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We have received funding from Arts Council England to create a virtual festival during this time of lockdown.

We have different strands of our festival:
- Music: Creating a piece that reflects our journey over the last few months
- Art: 'Inclusive ink' - the creation of a virtual mural
- Storytelling: Out of the Books - the creation of 10 virtual books

We hope this will lead to a lovely REAL festival, once we are allowed.

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Stories are important. They entertain us, they transport us, and they help us make sense of the world.

We want to make stories that are inclusive and accessible to all.

We want everyone to feel like they can express themselves and tell their stories.

We want people to be able to read each others stories and gain a new perspective.

We are making a collection of virtual books, made up of submissions from people in: Devon, England, the UK, Europe and all around the world!

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Anything. As long as it links to the theme in some way.

We want to be as inclusive and as multi-sensory as possible so that there is something for everyone.

We welcome your:
- poetry
- short stories
- photography
- drawings
- sounds
- songs
- films
- collages
- animations
- comic books
- blogs
- statements
... the list is endless

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Click on the topic you are interested in and you will be taken to the page.

When you are ready, press the + button at the bottom of the page.

You can write or take a photo directly into a text box or upload a picture, video, song, or text file

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It can just be your contribution.

Part of our aim is for people to have a voice, be heard, tell their story.

Another aim is that we can connect people from all over the county, country, world!

However, we want to keep everyone safe, so will not ask for lots of details about you.

You could include:
First name
Age
Rough area that you live (nothing too specific!)

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We have set a moderator to review posts, so it might take a little while to be able to see your post.

The moderator will check posts every day, so if it has been longer than a day, please try again.

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It will stay on the webpage and form part of our virtual book.

We hope to be able to make physical copies of the books and display them at our festival, once we are allowed to host one!

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Nope. You can add straight away. If you do not have an account, you will be posting anonymously.

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We want everyone to feel comfortable and be safe, so no. However, we would love to give you credit for your work and believe that everyone should have a voice and be heard.

If you want to leave just your first name, or a pseudonym, that would be fine.

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We are making 10 books in total and each one has it's own Padlet page for you to display your work.

The topics are deliberately broad so that you can really explore and be creative. We have included some example questions, statements and messages for each topic, but they are just guidelines or starting points.

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Let your imagination run wild. Compose a fairytale or myth. Take us to a new magical world with amazing creatures.

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Share with us your stories, images, thoughts and feelings about the current situation.

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What makes a superhero? Share with us your stories. Tell us your superpowers.

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What makes you, you? How do other’s see you? How do you want to be seen?

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Physical. Spiritual. Emotional. Time. Space. Imagination.

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How do you experience the natural world? Wildlife. Plant-life. Earth, sea and sky.

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What does freedom mean to you? What makes you feel free? What makes you feel isolated?

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Love of all things from people to pets, football to food, holidays to homes. Celebrate love in all its glory.

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What is perfect? What does imperfect mean to you? Share what is good enough.

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What are you looking forward to? What do you think the world will be like? Is there anything you will do differently?

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Download the document below, choose a theme and help us create a beautiful cover for our book.

You can upload your finished design to the Topic page OR send it back to us through Facebook or our email address.

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Choose one of the topic titles before you start - tell us which one you have designed when you send it back to us.

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FINAL Book cover TITLES PNG (Ink Export) 09062020-3

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Download the template below and get creative.

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Submitted by Kathryn

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Contribute to our virtual mural - follow the link!

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The Turning Tides Project believes that everyone has the right to equal access to music, the arts and life.

We intend to make this right a reality for people
with 'learning disability' or 'autism' labels in Devon.

The Turning Tides Project is a Community Interest Company:
a non-profit organisation.

Our focus is on the work that we do and the difference that we make.

The Turning Tides Project takes a Social Model approach.

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We are a group of artists, teachers, dancers, musicians, facilitators, enablers and support workers who believe that everyone has the right of Equal access t...

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We believe that everyone has the right of equal access to the arts and life. We intend to make this right a reality for disabled people.

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Today's song is 'A Kind Of Magic' by Queen

A lot of British bands can claim to be the best band of all time. However, to quote the film, Highlander, for which this was written, "There can be only one", and that band is Queen!

From popularising the music video format with 'Bohemian Rhapsody', to writing songs that echo through football stadiums to this day, their influence on music put them amongst rock royalty, for sure....
In the vein of 'A Night At The Opera', we are writing a rock opera charting our experiences through the Covid-19 lockdown, so look out for that you might hear something soon....

Tomorrow's song, you can choose between 'Black Magic Woman' and 'Black Magic' by Little Mix, as we are doing both! Watch until the end of the video to see how you can get involved!

Brian May - We've being singing a 'Song A Day', we didn't have a guitarist today, so we were wondering if you'd like to play along with us?

-Tom

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Today's song is 'A Kind Of Magic' by Queen A lot of British bands can claim to be the best band of all time. However, to quote the film, Highlander, for which this was written, "There can be only one", and that band is Queen!

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We believe that everyone has the right of equal access to the arts and life. We intend to make this right a reality for disabled people.