Inspirational Women Of Portsmouth

 So we got all the friends together on the group chat and I said  “(the police will find you)..just tell them, be honest and tell them what happened ….  if you don’t tell anyone and you try and keep it hidden, you’ re going to be guilty..if you give yourself in, then you’ll still be guilty, but  you’ll have the respect of knowing that you know that you messed up and you want  to tell someone”…so that made them realise and they told their mum  (Jack, 15 ) 

Pamodzi means together. We celebrate inspirational stories and collaborate with creatives to challenge, affirm and inspire.  To mark #international mens day, our "Conversations With My Son" series celebrates the magic of family and leans into conversations around mental health and the impact of culture to our definition of family.  Jack and his Mum Vicky talk about the importance of open lines of communication with each other and how opportunities of counselling gave them the tools to communicate more effectively with each other.  For Jack especially, it has also given him the gift of empathy in supporting friends who are themselves struggling with their own mental health.  

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“Mental health means being kind to yourself….and it also means being able to let your emotions help you”  (Dylan, 7)

Pamodzi means together. We celebrate inspirational stories and collaborate with creatives to challenge, affirm and inspire.  For #internationalmensday,  our "Conversations With My Son" series celebrates the magic of family and leans into conversations around mental health and the impact of culture to our definition of family.   Dylan and his Mum Siobhan talk about the  post transition back to school and  he also gives the grown up in his life some advice on how to protect their mental health.

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"Sad feels like you’re falling 100 miles into a black world….hugging my mummy helps".   (James, 7) 

Pamodzi means together. We celebrate inspirational stories and collaborate with creatives to challenge, affirm and inspire.  To mark #internationalmensday,  our 'Conversations With My Son' series celebrates the magic of family and leans into conversations around mental health and the impact of culture to our definition of family.  James and his Mum Julia  talk about the power of hugs, the importance of empathy and kindness and the joys of planning an unplanned pregnancy with four weeks notice !

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“Advice to my younger self ? Stay connected. Keep your eye on the ball..don’t look from the outside in”

As part of this year's Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards, we took the opportunity to hear from some of the women nominated for being inspirational. Jessica Whitbourn recently launched her own Performing Arts School and is an Award Recipient (Sports) for her incredible commitment to building an international Twirling movement during Lockdown. 

Find out more about her work on these platforms :

Website : Jessica Whitbourn School of Performing Arts

Instagram JW School of Performing Arts   & Twirlversity 

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"I find everything about Autism amazing. It's like undoing a little puzzle piece,  finding these connections..... and once you get the communication and they come to you with a symbol or something like that, it's just amazing. I just love my job ".

As part of this year's Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards, we took the opportunity to hear from some of the women nominated for being inspirational. In this episode Gemma Hinks talks to Shamila Shirima about why her father is her inspirational role model, what motivates her in her  and the privilege of being able to volunteer in different ways through out lockdown. 

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"Children don't have the magic for long enough and this Christmas... I really wanted to create that magic (with) the North Pole Elf Company and ... wanted to help families create memories that were really tangible and weren't necessarily through a screen.... we gave away a number of visits (people nominated families who had a particularly difficult year) ..the nominations and stories that came out of it were incredible ....".

As part of this year's Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards, we took the opportunity to hear from some of the women nominated for being inspirational. Hazel is founder of  Black Heart Theatrical  and in this episode she speaks to Shamila Dhana about  having to overcome the challenge of transferring an interactive creative practice online. This has included an online interactive Bedtime Stories project, The North Pole Elf Company, and an online parent club with practical, creative advice and ideas.

www.blackhattheatrical.com

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"Its about the tribe.. a lot of us have never been involved in any campaigning. We've come out of our comfort zones completely and we've gone out there ; we've spoken at rallies, we've spoken at meetings, we've lobbied at parliament...'

 As part of this year's Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards, we took the opportunity to hear from some of the women nominated for being inspirational. In this episode, Shelagh speaks to our Non-Exec Board member Jasmine  about her involvement in the WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign that fights for justice for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes to the State Pension Age). She also talks about who inspires her and how Janey Godley's  voice over commentary would make an excellent addition to any dinner party ! 

To find out more about Shelagh's work:

Local network:  https://www.facebook.com/SolentWASPI 

Twitter @solent_waspi.

Instagram @waspi_campaign. 

Email solentwaspi@gmail.com.

www.waspi.co.uk

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WaspiCampaign

Twitter @WASPI_Campaign. 

You can find the complete film of the  2021 Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards on our YouTube page.

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"If you are campaigning (within a community) that sees things from a different point of view to yours, its really important to be determined but, also not to lose sight of the fact that other people's values and opinions are just as relevant as your own are" 

As part of this year's Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards, we took the opportunity to hear from some of the women nominated for being inspirational. In this episode, Laura speaks to our Non-Exec Board member Jasmine  about the values behind her campaigning and environmental work  and how projects like play-streets really do enable deeper community cohesion. 

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‘You can do so much more as a team than on your own..I’m hoping that the (creative) industry as a whole will carry on embracing that” 

As part of this year's Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards, we took the opportunity to hear from some of the women nominated for being inspirational. In this episode, Nicole speaks to our lead podcaster Shamila about  the #performerpreneur movement ; a wonderfully supportive group for with over 900 professional performers turned entrepreneurs. She also reflects on her personal inspirations and how, as a child, her grandmother’s often humorous proclamations that Nicole was in fact a ‘chief and not an Indian’  enabled her to step into her leadership skills. 

To find out more about Nicole’s work

Instagram @manicsp_entertainment @nicolelouisegeddes @performerpreneur

LinkedIn Nicole Louise Geddes

Facebook Manicstageproductions

You can find the complete film of the  2021 Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards on our YouTube page.

Head to our website to find out more about our work