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Professor Green meets
his match in Liverpool
THE Rapper, songwriter and Patron
of CALM, Professor Green, made an appearance at, Liverpool Central Library,
on Thursday, 8 October 2015, to present the award to the winner of the 2015
Mental Health and Me writing competition. The event, organised jointly by
Writing on the Wall and the Liverpool Mental health Consortium, celebrates
World Mental Health Day and supports the campaign to eliminate the stigma
surrounding mental illness.
Congratulations to 81 year old Spoken Word Artist Pat Fearon who took 1st
place with her winning spoken word piece, The Edge. The event was a huge
success filled with brilliant readings across all 7 categories:- Short
Stories, Poetry, Spoken Word, Journalism, Diary/Blog entries, Tweets and
Letters. Congratulations to all the finalist and to everyone who entered.
The Awards ceremony was introduced by the first Shadow Minister for Mental
Health, Luciana Berger MP, who spoke of the importance of events like this
in combating the stigma of mental illness.
Professor Green became a patron of CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
in order to speak out and support men battling mental illness following his
own experience with suffering from anxiety and depression as well as losing
his father to suicide.
Mental Health and Me was delivered in partnership with Writing on the Wall
and Liverpool's Mental Health Consortium.
For a list of all winners see:-
WritingOnTheWall.Org.UK.
You can purchase a copy of the Mental Health and Me anthology by
contacting:-
Info@WritingOnTheWall.Org.UK. |
