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Isaac Samuels is leading Building the Space, a powerful campaign dedicated to amplifying racialised voices in suicide prevention.
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The need for this campaign is so important.
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as a racialized person
um and as someone that has survived a suicide attempt or several suicide attempts,
as someone that has been bereaved by suicide,
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it's really important that the racialized lived experiences
really are centred in suicide prevention.
This campaign
is led by the heart.
This is a really heavy subject,
but there is joy,
there's community,
there is love and care that comes with all of this.
So the campaign is about everyday moments.
of triumph,
everyday moments of
working and moving beyond really difficult things.
So there will be a number of ways that I'll invite people to connect.blogs,
YouTube channels,
stories,
poems,
and
it's really using a diverse range of
ways to communicate.
I believe those closer to the problem are closer to the solution,
so I have a 20 year history of trying to make a difference.
And I've had some great people that have supported me,
so I've got
the co-production Collective that have really
wanted to support me,
the National Suicide Prevention Alliance,
People's Voice Media who are really supporting the work that I'm doing
because they believe in me.
They believe in wanting to create a world where racialized people,
racialized communities,
bereaved families don't have poor experiences because of their racial identity.
I want this campaign to be one that means that
when you are sitting there
really struggling with your mental health and you feel
like you might not want to be here,
that you can see somebody like me or somebody
that represents you
and your experiences and it might help you move past those moments.
I would want
people that have been bereaved by suicide to understand that
their voices matter too.
And there is hope,
and the hope comes from
connecting to people like us.
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