Robert Dellar (16 December 1964 – 17 December 2016)[1] was an activist, musician and poet who founded Mad Pride with others. He died of a pulmonary embolism one day after his fifty-second birthday, with a post mortem revealing he also had pancreatic cancer.[2][3] He wrote several books, and a biography was published posthumously.[4]
Dellar was appointed as a development worker at Southwark Mind in 1997.[3]
Publications
edit- Splitting in Two: Mad Pride and Punk Rock Oblivion Unkant Publishers (2014) ISBN 0992650909
- Seaton Point Robert Dellar and others, Spare Change Books (1998) ISBN 0952574411
- Mad Pride: A Celebration of Mad Culture by Robert Dellar with Ted Curtis and Esther Leslie (2003)
References
edit- ^ Hunt, Ruth. "Tribute to Robert Dellar (1964 - 2016)". National Survivor User Network. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
In a typically low-key style, Robert posted on Facebook on December 15 that he had to go into hospital and that it was the day before his birthday. [...] On December 17 Robert died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism.
- ^ "Activists mourn Robert Dellar, co-founder of Mad Pride and a 'tenacious force for good'". Disability News Service. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b McKenna, Denise. "Obituary: Robert Dellar". Mental Health Resistance Network. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Burton, Lawrence; Pearson, Shirley (2017). Kiss of Life - Remembering Robert Dellar. Ce Acatl.
External links
edit- The Wake of Robert Dellar 24th January 2017
- Robert Dellar Inaugural lecture
- A Fierce Intellect And Pioneer Activist Morning Star obituary by Ruth Hunt
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