The Greatest of Gifts
The Power to stop the violence belongs to me I really don’t like the word victim, certainly not to describe me, or my own personal perspective. I much prefer the […]
Not All ‘Victims’ Are Created Equal
The Worthiness of Victims About a month ago I wrote reflecting on the case of Trayvon Martin. One of the aspects I touched on was society’s view of worthiness of […]
Why?
When the answer is the question and the question is the answer. This morning, things suddenly started to make a lot more sense to me. I feel liberated, I feel […]
Boston’s Garden of Peace Memorial
Boston’s Garden of Peace Memorial.
What can you do to help? Buy someone 22 meals – for the price of a £3 coffee.
What can you do to help? Buy someone 22 meals – for the price of a £3 coffee..
Fear Is A Weapon of Mass Destruction
I have a Dream Anyone reading my twitter today will have detected my uncharacteristic anger. Readers of this blog will also have noticed I have been absent from this […]
A conflict could tell you a thousand stories
As you will know, it’s almost a year since I finally relented to ‘The Blogmasters’ nagging and this blog began. I’m not sure if the blog has lived up to […]
A case for Censorship… or not
This weeks blog really is just for fun. Last week I posted a Blog entitled An Extremist For Peace It seemed to be enjoyed by quite a few… and even […]
An Extremist for Peace
About a year and a half ago, a friend of mine jokingly called me ‘an extremist for peace’ I laughed and exclaimed I was proud to be given the title, […]
A hateful Society – fuelling terrorism
Does society make it difficult for a survivor of political violence to stand up for Peace? Earlier this year The Foundation for Peace held a number of events to mark […]
My shortest blog ever
Today saw a man charged with the Hyde Park Attack in 1982. It also saw a machete attack in Woolwich which is currently being investigated by the police as a […]
Underneath My Skin I’m Screaming
Be the Change you want to see in the world – Gandhi How Can I change the world if I can’t even change myself? – Maxi Jazz Of late […]
Kickstarting My Book
Kickstarting my book my Kickstarter project is now LIVE at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1606119916/these-histories-travel-with-me The last couple of weeks have been manic – mainly good manic! Over the last five or so years, […]
Reflections on the Boston and London Marathons
Reflections on Boston Marathon Bombings Almost eight years after my life was changed by a bomb on 7th July 2005; on Monday I was again confronted by scenes of a […]
Resilience Speech – Big Eco Show, Newcastle 18th April
Today I was invited to Speak at Big Eco Show at The Centre for Life in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was an absolute pleasure to spend the day with Nicola, […]
My reflections on #Bedding Out
Bedding out – Power to the bed This week saw Liz Crows bedding out interactive performance protest. I call it an interactive performance protest, as to describe it as simply […]
A life with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A life with PTSD Over the last couple of weeks, a number of events and conversations have inspired me to share the secrets of my PTSD. It’s something which I […]
Dear Mr Cameron
Dear Mr Cameron, Next time a victim stands up, we should stand up along side them. As a survivor of the July 7th Bombings, last night I received very distressing […]
The Doors of The Peace Centre
The Doors of The Peace Centre This week’s blog can only be about one place – The Foundation For Peace. This week marks the 20th anniversary of the awful events […]
Originally posted on wiseabap:
Twenty years ago – March 20 1993 – was an extraordinary day in my youth work career – and a day when everything started to change. …
These Histories Travel With Me 