afri-co-lab
ADVISORY GROUP
FINDING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUES THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THE MOST!
WHY?
We want to be in conversation with our local Global Majority communities and allies about barrier reduction, racial diversity, representation, artistic offers for professionals, access for the community and participation within the arts ecology of our town, and where and how Afri-Co-Lab can respond with our communities.
We also want to learn from other Global Majority coastal communities and share experiences and knowledge about nurturing healthy communities through creativity.
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Our community goals and actions will be developed through provocations and discussion based on the above themes. The advisory group will support Afri-Co-Lab's medium- to long-term plans.
the deets
WHO
We want the people that already know the ‘Lab’ and those that we don’t know yet. We also want to make sure we include racially and socially marginalised experience/ knowledge. We will have a cohort of 20 people who want to attend some of the monthly suppers and come up with creative solutions over a meal. You should be: - Aged 16 and older - A local resident - Hastings & Rother You can be: - Global Majority folks and allies who support racial and social justice, and willingness to get creative. - Low-income folks - People with a lived experience of being marginalised by society’s ‘norms’
WHEN​
The advisory group will meet on the following dates: Tuesday 18th March Tuesday 15th April Friday 31st May Tuesday 17th June Tuesday 15th July Saturday August Tuesday 16th September
WHERE​
Supper for the advisory group will be served at the Lab - 3 Marine Court, St Leonards-On-Sea, TN38 0DX We also hope to visit other organisations and groups, we share those details later.
Timings
Doors open at 6.15 pm, finishing at 8.45 pm.
COST
Nothing but your time and contribution. Dinner is on us! If you need assistance with transport or caring responsibilities, please get in touch.
CLOSING DATE
The deadline for signing up for this round of the Advisory Group has now passed. However, you can still register your interest, and we will drop you a line when the new signup opens.
how
The Advisory Group Supper Club is a FREE monthly gathering that provides a group of community members the chance to come together and chat about what’s happening on our streets and find creative ways to tackle issues.
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​A table for 10 folks will focus on specific topics or challenges that matter to us, spending time diving into each topic, generating ideas, and figuring out our next steps.
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We also plan to take some trips to visit other coastal communities that are doing amazing work, helping to create a stronger sense of home.
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The advisory group will support Afri-Co-Lab's medium to long-term plans. Our community goals and actions will be developed through provocations and discussion.
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We hope to spark new ideas for activities and projects that can really make a difference, with everyone’s input helping to guide us. It could be ideas for new activities, projects, or collaborations and different groups.
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MORE INFO
register your interest
Sign up here and register your interest to join the advisory groups. We will drop you a line when space becomes available.
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What we hope to achieve:
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Identify and discuss the community challenges and priorities that Afri-Co-Lab can get involved with over the next 2 -3 years of funding.
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Discuss what our communities think is possible with Afri-Co-Lab.
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Find out how different parts of the community, including those who are underserved, would like to work with and engage with Afri-Co-Lab.
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Devise methods of engagement with the community.
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Measures of success - developing an evaluation framework for the group and organisation
MEET YOUR ADVISORY GROUP HOSTESS...
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​Hello, I’m Deanne, a Black African and Caribbean Londoner born and raised, who has lived across the UK and landed in St Leonards.
I enjoy oscillating between the ordinary and the fringes of creative spaces, where fun, expression and making meaning of being human collide to make transformative experiences.
I've been called many things from engagement practitioner, communicator, relationship manager, to facilitator and more recently a creative wrangler.
I’ve worked in museums, cultural organisations and universities but I’m most attracted to people and places that make room for whole people or for people to become whole. Doing what I can do to support these spaces and developing the skills to sustain them is what gets me moving, which takes some doing because I love my bed.