B safe 1st always... that IS the message

My video Poem 'Geezer Non Poet'

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:10:00 +0000

'Geezer Non Poet' by John Harrison Live in London in 2011

Another video Poem about the Poetry snobs and eletists,

verses us mere mortals.

Sex trafficking awareness film - The Candy Shop (done as a fairy tale story)

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:45:00 +0000

'THE CANDY SHOP' is a film to help awareness to fight against child sex trafficking. Done as a fairy tale story. It is very moving. Its a 30 minute film. As a survivor of child abuse, I usually share awareness of those who have suffered themselves and now campaign on the subject. but I have to say, I was genuinely very impressed with the way the film depicts those involved in sex trafficking, in a fairy tale kind of way, that STILL represents what actually happens, i.e. those who traffic, those who are trafficked and those who the girls are trafficked too and for. P.S. best to watch film direct on vimeo, to see large screen: http://vimeo.com/20833462

My Article in Samaritan News (Charity Magazine)

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:35:00 +0000

A full page article I did on my experience of calling Samaritans Helpline was inside Samaritans News. This is a magazine for Samaritans volunteers. I was also on the front cover (March 2012) see below.

SAMARITANS helpline is here 24 / 7

Are you vulnerable? Feeling low?

Then why not call:

UK: 08457 90 90 90

Ireland: 1850 60 90 90

http://www.samaritans.org/

Extracts from the article can be seen on Samaritans website here:

http://www.samaritans.org/your_emotional_health/personal_experiences/johns_story.aspx

Dear Prime Minister... (on CSA)

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:45:00 +0000

Letter sent to the PM and MP's from April 2008. This letter has had the spelling corrected since it w

..................................................P.M.

We have waged war on terrorism. There has been the war on drugs. We’ve had zero tolerance. Is the day going to come when you publicly tell us of The war on the ABUSE of children? When you stand up as you have for the war on terrorism. The children of the world are not only our future THEY ARE THE FUTURE. If we lose the war for the children. We lose a future for a better world. Whether terrorism, drugs, abuse or any subject you could care to mention. Someone once said “he didn’t see the sense in winning a battle to go on to lose the war.“ I believe that is what we are doing as a people as a society. Could you not publicly tell us “you wage war on the abuse of children“? And put the resources somewhere close to that which has been spent on the war on drugs or terrorism. Because all the other battles just as well be on the outside. There is something rotting at the core and the longer it is this way all the patching will not make a difference all the words or money will not. When the core the foundation to life itself THE CHILDREN has been eroded and overlooked compared to other policies home and abroad. We will only ever win battles but never win the war on behalf of JUSTICE, DECENCY and even HUMANITY itself. while the rights of the Abusers come before the rights of the Abused. ONLY THEY EVER WIN. While there is not enough of a network properly funded by government. It is more than we the abused slip through the net. The net was not there before during but worse still after. I speak from my experience and that which I have seen and heard of others. Until it is not mostly left to charitable organisations to fill a gap I believe the government this one and those before have left wide open and not filled. We the abused we the people we the lost children deserve better from the ones in power. I have met countless ones who battle to get concelling specifically for sexual abuse. And come up against disgusting attitudes and opinions from within the system and inept points of view. Only made bearable by the Samaritans and other well meaning caring people. Who unfortunately should have more power and money to do what they want because we know they would if they could. And not only what can be afforded. Compassion doesn’t cost money, just the will to give it. Lack of help because of expense? I would say to them maybe we have cost the system but it will never come close to what it has, does and will cost us. Something of many things that no money can purchase. The lack of these things is what costs us all the most and society as a whole in ways that can not ever be truly calculated but to know there is a cost for us all and it will not be just in the present but obviously in the future too. And if it is cost in money then more funding is needed. If it was given out of need then would we not have it automatically? The abusers didn’t give up all their rights when they abused us. But they gave up a right to have rights that come before the right of the innocent those that have been abused and those that haven’t. Yes they must be protected but not to the detriment of the vulnerable. And not to the detriment or risk to OUR basic human rights of protection from being abused or being abused again. The length of sentences of abusers is sickening. And its a rape and abuse of us and society in itself. Justice? confidentiality that only protects them? Unfortunately its worse too many times it serves them (oh too well). OUR rights are overlooked by them and others. Its time for OUR rights to come before theirs. THEY chose to Abuse THEIR RIGHTS THEY HAD when THEY ABUSED US. Don’t let us pay for it again or worse still more children. The balance needs to be shifted the other way. So it can serve us (in the way it should) as well as it has served them (in a way it never should have). Controlling or overseeing is what they need. It is us the abused and the innocent that need protecting from them. Not them from us. Something some seem to forget in a way that WE NEVER WILL.

Yours sincerely

J R Harrison.

Please watch and share the video below, where you can hear me reading this letter. I think you can hear in my voice, it was not easy to do, but so important to do. If you agree with my words, please SHARE it. Together, we are that much stronger.

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Someone said: that Sex offenders including paedophiles should be allowed to adopt, to Teresa May

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:45:00 +0000

Do you know Helen Reece? Helen Reece, a reader in law at the London School of Economics, called on Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to relax rules which automatically ban sex offenders from caring for children, saying that this could breach their human rights. People who suggest this, are as bad as the paedophiles. WAKE UP people, they are everywhere. And too many shun US. Look at what they have created, and what, if they had their way, would happen. Please read the article via the link below:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8201521/Sex-offenders-including-paedophiles-should-be-allowed-to-adopt-Theresa-May-told.html

After you've read it. Here is a link to Helen Reece, who is in the article: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/law/staff/helen-reece.htm

Great blog by Lisa Fiorese Michels, on Child abuse...

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:20:00 +0000

Great blog by Lisa Fiorese Michels, on Child abuse, anger, human trafficking, the child abuse monument. With several videos by Lisa, myself and Dr. Michael C. Irving (child abuse monument creator). You can have your hand print inside the monument in Canada as a survivor of child abuse or as a supporter of the cause. See blog to find out more. http://lisamichels.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-not-angry-person-im-person-who-is.html?spref=fb

John Harrison @ Andover Waterstones 24th September

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:40:00 +0000

I (John Harrison) will be at: Andover Waterstones on Saturday 24th September 2011. I will be there for a minimum of 11am to 1pm, but plan to be there longer. As well as promoting my book, I will be raising awareness of NAPAC - www.napac.org.uk and will have some leaflets about them, supplied by them on the day, for all interested.

A PDF file of an online flyer can be downloaded from here:

http://www.bsafe1stalways.com/apps/documents/

You can purchase copies for the sale price of £4.99 which is £2 off the retail price, ONLY at the Andover store.

Copies as always can be brought here for £6.99 which inludes postage and packaging, using Pay Pal here.

John Harrison LIVE @ The Camden eye, London 4th September 2011

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:25:00 +0000

I was at the Camden eye, London reading some poems. This is a RRRants run spoken word event. I read 'The world of silence and the shame you silence', 'The Psychiatric Window', 'The Heavy Hands of Time', 'A Distant War' and in part two I read 'The Fact is'. It usually takes allot out of me over the next few days after performing, BUT I feel a little better than usual afterwards which is good. Either way, I always have to fight to be able to... and DO. Thank you to Ant for taking the photo with my camera. And as usual thank you to all those who supported the performers on the night.

I had no video footage this time, but I did have audio so I have set it to video.

Politicians and their morality... for us?

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:20:00 +0000

OH please. I can't take anymore. Our UK Politicians are lecturing us all, on morality, and family values... AGAIN. Let us not forget the steeling and fraud of UK Politicians. Most of whom will never be punished, unlike us. Let us not forget the financial people, who have made money from us, been incompetent, still have their jobs, as we pay for it. The hacking scandal and the police involvement... and theres more that I can't fit in here.

Politicians in the UK got on their high horse of morality many times before. And have always been found more wanting than the rest of us. What has happened in the UK recently, was looting, which has no place in the fight against Government, the financial system etc etc. Arson which could have killed so many innocent people, is not on. But now Politicians are seizing on their chance to bring out this blame one parent families etc. Sorting out some of the issues which meant some have turned on their own kind recently, I am all for. But how dare Politicians use it to attack the working class and poor yet again. Claiming expenses your not entitled to, and simply giving it back. Doesn't work usually for the working classes. As many a self employed person would know. One of the last times the conservatives talked of family values, one of their MP's was found hanging by his tie, after a sex game went wrong. OH and many MP's were then also outed as cheaters, having afairs etc. Go for it Cameron, Clegg and Miliband. The floor awaits you... to fall flat on. I can't wait for them ALL, of ALL parties to fall flat on their faces, while they judge us all, by the standards of a bunch of looting idiots. That not only don't represent young people. They don't represent those who campaign / protest in this country..

Familiar News

Dear Prime Minister...

There are many problems in our society, from top to bottom.

But if you take moral lessons from Politicians.

Things can only get worse.

For you will have learned nothing at all.

It is them, that need lessons from the rest of us.

Also don't take those lessons from the financial world.

'Little Beggars' (The Big Bank Bailout Verses Us).

Thank you Child Abuse Monument Participents

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:40:00 +0000

Thank you

I would like to thank Dr. Michael C. Irving, and all those involved with the Child Abuse Monument. I would also like to thank all those working on this project, for their recognition of my work.

Together, we are that much stronger.

See link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=236782449694574&set=a.154789137893906.27574.153900987982721&type=1&theater