of Willow Court and depicts Patients and Evil Staff along with the two approved, over 18 paranormal tours, it has become clear that Mayor, Martyn Evans and Cr Julie Triffett, who attended last year’s White Flower Memorial Ceremony didn’t understand or convey this message to other Councillors about the history and future implications to the reputations of those people living with mental illness and intellectual disability as they continue without any plans for the site and approving and sponsoring events in the historic site that demean the lived experiences of people who called the place home or work.
Please let your Councillors know if you are unhappy, they need know their actions are not acceptable in a modern and enlightened times. We know that anyone going to the tour tonight will have to walk past these flowers as a reminder of the suffering and continued suffering that is dealt out by our community leaders.
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