Women's Safety - Special Episode - The Sydenham Arts Podcast

The Sydenham Arts Podcast

Join us for a special, Women's Safety, Street SmArt edition of The Sydenham Arts Podcast, where we talk all things, Sydenham, Lewisham and Beyond!

In this episode, our host, Angela Eyton, talks with Ellie Reeves (MP for Lewisham West and Penge), Henna Bakhshi (Sydenham Artist) and Jack Duddy (owner of Leo Food) about the topic of women's safety. What exactly are the issues? What role does art have to play in all of this? What can the community do to help?

More about our host, Angela Eyton: Angela is an actor, musician and comedic improviser. Her love of community led her to create and host, The Sydenham Arts Podcast! When she's not chatting 'all things Lewisham and beyond', she writes and performs her own comedy songs and co-runs Pinch Punch improv company. More about our guests: Ellie Reeves is the Labour MP for Lewisham West and Penge, and has been an MP continuously since 8 June 2017. She has previously held the roles of Shadow Solicitor General and Shadow Justice Minister, and is currently the Labour Party’s Deputy National Campaign Co-ordinator. Henna Bakhshi is a self-taught artist, painting art for change and art for healing. Inspired by her experiences as a second-generation immigrant and issues of social justice around the world. Henna strives to tell under-represented stories while creating an inclusive, open space for reflection and discussion. Jack Duddy is owner of Leo Cafe, Vegan & Vegetarian Cafe based in Sydenham. Leo encourages people to come together through eating together, live music, poetry & talk groups. They host regular events such as Grief Club, a night for anyone suffering from any form of grief to come together and talk in a space with empathy and understanding, all lightened up with a homemade spread! In this episode, we discuss material of a highly sensitive nature including sexual violence towards women that may be triggering for some individuals. All opinions expressed on the podcast are the guests and host own and do not reflect those of Sydenham Arts.

Topics covered:

1. Henna Bakhshi

- Art Inspiration

- The next generation - are things changing for boys and girls?

- Bringing up daughters in today's society

- The difference art can make

- Bringing men into the conversation

- Love for Lewisham!

2. Ellie Reeves

- The work Ellie's doing around preventing violence against women and girls

- What needs to change

- What we can do as a community

- Society standing firm

- The role the arts have to play

- We love parks!

3. Jack Duddy

- Starting Leo

- The importance of community when things get heavy

- Coping with grief

- Leo and Friends - Adam's legacy

- Grief Club - connecting through food, talking about grief

- Say it out loud - a club for Dads to talk about their feelings about being Dads

- How can local businesses help in promoting women's safety in Sydenham

- Expressing yourself through the arts