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Free community journalism training for Gypsies and Travellers in South Yorkshire and Humber. Please share!

Taster event at Dina Diner - The Business of Art taster - Tuesday 13 March, 10.30-1pm.
Are you a creative person looking for some support, guidance or networking to help you make your art pay? Are you or someone you know/support a migrant or refugee or someone whose art is connected to migration? Come to our first taster session to find out about our free mentoring skills programme, meet other creative people, chat & share your work and join Arts on the Run's regional community of creatives. Free world food buffet! BOOK here or just turn up
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-business-of-art-2018-tickets-43832309618

Pls share with any creative networks/any networks connected to migration.
SHEFFIELD TASTER Tuesday 13 March
10.30am to 1.30pm
DINA-Diner
32 Cambridge Street, Sheffield, S1 4HP
http://dinavenue.com/what-is-dina/

We are also running the following taster events in Doncaster and Huddersfield.

Tuesday 20 March
DONCASTER
10.30am to 1.30pm
THE POINT Garden Room
South Parade, Doncaster DN1 2DR
http://www.thepoint.org.uk/

BOOK here or just turn up
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-business-of-art-ii-2018-tickets-43834355738

Thurs 12 April
HUDDERSFIELD
10.30am to 1.30pm
DASH drop-in
Salvation Army Hall, New Hey Rd, Huddersfield HD3 4BZ
http://www.huddsdash.org.uk/

BOOK here or just turn up
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-business-of-art-3-tickets-43836835154

The Business of Art will be facilitated by Magdalen Bartlett arts manager & creative business advisor https://tinyurl.com/magda-afrocats

Need more information ? Call 0114 346 30 47 or email [email protected] www.artsontherun.org.uk

The Business of Art 2018 The Business of Art 2018 support guidance & networking to help make your art pay Creativity Works! are you an artist? poet? dancer? writer? musician? designer? actor? photographer? maker? Need a bit of help to move on? meet Magdalen Bartlettarts manager & creative business advisorhttps://tinyurl.com...

THE RIGHT TO GREAT DESIGN Wednesday 27 September, 6:30 -8:00pm at Roco Creative Co-op. An event by The Glass-House Community Led Design in partnership with Live Works LiveWorks and Roco Creative Co-op.
Why does design of our places matter? How can people and organisations work more collaboratively and creatively locally on the design of places? Come and join the conversation!
Event info: http://www.theglasshouse.org.uk/…
To register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-right-to-great-design-sh…
Pls share! Thanks. x
More info...
Design is everywhere and has a profound effect on our quality of life. So why aren’t the places we live, work and play in better for everyone? Join us for an open conversation in the round, where we invite you to share reflections and ideas on the impact of design and how we can take action to realise better quality places. This conversation aims to bring together a wide-ranging audience from communities, practice, education and policy to explore the perspectives and realities of different experiences of place and placemaking: personal, professional and collective.
Instead of the traditional panel of speakers, we’ll share crowd-sourced voices to prompt discussion. We’re particularly keen to explore how people and organisations can work more collaboratively and creatively locally on the design of places: join the conversation in Sheffield to share your questions, ideas and experiences.
Spaces are limited so please register.
An event by The Glass-House Community Led Design in partnership with Live Works and Roco Creative Co-op
Date and location:
Wednesday 27 September, 6:30 -8:00pm
BROOD Cafe Bar
Roco Creative Co-op
342 Glossop Road
Sheffield S10 2HW
Event info: http://www.theglasshouse.org.uk/…
To register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-right-to-great-design-sh…

Home - The Glass-House Community Led Design The Glass-House is a national charity that supports communities, organisations and networks to work collaboratively on the design of places.

Looking forward to speaking about the importance of beauty in storytelling tomorrow. Still time to join us! The editor of the Sheffield Telegraph will also be giving her top tips on effective press releases and human stories, and we'll be discussing what kind of stories the third sector in Sheffield should be sharing https://www.eventbrite.com/e/may-third-sector-cafe-tickets-32587139010?aff=erelexpmlt&utm_content=bufferb5d53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

May Third Sector Cafe Would you be interested in getting a story about your work into the Sheffield Telegraph? The paper have kindly offered to send a journalist along to give us a bit of professional input (the news of the day allowing) and we also have a fab speaker coming: Justine Gaubert of Silent Cities has led som...

Great international development op for young social entrepreneurs (age 24-35)
https://share.america.gov/ytili/
Must have 2 years start up/social enterprise experience. Pls share with any young people who might be interested!

Young Transatlantic Leaders Initiative | ShareAmerica YTILI empowers entrepreneurs and innovators with the training, tools, networks, and resources they need to transform their societies

So, after a rollercoaster six years, I have finally wrapped up silent cities to forge ahead with other projects. From Feb 2017 I am available for a spot of freelance work on exciting, (and preferably well paid;-) projects. So feel free to give me a shout! Thank you to all the amazing board members, volunteers, clients, and above all, all the incredible people I've had the privilege to work with over the years. I never fail to be astounded by the hidden talents of so many creative people, and it's an absolute joy to watch you all go onto such great things. x

New year new job? Production manager of marketing team SYHA, 31k. Would suit ruthlessly organised project manager with experience. Please share! x https://syha.octo-firstclass.co.uk/Candidates/c/ApplicationForm/Advert/43386?aisId=12&qc=1&d=ea87dc9d61ffa35c351c00aae79597ac6f5a29db&src=2

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Still time to put in a bid for Age Better In Sheffield pop up events tender. Please share with anyone who might be interested in applying. http://www.syha.co.uk/invitation-tender-age-better-sheffield-pop-events/

South Yorkshire Housing Association | SYHA | Invitation to tender - Age Better in Sheffield - Pop up events - South Yorkshire Housing Association | SYHA We want to commission a creative organisation to deliver a range of different events and activities that raise the profile of social isolation.

Anyone Burngreave? Anyone 50+? Anyone free on Sat 19th March (either to help out or take part)? We're holding an event at Vestry Hall 10am -7pm. It's a day of food, chat, music, dance and theatre, plus chance to learn some film, audio, drawing skills.

We want people who attend the event to then go and capture stories from their communities about what it's like to grow older in Burngreave, and any specific triggers for isolation and loneliness for older people in that area. These stories will inform the development of a Neighbourhoods Toolkit delivered to 7,000 homes in the Burngreave ward.

Check out event bright for more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/burngreave-toolkit-event-tickets-22449663548 or drop me a line! Please share with your networks. Thanks a lot. Jx

Let's Talk Burngreave Come and join us for a day of food, talk, dance and the chance to learn new skills for the 'Let's Talk Burngreave' project. We will have a Big Brother style diary room open all day for you to pop in and leave a message. We want to hear your thoughts and experiences of living in the area, and to shar…

Great job opportunity for a creative-grafer-graduate!

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Amazing summer opportunity for young people in South Yorkshire. Great for CVs, uny aps, developing your writing interest and honing your skills.

Are you a young person (16-25), living in South Yorkshire? Do you like to write or express yourself with words?

Apply for this exciting summer opportunity to develop your writing with the support of top writers.Get inspired on this 3 day programme run by Arvon in partnership with Writing Yorkshire. Enjoy a range of workshops to get scribbling, one to one support, personal writing time, and top tips from professional writers who will share their own writing.
Lunch, dinner and refreshments will be provided each day and you’ll get to know and work with other young people in a friendly and supportive environment.
“Arvon changed my idea of myself as a writer.” Katherine Henderson, Rotherham student
http://writingyorkshire.org/arvon-summer-programme-for-young-writers-16-25yrs/

Arvon Summer Programme for young writers (16-25yrs) Are you a young person (16-25), living in South Yorkshire? Do you like to write or express yourself with words? Apply for this exciting summer opportunity to develop your writing with the support of top writers. Get inspired on this 3 day programme run by Arvon in partnership with Writing Yorkshire.…

Don't forget! Yardsale/pop in and grab stuff/have a drink TONIGHT. Monday 6 July from 4pm till 8pm at Silent Cities, Unit 2 a Clarence works, Burton Road (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH BURTON ST), S38BX Next to yellow arch studios. Pop in and say hi/bye/grab a bargain. Lots of different types of desks, tables, cool chairs, industrial lampshades, shelves... x

Yardsale/pop in and grab stuff/have a drink. Monday 6 July from 4pm till 8pm at Silent Cities, Unit 2 a Clarence works, Burton Road (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH BURTON ST), S38BX Next to yellow arch studios. Pop in and say hi/bye/grab a bargain. x

Silent Cities is going dormant for a bit while I join the SYHA team as Marketing Comms Manager. Very excited! Anyway, this means that we need to be out of our office in just two weeks! Eek! So we have a wonderful office space fully equipped with interesting furniture for a good price if anyone or anyone you know is looking for office space/interesting furniture (including children's original school desks, a row of cinema seats...) Pics to follow next week, plus a possible yard sale party thingy. Please share with anyone who might be interested in office down Kelham way/unusual furniture. Thanks!

Exciting news! The Age Better campaign developed by Silent Cities with for South Yorkshire Housing Association won National Outstanding Campaign of the Year Award in London last night. Woop woop! Best of all, it helped bring in 6m to reduce isolation and loneliness for older people in Sheffield (I may have mentioned that before;-) Proof that investing in creativity really can make a big difference - both to the profile of the organisations we support, and helping the most vulnerable in our city.

Interesting debate on next week Union St on 15 April as part of the Festival of Debate about reclaiming public spaces and services. Book your free ticket here:http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-of-debate-common-people-public-services-spaces-and-progress-tickets-15712468416

Festival of Debate: Common People - Public Services, Spaces and Progres In a country with one of the largest populations of billionaires alongside the growing need for food banks, the question of how we reclaim public spaces and services remains open. In this panel session the speakers reflect on this context and offer ideas for ways forward to promote greater equality…

Come along to this debate on articulating the value of arts of and culture, or better still, come and volunteer at it! Drop us a line if you're up for volunteering!

Festival of Debate: Eh, How Do We Express The Value of Culture? In association with What Next? Sheffield and BBC Get Creative A public debate and discussion which invites speakers from outside the arts sector to address the question of how we articulate the value of arts and culture. Add your voice to a national dialogue. Tickets free but limited. Please note: I…

We are looking for budding photographers and journalists looking for work experience to volunteer at the Festival of Debate throughout April (evenings mainly). Drop us a line if you are interested.

Looking for something worthwhile to do this month? There's still time to volunteer for the Festival of Debate. All volunteers welcome, especially if you are: a young photographer looking for experience (DSLR available), wanting to get some experience in social media for business, or are interested in writing/community journalism.
Drop us a line! [email protected] Pls share;-)

Really enjoyed presenting alongside Mr Blunkett last Friday about our respective journeys 's leadership session. What a privilege and we had a great laugh too!

Great to be back at the School for Social Entrepreneurs helping them think about branding and storytelling their social enterprises. Great to see you embracing the social media training people! Thank you!

No such thing as a free lunch? There is for four lucky volunteers this Sunday! Kitchen prep and waiting on volunteer opportunities available, in return for some chopping skills training and a free feed. Please contact Justine asap [email protected]. First come, first, erm, served. Here's the event you will be helping at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/regather-roast-as-part-of-sh…

Regather Roast (as part of Sheffield's Festival of Debate) Serving up food for body & mind the Regather Roast will offer a traditional 3-course Sunday roast of fresh, local produce - high welfare lamb, or vegetarian stuffed mushrooms and delicious organic vegetables accompanied by discussion led by Leon Ballin (Soil Association) who will explore the challen…

Some great feedback from Zest about the media and co-production bootcamp we ran for them. https://vimeo.com/113997651

Zest bootcamp results This is "Zest bootcamp results" by Justine Gaubert on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

In case you haven't heard...Our Community Journalists have helped bring in 6m for 12,000 of Sheffield's most vulnerable and isolated older people, with our work on Sheffield's winning Age Better better bid. I'm not sure life gets much better than that. Here they are in action, facilitating 6 co-design events with older people across Sheffield in just 6 weeks...

Get yourself down to Festival of Debate's first event tomorrow Union St in association with Friends of the Earth. And it's free!

Festival of Debate: Chasing Ice In association with Friends of the Earth Released in 2012, this documentary film follows the journey of nature photographer James Bolog on his ‘extreme ice survey’. Directed by Jeff Orlowski, it aims to publicise the severe effects of climate change.

Hugely inspiring evening speaking at Sheffield Sparklers event tonight on the topic of social enterprise. The other speakers reminded me of why we all do what we do. Thank you so much to the Sparklers team for organising, it was a privilege to be there. (ps if anyone hands in a mobile phone, it's mine!)

Our website has been hacked. One in the eye for erm, one-woman not-profits! Cheers fellas.

Two interesting employment posts for SYHA; a Coproduction Coordinator & a Volunteer Development Coordinator working on the Ageing Better Programme Check out link for details http://www.syha.co.uk/work-with-us/

Work With Us All current job vacancies... If you’d like to come and work under our roof, you are in the right spot

A typically beautiful film from the wonderful Nathan Gibson et al about the spring factory just down the road from Silent Cities.https://vimeo.com/113380458

Factory Floor - An Archive Sheffield Film During 2013 photographer Clive Egginton began his residency at TSL Turtons, a spring making factory in Sheffield. As "Archivist in Residence" he worked alongside…

Do the right people have power in place? Free event tomorrow night which we are supporting 6.00-7.30pm Should be of interest to anyone who signed the petition to save Devonshire Street shops? Please share! Thanks x https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/to-a-more-ambitious-place-20…

Do the right people have power in place?
Venue: Roco.
Date and Time: Wednesday 19 November, 6-8pm. Drinks reception from 5.30pm

Speakers:
Tony Stacey, Chief Executive, South Yorkshire Housing AssociationMaxwell Ayamba, Project Manager, SHEBEENCristina Cerulli, Director, Studio PolpoChair: Sophia de Sousa, Chief Executive, The Glass-House Community Led Design

More on the debate:
So many communities have succeeded in transforming the places in which they live, work and play, yet the relationships between the different parties involved in placemaking remain challenging, and in some cases fail miserably. Who are the right custodians of place? And who has the right to make decisions about the future of our places? Who decides who the 'right' people are and what are the implications?

Register for free at:
https://www.eventbriteco.uk/e/to-a-more-ambitious-place-201415-sheffield-tickets-13959251497

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Check out Sheffield's latest creative space at Roco Creative Co-op Open House this Saturday 25 Oct anytime between 10.00am and 4pm. http://the-roco.tumblr.com

Roco News and Updates Sheffield's first creative industries co-op for creators, artist's, designers, & makers. Opening 2015. Posting the story as it happens. www.theroco.org

Justine will be running a free workshop on: 'Branding and storytelling for social enterprises and community groups' on 4th November.

Why is branding so important for social enterprises?
How do I develop a brand for my social enterprise?
Why is storytelling so important and how do I do it?

The event will be hosted by SYCF at Action Housing and Support Ltd, 6 Genesis Business Park, Rotherham, S60 1DX with registration and light refreshments from 1.30pm, for a start at 2.00pm and finishing at approx 4.30pm. Free street parking is available.

Register for your place at: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/branding-and-storytelling-for-social-enterprises-tickets-13459378363

Please share with anyone you think may be interested. Thanks!

Branding and Storytelling for Social Enterprises Why is branding so important for social enterprises? How do I develop a brand for my social enterprise? Why is storytelling so important and how do I do it? The session is being run by Justine Gaubert to help social enterprises and charities consider the importance of branding and storytel…