something has recently come to my attention that i believe merits significant scrutiny. so much so that i’m coming back to my old blog from when i worked around homelessness to post what i know…
i spent some of the last twelve months trying to coproduce, and then polish, a resource on safeguarding for an organisation i used to work with. i ended up having to hand it back to…
i mentioned in the Culture Collective post that i was up in Glasgow for an event last year (From Participation to Co-creation, run by Arts Homeless International in partnership with Creative Scotland and the Calouste…
COVID has simultaneously proven beyond doubt that the rich will always get richer at the continued expense of our most poor, vulnerable and oppressed, and that the public’s appetite for a more ethical, moral, socially…
I wrote earlier about my breakdown/breakthrough leading to diagnoses of ‘the clusterfuck combo‘ of Autism and ADHD. I’m starting to share some of the adaptations I created through my past work in media arts, as…
I frequently find that ‘traditional business’ training and support often miss a lot of nuance specific to arts business: some reflections…
…and why does that matter more than ever during – and beyond – COVID? During COVID and lockdown we have witnessed an explosion in both the demand for, and supply of, creative practice. Of course…
in light of the large numbers of sensible people who have made the personal decision to self-isolate (regardless of our ‘fearless leaders’ official non-directives), i’ve been digging out old notes on meaningful digital culture practices.…
i often hear people asking how they can create more diversity in their work/community. here’s my typical response. if you want more “non-white, non-straight, non-disenabled*” in your world (or projects): don’t expect them to come…
what co-creation is: embedding voices of marginalised people at the heart of the entire process of a piece of work, crediting and remunerating them for their contributions of both time and knowledge. what co-creation is…