Steve Arnott AKA Redeye Feenix asks: Do I Need A Diagnosis?
Founder of the Hull Beats Bus, Steve Arnott AKA Redeye Feenix, tells his journey of self-discovery and healing and asks the question: does he need a mental health diagnosis?
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Sam Billingham: How the Sounddelivery Media Spokesperson Programme Changed My Life
Sam Billingham, founder of SODA (Survivors of Domestic Abuse), joined the Sounddelivery Media Spokesperson Programme in 2022 which changed her life. In this blog she explores how, with confidence and determination, the programme helped her approach life’s challenges with a positive outlook.
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A Mile in My Shoes: ’81 Uprisings
A giant shoebox in Windrush Square, London is inviting people to walk a mile in the shoes of storytellers during the 1981 uprisings sparked by racism. Created by the Empathy Museum led by Clare Patey form the Sounddelivery Media Spokesperson Network Alumni, the exhibition runs until April 27th.
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Future Voices: A Programme that changed my life perspective
Jenny is a domestic worker born in the Philippines. She worked in the government sector but the salary was not enough to feed her family. She ventured abroad to work for her family’s future. She participated in the Future Voice training programme we ran in partnership with the Voice of Domestic Workers to develop skills and confidence as an advocate for the rights of migrant domestic workers and public spokesperson. Here she shares her experience of her life as a domestic worker and her involvement in the programme.
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Update from JENGbA: Legal Win for Campaigners in ‘Racist’ Joint Enterprise Dispute
Campaign group Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA), co-founded by Jan Cunliffe from our Spokesperson Network and Gloria Morrison, took legal action against the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Research suggests people of colour, particularly Black boys and young men, are disproportionately targeted by Joint Enterprise but the CPS doesn’t record this data. The CPS now agree to trial monitoring data on those prosecuted under controversial joint enterprise doctrine after a legal challenge from campaigners.
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Emma Pears: calling for a better way of funding our small grass-roots charities
CEO of local children’s charity SELFA in Skipton, Emma Pears, makes a case for changing the funding system for small charities. Emma is part of our Spokesperson Network 2022.
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Sam Billingham: Without Awareness, the true impact of Domestic Abuse will never be known
Trigger Warning: domestic abuse & domestic violence.
Samantha Billingham from our Spokesperson Network Programme 2022 offers a glimpse of what domestic abuse can look like behind closed doors. She set up SODA (Survivors of Domestic Abuse) to offer others the support she never had.
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A Letter to the Health Professional: Beware the Mum who says she’s ‘Fine’
Maggie Gordon-Walker is founder of Mothers Uncovered, set up for her registered charity Livestock in 2008. The Brighton-based creative support courses are facilitated by past participants, celebrating the woman behind the mother, while allowing feelings to be explored honestly, without judgement.
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Shaffia Khatun: A Letter To My Younger Self on Love, Care and Affection
Shaffia Khatun is co-founder of SKY Positive Minds, a charity in North Kirklees working to empower vulnerable women, girls and children who have experienced domestic abuse, sexual abuse or have been affected by mental health issues. Here she pens a letter to her younger self, addressing her struggles and what she has learned from her journey.
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Alan Stuart: A Father’s Reflection on Suicide
A father who lost his son to suicide in January 2021 reflects on why mental health training for young people could help others who are struggling