Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind! © Unknown www.blog.kevinmaxwell.co.uk Kevin Maxwell Media & Performance 2010
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Being LGB (Liverpudlian, Gay & Black)
by Kevin Maxwell •
On Mental Health… It was just after July of this year that I decided to really take control of my own life. I learned that a national tabloid was going to publish a story about me, detailing the challenge I was making against my employer on the grounds of race & sexual orientation discrimination. As…
Broken Britain & Policing
Royal Fail
by Kevin Maxwell •
After avoiding the Post Office (part of the Royal Mail Group), since my last not-so-good experience, today I had the unfortunate reason to visit again. Uncle Billy (97), asked me to go and pay his electricity bill – I know what you’re thinking, ‘do it online’! Being the age he is though, he doesn’t like…
Inspiration & Humour
Act your age NOT your shoe size!
by Kevin Maxwell •
Inspiration & Humour
Aunt Mary strikes again – well not exactly!
by Kevin Maxwell •
Inspiration & Humour
Explore, Dream, Discover…
by Kevin Maxwell •
Health & Travel
Living with Depression
by Kevin Maxwell •
On 10 October, the UK celebrated World Mental Health Day, which aims to raise public awareness about mental health issues. This got me thinking – how much do we actually know about mental health at Regent’s College and the stigma that is attached to it? In June last year I was diagnosed with reactive depression,…
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Arts Budget Cuts
by Kevin Maxwell •
There is public acknowledgement that cuts are needed in the country to help the deficit, but with the arts budget only one percent of the NHS budget, the arts punch above their weight and support a massive industry. Many students on the MA Writing for Screen and Stage are hoping to write scripts for film,…
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Living with Depression
by Kevin Maxwell •
On 10 October, the UK celebrated World Mental Health Day, which aims to raise public awareness about mental health issues. This got me thinking – how much do we actually know about mental health at Regent’s College and the stigma that is attached to it? In June last year I was diagnosed with reactive depression,…
Health & Travel
Living with Depression – Page 1
by Kevin Maxwell •
To mark World Mental Health Day, today I start a new series of blogs on depression, to help raise awareness and understanding of the mental illness. This is my story… Denial. It was the afternoon of June 26th 2009, when I first heard the words ‘you’re suffering from depression’. I was at a Central London…
Health & Travel
Living with Depression – World Mental Health Day
by Kevin Maxwell •
October 10, 2010 is World Mental Health Day. To mark this, I will be starting a new series of blogs about ‘Living with Depression’. My aim is to help raise awareness of the mental illness and change negative views of it. Live Healthy, Laugh Often, Love Yourself! Max. www.blog.kevinmaxwell.co.uk © 2010 Kevin Maxwell Media &…
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Comment: Black Pride & Prejudice
by Kevin Maxwell •
Despite the wet weather in London, UK Black Pride held its fifth annual event in Regent’s Park last Saturday. The day after, I was lying in bed catching up on the news online when I saw a PinkNews.co.uk article on the festival. The comments from some readers towards the black and Asian community caught my…
Broken Britain & Policing
Should Ashley be on the Dole?
by Kevin Maxwell •
Inspiration & Humour
What a day with Uncle Billy ‘97′!
by Kevin Maxwell •
Broken Britain & Policing
Litter Bugs Me!
by Kevin Maxwell •
Broken Britain & Policing
Gay Racism – Alive & Kicking…
by Kevin Maxwell •
I was sat in bed yesterday afternoon looking at online news, seeing what was happening in the World! One of the websites I looked at was pinknews.co.uk and an article on the event.. UK Black Pride, which was held in Regent’s Park, London on Saturday gone. I’m not one generally for Gay Prides (I’m getting…