Based on Sankofa principles of seeking knowledge from the past to benefit the futures of generations to come. The Ubele Circles Project is an opportunity for you to explore anti-racist activism in Britain. You will be a part of a group which will come together to learn from an elder social activist and will examine their role in British social activism and the changes they have contributed to making. By the end of the process we hope for you and your co-learners to write a blog showcasing your learning.

The Circle will take place between February – March 2022 and will be led by social activist, artist, curator and educator Michael Mcmillan. This circle will run for a duration of 4 weekly sessions. Michael will facilitate interactive sessions exploring activism through an artistic lens.

If you are interested in being a part of The Ubele Circles Project, we require you to commit to meeting weekly between 6 pm – 7:30 pm on the dates outlined below;

Wednesday 16th February @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 23rd February @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 2nd March @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 16th March @ 6 pm – 7:30 pm

Application deadline: Monday 14 February 2022

Click here to apply

Are you a Counsellor, Therapist, Community Worker or someone who works with or supports people from Black and racially minoritised communities experiencing grief, bereavement, and loss?

Join us for our series of Immersive Bereavement workshops and acquire a greater understanding of diversity in the context of grief, loss and bereavement.

This series of workshops will take place in religious institutions/cultural spaces of relevant communities. Each session will include an address from an appropriate person from said community to share their knowledge on end of life and grief as it is practiced in that community as well as other methods of immersive and experiential learning.

We hope that participants on the training will be upskilled with a focus on providing interventions that are culturally relevant as it is based on an immersive sharing, questioning, and learning approach.

To adhere to social distancing guidelines, we are keeping attendees to a small group of no more than 15.

Each session will be an immersive in-person session using creative activities and engagement over a period of 4 hours 30 mins long from 10.00 am to 2.30 pm (with a lunch break). 

Hosted by The Ubele Initiative, Majonzi Fund and Thrive London.

9 February 2022 – Muslim Immersive Bereavement Workshop

10 February 2022 – African Caribbean Immersive Bereavement Workshop

Come along to this informal session to find out if your voluntary group, CIC, social enterprise, church, school, sports club or charity can benefit from unrestricted funding in 2022.

Community Fundraising Manager Becky Coleman will talk through how your volunteers, staff and supporters can use the easyfundraising platform to raise donations for your organisation when they shop with thousands of leading retailers. Becky will demonstrate how it works, show you how to get started and answer any questions you might have. easyfundraisign is free to use and is trusted by 170,000 good causes around the UK.

Please do feel free to pass this on to anyone else you know who might like to come along.  

When: Tuesday 1st February 2022  

Time: 12.30 – 1.00pm 

Where: Online via Zoom

Register at: http://efraising.org/1vY4Fny7kh 

If you would like to get started with easyfundraising ahead of this session, you can do that here: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/community 

 

 

 

The Gas Safe Charity is offering free carbon monoxide (CO) Zoom workshops this Autumn to help launch Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week on the 22nd November. As the days get colder and the heating is turned on, the potential risks of CO poisoning increase. The workshops last about an hour and are a mix of practical information and interaction.They are aimed at staff and volunteers from any organisation that delivers a service in the home of a vulnerable person. This could be face to face or telephone support. The focus is on the sources, signs and symptoms of CO poisoning and the risks around low level poisoning and what actions to take if you suspect this.

If you would like to book a place, please click on this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/115618952399 or if you prefer e-learning, then email us on e-learning@gassafecharity.org.uk

If your interested in this topic, we have produced a short video with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, aimed at the South Asian community – the link is here: https://youtu.be/RyHgCkIYw1E

Vision for Volunteering has announced its first workshops, as follows:

Healthy Ageing Workshop 1: ‘Promoting volunteering as a tool to sustain and improve health and wellbeing in later life’ 

Tuesday 16 November, 2-4pm

Healthy Ageing Workshop 2: ‘Tackling myths about and overcoming barriers that affect older age volunteers’ 

Wednesday 1 December, 2-4pm

Climate Emergency Workshop 1: ‘The role that volunteers can play in helping tackle the Climate Emergency’ 

Tuesday 16 November, 2-4pm

Climate Emergency Workshop 2: ‘What we need to deliver long term sustainable impact in climate volunteering’ 

Tuesday 30 November, 2-4pm

Sport England Workshop 1: ‘Igniting the Movement: developing and delivering a vision for volunteering in the sport and physical activity sector’ 

Tuesday 23 November, 10am-12pm

Sport England Workshop 2: ‘Shared Futures: exploring common challenges and opportunities between volunteering in sport and physical activity and wider sectors’  

Tuesday 30 November, 10-12pm

Find out more and book here.

NB: The remaining workshops will be open to sign ups shortly, focusing on further priority areas: including Resilient Communities, Health and Wellbeing, Young People Leading Change, and Employment and Skills.

Anti-Racism Creative Delivery Workshop:

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Creative delivery workshop:

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Next Friday, H&F Council and Spacehive will be hosting an online crowdfunding workshop in advance of the Autumn funding round of the Hammersmith & Fulham Hive.

Come along to get advice and support in developing your project idea and find out how you can pitch for up to £20,000 to make it happen! We’ll be on hand to answer your questions and to share advice about running a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Secure your spot by clicking on the button below:

Friday 16th July at 12pm

Whether this is your first time creating a project or you’re a seasoned community organiser, this online workshop will be an opportunity to learn everything you need to know in order to create and run a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Share your project idea with us today (even if it is just a seedling of an idea) so we can give you tips on how to get started!

Click here to tell us about your idea

If you cannot attend or have accessibility requirements please get in touch via support@spacehive.com

To mark Refugee Week, we are running a series of free virtual workshops from Monday 14th June to Friday 18th June. They will be hosted on Zoom by Hammersmith & Fulham Council and will cover a range of topics relating to refugees and asylum-seekers, including employment, wellbeing and rights.

These events are open to all, but are particularly targeted at refugees and asylum seekers.

Schedule of events

Further information on website

Sheila McKechnie Foundation.

Winning and maintaining internal support on 8 June https://smk.org.uk/event/winning-and-maintaining-internal-support-2/

Self-care for change-makers on 22 June

https://smk.org.uk/event/self-care-for-change-makers-2/