On the evenings of 28th February and 1st March Heart of Glass have organised free screenings of Chronicle Two: Stand Firm Compassion, to which you are warmly invited.
They are pleased to bring the work back to St Helens, the place from which it originated, and the town which is prepared to collectively take on the complex and devastating issue of suicide.
Located in Griffin Wood on the edge of St Helens, these intimate twilight screenings explore a story of care told amongst the oak trees that are themselves carefully nurtured by The Mersey Forest team and the Friends of Griffin Wood community group – the guardians of this landscape.
Stand Firm Compassion is made at a time where in society we cannot hide from the devastating effect of the systematic deconstruction of the caring society and the decimation of the caring professions through chronic underfunding.
Created pre pandemic, Stand Firm Compassion is a meditation on what it is be a professional carer, a first responder working in this context. It brings into sharp relief the human cost not only to the people in their care, some of whom take their own lives, but over a period of time the effect it has on the workers themselves.
Post lockdown many of us are grieving. Our ability to continue to care is vital.
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Access information
Chronicle Two: Stand Firm Compassion will be screened in the woodland of Griffin Wood, part of the Bold Forest Park. There is a short 5 minute walk from the carpark to the screening site but the ground is uneven and may be muddy. They are limiting screenings to a maximum of 10 audience members per slot and further access details will be sent to you following booking a ticket - please take note of the time of the screening you select.
They have a small access budget to support with local transport costs, if you need support getting to Griffin Wood please let them know: emily@heartofglass.org.uk
Chronicle Two: Stand Firm Compassion is approximately 25 minutes in duration and a short introduction will be given at the beginning of each screening.
If you have any access requirements, questions about Stand Firm Compassion or the screenings please do be in touch: emily@heartofglass.org.uk