Stigma, Justice, Mental Health

There but for fortune . . .

Show me the prison, show me the jail
Show me the prisoner, whose life has gone stale

And I'll show you a young man
With so many reasons why

And there but for fortune, go you or I

Show me the alley, show me the train
Show me the hobo, who sleeps out in the rain

And I'll show you a young man
With so many reasons why

And there but for fortune, go you or I

Show me the whiskey, that stains on the floor
Show me the drunkard, as he stumbles out the door

And I'll show you a young man
With so many reasons why

And there but for fortune go you or I

Show me the country, where the bombs had to fall
Show me the ruins of the buildings, once so tall

And I'll show you a young man
With so many reasons why

And there but for fortune go you and I,
You and I

Joan Baez


Louise Ayr http://journoway.blogspot.com writes about problems and basic freedoms, taking into account context and how the individual is affected:

abuse survivors, human rights, cults, beliefs, stigma, disabilities, mental health, crime, miscarriages of justice, bullying, blame, prejudice, hustles, whistleblowing.

News updates relating to Social Issues, Prisons & Prisoners, Arrests, Deaths in Custody etc. Send items for possible inclusion on AYR THE NEWS, see http://ayrthenews.blogspot.com

BookBending for unusual books or unusual slants at http://bookbending.blogspot.com

Consumers, Con-Tricks, Cults, Deception, Denial, Blame, Bullying, Violence, Scapegoating, Stigma, Stalking, Control, Coercion, Conditioning at http://ayrcon.blogspot.com

Websites, Groups, Information, Campaigns: For people with Disabilities or who are simply Vulnerable http://ayrwatch.blogspot.com with QuickLINKS for finding help

WHORLS Miscarriage of Justice website http://www.whorls.org.uk

False convictions, allegations, confessions, memories etc. at http://www.whorls.org.uk/falseconfessions.html

Playlist at Survivorway of many helping agencies in the UK http://www.youtube.com/user/survivorway#grid/user/B9223ACB03EC93B3

Follow Louise on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Journoway

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One person or group can make a huge difference, so think what lots can do.

Add a link a day - And keep troubles at bay

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