(L–R) Pamela Lewis FRSA (PLA Media), Mayor Anderson (Liverpool), Deputy Mayor Haywood (Nashville), Dr. Shamender Talwar (TUFF) Photo Credit: PLA Media
(L-R) Mayor Joanne Anderson, John Scannapieco (Honorary Consul, Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood – Photo credit score: PLA Media
(L-R) The Road to Nashville’s Daniel Xander, BBC’s Claire Simmo & Winner Edi Callier Photo credit score: PLA Media
Liverpool’s Mayor Anderson and Nashville’s Deputy Mayor Haywood forge new partnership
NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, November 8, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Mayor of Liverpool, UK, Joanne Anderson, and the Deputy Mayor of Nashville, USA, Brenda Haywood, joined palms in solidarity between their two cities through the reception on the British Consulate in commemoration of HM Queen Elizabeth II for world psychological well being music undertaking, The Road To Nashville – Liverpool International Song Contest, on October 10.
Through the Mayors, the cities of Liverpool and Nashville promised to work collectively on delivering sustainable financial world group advantages via commerce, funding, science, expertise, tradition, schooling, and tourism. The partnership will likely be carried out via visits between cities as wanted, selling and facilitating alternatives for collaboration, commerce and funding in key financial sectors together with music, healthcare, life sciences, tech, digital content material, customer economy, and tourism. As two dynamic music cities, a selected emphasis will likely be positioned on exploring potential artistic music collaborations and exchanges.
“I, Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood, joined Mayor Joanne Anderson of Liverpool at a phenomenal reception for the Road to Nashville. Over 21,400 songwriters from 31 countries were represented. This global historic project brought Nashville and Liverpool together to battle the sigma of mental health,” stated Deputy Mayor Haywood.
“The Road to Nashville is a truly special initiative that has supported thousands with their mental health through the power of music,” added Mayor Anderson. “It has been a privilege to work with the Deputy Mayor Brenda Haywood to connect our two iconic music cities of Nashville and Liverpool, and we are looking forward to developing our relationship further, extending beyond music and looking at all the additional ways in which we can collaborate. I was overwhelmed with the kindness and warmth of the people of Nashville and our visit was both inspiring and moving. I’m proud that Liverpool is working with our wonderful sister city, TUFF and all The Road to Nashville partners in supporting musicians around the world and making this project a huge success.”
Held on the newly established British Consulate on “World Mental Health Day,” the royal reception celebrated the winner of the worldwide music contest and psychological well being initiative, Los Angeles based mostly Edi Callier. The reception was additionally held in honor of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HSM King Charles III.
“We at TUFF (The Unity of Faiths Foundation) are proud to be the bridge of unity between Liverpool and Nashville,” stated Dr. Shamender Talwar, founding father of The Road to Nashville and TUFF.
“I’m very proud to be part of The Road To Nashville and bringing the cities of Nashville and Liverpool together,” stated John Scannapieco, Honorary Consul from Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Throughout the method, The Unity of Faiths Foundation (TUFF), co-organizers of The Road to Nashville, labored to attach artists worldwide with the psychological well being companies they want. TUFF is offering continued entry to complimentary counseling companies for the three,600 individuals who opted into the free program.
Out of over 21,411 songwriters from 31 international locations, Edi wowed the judges along with his unique music, “Alone”, which shared a narrative of his psychological well being struggles.
About The Road to Nashville – Liverpool Global Mental Health Project
The Road to Nashville 2022 was birthed from the 2020/21 Liverpool International Song Contest, geared toward tackling psychological sickness discrimination and stigma particularly tailor-made in the direction of these within the artistic sector. Created by TUFF (The Unity of Faiths Foundation) and backed by each the Nashville Metro City Council and the Liverpool City Council, the 2022 Road to Nashville Contest began with the worldwide #KIND20 marketing campaign. During the pandemic, TUFF’s world #KIND20 marketing campaign demonstrated a approach to promote social integration and reached a staggering 6.7 million folks worldwide. From right here, the Road to Nashville – Liverpool International Song Contest expanded to deal with TUFF’s wider objectives of empowering younger folks and selling acceptance, equality and respect for different cultures.
Participants within the 2020/21 competitors have been invited to attend 23 workshops throughout the Liverpool City area delivered by TUFFs Music division and led by TUFFs co-founders, Anna Prior and Dr. Shamender Talwar FRSA (famend social psychologist), and Liverpool-based producer Daniel Xander BSc MA (TUFFs Head of Music). These workshops offered schooling in music and manufacturing in addition to one-to-one counseling with skilled psychological well being practitioners. In addition to the hundreds who attended the in-person workshops, TUFF additionally offered an internet model for these unable to attend as a result of COVID-19, medical and/or psychological well being causes. The 2022 Road to Nashville contest supplies the identical assist for musicians and songwriters who join free psychological well being companies and is offering freed from cost psychological well being and/or skilled life teaching companies for over 3,600 world individuals thus far. Each musician requesting counseling receives a minimal of three complimentary periods valued at $250 a session.
About TUFF — The Co-Organizer
The Unity of Faiths Foundation (TUFF) is a British secular charitable group working in 4 continents. They bridge group sectors, organizations and authorities by rebuilding social integration and world group cohesion. TUFF additionally empowers youth via participation in sports activities, music and science. Teaching schooling in human values, acceptance of integration, particular person liberty, gender equality, understanding surroundings, respect for different cultures, the rule of regulation and democracy. They have been established since 2011 and have the assist and acknowledgments of many dignitaries like H.H Pope Francis, H.M the Queen, President Barack Obama to call a number of. The final aim is to share kindness and facilitate the combination and empowerment of these individuals who don’t have a voice, as a result of quite a few challenges and obstacles they face of their each day lives.
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