ARAG: ‘Transformation Space: Words into Action’ Workshop - Resources
Resources from our Anti-Racist Action in Arts & Wellbeing: ‘Transformation Space: Words into Action’ Workshop
Delivered in partnership with Will Nicholson (independent arts, health and wellbeing consultant, and ARAG member), Equal Voices, Flourishing Lives, and the Anti-Racist Action Group (ARAG) in Arts & Wellbeing, the workshop explored how to embed equity as a foundation for collective change – and how diverse voices can be centred to shape a more inclusive future.
Here are the resources that were shared during the session:
- Anti-Racist Action in Arts & Wellbeing: ‘Transformation Space: Words into Action’ – 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.
- Many thanks to Will Nicholson, Equal Voices, and all of the participants in the session for kindly sharing their links and contact information and please do be sure to get in touch and connect with each other!
Many thanks again to Will Nicholson and the Equal Voices team – Nadine Corbin (Creative Producer, The Cre8rs), Imrana Mahmood (Arts Educationalist and Creative Producer), Monica Callan (Development Manager, Radio Dacorum), Annie Smith (Place Officer for Arts and Culture, Dacorum Borough Council), and Diana Houghton (Head of Arts and Culture, Dacorum Borough Council) for designing and facilitating the session.
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 Equal Voices
Equal Voices is a newly formed collective committed to reshaping representation across the cultural sector in Hertfordshire. It is a Dacorum-based group that promotes inclusion and diversity in the arts. It wants to create a fairer cultural space where everyone feels seen, heard, and respected. The group was formed through local partnerships and community input. It works with the Council to make sure inclusion, belonging, and representation are at the heart of arts and wellbeing projects.
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.