My Notes From by Lara Flanagan

Shirley celebrating 71 (almost 72!) and Katrina celebrating 40 fabulous years

Shirley celebrating 71 (almost 72!) and Katrina celebrating 40 fabulous years with the Your Face, Your Story Project. Shirley signed up...

Conversations with Oday

Sit with that for a while

I saw a simple post this week that stated that more children have been killed in Gaza in the last 12 months than in the entire world in...

Conversations with Oday

Conversations with Oday I hadn’t heard from Oday for 3 days and have been very worried with the horrors happening in Northern Gaza and...

Therese, celebrating 50 fabulous years

Therese, celebrating 50 fabulous years with the Your Face, Your Story Project. I have known Therese many years, since our hazy London...

Shayle, celebrating 46 fabulous years

Shayle, celebrating 46 fabulous years with the Your Face, Your Story Project. I asked Shayle what she would say to her younger self if...

Conversations with Oday

Conversations with Oday As I said to Oday today, I can’t begin to imagine what he is feeling. I can think I know, but I have no idea....

Katherine, celebrating 53 fabulous years

Katherine, celebrating 53 fabulous years with the Your Face, Your Story Project. Katherine is embracing her age and says that one of...

Katrina, celebrating 40 fabulous years

Katrina, celebrating 40 fabulous years with the Your Face, Your Story Project. Katrina was encouraged to participate in the project by...

Conversations with Oday

Conversations with Oday A year in the life of a Genocide. The massacres continue and while there is desperate talk of evacuation...

My top 9 from month 23

Conversations with Oday

Conversations with Oday No words. Imagine that for over 12 months you have been displaced multiple times, everything you own is...

This week

This week Last night we watched Interstellar. It is one of Al’s favourite movies, and holidays are made to revisit favourite movies....

Conversations with Oday

Conversations with Oday A horror week in the world and when talking to Oday I am at a loss at what to say as it all feels so painfully...

Shirley, celebrating 71 fabulous years

Shirley, celebrating 71 fabulous years with the Your Face, Your Story Project. I asked Shirley how she felt about her age, and she...

Conversations with Oday & Ameera

Conversations with Oday & Ameera Oday’s sister Ameera shared this video this morning. It is the view from a window of her home. There...

Shirley, celebrating 71 fabulous years

Shirley, celebrating 71 fabulous years with the Your Face, Your Story Project Shirley is 71 years young and one of those people who...

Shayle, celebrating 46 fabulous years

Shayle, celebrating 46 fabulous years with the Your Face, Your Story Project. I am catching up with Shayle tomorrow to introduce her to...

Conversations with Oday

Conversations with Oday The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs refers to Gaza as “hell on earth.” Can...

Therese, celebrating 50 fabulous years

Therese, celebrating 50 fabulous years with the Your Face, Your Story Project. Therese is a warrior, a survivor and a completely joyful...