Tag Archives: Community
‘Volunteer? But… what does she get out of it?’
I was recently getting my hair cut, and my hairdresser (who shall remain nameless) was chatting about being involved in the Parent and Teacher Association (PTA) at her son’s new school. Her question when talking about the woman who runs the PTA was ‘what does […]
Developing A Risky Practice: Teaching and Facilitating – Reflections of a Creative English Trainer
This piece was written for the Theatre, Dance and Performance Training journal and was first published on their blog. This notion that the leader needs to be ‘in charge’ and ‘know all the answers’ is both dated and destructive… Fear leads to risk aversion. Risk […]
Connecting Through the Community
Last Wednesday, at our Community Hub’s weekly café session, something very simple, but profound and touching, happened. Riyad, who is 20 months old, was watching George, in his 80s and in a wheelchair. Riyad’s mum, Lamyae, said to him (in Arabic) ‘Go and shake hands […]
Boris has heard my cry – introducing the London Rental Standard
I moved in to a flat in Bow one month ago, which is not as long as the list of problems we have encountered since trying to settle in. To cut a long story short – we were first asked to pay more than the […]
Don’t Pitchfork Tragedy
Recently I found myself in a radio studio recording a news commentary programme. There were a number of interesting things to discuss and to wrestle with regarding how the issues raised reflected on faith and what faith communities might want to do in response, or […]
