Blessing and Favour discuss Equity not Equality in Mental Health Awareness & Help to highlight and support World Mental Health Day: Mental Health in an Unequal World.
Blessing was born and raised in Ireland and has never been to Nigeria. While Favour was born and raised in Nigeria and is recently new to Ireland.
Blessing and Favour will be discussing:
– How suicide is still considered a crime in 20 countries (e.g Nigeria)
– Decolonising mental health & religion (Christianity)
– The importance of intersectionality
– Why mental health is political
– Equity not equality in mental health awareness & help
Favour Odusola (Proud African King) is a Nigerian-Irish multidisciplinary artist based in Dublin Ireland and a professional member of Dance Ireland and Create Ireland. He is a face that portrays the average African dancer with the zeal to learn and explore. Originally from Lagos, Nigeria.
He was the recipient of the 2021 Arts council Agility award to research on developing the relationship with artistic collaborators centred around community engagement and incorporation. He is also a recipient of the 2021 Create Autumn school on cultural diversity and Collaborative Practice. The main focus of his work is all about creating pieces speaking towards surrounding issues.
Blessing Dada, from Dublin, Ireland, is an award-winning Irish mental health writer, speaker & content creator/blogger, who’s an outspoken passionate activist on various social justice issues, especially on the intersectionality of mental health awareness.
Accompanied with her own lived experiences with all things mental & chronic illnesses, she raises awareness of perspectives for Black & other ethnic minority communities in Ireland. She is also a passionate student and work as a Youth Support Worker for the Youth & Community Development sector.