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I am a safe space

I am a safe space

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I am human 

I am alive and so are you

I am consciousness and matter

My body feels, my body feels you

I am heart, mind, gut, earth, empathy

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I am a safe space

I like people

People like me and take care of me

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I am community

I am togetherness

I am a human

I am nature

I am because we are

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Welcoming

Soft

Respectful

Comfortable

Embracing

Spacious

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I am a sociable person

I am an argumentative person

I am the kind of person who likes discussions with all kinds of people

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I am a listener 

I am a warm body to cuddle up to

I am part of a vibrant constructive community

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I keep intruders outside

I make you invisible from the outside world, when you need me to

I am full of food

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I am community

I am togetherness

I am a human

It’s never cold or windy inside me

You can leave whenever you feel like

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I am attentive

I am considerate

I am responsive to others

I anticipate your needs

I reach from safety into care and from care into pleasure

I am sensual, smelling, touching, hearing

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I am a safe space 

I am a co-operative and you can join

I am a fair economy and we can exchange

I am free and you can be free with me

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I have trust

I take care and I’m being cared

I welcome

I deliver

I receive

I find time

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I am able to feel pain, weakness and strength

Nobody judges

We all appreciate

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Laughter and fun

Recovering and healing

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I am a safe space where those who thought they were enemies fall in love, those who thought they were arid bloom. 

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I am a safe space that surprises myself and others. 

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But how can we know what a safe space is? Really?

But what does it mean to be a safe space for others, for all of us?

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LISTEN

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I am a safe space because I know who I am

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I am a tree

I provide protection and cover and I have a solid floor

I am not judgemental 

I listen

I am moss

I am shelter

I am a shoulder

I am listening

I am still 

I am connecting

I am a room

I am a city

I am a country

I am a bridge

I am an ocean

I am compassion

I feel you 

I am you

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openDemocracy Author

Rhiannon White

Rhiannon is co-founder/ co-director of Common Wealth an award winning theatre company that makes site specific performance. Her mission is steeped in her values of being working class and creating a space where people are reminded that the arts are for them. She has worked extensively with National Theatre Wales, she has also collaborated and made work for National Theatre, Sherman Cymru, Chapter Arts Centre, BBC, Southbank Centre, Bread and Goose. A Clore fellow and Creative Wales Award Winner; Rhiannon recently joined the panel for the Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society.

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