ARVAC and me – Jayne Humm When did you become a member of ARVAC and why? I became a member of ARVAC when I worked for the Community Development Foundation- that must have been about the late 1990s. I joined because there weren’t at the time- and there still isn’t- many networks involving researchers in […]
40 Years on: What is different and why do we need ARVAC
40 Years on: What is different and why do we need ARVAC Anniversaries of any kind give us the opportunity topause – look back (perhaps) and reflect. 2018 has marked the 40thbirthday of ARVAC. And it is interesting to look back and think about what haschanged and what has remained the same . On one […]
AGM Report/ 40 years of ARVAC – a Celebration.
On the 13th of November, ARVAC hosted it’s annual AGM. This was a special event as it represented 40 years of activity for the charity. Besides presenting the annual report, a number of presentations were given that represented different facets of our work. Please find attached to this post, both a copy of the AGM […]
10 minutes with… Colin Rochester
10 minutes with… Colin Rochester Colin has worked in and with the voluntary and community sector for over forty years. He has worked as a consultant, practitioner and as an academic. His most recent book, Rediscovering Voluntary Action: The Beat of a Different Drum was published in December 2013. If you could describe yourself in […]
The long revolution today: education, culture and politics for all
Raymond Williams Foundation 2018 Residential event: 18-20 May 2018, The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool ‘The long revolution today: education, culture and politics for all’ 30 years after Raymond Williams’ death, the Raymond Williams Foundation (RWF) invites people for a weekend of discussion about how we can loosen the stranglehold the elite still largely retains on our […]
Addressing the problem of the Crocodile in the Thames …. Using research to inform democracy and engagement
Addressing the problem of the Crocodile in the Thames …. Using research to inform democracy and engagement Our ARVAC conference this year is focussed on research to inform democracy and engagement. ARVAC, is the Association for Research with Voluntary and Community Organisations. The conference presentations are set against the backdrop of ever-hardening austerity and […]
Taking Yourself Seriously … Creating a Legacy
The Taking Yourself Seriously Project set out to explore the relationship between community arts and social cohesion with particular reference to sustainability of projects – beyond the immediate context. The Taking Yourself Seriously project was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Connected Communities Programme. This programme seeks to encourage community co-produced living […]
Writing Retreat for Taking Yourselves Seriously
The Taking Yourself Seriously Project set out to explore the relationship between community arts and social cohesion with particular reference to sustainability of projects – beyond the immediate context. The Taking Yourself Seriously project was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Connected Communities Programme. This programme seeks to encourage community co-produced living knowledge […]
Reviewing the Themes from the Taking Yourselves Seriously Project
This review considers the use of arts based approaches for social cohesion. It makes up part of a more extensive literature review that has been created to support the artistic projects that emerge from the Taking Yourself Seriously project. The Taking Yourself Seriously project is working in partnership with the Association for Research with the […]
Inside, outside, outside, inside
The Taking Yourself Seriously Project (TYS) explores how arts methologies can facilitate social cohesion within communities. TYS is situated into three situation specific community spaces, one of which is a secondary school in an area where there have been issues of social cohesion. Co-production, ethics and prioritising young people’s voices, alongside a relinquishing of ‘adults’ […]