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  • Age UK Waltham Forest: together against loneliness

    Description

    Age UK Waltham Forest is combatting loneliness amongst its veteran community.

    Borough:

    Waltham Forest

    Organisation name:

    Age UK Waltham Forest

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life
    older people

    Content type:

    film
    Three old men chatting and laughing

  • 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

  • ARC collective: in our hands

    Description

    ARC Collective is the story of what happens when community space is put in the hands of the community, told in their own words.

    Borough:

    Islington

    Organisation name:

    ARC Collective

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    film
    Hands of people doing gardening

  • AuLaw Farm: growing communities alongside vegetables

    Description

    AuLaw Organic Farm connects Hong Kongers who have resettled in London to their new communities through sustainable urban farming.

    Borough:

    Kingston upon Thames

    Organisation name:

    AuLaw Organic Farm UK CIC

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    photographs
    Person in a vegetable garden holding bunch of harvested potatoes

  • BikeStormz: bikes up, knives down

    Description

    BikeStormz brings people together in a positive way, challenging stereotypes and supporting local communities.

    Borough:

    London-wide

    Organisation name:

    BikeStormz

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life
    children and young people

    Content type:

    film
    BikeStormz black and white image of young people riding bikes

  • Deaf Unity: a united deaf community

    Description

    Deaf Unity works hard to be part of a strong, healthy, united community across London, as well as a bridge to the wider hearing communities that we live and work within.

    Borough:

    London-wide

    Organisation name:

    Deaf Unity

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    film
    Deaf Unity group meeting

  • 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

  • Green Shoes Arts: creating a community village

    Description

    An origami workshop at Green Shoes Arts brought people of all ages together to build a paper community inspired by their local area.

    Borough:

    Barking & Dagenham

    Organisation name:

    Green Shoes Arts

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    workshop
    Green Shoes Arts origami workshop participants

  • Micro Rainbow: imagining a perfect community

    Description

    Micro Rainbow supported a diverse group to come together to find joy and companionship through difficult circumstances and explore what makes a good community. 

    Borough:

    London-wide

    Organisation name:

    Micro Rainbow

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    performance
    photographs
    Micro Rainbow theatre lab participants

  • Nisa-Nashim: only friendship keeps us strong

    Description

    Nisa-Nashim is a Muslim Jewish women’s network that connects Jewish and Muslim communities and works towards positive social change.

    Borough:

    London-wide

    Organisation name:

    Nisa-Nashim

    Topic:

    civil society
    community life

    Content type:

    film
    Nisa-Nashim women dancing together

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