Liz Terry
Sing For Earth Day started out as a seed of an idea about 7 years ago.
to bring together environmental , social change, song, embodiment, movement, music and nature connection, As Covid times showed us, all essential for our well being and the well being of the planet. Liz founded Sing For Earth Day and is one of the founding members of the NVN. She is a Natural Voice Practitoner,https://naturalvoice.net/ a singer, song maker, performer, creative activist, group facilitator, trainer and body work therapist. Liz has trained hundreds of teachers in Inclusive practice and child lead/young leader approaches. She has working creatively in a wide variety of settings over the last 25 years, starting off running Community Choirs and then moving into creative song/ music making and embodiment for health and educational work. All with a focus on a 'wider reach' - working with marginalised groups and children, young people and adults in challenging circumstances. She 's passionate about re centring the practices of group song, embodiment, movement and nature connection to strengthen social change and culture shift.. At the core of her work is equality, social justice, and environmental reparation. www.lizterry.org.uk/ Liz co founded The Music Works in 2012 based in Gloucester where she managed, wrote and delivered a whole variety of projects in health and education. Making singing, creative music making and cross arts accessible to all children and young people, with a particular focus on those in challenging circumstances. themusicworks.org.uk In recent years Liz has returned to a creative and environmental focus She co founded a CiC called Pathways To Ventures to deliver Intergenerational and nature based trainings, courses, camps and events. Sing for Earth is one of the initiatives of this CiC. www.pathwaystoventures.org/ Liz has worked internationally delivering Sing For The Trees for Tree Sisters www.treesisters.org Coaching and supporting women to set up and lead groups all around the world to raise awareness and funds for this radical reforestation initiative. Liz currently works as part of the core leadership team of an Internationally renowned experience called Women In Power. More info here: womeninpoweruk.com/ You can find some of Liz's songs here: https://lizterrymusic.bandcamp.com/ And live recordings of her music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10XStqN7jds |
Wider Team
There are a team of people involved in helping this initiative to happen over the last few years and we would like to thank them here as a gesture of huge gratitude to them all.
A big thanks to all the Natural Voice Practitioners who support the seeding out of Sing For Earth in their groups around the UK and for generously contributing orginal songs to our growing Song Garden.
Here are some of the wonderful people who hve been working with us and contributing to this initiative:
Judith Silver, Frankie Armstrong, Ali Burns, Helen Chadwick, Valerie Whitworth, Denise Rowe, Jennifer John, Louise Blackburn, Maggie O'Connor, Valerie Whitworth, Catherine Pestano, Clara Clay, Vivien Ellis, Eleanor Gibson, Dave Camlin, Joanna Harvey, Ruth Cohen Rose, Louise Stanion, Ruthie Ritsch, Laura Roberts, Elizabeth Swift, Frankie Armstrong, Heidi Catch, Fil Campbell, Rozanna Lowe, Natasha Frost, Lucinda Guiness, Louise Firetree, Joanna Campion Watt, Rowena Whitehead, Sylvia Dannrheuter, Irene Kelso, Jilani Cordelia, Jilly Chadwick, Sue Harris, Ella Spiers and Kathryn Davidson.
A huge thanks to the amazing song writers who have contributed to the Song Garden :
Nickomo Clarke, Nick Prater, Mamuse, Spell Songs, Sophia Zoe Efthimiou, Emily Roblyn, Dave Camlin, Catherin Pestano, Kate Thomas and Frankie Armstrong.
We would also like to acknowledge the support of a wider team of people based in Stroud who contributed to leading our 'in person' 2019 Sing For Earth Day event:
Jeannie Ireland, Katie Harris, Kate Dineen and Jaine Rose.
To the band of musicians who play in the Swift collective:
Daisy Burt, Misha Law, Jacob Morission, Tessa Mc Guinn, Sam Elvyhart, Chris Aylmer, Emma Ordonez, Rory Thomas Lawton, Andreas Steuck.
With Rosie Terry Toogood - movement artist.
And last but by no means least a big THANKYOU to all the people coming to the groups and being a part of this with us!
There are a team of people involved in helping this initiative to happen over the last few years and we would like to thank them here as a gesture of huge gratitude to them all.
A big thanks to all the Natural Voice Practitioners who support the seeding out of Sing For Earth in their groups around the UK and for generously contributing orginal songs to our growing Song Garden.
Here are some of the wonderful people who hve been working with us and contributing to this initiative:
Judith Silver, Frankie Armstrong, Ali Burns, Helen Chadwick, Valerie Whitworth, Denise Rowe, Jennifer John, Louise Blackburn, Maggie O'Connor, Valerie Whitworth, Catherine Pestano, Clara Clay, Vivien Ellis, Eleanor Gibson, Dave Camlin, Joanna Harvey, Ruth Cohen Rose, Louise Stanion, Ruthie Ritsch, Laura Roberts, Elizabeth Swift, Frankie Armstrong, Heidi Catch, Fil Campbell, Rozanna Lowe, Natasha Frost, Lucinda Guiness, Louise Firetree, Joanna Campion Watt, Rowena Whitehead, Sylvia Dannrheuter, Irene Kelso, Jilani Cordelia, Jilly Chadwick, Sue Harris, Ella Spiers and Kathryn Davidson.
A huge thanks to the amazing song writers who have contributed to the Song Garden :
Nickomo Clarke, Nick Prater, Mamuse, Spell Songs, Sophia Zoe Efthimiou, Emily Roblyn, Dave Camlin, Catherin Pestano, Kate Thomas and Frankie Armstrong.
We would also like to acknowledge the support of a wider team of people based in Stroud who contributed to leading our 'in person' 2019 Sing For Earth Day event:
Jeannie Ireland, Katie Harris, Kate Dineen and Jaine Rose.
To the band of musicians who play in the Swift collective:
Daisy Burt, Misha Law, Jacob Morission, Tessa Mc Guinn, Sam Elvyhart, Chris Aylmer, Emma Ordonez, Rory Thomas Lawton, Andreas Steuck.
With Rosie Terry Toogood - movement artist.
And last but by no means least a big THANKYOU to all the people coming to the groups and being a part of this with us!
Ianto Doyle is a coach, carpenter, trainer, and mentor for teen boys with Journeyman UK. Having been involved with founding it as a charity he co ordinates the JourneyMan Threshold - a powerful and transformational 'Rites Of Passage' experience with ongoing mentoring groups held locally in a variety of places around the UK.
Ianto has trained in Counselling, Homeopathy and Journey Man Mentoring and worked for many years at The Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth mid Wales as an Eco builder and carpenter.
He has been involved with staffing the Man Kind Project, is part of a local men's circle running for over a decade which he set up.
Ianto is passionate about men's mental health, young people, sustainable ways of living and how to co create Rites and Intergenerational ways to cultivate community strength and resilience. Ianto' has a rich and varied experience including living off grid on a 12 volt eco community in West Wales , exploring an 'alternatives to mainstream education' for his children. Ianto has a practical and creative orientation to work and life and has spent much of his working life doing and making things with people in teams.
He is a co founder and Director of Pathways To Ventures with Liz who he is married to. They co design and deliver Pathways work together with adults and young people using a variety of creative modalities and practices with nature immersion.
Ianto is actively involved with the 'behind the scenes' work that goes into helping to run Sing For Earth Day, and contributes to the ongoing sessions by offering his expertise and guidance in delivering The Work That Reconnects in groups ( Joanna Macys work) and group processes.
www.journeymanuk.org
https://www.coachingwithianto.co.uk/
Ianto has trained in Counselling, Homeopathy and Journey Man Mentoring and worked for many years at The Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth mid Wales as an Eco builder and carpenter.
He has been involved with staffing the Man Kind Project, is part of a local men's circle running for over a decade which he set up.
Ianto is passionate about men's mental health, young people, sustainable ways of living and how to co create Rites and Intergenerational ways to cultivate community strength and resilience. Ianto' has a rich and varied experience including living off grid on a 12 volt eco community in West Wales , exploring an 'alternatives to mainstream education' for his children. Ianto has a practical and creative orientation to work and life and has spent much of his working life doing and making things with people in teams.
He is a co founder and Director of Pathways To Ventures with Liz who he is married to. They co design and deliver Pathways work together with adults and young people using a variety of creative modalities and practices with nature immersion.
Ianto is actively involved with the 'behind the scenes' work that goes into helping to run Sing For Earth Day, and contributes to the ongoing sessions by offering his expertise and guidance in delivering The Work That Reconnects in groups ( Joanna Macys work) and group processes.
www.journeymanuk.org
https://www.coachingwithianto.co.uk/