Stop the Sale of Aire Street Workshops chng.it/bFD5J6qY via Change.org UK

The cruel, vindictive destruction of the family lives of people who dare to protest in the UK is the theme of this week's column. It's a glimpse into the dark heart of the state. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Congrats to Dr Ruth Daly, whose article 'Reading Otherwise: Decolonial Feminisms', co-edited with Maya Caspari, features in the journal Parallax, Vol 29, No 2. The article considers the meanings and possibilities of decolonial feminisms today tandfonline.com/toc/tpar20/29/2

Call for Papers/Creative Presentations: What we talk about when we talk about the commons

University of Leeds
17th June

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And a great day out it was too. Echoing thanks to Dr Treasa De Loughry & Victoria Durrer. Lovely having researchers coming together from different bits of the island(s).

We are seeking United States arts & public health policy resources for our upcoming literature review!🤓

Have a resource to share? Click on the link below!🙌❤️

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Of course, there is much needed change across all of the government to bring people closer to decision making processes, but this is a really illuminating report on the sheer level of disfunction at its centre. The relative power of the Treasury needs to be checked!

A collective of writers focussed on nature & environment in a time of climate & ecological breakdown #NewWriting #poetry #poetry community #ClimateActionNow

I am delighted to appear in Paperboats Writers #3 - read my poem amid powerful work here
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APNews: Arts Professional survey finds councils are taking a range of steps affecting arts and culture to reduce spending and balance the books

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Classist attitudes & behaviours are deeply ingrained in the arts & culture sector, & without a seismic attitudinal shift to address this working-class inclusion & opportunities will remain at microscopic levels. I shared my hopes & concerns The State of the Arts ⬇️
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Artists' livelihoods have come under increasing pressure in recent years, with incomes mouldering well below poverty level, writes Susan Dr Jones
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This approach is at the very heart of WWDN, to use creative activity to support collective decision-making and positive change for people and the places they live, and to build a network of support for that in D+G #CreativePlacemaking whatwedonow.scot/blog/a-creativ…

Limited places remaining for our April Gathering about Creative #Placemaking with Katharine Wheeler What We Do Now The Stove Network. Join us for a conversation about using #creativearts and #participatoryarts to make a difference in the places we live brownpapertickets.com/event/6252685

ICYMI: The Scottish government has issued its first-ever International Culture strategy, outlining plans to exempt creative professionals from certain visa and work permit requirements and ambitions to rejoin Creative Europe. Read more on AP...
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We're offering a funded PhD with Performance and Cultural Industries at Leeds to explore aspects of community engagement with Bradford 2025!
Deadline: 10 May

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Congratulations to Dr Matthew Elliot whose article ’Arts-based methods as a critical and decolonising process in global mental health: Reflections on popular discourse, artistic rigour and limitations’ has been published today in Methods of Psychology sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Will be giving this a very close read!

tories will go to work and cut arts funding and then go home to their designer furniture and William Morris wallpaper and put a BBC drama on and then discuss the Renaissance masters over dinner

Great job with these lovely guys on a significant policy project

I wanted somewhere that was an easy win with kids but had handsome buildings and history stuff for me. Blackpool turned out to be a real crowd pleaser, especially with the brilliant newly opened Showtown