Passmore Edwards notes

at the end of the afternoon in front of the restored sculpture and Writers Block installation

We love Passmore Edwards.

He is a man who gave back

Who from childhood " wanted to be useful"

He tried things and failed, learnt from them and carried on

He always worked for ideas he believed in

He remained close to his roots

at the end of his life he'd earnt a lot of money and he didn't keep it for himself and his family

he gave nearly all of it away,

carefully overseeing all the projects

In his time it was: free access to libraries, literacy, care for those who are recovering from illness, those living with epilepsy etc, water, housing, arts, technology ( lighthouses that never got built)

However what we want to ask is, if he was alive now what would he do? what would he care about? spend his time, care and resources on..?

and if you could be a 'philanthropist' what would you DO NOW: for our futures? what do you care about?

He was being useful all his life, not just when he had money.

Notes made for Friday 24 March and spoken at showing the restored plaster bust of Passmore Edwards at The Ladder.

Thank you to Chinks for the photos
I'm quite amused at Passmore Edwards looking down on me!