Raising awareness of the hearing voices approach
Understanding altered sensory experiences
Sharing food, creativity and hope
Come along and learn more about the Hearing Voices Approach and its origins in Manchester.
It will be an opportunity to meet and discuss voice hearing with members of Manchester Hearing Voices movement including group facilitators.
WHERE
BEMBE, The Pavilion, Alexandra Park
WHEN
Saturday October 19th 1pm – 4pm
Agenda for the day
1pm-1.45pm Welcome
- Join us for vegan food (with GF options) by Bembe. Browse the exhibition and art display including videos: Hi Ren and Compassion with voices. Opportunity to meet people from the network and ask questions or join the activities at the craft table.
1.45pm-3pm Learning about the Hearing Voices Movement
This session will give an opportunity to
- listen to voice hearers experiences;
- learn about the history of the Hearing Voices Movement, extracts from film Voices Matter
- take part in a simulation of the voice hearers experience;
- meet facilitators from hearing voices groups in Manchester, including the Online group, the women’s HVG, the Muslim Voice and Tameside group
3pm-4pm Networking and crafting hour
Find out more about how to get involved in HVN or attend a Hearing Voices group; explore voices or ‘parts’ through craft practices; tell us what you think
3.30pm Mindfulness movement taster
Join in our taster session to demonstrate the CHIME approach
EXHIBITION
We will be displaying part of the exhibition: ‘Hearing the Voice: suffering, inspiration and the everyday’. This was the world’s first exhibition to explore voice-hearing from personal, scientific, cultural, literary and theological perspectives.
We hope to give space to get your creative juices flowing as well as give space for a quieter time.
We are running the event in collaboration with Bembe, a new community cafe based in the Pavilion, who are kindly providing Somalian food for attendees. We will upload a full timetable for the afternoon in due course.
To register go to eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hearing-voices-cafe-tickets-1035046942267
or email charm.mentalhealth(AT)gmail.com
Manchester Hearing Voices Network 