This post is the first of many from Ethan – our most recent LIMS recruit, in more ways than one… I started working for Body & Soul in November 2012, having volunteered at Body & Soul for 4 years prior to that. As an experiential educator, living outdoors is a way of life for me, so being [...]
So, it’s the fourteenth day of the second month… yes it’s Valentines Day. So of course I put a little extra effort into my outfit and put my best face on. No, there wasn’t a handsome prince waiting to take me out or treat me to a date. I was getting ready for the one and only [...]
If I sang you my song, would stop for a second and listen? So for the next fewmonths, Life in my Shoes campaign is making itself heard in Project Jam; Teen Spirit’s Music Group. As always, it’s really important that Teen Spirit are at the heart of the campaign, we are the ideas and [...]
Last night Body & Soul was incredibly proud to welcome friends and supporters to the Curzon in Mayfair for the UK Premiere of Undefeated, the film at the heart of the Life in my Shoes Campaign. Many of Body & Soul’s patrons were in attendance, including Emily Head, Gordon Roddick, Christine Ohuruogu [...]
So many of you have shared with LIMS times some one or something made you feel different, small or simply not good enough reasons you couldn’t help. But imagine the colour of your skin being a reason for someone to call you a murderer. Imagine the shade of skin being the [...]
Tuesday morning, 8:15, I found myself walking to a new school. No, I’m not that kind of student anymore and the days of waking that early I thought I’d buried at end of year 11 along with my hideous blazer. ..but here I am walking to the school, nervous as I’m going to assist with the [...]
Over the summer Life in my Shoes has been the Community Partner for an organisation called The Challenge Network; an organisation working with young people on inspiring and creative leadership projects. After an initital visit to Body & Soul HQ back in August, their first task was to present back to the whole of The Challenge [...]
Here’s a wordle representation of our ‘I’m Optimistic because…’ activity from the IAC conference. Members of the public were asked to add to our wall of optimism and share their feelings with us. See below for the less colourful, but just as meaningful, word version. I’M OPTIMISTIC BECAUSE… I love humanity I [...]
The following blog post was written by a LIMS ambassador who attended the International AIDS Conference. As I walked the streets of Washington DC, I came across a poster that read; “THE WAR ON AIDS CAN’T BE WON WITH WOMEN”. Although I didn’t think much of statement at the time, I then went to a [...]
Whilst many important talks took place inside the convention centre during the International AIDS Conference in Washington DC, thousands of people also took to the streets outside to voice their views and take action. There were lots of events, exhibitions and marches, but one of the most powerful that we were a part of was the WE CAN END AIDS [...]