![]() ![]() Manchester’s Dancehouse is packed out tonight. Actor and scriptwriter, Kathy Burke, along with the crowd-funding publisher Unbound, brought together some of the UK’s most prominent authors, and several unpublished writers, to produce an anthology called 24 Stories. And so, via Twitter, an idea was born to help Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) related needs of survivors and the Trauma Response Network. In the immediate aftermath, the focus was on providing food, shelter and healthcare for those left homeless but the psychological impact the fire had on its survivors could not be ignored. On July 14, 2017, a fire engulfed the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in West London, killing at least 72 people, injuring many more and destroying an entire community. While it’s certainly a breeding ground for bad behaviour (don’t get me started on what it’s doing to our self-confidence), there are those who use technology to connect people from across the globe for immense good. ![]()
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