I have chosen the teabag as I first met Paul Chapman at the Star Project over a cup of tea, then went on to meet Elaine over a cup of tea while practising at John and Molly’s for the first ever Poverty Truth Commission.

The cup of tea is an outward symbol of an inward connection which relaxes you and makes you feel a part of something when all else in your life is chaos. 

‘Do you take milk or sugar?’ is a nice homely secure question to calm a chaotic mind. 

I’ve also found out that the suffragettes met in tea rooms while planning and speaking of change, rebellion, human rights and many other important things.  Even they knew the importance of a cup of tea. 

That small, insignificant teabag has been the beginning of ideas, and leading on into action brings people together who wouldn’t normally meet, giving a sense of trust and security. 

If it’s good enough for the suffragettes to use as a ploy for change, it’s good enough for me.