Say their names!!

This page holds and shares stories that move me to ask why……………..

Gisele Pelicot

Quote:

“In the field of medicine we only find what we're looking for, and we look for what we know,” he replied.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgx7xy77ydo?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb

Song story:

Nobody knows

A song for the voiceless, for those too afraid to tell………….

I believe you! x

Nobody knows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bRZpqyj2wk

Thinking

Sometimes there are simply no words……..
**https://youtu.be/Gr2h0lD0dCI?feature=shared**

Say their names:

Hideko Hakamata and Iwao Hakamata

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24nrr0mv4go?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb

Hideko has her brother home again and that is all that matters……….. No amount of Money can be given to compansate them for their years of suffering………….

But Hideko refuses to linger on the question of what their lives might have looked like if not for such an egregious miscarriage of justice.

When asked who she blames for her brother's suffering, she replies: "no-one".

"Complaining about what happened will get us nowhere."

Her priority now is to keep her brother comfortable. She shaves his face, massages his head, slices apples and apricots for his breakfast each morning.

Hideko, who has spent the majority of her 91 years fighting for her brother's freedom, says this was their fate.

"I don't want to think about the past. I don't know how long I'm going to live," she says. "I just want Iwao to live a peaceful and quiet life."

Additional reporting by Chika Nakayama

Today I feel moved by the story of : Hideko Hakamata and her brother Iwao Hakamata

https://youtu.be/moKN5FDCVX0?feature=shared

A mother’s cry is a song story reflection that may well encompass a fraction of the pain experienced in this amazing sister’s love for her wrongly accused brother………..

**Expressive Organisation processes on Belonging for groups and individuals**

New this term:

Expressive workshops on Belonging. This process is for organisations and /or one on one explorations.

All too often we find ourselves working in environments where we feel we don’t belong! These reflective specialist workshops explore and open the doors to identifying, accepting and healing those feelings whilst building inner courage and confidence, celebrating the strength of vulnerability and providing a buffet table of next steps for individuals and groups to expore.

Find your creative voice with Brenda Voice Expressions!

I am very excited about continuing to working Expressively to help others find their Creative Voices!!

New Song story,

‘Summer Breeze‘

OUT NOW.

https://youtu.be/qqEQjaFoYgs?si=dUgWPLFERrSkNJ95

I had a very enjoyable Voice Expressive workshop sharing time at the Music Teacher Conference this month!

**Reach for the positive: the Expressive Voice**
In an age characterised by polarising commentary, how do we foster resilience, self-care and caring for others through music? This session will share new repertoire ideas for teachers leading singing in primary and secondary schools. Named after the song ‘Reach for the Positive’, written by the speaker, the session will explore ways of using the voice expressively and as a tool for promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and self-care. It will explore the profound impact that music and language can have on emotional wellbeing, reminding teachers that if they feel good, their students will leave the class feeling amazing!

Special Welcome:
Joe Newman joins, Voice Expressions
'in Conversation’
Listening Space

**as an Inclusive Action Consultant working as part of the ‘In Conversation team’ with**
**Brenda Rattray**

"Joe has also worked in Higher Education since 2014 and leads music workshops in Universities and other educational contexts, including prisons and YOIs. He is interested in understanding the ways in which power functions within HE institutions, as well as considering how his own privilege and power can be put to use in challenging structural inequities in his workplace and the study of popular music more broadly, as part of a reflective teaching practice. Joe is also interested in collaborative music-making within rehearsal and performance contexts."

Joe is a touring and recording musician, who has worked as a guitarist and musical director for a variety of artists in a wide range of musical styles. As a performer, he has played live extensively across Europe, North America, Australia and Asia, also appearing on TV programmes such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the Late Show with James Corden and Late Night with Seth Meyers, as well as recording Later... with Jools Holland on five occasions with three different acts.

As a recording musician, Joe has worked with artists such as Jessie Ware, Ghostpoet, Eska, Petite Noir, Laura Groves, Kindness and Shakka, in studios including Abbey Road, Real World, Red Bull London, Hackney Road, Shrunken Head, The Pool, No. 1 Baltic Place & Livingston of the Miloco chain. His involvement in the recording of Ghostpoet's 2015 Mercury Prize-nominated album Shedding Skin led to an additional production credit.