Mood tour
|
This article was entered on the quality assurance page of the WikiProject Events to improve the content . This is done in order to bring the quality of the articles from this topic to a higher level. Please help to remove the gaps or problems in this article and take part in the discussion ! |
 |
The Mood-Tour (own case: MOOD TOUR ) is a Germany-wide action program in the form of a relay Bicycle Tour for de-stigmatization of depression as a disease. The name "Mood" is a play on words and describes the English word for mood and sounds like the German word courage . The patrons of the event are the German Depression Aid Foundation and the German Depression League . The ride-sharing program is designed by the ADFC .
The action
The core of the Mood Tour campaign is a relay ride . Passengers who have experienced depression as well as those who are not affected drive tandems around Germany every two years . On the sidelines of the journey, information and ride-sharing campaigns take place in many cities in Germany.
There are also accompanying activities: exhibitions on the MOOD TOUR, information events at secondary schools and scientific evaluation of the campaign.
“This idea convinced me right from the start, because the Mood Tour combines two essential elements of our foundation work. On the one hand, it creates an offer for those affected. On the other hand, it can succeed in pushing the social taboo away from the subject of depression a step further. "
Mood tours were u. a. Ideally supported by the German Depression League , the German Depression Aid Foundation and the ADFC and financially by the AOK , the Barmer GEK , the Robert Enke Foundation, the Foundation for the Promotion of the Health Care System, the German Pension Insurance Association , the Willy Robert Pitzer Foundation.
"I was happy to take over the patronage for the cycling section of the 'Mood Tour 2012' because it makes sense to support people with depression experience through sport."
Mood Tour 2012
The first Mood Tour took place between June 14th and September 15th 2012. Seven groups with more than 30 participants drove through Germany in seven stages, including 21 people with experience of depression. In addition, over 450 passengers were counted who accompanied the tour on individual days. 33 days of action were carried out around the tour. This is where the actual public relations work took place, which met with extraordinary media interest. 165 press reports in regional and national media reported on the tour and thus contributed to a more open way of dealing with the depression. Among other things, a 10-minute talk show "Views" on Radio Bremen on March 19, 2013 reported about it.
The first stage starts in Freiburg im Breisgau and ended in Bensheim . The second stage led from Bensheim to Kempten . The highlight of the third stage from Kempten to Nuremberg was the reception of the group in Regensburg . The event with folk festival character and samba band, which was organized by the local AOK, opened with a speech by Mayor Joachim Wolbergs , who pointed out that there are 7,000 people in Regensburg alone who suffered from depression. The fourth stage starts in Nuremberg and ended in Leipzig . Paderborn's mayor Heinz Paus called on the day of action in “his” city to create concern among the population for depression so that those affected could communicate. The fifth stage starts in Leipzig and ended in Rostock . The sixth stage led from Rostock to Bochum . The UN special advisor for sport, Willi Lemke and Annelie Keil cycled from Bremen to Ganderkesee . The last stage starts in Bochum and ended in Berlin . On the day of action in Marburg , Dr. Georg Korger, doctor and second chairman of the Alliance against Depression.
Traveling exhibition "Germany a journey ..."
The traveling exhibition "Deutschland eine Reise ..." on the Mood Tour was shown at various locations in Germany:
- Exhibition on the premises of the CDU parliamentary group in Bremen (November 16, 2012 - February 28, 2013)
- Exhibition in the foundation residence Ichon-Park, Bremen (March 7th - May 26th 2013)
- Exhibition in the entrance hall of the district hospital Siegen, (June 3-27, 2013)
- Exhibition in the foyer of the German Sport University Cologne (July 8th - 12th, 2013)
- 3 exhibitions in Güstrow (Outpatient Center for Prevention and Rehabilitation, Diakonie Güstrow, VHS Güstrow (November 9 - 4, 2013))
- Exhibition Bürgerhaus Schortens, Weserstraße 1; Supporting program by KISS Friesland (January 13-29, 2014)
- Exhibition in the VHS Biberach / Riß, Viehmarktstraße 8; Framework program through the Burnout and Depression network. (June 27 - August 15, 2014)
- Exhibition in Cafe LebensKunst, Hauptstr. 2, Kirchhatten (October 30 - December 15, 2014)
Mood Tour 2014
This time the tour lasted twelve stages. 64 people experienced and inexperienced with depression drove 7,000 km across Germany for three months. Information booths and ride-sharing campaigns were again held in numerous cities to establish direct contact with citizens.
Scientific support
Four of the 11 companions on the Mood Tour 2012 were students of Dr. Hubertus Deimel from the German Sport University Cologne , who processed the results of the Mood Tour in their bachelor theses.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ DFB Magazin September 2012, pp. 80–81.
- ↑ 2012.mood-tour.de/foerderer/testimonials
- ↑ The second stage starts in Bensheim; in: Bergsträsser Anzeiger of July 3, 2012, p. 12
- ↑ Cycling for mind, body and soul; in: Allgäuer Zeitung of July 16, 2012
- ↑ Barbara Hoynacki: A tour as an encouragement; in: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of September 21, 2012
- ↑ Dominik Otte: Cycling for more tolerance: in: Neue Westfälische / Paderborn from September 11, 2012
- ↑ Christin Käther: On the tandem across the Federal Republic; in: Volksstimme Haldensleben from September 14, 2012
- ↑ Rose Gerdts-Schiffler: Enough of the game of hide-and-seek; in: Weser-Kurier on Sunday August 26, 2012
- ^ "No problem for a minority", in: Nordwest-Zeitung of September 18, 2012
- ^ Manfred Schubert: Cycling against depression and stigma; in: Oberhessische Presse from September 17, 2012
- ↑ And today ... let's get to the heart of the depression; in: TAZ Hannover from September 11, 2012