Central Queens Y to Hold Talk with Bipolar Author and Activist

The Central Queens Y will host a discussion with author Sascha Altman DuBrul, a political activist who has been diagnosed as bipolar.

The talk will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the Y, located at 67-09 108th St. in Forest Hills.

DuBrul has become not only an activist, but also an organic farmer, guidance counselor and the founder of a seed library and online support network with psychiatric conditions.

During the discussion at the Y, he will talk about his memoir, “Maps to the Other Side: The Adventures of a Bipolar Cartographer.”

The book covers his lifelong journey with bipolar disorder as well as his odyssey across America during which he met artists, activists, migrant laborers and farmers.

DuBrul founded The Icarus Project, a mental health network created by and for people struggling with extreme emotional distress that often gets labeled as mental illness. The group encourages those with these disorders to see them as gifts needing cultivation and care, rather than diseases.

The discussion is open to the general public, but a $7 donation is suggested. It is one of a series presented by the Hevesi Jewish Heritage Library of the Central Queens Y.

For more information, call 718-268-5011, ext. 151.