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Opening prison doors with music
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Reading West MP, Martin Salter, will be joining music legend Billy Bragg and young musician James Ewers from the band ‘My Luminaries’ to support the Jail Guitar Doors Reading Campaign.
James and his colleague Pete Middleton are organising the Jail Guitar Doors Festival Reading 2007 which is a live music event at the Reading Fez Club on Saturday June 16th featuring both local and national bands. The concert is part of Billy Bragg's campaign to encourage prisoners and young offenders to learn to play musical instruments. The event aims to raise money to purchase instruments for Reading Young Offenders Institution and to make a donation to the re-settlement charity Turning Point. Martin Salter MP, who is also a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee said: “I have real concerns at the appalling level of reoffending in this country and have been in discussions with my colleagues on the Home Affairs Select Committee and with Prison Governors on how this ‘revolving door’ problem can be addressed. "I am very much in favour of new and innovative schemes that can help unlock constructive and creative talents in people who have got themselves enmeshed in the Criminal Justice System. The latest figures I’ve seen show that ex-prisoners who have actively participated in music sessions have a re-conviction rate of between 10% - 15%, compared to the national average of 61%.” The campaign is also supported by Pauline Bryant, Governor of Reading’s Young Offender Institution. Billy Bragg said: “I’m very impressed that musicians in Reading have taken the initiative and organised the first Jail Guitar Doors gig anywhere in the UK. Using music as a means of rehabilitating prison inmates is a positive response to counter the negative attitude of those who would prefer to lock offenders up and throw away the key.” Billy Bragg added: "Aware that this year sees the fifth anniversary of the passing of Joe Strummer, I was hoping to be involved in more than just another tribute gig. Hearing The Clash as a 19 year old had changed my life, so I guess I was looking for a project that underscored the transformative power of music. How many of you have sat in your rooms playing guitar and been transported beyond the four walls to a place where you feel free? I'm asking musicians, particularly those of you who were inspired by the Clash, to raise the money to provide a prison with enough equipment to help inmates find that same sense of release." James Ewers, singer from the band ‘My Luminaries’ said: “The Jail Guitar Doors campaign has captured people's imaginations and has drawn in influential people on the Reading music scene and others nationally who have committed to donating their time, resources and expertise to conjure up a very impressive event. "There are also supporting events popping up all over Reading with bands and promoters recognising the strength of the campaign and taking donations.” You can find out more at www.jailguitardoors.org.uk 06/05/07 |
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