Southwark Rebel Women is so good , i can make this song big for you Vivien Ellis look at my picture on here my contact is there

Very proud to have been involved in the creation of this song

Lovely singing voices ( proud grandaughter of one of the singers) xxx

Made me weep. Well done gang. Sarah & Thomas Tobias would have been so chuffed. ❤️ Carrie Thomas

Thanks for listening, and all for the lovely comments! Much appreciated.

You remember Octavia Hill, too! Well done.

makes me want to s suffragette more everyone I listen. thank so much Vivian.  miss you just had a lot on with a different choir sorry. Best wishes.  Caroline x

SOUTHWARK REBEL WOMEN is a new song written & recorded by Dragon Café Singers, for International Women's Day 2021, celebrating 6 inspiring Southwark women. We are grateful for support from SOUTHWARK COUNCIL NEIGHBOURHOODS FUND for this work.
The Dragon Café is the flagship project of The Mental Fight Club, a charity set up by Sarah Wheeler.
Join Vivien & The Dragon Café Singers for a free online event 5-6PM, 8-3-21 (International Women's Day) hosted by Team London Bridge. All welcome: www.teamlondonbridge.co.uk/events/2021…-womens-day
This song was written collaboratively, and remotely, during 2020/21.
All vocals recorded on Zoom, or by singers using their own devices. Southwark-based songwriter Daniel O'Byrne collaborated with the choir & its leader Vivien Ellis, and Glenn Keiles, to create the song
SOLOISTS:
Clemmie Franks: Ada
Victoria Couper: Octavia
Sally Davies: Evelyn
Gina Foster: Una
Vivien Ellis: Sarah
Caroline Moore: ‘Unrecorded’
CHOIR:
Alpa Raja 
Amanda Lee 
Asha Patel
B.G.
Bharti Vyas
Carol Vincent
Caroline Moore 
Chris Taylor 
Daniel O'Byrne
Debbie Mortimer
Elaine Brown
Ingrid Glass 
Jacqueline Loncke
Jenny 
John Apling
Karen J 
Lorraine Marcia Davies 
Nisha Belgrave 
Nuala H 
Patricia Howlett
Phil Baird 
Stafford Blake 
Susan Koksal 
Vickie Pryde 
Yvonne Gordon 

Glenn Keiles: recording, mixing, arranging, bass, keyboards.
Daniel O'Byrne: guitars
Ian Palmer: drums
Maryasha Keiles: cello & backing vocals
OCTAVIA HILL(1838-1920)Social reformer, whose main concern was the welfare of the inhabitants of cities, especially London, in the second half of the C19th. One of the three founders of the National Trust. Blue plaque at Red Cross Garden, Southwark marks the place where Octavia established a garden, hall & cottages.
ADA SALTER(1866-1942)One of the first women councillors in London, first woman mayor in London & first Labour woman mayor in the UK. Ada is celebrated in her birthplace of Bermondsey, where a garden is named after her in Southwark Park, with a statue in tribute to her on the riverfront alongside her husband Alfred & daughter Joyce.
EVELYN SHARP (1869-1955) was a key figure in two major British women's suffrage societies, the militant Women's Social and Political Union & the United Suffragists. She helped found the latter & became editor of Votes for Women during the First World War. She helped to set up & run a social café, The United Suffragist’s Women’s Club, at 92 Borough Rd Southwark, for the wellbeing of local women in WW1. She wrote a book of vignettes of suffragettes, 'Rebel Women', which inspired this song.
UNA MARSON(1905-1965) Jamaican feminist, activist, poet, playwright and radio producer.
She became the first black woman to be employed by the BBC during World War II. In 1942 she became producer of the programme Calling the West Indies, turning it into Caribbean Voices, an important forum for Caribbean literary work. A blue plaque dedicated to Una Marson is situated at 16 Brunswick Park Camberwell. archive.voice-online.co.uk/article/bbc…female-star
SARAH WHEELER(1964-2016)was a mental health rights activist who lived in Southwark. She founded The Mental Fight Club, a charity promoting creative activities for mental wellbeing. The MFC continues her work with two projects, The Dragon Café, a creative café for mental wellbeing, & RE:CREATE Psychiatry, which seeks to improve the rights of users of the mental health system. In In 2015 awarded the Honorary Liberty of the Old Metropolitan Borough of Southwark at the Southwark Civic Awards in recognition of her contribution to local life.
Vivien dedicates this song to the incredible staff team who  over the years have helped bring Sarah's vision, The Dragon Cafe, & this project, to fruition.

Southwark Rebel Women

Singer, choirleader, arts & health researcher

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