Anthems

Yazzie Min is a poet, speaker and life coach. She is also the founder of Stand For Humanity, a movement to help us all to recognise the power of individuals to make change instead of losing ourselves to apathy.

Her word of the day is Connection.

CONNECT WITH YAZZIE:

I: @standforhumanity

#AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced and sound designed by Hana Walker-Brown, with producers Jaja Muhammad and Bea Duncan. The artwork is by Mars West.

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Laura Dockrill is an award-winning author, illustrator and performance poet, with 13 children and young adult books under her belt. She has been nominated twice for the CILIP Carnegie Medal for her novel Lorali as well as the Darcy Burdock series, which was also shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.

Her word of the day is Sur-thrival.

CW: This episode contains discussion of mental health.

CONNECT WITH LAURA:

I: @lauraleedockrill

T: @LauraDockrill

#AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced and sound designed by Hana Walker-Brown, with producers Jaja Muhammad and Bea Duncan. The artwork is by Mars West.

RESOURCES

Give Us a Shout

Shout is the UK’s first 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help.

Text: 85258

Website: https://www.giveusashout.org/

Mind

Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.

Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)

Website: www.mind.org.uk

Samaritans

Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.

Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)

Website: www.samaritans.org.uk

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Bernardine Evaristo is a Sunday Times bestselling author. Her book ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2019. Bernardine is also the Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature as well as being Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University.

Her word of the day is Community.

CONNECT WITH BERNARDINE:

I: @bernardineevaristowriter

T: @BernardineEvari

#AnthemsWomen is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women. It was created, executive produced and sound designed by Hana Walker-Brown, with producers Jaja Muhammad and Bea Duncan. The artwork is by Mars West.

No matter who you are or where you’re from, HSBC believes everyone has the right to feel at home in a thriving, connected world. Visit www.hsbc.co.uk for more.

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Daljeet is a theatre in education and community arts practitioner. Home for Daljeet is in the home counties, where she can hear constant birdsong from her garden.

Her word of the day is Nest.

CW: This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse and racial discrimination.

#AnthemsHome is a collection of original pieces about our lived experiences throughout this time, written and voiced by people from all over the world. It was created, executive produced and sound designed by Hana Walker-Brown and assistant produced by Bea Duncan. The artwork is by Mars West.

Resources:

The National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge

Free and confidential helpline.

Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24 hours a day)

Galop

Domestic abuse and sexual violence support service for LGBT+ people

Phone: 0800 999 5428 (Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm / Wednesday & Thursday, 10am-8pm)

Website: http://www.galop.org.uk

Respect

Advice line for men experiencing domestic abuse

Phone: 0808 8010 327 (Monday-Wednesday, 9am-8pm / Thursday-Friday, 9am-5pm)

Website: https://mensadviceline.org.uk/contact-us/ (Webchat available Wednesday-Friday, 10-11am and 3-4pm)

Victim Support

Independent charity offering support for people affected by crime or traumatic events.

Phone: 0808 1689 111 (24/7)

Website: https://www.victimsupport.org.uk (24/7 live chat)

Stand against racism & inequality

Support for victims of any type of hate crime

Phone: 0800 171 2272 (Reporting line)

Website: https://www.sariweb.org.uk/help-support/online-reporting-form/

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Almass Badat is an artist and culture connector who creates and curates colourful, innovative & compassionate stories. Notable collaborators include: Dialled In, Amazon Music, the British Council, Tay Iwar, The Science Gallery, ICA, Netflix, V&A, Boiler Room, BBC, Trippin World, WorldwideFM, NTS, DAZED & more, and Almass is a judge for the British Podcast Awards, a member of the Soho House Committee and The BRITS Voting Academy. Almass is a visibly proud member of the QTPOC community, and advocates for safe and free movement of queer people on a global scale. Hear Almass on the bi-weekly What is this Behaviour? podcast and explore her film, audio & photography.

Her word of the day is REIMAGINE.

CONNECT WITH ALMAS:

I: @almassbadat

#AnthemsPride is a collection of 30 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was created, sound designed and executive produced by Hana Walker-Brown with lead producer Bea Duncan, producer Francesca Turauskis and production manager Rory Boyle. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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