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  • Akwaaba Kids: migrant children in Hackney on what makes their community strong

    Description

    The young people at Akwaaba Kids explored what makes the Akwaaba community strong through collecting quotes and images from members and creating a visual essay.

    Borough:

    Hackney

    Organisation name:

    Akwaaba Kids

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life
    children and young people

    Content type:

    photographs
    Rainbow made of coloured paper pieces

  • Elizabeth House Community Centre: community strength through connections

    Description

    Discover the words and portraits of the community at Islington’s Elizabeth House Community Centre that show how everyone plays a part in making a community strong and connected.

    Borough:

    Islington
    Hackney
    Haringey

    Organisation name:

    Elizabeth House Community Centre

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    film
    Elizabeth House Community Centre at dusk

  • PEER UK: Early Warning Signs bulletin and Hackney seasonal zine

    Description

    Hoxton-focused monthly bulletins and quarterly zines full of creative ideas about the environment.

    Borough:

    Hackney

    Organisation name:

    PEER UK, The Hoxton Trust

    Topic:

    environment
    children and young people
    art

    Content type:

    notebook
    Painting Khadija’s Garden workshop with Sarah Pickstone at PEER, August 2021

  • St Matthew’s community garden: connecting with nature

    Description

    A regenerated community garden in Hackney is giving local families access to a welcoming green space.

    Borough:

    Hackney

    Organisation name:

    Cordwainers Grow, Round Chapel Old School Rooms, St Matthew’s Church

    Topic:

    environment
    children and young people
    mental health

    Content type:

    photographs
    Woman gardening

  • St Matthew’s community garden: intergenerational connections

    Description

    The Hackney garden has developed into a safe space to form connections and grow fresh, healthy food.

    Borough:

    Hackney

    Organisation name:

    Cordwainers Grow, Round Chapel Old School Rooms, St Matthew’s Church

    Topic:

    environment
    children and young people
    mental health

    Content type:

    photographs
    Children and adults gardening together

  • STEAMLabs: biodiversity champions

    Description

    Children explored biodiversity in STEAMLabs virtual aquarium and in their school’s meadow.

    Borough:

    Hackney

    Organisation name:

    STEAMLabs

    Topic:

    environment
    children and young people

    Content type:

    newsletter
    magazine
    Children watch sea creatures in virtual aquarium

  • STEAMLabs: fashion against plastic

    Description

    Young scientists in Hackney make a fashion statement about single-use plastics.

    Borough:

    Hackney

    Organisation name:

    STEAMLabs

    Topic:

    environment
    children and young people

    Content type:

    photographs
    Fabrics made out of single-use plastic

  • STEAMLabs: how do children feel about pollution?

    Description

    Primary school children from Hackney talked about how pollution makes them feel and expressed themselves through art.

    Borough:

    Hackney

    Organisation name:

    STEAMLabs

    Topic:

    environment
    children and young people

    Content type:

    photographs
    Artwork of a child crying due to pollution

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