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…
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 call Autism+ADHD “the clusterfuck combo”. My Autistic brain is all about truth, justice, order, logic, patterns, systems, and deep dives – my Autistic brain is curious, investigative, and wants to understand everything. My ADHD…
My work has always been everything to me, to the extent that it became unhealthy – my work was far more important to me than my own wellbeing. Working in the arts is a deliciously…
I frequently find that ‘traditional business’ training and support often miss a lot of nuance specific to arts business: some reflections…
i wrote this as a comment in response to someone (yes, someone who happened to be wrong on the internet) arguing that they didn’t see why their hard-earned taxes should become someone else’s “stay at…
…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…
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…