BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4298@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190101T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190101T110000 DTSTAMP:20181211T123048Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/public-pay-phones-pick-me-up-and -hold-me-tight-zu-uk/ SUMMARY:: Public Pay Phones: Pick Me Up (and hold me tight)\, ZU-UK DESCRIPTION:Liverpool &\; St. Helens to host pilot of ambitious interact ive public artwork on more than 500 public phones in remembrance of all th ose lost to suicide\n\nPick Me Up (and hold me tight)\n\nPublic pay-phones across Liverpool &\; St. Helens\n\n11am 1 Jan\, 2019\n\nFREE\n\nhttp:/ /zu-uk.com/project/pick-me-up-hold-me-tight/\n\n@iamzuuk\n\nAt 11am on New Year’s Day\, more people die by suicide than at any other time during t he year.*\n\nThis 1 Jan 2019\, theatre and digital art company ZU-UK will mark this fact by inviting people across Liverpool &\; St. Helens to ta ke part in a collective act of remembrance\, compassion and\, most importa ntly\, listening. And it begins with all 593 public phones in the area rin ging in unison at 11am.\n\nPick Me Up (and hold me tight) is a nine-minut e interactive audio experience on public phones designed to encourage us t o think about our ability to listen in a world which is growing louder by the day.\n\nCreated by award-winning theatre and digital art company ZU-UK in response to rising national suicide rates\, Pick Me Up (and hold me t ight) is supported by 303Crowdfunder backers and is being piloted in  Liverpool &\; St. Helens before it is launched nationally in 2020. \n\nPersis Jadé Maravala from ZU-UK explains: “Pick Me Up (and hold me tight) is an invitation to reconnect with our ability to listen. In our i ncreasingly noisy world\, it’s vital we exercise our skills in cutting t hrough that noise to listen to what’s truly important – what connects and unites as human beings.”\n\nZU-UK are piloting the project in Liverp ool &\; St. Helens in recognition that the area holds some of the highe st suicide rates in the UK\, with the highest being in St. Helens.\n\nMara vala continues: “Whilst we’re not looking to provide a ‘cure’ for suicide we want to provide a space where we can all reflect on the importa nce of listening\, because in doing so we may just help someone struggling with loneliness and isolation to want to stay in the world.”\n\nPeter K inderman\, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool \, says “Between 2015-17\, St. Helens had a suicide rate of 17.9 suicide s per 100\,000 population. That was the highest in England and Wales and n early double the already unacceptable national average of 9.6 suicides per 100\,000 people.\n\n“Whilst the reasons that cause any one of us to con templates suicide are individual and unique\, we know that social isolatio n is a major contributing factor. Projects like Pick Me Up (and hold me t ight) are valuable reminders of the importance of listening as a way of c ompassionately supporting those of us who might be struggling.”\n\nPick Me Up (and hold me tight) is being created with support from Crowdfunder backers\, MIND in Camden\, FACT Liverpool and Suicide Bereavement UK.\n \nIf you are feeling depressed or suicidal - or need someone to talk to fo r any reason - you can call Samaritans on 116 123. Any time of day\, any day of the year\, from any phone. Completely free. Callers who are deaf o r have hearing or speech impairments can email jo@samaritans.org or use the Next Generation Text Service.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2018/12/pick-me-up-e1544530501407.jpg CATEGORIES:Performance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181028T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR