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Survivors
Vision Statement
Survivors' Poetry is a survivor-led arts group providing poetry workshops, readings, performances, music, visual arts, and publishing, recording and other arts activities by and for survivors of the mental health system.
We believe that survivors have a particular hitherto unexplored artistic perception and contribution to offer society.
Definition of a Survivor
A SURVIVOR may be a person with a current or past experience of psychiatric hospitals, a recipient of ECT, tranquillisers or other medication, a user of counselling services, a survivor of sexual abuse, child abuse and any other person who has empathy with the experience of survivors.
Our aim is to provide the structures of self empowerment for all those involved by:
• offering poetry workshops and performance training
• organising performances and other events where new survivor poets, performers, musicians, visual artists, are promoted alongside "established" performers
• developing quality in content and delivery of survivor poetry
• offering committee members and volunteers skills training appropriate to running the organisation
• seeking to encourage the formation of similar groups throughout the UK and eventually in other countries, by establishing a consultation process and exchange of skills and personnel
• monitoring the balance between the organisation's business and resourcing requirements while maintaining sensitivity towards the personal and professional needs of those involved in a supportive way
• continuing to achieve recognition within artistic circles to help dispel fear and prejudice in society
Survivor's Poetry Vision and Mission Statements
Vision
A world which celebrates the creative expression of survivors through poetry.
Mission
Coordinating artistic activity, publishing and promoting poetry by survivors. Supporting and developing survivors poets and establishing communication networks. Challenging and chanign the social and cultural definitions of poets and poetry. Making connections between creativity and mental health.
Survivors' Press is the publishing side of Survivors' Poetry. Visit our website shop to see the work of our community: www.survivorspoetry.com/SP_Shop/
registered charity number 1040177
Survivors' Poetry is a survivor-led arts group providing poetry workshops, readings, performances, music, visual arts, and publishing, recording and other arts activities by and for survivors of the mental health system.
We believe that survivors have a particular hitherto unexplored artistic perception and contribution to offer society.
Definition of a Survivor
A SURVIVOR may be a person with a current or past experience of psychiatric hospitals, a recipient of ECT, tranquillisers or other medication, a user of counselling services, a survivor of sexual abuse, child abuse and any other person who has empathy with the experience of survivors.
Our aim is to provide the structures of self empowerment for all those involved by:
• offering poetry workshops and performance training
• organising performances and other events where new survivor poets, performers, musicians, visual artists, are promoted alongside "established" performers
• developing quality in content and delivery of survivor poetry
• offering committee members and volunteers skills training appropriate to running the organisation
• seeking to encourage the formation of similar groups throughout the UK and eventually in other countries, by establishing a consultation process and exchange of skills and personnel
• monitoring the balance between the organisation's business and resourcing requirements while maintaining sensitivity towards the personal and professional needs of those involved in a supportive way
• continuing to achieve recognition within artistic circles to help dispel fear and prejudice in society
Survivor's Poetry Vision and Mission Statements
Vision
A world which celebrates the creative expression of survivors through poetry.
Mission
Coordinating artistic activity, publishing and promoting poetry by survivors. Supporting and developing survivors poets and establishing communication networks. Challenging and chanign the social and cultural definitions of poets and poetry. Making connections between creativity and mental health.
Survivors' Press is the publishing side of Survivors' Poetry. Visit our website shop to see the work of our community: www.survivorspoetry.com/SP_Shop/
registered charity number 1040177