This month marks 10 years of Alphabets Youth, which over time has grown into a larger Alphabets community to include Alphabets Adults, a group to support adults ageing out of the youth service.
Read below to find out more about the work Alphabets does, and a case study reflecting on our Queer Winter Prom at the end of last year.
MyBnk is a charity dedicated to creating a financially fluent population. We work with over 50,000 people across the UK every year, delivering expert-led, high-impact financial education programmes. We bring the language of finance to life so that everyone can navigate their money with confidence, no matter where they started. At MyBnk, we are committed … Continued
“ActUp fight back fight AIDS, ActUp fight back fight AIDS!” rang through the streets as we rallied against the discrimination faced by those living with HIV, challenging government, corporate, and media indifference. Established in New York City in 1987, ActUp emerged as a direct response to the US government’s failure to act and … Continued
An embodied approach to EDI Judith Fitzsimons is an Associate Consultant for The Diversity Trust, she’s currently exploring embodiment and its relationship to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion work. Read her reflections on this research journey below, and stay tuned for future updates around this project. The terms embodiment and somatics have become ubiquitous across social … Continued
Metro Sports and Social Club of Vision Impaired People, more commonly known as Metro Blind Sport is in its 50th year and recently won the Kings Award for Voluntary Service. This is the equivalent of an MBE for charities and is the highest honour that a charity can be awarded. We are a member-led organisation … Continued
Despite seeing the number of countries legally protect queer people increase in leaps and bounds from the 90s, there has been a concerning increase in anti-queer legislation proliferating my newsfeeds. What is causing this and how can international organisations help?
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In the UK’s current education system, it is not compulsory for schools to educate secondary students on the British Empire/British colonialism or the British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. The issue here is that many students will lack knowledge on the truth behind the British Empire and the damages of … Continued
Image from Unsplash Every year, 60,000 babies are born premature in the UK, making up 38% of babies requiring admission to specialist Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). For premature babies, and babies born at term with health complications, it can be days, weeks or even months before they are able to come home. This often … Continued
Phoenix Song is a project designed by and for Trans and Non-Binary people living in the South West of England. The project, established in late 2019, provides a therapeutic community space to support the exploration of voice as a Trans or Non-Binary person. The group is supported by three committee members, all from the Trans … Continued
As a wheelchair user and assistance dog owner, I understand the anxiety of going somewhere new. Will I be able to get in? Will the customer service be accommodating? Will people help me and my dog? These fears used to stop me from going out independently, causing me to miss out on so much in … Continued