In this series of 3 podcasts, Viv Gordon and Emma Bryson talk about Viv's forthcoming project, Restless, which explores what it’s like to be a survivor, and why it’s so important to break the taboo to enable more survivors to talk openly about their experiences.
Episode 3
Intro
In this third and final episode in this pilot series, we’re going to chat about all the great things that can happen when we’re able to talk openly about our lived experiences.
SHOWNOTES
1st Voice - Emma Bryson, survivor-activist and campaigner for survivor rights and interests.
2nd Voice - Viv Gordon, theatre-maker, arts/mental health campaigner & survivor-activist whose work is intended to increase the voice and visibility of survivors of CSA.
We all have secrets sometimes; there are the good ones we can’t wait to reveal, and then there are the bad ones when being found out is what we’re most afraid of. Being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse means that we’re conditioned from a very early age to keep the abuse secret - sometimes because we’re told to, sometimes because we’re ashamed of it, and often because it feels like the things that happened to us were somehow our fault.
Viv and Emma discuss...
- How it feels, to tell the truth, and leave silence & shame behind
- How empowering it is to take ownership of our own narratives
- How liberating it is to be our whole selves
- How it improves our relationships and the way we feel about ourselves
About this Project - www.vivgordon.com/restless #MyLineInTheSand
Restless is an arts activism project about community, visibility and voice for survivors of childhood sexual abuse and gender-based violence. At the heart of the project, walking and coastal landscapes offer imagery revealing survivor experiences - of exposure, navigating challenging territory, occupying the edges - and the sea provides a central metaphor of the power of continuous collective action to Make Change.
In September 2020, Viv walked from Steart Point to County Gate along the West Somerset coast developing new writing for the project. Poetry written about that journey is now being made into a digital artwork She walks... with composer Quinta, Rapper JPDL and artist Lou Sumray. She walks... was released on Wednesday 25th November 2020 on the first day of the annual international initiative 16 Days of Activism which runs from Nov 25th to Dec 10th.
The online premiere of She walks... was streamed to YouTube followed by a live Q&A with the creative team. https://bit.ly/she-walks-launch
WE'RE INVITING YOU TO TAKE PART - #MyLineInTheSand
Want to find out more about the campaign? Watch this video where Viv introduces #MyLineInTheSand and explains how you can get involved.
Restless is supported by Arts Council England SW Project Grants with additional support from Strike a Light, Activate Performing Arts, Circomedia and Pavilion Dance SW
About Viv Gordon Company - https://bit.ly/vgc-about
Donate - paypal.me/VivGordonCo
