£10451.28 raised so far and many more cities to go! THANK YOU to EVERYONE involved in our fundraiser for The CALMzone & Mind last week in honour of The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint.If you missed it here's the feature on ITV News
Our Music for A Jilted Generation: CALM & Mind Fundraiser UK Tour next stops TOMORROW in Manchester, Friday in Sheffield, next Friday in Brighton, next Saturday in Southend before a further 9 cities (a few of these we'll be adding shortly). We're hoping we can raise another £20-30K by the end of this, but we need YOUR HELP. Please SHARE this post, spread the word and SUPPORT the show in your local area.
TICKETS
https://www.supportthecause.co.uk/
If you can't attend, please DONATE HERE:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/musicforthejiltedgeneration
As well as the funds raised, we hope we've raised some awareness of the issue of mental health. It's just a shame it took a tragedy as Keith's to put a spotlight on it and pull this together to do so.
Suicide is the single biggest killer of men aged under 45 in the UK. In 2015, 75% of all UK suicides were male. What's on the outside isn't always what's on the inside. It happens to music heroes, it happens to reality TV stars, it happens to our neighbours, friends, people we bump into on the bus or on a night out. Please be aware, remember 'it's nice to be nice' and respect everyone for being who they are in their own wonderful way. We're all humans and we're in this together x
If you are concerned for someone's wellbeing, help them when they need help, don't just ignore it and if you are genuinely concerned, seek professional help.
► NEED HELP? HERE'S WHAT THE CAUSE RECOMMENDS...
Samaritans is a charity that aims to help people suffering emotional distress. They are free to contact 24/7 from any UK or Irish phone by dialling 116 123. Head to samaritans.org for further details.
► CALM (CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIVING MISERABLY)
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. Join the campaign to take a stand against male suicide and get the tools you need for action. Call 0800 58 58 58 for further information.
https://www.thecalmzone.net/
► MIND
MIND provides information, advice and support to people affected by mental health problems. It works to prevent mental health problems, promote mental wellbeing and ensure those with mental health problems are respected and included in their local communities.
https://www.mind.org.uk/
► MUSIC MINDS MATTER
Whatever you’re going through right now, you can contact Music Minds Matter on 0808 802 8008 or email us at MMM@helpmusicians.org.uk.
If you work in music and are struggling to cope, or know someone who is, talk to them. It doesn’t have to be a crisis, or about music. They have trained advisors that are here to listen, support and help at any time.
With 97 years supporting musicians, Help Musicians UK understands the complexity of working in music and created Music Minds Matter as a dedicated service for anyone in the industry.
ONE LOVE & POWER TO THE PEOPLE
A big thank you to Mark Archer (Altern 8) for donating £1050 of profits from digital sales of the remastered album Full On Mask Hysteria, his wife Nikki at NLA Artists, all the DJ's, MC's, that have donated their time for FREE, the RIDICULOUS laser show by Impact Lasers brought in for the love, The Five Points Brewing Company, Pirate's Grog Rum, Our/London Vodka, Skinny Lager & Jagermiester for sponsoring, Grow Tottenham for donating their venue and bar profits, all the volunteers, staff and security, Resident Advisor for donating 50% of booking fees for all our in house shows, The Mill Co. Project for providing us the platform to do this and Haringey Council for being forward thinking and granting us the licence we needed for our project.
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