29 March 2010

GLADE GLOBAL COLLECTIVE UNVEILING ‘THE WEIGHT OF OUR SINS’

The GLADE Global Collective youth group were invited to be part of a launch event to unveil a sculpture at the Bishop’s Palace in Wells on 29th March 2010. The sculpture which is called ‘The Weight of our Sins’ depicts some of the abuses perpetrated on the world’s children. Don McCullin, the internationally renowned photographer, came to unveil the piece. He has been instrumental in bringing many of these abuses to light in a long career in the world’s poverty stricken and war torn places.

Jewel Pabelona from the Global Collective youth group that meets at GLADE wrote a short article on Poverty. Jewel was born in the Philippines and the reading depicts the poverty that is the reality for many there. Sarah Stephenson, Sophie Greenidge and Nancy Jessiman read the article in front of an audience of 120 people. There were representatives of many local secondary schools as well as local supporters of the Bishops Palace, the Diocese of Bath and Wells and Save the Children to name a few.

We met by the moat side for the unveiling and some words from Mr McCullin. Then there were readings and music before going up to the conference room in the Place to view the accompanying exhibition of photographs.

The event was really moving and left us all determined to continue to try and raise awareness about the plight of children around the world, and take action towards a more fair and equitable life for all.