Saturday, July 11, 2026 12 - 3 PM
Burlington, Vermont
March Route
The Mad Pride march will begin with a song at 12:00 PM at the UU Church.
Together we will march down Church St, and stop at City Hall Steps for rally speeches before returning to the UU Church for food provided by the People’s Kitchen and community connection!
MadfreedomAdvocates.org/vermont-mad-pride
CITY HALL
UU CHURCH
12-1 PM MARCH
Speeches by Amey Dettmer, Vivan Bose-Pyne, and Kara Garvey
1-3 PM FESTIVAL
Lunch
Peer-led Yoga, 1:15-2:00 PM and 2:15-3:00 PM
Resource Tables
Peer/Lived-experience Book & Media Swap
Button Making
10th Anniversary Slideshow Screenprinting
Community Connection
Front Lawn (between the church and Church St): Here you’ll find resource tables, outdoor yoga (*some yoga mats provided, we encourage you to bring your own), and free lunch provided by the People’s Kitchen.
Parlors Room (through the side entrance): Here you’ll find some air conditioning, the 10th anniversary slideshow, and connection space.
Community Room (through the side entrance and down the stairs to the lower level): N/KN-95 masks are provided and required on the lower floor. Here you’ll find mad art screenprinting (*Mad Pride 2026 shirts provided, we encourage you to bring shirts from past years, or other materials for screenprinting), prompts for self-reflection, and a couple private rooms for stimulation breaks.
Organizations & Supporters:
Intentional Peer Support
Vermont Center for
Independent Living
HireAbility
Copeland Center
Counseling Service of
Addison County
Pathways Vermont
Clara Martin Center
Another Way
Howard Center
Peace and Justice Center
Resistance Arts Collective
Sarah Noel Ceramics
LMW Design
The People’s Kitchen
Sarah Broas
MadFreedom Advocates
Planning Committee & Volunteers:
Chris Hansen
Esmé Knoke
Neilah Rovinsky
hannah sorila
Emma Munson-Blatt
Aaron Schiff
Leia Falco
Betsy Hoekstra
Kirk Paré
Lindsey Owen
Ian Horn
Grace Schneider
Amey Dettmer
Calvin Moen
Sarah Launderville
Pathways Vermont provides community-based mental health services and collaborative learning that center people as the experts of their own lives. We strengthen our communities and the system of care by elevating the voices of lived experience.
Choice
Autonomy and self-direction are the foundation for meaningful support.
Connection
Trust, respect, and shared experience foster hope and mutual growth
Community
Belonging and collective purpose create the conditions for people to thrive.
Pathways Vermont supports Mad Pride and elevates mad voices through our programs, including Morgan’s Place Peer Support Center and the newly established VT Peer Certification Training Center
Morgan’s Place
Peer Support Center
Pathways Peer Support Center, known as Morgan's Place, exists as a space for support groups and community events
The peer support team works out of the main floor and offers spaces ranging from conversations about suicide to Dungeons and Dragons
The space provides a warm and welcoming environment where lived experience is shared and relationships are nurtured.
Click here or scan the QR code to access Morgan’s Place community calendar
Training Institute
In 2025, Pathways Vermont Training Institute established the VT Peer Certification Training Center.
The training center, staffed by psychiatric survivors and grounded in the history of the psychiatric survivor movement, ensures that Certified Peer Support Providers (CPSPs) maintain fidelity to the ethics of peer support and the values of the broader Mad Pride movement
Click here or scan the QR code to access the VT Peer Certification Training Center
Thank you for attending Vermont Mad Pride 2026!
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