ARAG: ‘Culturally Responsive Practice & Building Trust Across Communities’ Workshop - Resources
Resources from our Anti-Racist Action in Arts & Wellbeing: ‘Culturally Responsive Practice & Building Trust Across Communities’ Workshop
Hosted by Flourishing Lives alongside the Anti-Racist Action Group (ARAG) in Arts & Wellbeing, the session was co-facilitated by Helen Jones (Director at FLUX Rotherham) and Lisa Howarth (Museums, Arts & Heritage Manager at Rotherham Borough Council).
Keynote presentations were delivered by Zlakha Ahmed MBE (Founder & CEO of Apna Haq) and Paula Ayoade (Founder & Director of BabyCare Reach CIC). The workshop was also brought together with kind support from Iain Cloke (Age UK Rotherham), Samantha Dixon and Neelam Rhuksar (Rotherham Ripple Effect / Rotherfed).
Set against the backdrop of the 2024 UK race riots, the workshop explored how arts and wellbeing providers can build sustained, culturally responsive, and trust-based relationships across diverse intergenerational communities.
Here are the resources that were shared during the session:
- Anti-Racist Action in Arts & Wellbeing: ‘Culturally Responsive Practice & Building Trust Across Communities’ – Resource Sheet.
- The Resource Sheet includes a summary of the workshop, sharing key learnings and insights from the discussion, along with contact details and links that were shared during the session.
- Anti-Racist Action in Arts & Wellbeing: ‘Culturally Responsive Practice & Building Trust Across Communities’ – presentation slides 1
Many thanks again to Helen Jones (Director at FLUX Rotherham) and Lisa Howarth (Museums, Arts & Heritage Manager at Rotherham Borough Council) for designing and facilitating the session. Thanks also to Zlakha Ahmed MBE (Founder & CEO of Apna Haq) and Paula Ayoade (Founder & Director of BabyCare Reach CIC) for their keynote presentations and to Iain Cloke (Age UK Rotherham), Samantha Dixon and Neelam Rhuksar (Rotherham Ripple Effect / Rotherfed) for all of their help and guidance in bringing the session together.
Many thanks also to the members of our Anti-Racist Action Group (ARAG) in Arts & Wellbeing Services for their help and guidance in the strategic planning and implementation of our inclusive practice workshops, training and roundtables: Leandra Box (Programme Manager at The Race Equality Foundation), Connie Bell (Cultural Producer, Theatre Director & Founding Member of Decolonising the Archive), Christine Goodall (Network Coordinator at the HEAR Network), and Will Nicholson (Co-Founder and co-facilitator of the Southwark Culture Health and Wellbeing Partnership).
About FLUX Rotherham
FLUX Rotherham create art projects and events with communities across Rotherham Borough. From festivals filled with music, dance and outdoor arts experiences to exhibitions, creative workshops and conversations. Through the power of the arts, we are the co-creators of a cultural movement that celebrates diversity, nurtures personal growth and creates lasting connections between people. Together we are crafting a legacy where art is within the reach of everyone and deeply rooted in Rotherham’s Community Spirit.
About Rotherham Museums, Arts and Heritage
Rotherham Museums, Arts and Heritage is the home of Rotherham’s stories. Sparking imagination and helping real stories to be found and told with Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham Archives and Local Studies, Boston Castle, and our five heritage sites.
About The Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing:
The Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing is a group of representatives from arts, wellbeing and race equality charities – including Flourishing Lives, HEAR Network, Race Equality Foundation, Decolonising the Archive, and Southwark Culture Health and Wellbeing Partnership – who partner with ethnically and culturally diverse organisations, facilitators, community groups, participants and people to share their knowledge, expertise, learning and lived experience to support the wider arts and wellbeing sector to explore anti-racist action, and develop wider engagement in the arts and mental health. The aim is to facilitate conversations, deepen understanding and identify opportunities for change.
This discussion is part of an ongoing series of workshops and roundtables kindly funded by The National Lottery Community Fund which support Flourishing Lives and the Anti-Racist Action Group to explore a range of topics, issues and anti-racist actions to help advocate for inclusive practice across the arts and wellbeing sector.