"VOICES" of people have a disability, through music, art, spoken word as part of Social Inclusion Week

Good evening all!

I hope you're keeping dry!

If you're not drawn to a walk in the rain! and intend to stay dry, I'm running an event this evening that might interest you.

My own visual impairment and a recent second brush with hearing loss, which thankfully, I'm recovering well from, has made me very sensitive to the voice and space, or lack thereof, of people with disabilities in our society.  Never more than now, in the middle of a pandemic, we don't hear much from this community and they are part of all of our families and friends. I feel it is important that these voices are heard since the more we understand, the better we can respond and the kinder, more inclusive, and integrated a society we can be.

Dublin City Council are running Social Inclusion week this week and asked if my musicians and I would do a live performance of my song, It All Works Out with the children.  Unfortunately, with new restrictions, this wasn't to be. 

 And so instead, I put together this evening's event, VOICES, which celebrates, spotlights and explores the experiences of people who are visually impaired through music, spoken word, poetry, etc.  One of the lovely things about online is that this event has attracted people from all over the country with all kinds of creativity to share. I've been delighted to learn about all these people and am so looking forward to sharing it this evening. . 

While participation is by people who have a visual impairment, the audience is open to all!  So, if you would like to learn a little about different kinds of visual impairment and pass an enjoyable evening of music, poems, art and ideas, shoot me a mail.

Shoot me a quick email if you'd like to join.  The painting in the poster below is by Monqiue Parnis who was a participant in my workshops for people who are visually impaired at the RHA Gallery.