“BECAUSE THREE FAMILIES LOSE A LOVED ONE TO SUICIDE EVERY TWO DAYS IN OUR COUNTRY!”
The current “harden up, stay staunch and let’s not talk about it” attitude towards anyone with a mental illness or who is having thoughts of suicide is a major part of the problem. We also believe that without positive attitudinal societal change that the 547 New Zealanders who completed suicide in 2012 will be joined by a similar number this year. These figures can no longer be ignored or swept under the carpet by those who champion the ‘stay silent on suicide’ mantra currently in effect in Aotearoa.The fact that 3 families lose someone to suicide every 2 days in a country described by many as ‘gods own’ proves how ineffective this strategy has become. Our response to this insidious silent epidemic comes from the real experts on suicide. These are the people who have lost someone to suicide or who have attempted suicide themselves and they are all saying the same thing.
To find out more about Key to Life Trust, visit their website at http://www.keytolife.org.nz/
The following artists and performers will be participating.....

Pounamu necklace by Neil Adcock Design
NZ Pounamu and Sterling Silver Size: 7cm x 7cm BID NOW
This piece is fashioned from the same piece of Pounamu and design worn by Lisa Reihana, New Zealand's representative, at the opening of the New Zealand exhibition at the Venice Biennale 2017

Early Bird by Kirsty Nixon
Framed LTD Print Size: 65cm x 65cm BID NOW
This is a limited edition archivally framed screen print
using UV70 non-reflect glass.