When the Wind became a Whisper
And so, that’s it, we’re almost done. Our poem, “When the Wind became a Whisper”, is all but edited and it’s all been done by mobile phone and laptop.
When Elvis Herod and I watched it today, from start to finish, with the brilliant score from American violinist, Kyle Dillingham and the end photographs and credits added, we were completely silent.
With the equipment we have, we just couldn’t have done anymore. As a poem? It voices my concerns and the concerns of millions of people around the world, as much as “The Right To Hate”, but in a different way. It’s powerful, it’s meaningful, it’s honest and it’s passionate and as a piece of creative art, I have given it all I can.
With this poem and video, I’ve tried to give my grandchildren a voice, as I did when I walked to London on behalf of them and my friend, Christian Steel’s mum Isobel, who died of covid19 in April this year. Over two hundred people from approximately twenty five countries around the world, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Spain, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Australia, USA, South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda, Gambia, Ghana, Pakistan, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and Peru, have taken part. People have sent in their videos, some have been great, some not so great, some outstanding, but we’ve included them all, which has been difficult to do in a five minute video.
So to these people I want to thank you..
Lucius Thomas Hill
Eliza Woolley
Esme Woolley
Jenny Thornton
James Woolley
Johnny Norgrove
Ruth Norgrove
Aleem Sagar John and child kiln slaves
Linda Juliana
Papa Cole peace march
Papa Cole Jnr
Laura Mcglade
Willow Rose Hill
Matilda Jane Hill
Andrew Divine
Ravinder ‘Bob’ Singh
Paramjeet Kaur
Ekomkar Singh
Sukhmani kaur
ZORAwar singh
Celine Merritt
Nine Merritt
Elise Merritt
John Treston
Craig ‘Popeye’ Doyle
Frank Bukenya
Brenda Tumwesigye
Gloria Nabisere
Rena Namuganza
Shamira Nakintu
Brook Forest Martin
Dave Mcelwee
Eden Mcelwee
Jayne Cobban
Gary Firth
Olive Firth
Elsie Firth
Elijah Leafe
Neil Bradley
Jim lynch D’esterhazy
Pat D’Esterhazy
Ramon George
Ramsey Kyle
Max Rotherham
Anikaaro Rotherham
George Wood
Billy Wood
Claire Betty Rise
Ninina Aguiar
Conchi Santana
Lardi Dejarou
Gerald Chijoke
Daisy Doo
Barry Donoghue
Tony Cole
Danny Posthill
Lucy Delics
Melanie Jane Valdivia Melocoton
Troy Fisher
Rachel Penabella
Joe Penabella
Jorge Rojas
Jillian Penabella
Paul Bate
Jessica Bate
Henriette Hol (protest march)
Kelly Cheek Rodriguez
Harry Rodriguez
Kayley Anne Boyle
Aiyra Boyle
Mila Boyle
Lee Boyle
Elliston Stone
Jim Senderak
Luce Walker
Olivia Walker
Andrea Lynas
Steve Lynas
Trent Loos
Jan Stefan Simmonsen
Allan Michael Isherwood
Tanya Lee Davis
Craig McCauley
Harry Robinson
Mila Cantwell
Matilda Rise
Harry Robinson
Kiln slaves Pakistan
Mona Ahmad
Max Riesen (protest march Canada)
Jen Spowart Blenkinsopp
Terri Collins Bierwith
Nancy Leonard
Gabriel Parkinson
Crissy Boylo
Sibble Gomez
Max Woolley
Amy Woolley
Myles Woolley
Gustavo Fernando
Maureen Van Der Borght
Patrick Van Der Borght
Cindy Vos Uijleman
Penny Vos
Firgill Grunberg
Barbara Vinken
Sylvana Ligtvoet
Ans Brooimans Ligtvoet
Stef Brooimans
Winston Reinhardt
Paul Uruguay
Ruzmilla Haque
Olivia Haque
Heather Jackson
Djalel Kouidri
Horris Jones
Debbie Chapman
Lauri Ann Williams
Janice Roantree
Darren Masterson
Laura Allen
Susie Sue
Carl Cave
Yvette Glass
Teena Leblanc
Tammy Donald
Tracey Jayne
Wendy Richards
Brook Forest Martin
Howard Davies
Vince Smith
Allan Michael Isherwood
Emmanuel De Wael
Gareth Williams
Tess Delaney
Usaia Soqoiwasa
Torika Soqoiwasa
Sala Soqoiwasa
Bernie Soqoiwasa
Imi Soqoiwasa
Nigel Singh
Kelly Marie Maud
Nikki Keating
Tony Marrese
Lucy Instone
Joanna Harvey
Shelly Garofalo
Craig McCauley
Derek Patterson
Mike Gavan
Jack Gavan
Joby Gavan
Jay Jay Gavan
Penny Gavan
John Mattock
Christine Mattock
Katy Skippy
Mira Malik
Jitka Whenham
Damien Wyatt
Felix Ogbogo
Kevwe Ogbogo
Vera Oboule
Meekness Ogbogo
Levi Ogbogo
Emmanuel Ogbogo
Penny Demartin
Ellivia Demartin
James Demartin
Debbie Sutherland
Terri Collins Bierwith
David Bierwith
Linda Juliana
Robert Kelsey
Mia Jones
Zoe Bullivant
Sharon Giradi
Gary Murphy
Bingy the cat
Sylvia McGrath
Trevor Jones
Michelle Gladiator
Owen Lloyd
Oliver Vinnicombe
Maxine Golding
Aleem Sagar John
Lorraine Smyth
Jamie Young
Rebecca Burcks Harrell
Jodee Jaimes
Robbie Williams
Les Longstaff
Louie Gomez
Paul Lucas
Jane Elizabeth Sandman
Ian Simpson
Mark Simpson
Steve Everett
Mark Zielinski
Phil Andrews
Dolores Coulie
To every last one of you, thank you for sending your videos and thank you for caring enough to send them. I’d also like to thank American virtuoso violinist Kyle Dillingham for brilliantly scoring this video and I’d like to thank the film maker and editor Elvis Herod, not only for hard work and patience, but for making me laugh loads.
So we’re going live on Christmas Eve at 8pm British time on social media, on my Northern Monkey YouTube Channel and on my website, johng322.sg-host.com. I don’t often ask my friends or followers to share my stuff, but on this occasion, I’m asking just that.
Please share this video as much as you can.
I hope you like it, I hope it resonates with people.
I hope…