The project is funded by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Partners are Greenwich University and Greenwich Disabled People Against Cuts.
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3rd #GDPIP workshop Bathway Theatre, Woolwich
Share your experiences, your experience matters! What could have been done differently? Share good and bad experiences! This workshop was postponed to Jan 28th 2013, lunch at 12 noon
Speakers, lead by Kirsten Hearn, Leader, facilitator, coach, trainer, consultant, and non-executive director at national and regional level from a public service, community action, equality and creative arts background.
And Jenny Hurst, Personal Budget coordinator, Greenwich Disabled People Against Cuts co founder and Disability equality trainer.
see Photos at Flickr
see first workshop : Accessibility and Barrier
second workshop at Cooking with Support
Joanna Abeyie in conversation about Diversity, accessibility and inclusion
with captions
the eventbrite announcement
Workshop 2: Cooking with support
Greenwich Disabled People’s Innovation Project Workshop 2: Cooking with support. Saturday, 3rd December 2022 | 1-4pm @ the Bathway Theatre, SE18 6QX
[Behind the title is an image of a standing person holding hands with a wheelchair user]
Join us to explore and discover together how to cook food with help (tips on access, etc.) & co-produce a cook book written BY disabled people FOR disabled people.
Using a microwave & an airfyer on-site (both more economically and use less energy) we will be incorporating this workshop with a diverse range of recipes including vegan & gluten free options.
Facilitated by Eleanor Lisney – Eleanor has been working on accessible cooking for many years – since she was a student.
Limited spaces! [Beside is an image of a visually impaired person cooking on a pan.] So please Sign up by email: hello@cultureaccess.co.uk
£60 honourarium for participation & co-production.
[Bottom right: logos of Culture Access, Greenwich Disabled People Against Cuts (GDPAC), University of Greenwich and funded by Royal Borough of Greenwich]
see our Recipes page from our participants (Recipe booklet to come later)
see first workshop : Accessibility and Barrier
see third workshop: Share Your Experiences
First GDPIP workshop: Accessibility & Barriers
Photos from the first workshop
Greenwich Disabled Peoples’ Innovation Project #GDPIP
Workshop #1: Accessibility and Barriers
WHERE: Bathway Theatre, Bathway, London, SE18 6QX
WHEN: 17th September 2022, 12PM – 4PM
We Want To Hear From You!
• What are your views on the support currently provided?• What are your experiences?
• How can we better support Greenwich residents?
There will be a light lunch provided at noon and the event will be recorded for people who are not able to be there. Please let us know if you do not wish to be recorded.
Limited Places – £60 token for time and co-production.
Speakers:
• Christiane Link is the founder and director of Ortegalink Ltd., an inclusion and accessibility consultancy.
• Anahita Harding is a wheelchair user who has been campaigning for Transport for All on local transport issues. She is also one of the Culture Access directors.
• Members of Greenwich DPAC will also be there to work alongside.
Facilitator:
• Fides Dagongdong (she/they) is a non-binary, queer and disabled Decolonisation Academic, Content Creator & Facilitator and Human Rights Activist.
If you wish to be included or would like local issues to be included, please contact: hello@cultureaccess.co.uk and/or greenwichdpac@gmail.com
See our Consultation Response to the Transport Strategy Draft of the Royal Borough of Greenwich as a result from the workshop.
For photos see Flickr
see second workshop Cooking With Support
see our Recipes page from our participants (Recipe booklet to come later)
see third workshop: Share Your Experiences
Join us – join our workshops
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GREENWICH DISABLED PEOPLE’S INNOVATION PROJECT
A new FREE project designed and run by Disabled People for Disabled People in Greenwich.
Supporting people to improve wellbeing by:
Networking, making new friends and reconnecting with people.
Sharing information, skills and designing mini-projects.
Using experiences to influence positive change.
Interested? Want to know more?
https://bit.ly/greenwichcontactform
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Workshops and Mini-projects
Access and Barriers
Explore what good access means to you. How accessible are services and places near where you live? How could access be improved?
Cooking for wellbeing
How to make a variety of easy and delicious meals with or without support. Compile a ‘cookbook’ of meals that are healthy, affordable and easy to prepare.
Make your experiences count
Share good and bad experiences. What could have been done differently? Create a resource to promote ‘good practice’.
Accessible workshops will be held at The Bathway Theatre, SE18 6QX, with sessions being recorded for sharing online.
Greenwich Disabled People’s Innovation Project
Main Poster
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END COMBINED VIDEO FROM ALL WORKSHOPS
Video statements
Sajida Shah – https://youtu.be/uG-zQ2AV9Vg
Anne Novis – https://youtu.be/Oikn9qNH8b0
Sue Elsegood – https://youtu.be/eaR6TnGZwQ8
Carlo – https://youtu.be/3AX4_r3szJk
Andrew Evans – https://youtu.be/i3kA4DnxFng
Viv Cameron – https://youtu.be/x4shnLC_agY
Eleanor Lisney https://youtu.be/1SNmy5e4J1Y
Original press release
Greenwich Disabled People’s Innovation Project – a new project to increase disabled people’s influence, design resources and improve wellbeing.
Over the next 10 months, the Greenwich Disabled People’s Innovation Project will work with local disabled people in a series of FREE workshops and mini-projects to improve wellbeing by:
- Building new friendships and re-building connections lost during the pandemic,
- Sharing good / bad experiences and suggesting solutions,
- Learning new skills and developing projects using these skills,
- Identifying resources already available and designing new resources,
- Becoming expert representatives to influence matters important to local disabled people and their communities.
“I am excited about the project and how engagement in the workshops can be an empowerment experience and a tool for change in the community“
Anahita Harding, Culture Access co director
Workshops will be designed and run by local disabled people, for local disabled people and their supporters and will cover:
“Looking forward to being part of a co-creation process to find solutions to problems that matter #OpenThirdSpace“
David Hockham, Theatre Manager of the University of Greenwich’s Bathway Theatre
- Access in your area – good / bad examples and how to improve access.
- Making nutritious meals with or without support.
- Sharing your experiences to influence change.
“We are delighted to take part in this project to increase Disabled People’s wellbeing by building stronger networks to raise awareness, increase influence and ensure that Disabled Voices are heard.”
Jenny Hurst, Greenwich DPAC co founder
British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and Personal Assistance (PA) support will be available (if required) during workshops.
The face-to-face workshops will also be made available to view online.
To register your interest and/or to receive information about the Greenwich Disabled People’s Innovation Project, please complete our online form
This project is funded by the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Funding from the Isla Foundation
We are happy and grateful to announce that we got some funding from the Isla Foundation Immeadiate Impact Grant to develop the project on the Intersection of being Disabled and being People of Colour . We are also able to pay the interviewees an honorarium for their time in taking part.
We would be editing the videos into a single edition to build on the message. We hope to have it ready soon!
Being Black and Disabled: intersections for Black History Month
We finally wrapped up on the last of our interview videos about the intercession of being Black and Disabled in our #BlackDisabledLivesMatter for Black History Project, funded by the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Look it up in our report/page.
Webinar recording is available on youtube
Interviews are also available on our youtube channel
Many thanks to the Royal Borough of Greenwich for funding
and thank you for the support of Woolwich Centre Library, Bathway Theatre, BME Volunteers and Greenwich DPAC
Black History Month event
We are very happy to announce that we were successful in our application to Greenwich #RBG for two Black History Month events.
There will be a webinar on 5th October and a small interview and videoing event on the 10th October.
See more information at this post on the webinar
Register for Webinar https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/culture-access-28016946337. URL for webinar will be posted to those who registered.
We are working with BME Volunteers, Greenwich DPAC . Thank you for the support from Woolwich Centre Library and Bathway Theatre, Greenwich University.
Funded by the Royal Borough of Greenwich for Black History Month 2020
If you’re interested in being a participant, do write to us at eleanor@cultureaccess.co.uk or send us a tweet at @cult_access