Name: 'To Whom It May Concern': A play and interactive workshop
Start: 2022-07-06T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2022-07-06T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Union Chapel (Upper Hall)

'To Whom It May Concern':  A play and interactive workshop

Groundswell

A play and interactive workshop exploring the connections between welfare, health and homelessness

Union Chapel (Upper Hall)

<h3><a href="https://groundswell.org.uk/who-we-are/about-groundswell/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://groundswell.org.uk/who-we-are/about-groundswell/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Groundswell</a> and <a href="https://cardboardcitizens.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cardboard Citizens</a> warmly invites you to join us for &#x27;To Whom it May Concern&#x27;: a new play and interactive workshop about people’s experiences of the benefits and health systems while facing homelessness.</h3>Drawing on real people’s stories and <a href="https://groundswell.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Benefits-for-Health-full-report.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Groundswell&#x27;s research</a>, the play explores the complex connections between welfare, health and homelessness.‘To Whom It May Concern’ follows the story of Diane who is the mother of 14-year-old Ruby. She is evicted from her home and her story follows the multiple and entangled struggles she experiences around her health, accessing benefits and finding support.This moving and powerful production has been written by Sophie Ellerby, directed by Stef O’Driscoll and performed by a cast that includes actors with experience of the issues.These free events are an opportunity for people who work in and around the health and social care sector, public services and charity sectors in London. They will provide an opportunity to:•	Watch the play and attend a workshop to address the points below •	Come together with people from different sectors and speak to people with lived experience of the issues •	Learn more about the complexities of homelessness, health and welfare•	Discuss and explore solutions to better support people - what needs to change to ensure stories like Diane’s are a thing of the past?Details:•	The event will be in-person and last 2 hours and 30 minutes.•	Tea, coffee and a selection of cakes will be provided•	Please email us if you have any particular accessibility requirements email suzy.solley@groundswell.org.uk•	If you can no longer attend please update eventbrite so someone else can take your ticket!If you have any questions or difficulties signing up, please contact us on suzy.solley@groundswell.org.ukThe events are part of Groundswell’s ongoing <a href="https://groundswell.org.uk/benefits-for-health/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Benefits for Health project</a>, funded by <a href="https://www.trustforlondon.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Trust for London</a>.Cast and crew:**Actors - Yvonne Whickham, John Watts, Demi Wilson Smith, Francesca Thompson **Playwright - Sophie Ellerby **Director - Stef O’Driscoll **Workshop design and facilitation - Simone Helleren and Groundswell Peer Researchers and Journalists **Stage manager - Annette Waldie <a href="https://groundswell.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">About Groundswell:</a>Groundswell works with people with experience of homelessness, offering opportunities to contribute to society and create solutions to homelessness. Participation is at our core because the experience of homelessness is crucial in making decisions that affect lives and ultimately help people to move out of homelessness.Follow us: Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ItsGroundswell" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@itsgroundswell </a>|<a href="https://www.facebook.com/itsgroundswell" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> facebook.com/itsgroundswell</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsgroundswell/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Instagram: @itsgroundswell</a><a href="https://cardboardcitizens.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">About Cardboard Citizens:</a>Cardboard Citizens creates theatre with, for and about citizens with lived experience of poverty, inequity and homelessness. They use theatre, art and training to empower individuals to make change in their own lives, and in their communities. Follow us: <a href="https://twitter.com/CardboardCitz" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitter: @CardboardCitz </a>| <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cardboardcitizens" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">facebook.com/CardboardCitizens</a> |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cardboardcitz/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Instagram: @cardboardcitz</a>**Image Credit: Cardboard Citizens

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