Winston Churchill and the BRAVE Project

hi all

just found out I have been chosen to attend the Churchill medallion presentation ceremony on

6th June 06 at Buckingham Palace - to be presented by the Queen, I can take one guest so my lovely dad is coming with me

this bit of the Churchill fellowship - now the report is done - is really exciting, disseminating the report, and planning the conference

I will keep you all updated on future developments

 

sue

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Hi all

its been a while since I blogged, but I've been very busy with Brave Project and Leeds Met work, AND... writing the report which I am very pleased and proud to say is now finished, we have been emailing a few copies out but some peoples inboxes can't cope with the size of it so will very soon put it on our website so anyone who is interested can access it

as part of the dissemination of my research on 'Violence prevention work with boys and young men' - I am planning a conference with my colleague Pam Braithwaite at Leeds Metropolitan University, as a collaboration with The Brave Project. This conferenc will be in Leeds - at The Carriageworks. Millenium Square on Friday 24 November 2006, working title is 'Educating Young men and Boys - Transforming Anger & Violence into Soft power with Emotional Intelligence' I am now waiting to hear if I can be presented with my silver Churchill medallion by the Queen at Buckingham Palace, in June

much love

sue

hi all

its freezing here

im still typing up all the notes for the report for WC, been on the radio a couple of times, working hard to get funding in for Brave project, pete is taking a group of 'Brave' men to Northern college in BarnsleyWest Yorkshire for a men's studies weekend

missing all our Aus /NZ friends

sue

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hello to anyone out there

pete and i are still struggling to feel some kind of normal, both still coughing and spluttering

i have written a press release -as required for winston churchill, and have already had a call from  a radio station in bradford to do an interview

pete has made a lovely 2006 calendar using some of our best pics, put in a request if you want one

our brave project men still work hard to ne non violent and we had a visit from Chris (Green?) who lives in Hebden Bridge, was involved in men's work some years ago who has taken up the banner for the white ribbok UK campaign, he has loads of passion and energy. well done Chris, nov 2006 white ribbon day will be big

and we had a 16 yr old lad last night who is so keen to not be violent he is willing to join the men's group..how brave is that for a young man?

wishing all of you ou there in virtual reality land a peaceful happy christmas / new year

lets have a collective energy / thoughts for peace

love

sue

hi
just in case anyone is still looking in we are back safe , still in a fog of jet lag and bangkok tummy, it was -1 as we touched down in london and as we walked back home from our local airport it was a sunny day blue sky crisp and cold with frost on the ground....lovely, i so needed this cold after the heat / humidity of thailand, wel what a trip so many memories, so many pictures..over  a 1000, gonna aim to put them on the blog then people can browse them at their leisure, so much research to write up
i am loving being with my daughters jodie and jess again...its precious time before they fly the nest, and to have luke come round, to bring some of our family together again
pete and i are both trying to get back in the swing of routine for work, phone calls to catch up with people, and mail to sort through
i will keep this blog updated from time to time on how the research is progressing and how the travelling domineys are
lots of love to all
sue and pete
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hi all our avid readers

its nealry 4.pm  our flight leaves at 11.50pm, cant wait now, we have booked the  hotel room till 6pm, just as well, pete took ill lastnight, his queezyness turned to the runs feeling sick and a high temperature, he's been flaked out, drinking lots of water, so far i am still feeling ok, hope i sont get it, just been chillin out in the room, its cool and comfy, the street is hot, humid, noisy, smelly, crazy and i've had enough of it and ready for home

wanted to ask a favour of all of you...friends old and new, please be patient with us when we get back about getting in contact with you, my priorities, of course, are to catch up with jodie and jess, close family etc, we both have things to arrange for work, im actually going in to Leeds Met on friday, but we will probably be having a chill out weekend, saturday date in cellar v for breakfast if you are up for it candy and pete, i have to organise all my notes for the research, got a hell of a lot of typing to do but i intend to pace myself with that..and the report writing, but i have newsy and personal emails to send in good time, and it may be awhile before we get around everyone and settle back into our home, our lives, our work etc

we intend to sort out (edit) all our 1000+ pics and put them on the blog, and i will probaly keep blogging now and again as i think its a good way to keep in touch with people far and wide, so send pete healing vibes please, i am being a good nursie, gonna go for a bit of a wander till the heat drives me back to the hotel room

lots of love to all, thankyou for sharing our amazing journey with us, thanks to winston churchill, all the many people we have met on our travels and all you have shared with us, and wishing good health, joy and peace to all

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hi all

its our last night here and after long journey boatride and bus -through another monsoon rain storm thunder and lightening and floods we arrived in bangkok, got in  a taxi after the driver showed us a leaflet for what looked like a good hotel, so now we seem to be miles from anywhere and its all so foreign, we feel a bit queezy from the journey but im sure will settle down when we have found some nice food

gotta go petes here

byeee

sue

im in an airconditioned internet place but wet through with sweat from the walk here

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the men went cycling /adventuring all day whilst i chilled out, read my book, walked around slowly in the heat, watched boats arriving and the melee at the pier, then when the men came back we had a dip in the sea and then all had a massage (laid in a row) on the beach as the sunset, i had manicure, pedicure and nail polish all for 400 baht about 4 pounds, mozzys are out in force, even though pete slept naked they still chomped on me, but its still a kind of paradise,

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at least i think thats the name, i have had 2 strong beers and feel rather drunk, it is sooooooooooooooooooo hot, sticky sweaty and the mozzys are evil. i am sleeping with all my clothes on and told pete he has to sleep naked so the mozzys get him

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