This morning, men’s support group Andy’s Man Club Manchester took a stroll around the City Centre raising awareness of men’s mental health, to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day.
We chatted to a few people and gave out a few flyers, including a chunk of them to The Police. The officer we spoke to pointed out that their line of work deals with a lot of trauma. Here’s hoping he leaves a few in his staffroom and a handful of policemen drop in on the Monday night session.
We also dished out a few wristbands and stuck a few cheeky stickers on lampposts. Any publicity is good publicity.
We were too early, really, and Manchester hadn’t got busy enough. It’d be worth doing again in the afternoon, once people had crawled from their Saturday slumber. Also, Market Street patrons are overly familiar with people trying to get their attention, normally from salespeople. These days, they’re resistant to marketing types pushing flyers and striking up conversations.
Regardless, here’s hoping we see a few new faces on Monday night. 7PM, Sedulo, next to Slug and Lettuce, Deansgate.
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