hi everybody I’m not an academic Toastmaster so you
I’m not an academic Toastmaster so you
I’m not an academic Toastmaster so you will tell me if I loose you know Don
will tell me if I loose you know Don
will tell me if I loose you know Don probably I guess all around the beach
probably I guess all around the beach
probably I guess all around the beach okay so I work I work with acting for
okay so I work I work with acting for
okay so I work I work with acting for the last 25 years
the last 25 years
the last 25 years it’s an organization which on the take
it’s an organization which on the take
it’s an organization which on the take our project in social and community
our project in social and community
our project in social and community context we work with many different
context we work with many different
context we work with many different community groups and there will be
community groups and there will be
community groups and there will be groups like people with et sorry Anna to
groups like people with et sorry Anna to
groups like people with et sorry Anna to me that I love to start unless refugees
me that I love to start unless refugees
me that I love to start unless refugees the traveling community etc I’m sorry I
the traveling community etc I’m sorry I
the traveling community etc I’m sorry I gotta have to cool down so for the last
gotta have to cool down so for the last
gotta have to cool down so for the last 25 years we do love with the loss of
25 years we do love with the loss of
25 years we do love with the loss of project involve the whole community days
project involve the whole community days
project involve the whole community days we don’t do particular form of that like
we don’t do particular form of that like
we don’t do particular form of that like disability you visit in Seattle you file
disability you visit in Seattle you file
disability you visit in Seattle you file etc we don’t believe in
etc we don’t believe in
etc we don’t believe in compartmentalization
compartmentalization
compartmentalization our work is community after meaning we
our work is community after meaning we
our work is community after meaning we try to put as many way of life together
try to put as many way of life together
try to put as many way of life together to share experience to share knowledge
to share experience to share knowledge
to share experience to share knowledge and to create together work what we
and to create together work what we
and to create together work what we believe in so our work is process based
believe in so our work is process based
believe in so our work is process based on people are the center of our creative
on people are the center of our creative
on people are the center of our creative process we are doing community art as it
process we are doing community art as it
process we are doing community art as it say on the can the first the focuses on
say on the can the first the focuses on
say on the can the first the focuses on collaboration community development for
collaboration community development for
collaboration community development for the apps majority of our work upon in
the apps majority of our work upon in
the apps majority of our work upon in the critic space for the last 25 years
the critic space for the last 25 years
the critic space for the last 25 years we’ve run a lot of different projects
we’ve run a lot of different projects
we’ve run a lot of different projects which matter each of them like I said
which matter each of them like I said
which matter each of them like I said we’re based in the village there’s the
we’re based in the village there’s the
we’re based in the village there’s the first project that we run that I’ve
first project that we run that I’ve
first project that we run that I’ve gotta talk sorry tonight I’m gonna try
gotta talk sorry tonight I’m gonna try
gotta talk sorry tonight I’m gonna try to assure example to talk about the work
to assure example to talk about the work
to assure example to talk about the work we do with communities so the first one
we do with communities so the first one
we do with communities so the first one that I’m going to talk about is voices
that I’m going to talk about is voices
that I’m going to talk about is voices from Chandan that’s a project we study
from Chandan that’s a project we study
from Chandan that’s a project we study in nights are II in 2011 and it took us
in nights are II in 2011 and it took us
in nights are II in 2011 and it took us three years to complete
BND was to make a thousand on tone red
BND was to make a thousand on tone red flag with a thousand two hundred members
flag with a thousand two hundred members
flag with a thousand two hundred members of the community on to raise them on the
of the community on to raise them on the
of the community on to raise them on the Teversham then it took us three years 45
Teversham then it took us three years 45
Teversham then it took us three years 45 community group around two hundred
community group around two hundred
community group around two hundred workshops now the idea of a project like
workshops now the idea of a project like
workshops now the idea of a project like that is that people can put their match
that is that people can put their match
that is that people can put their match on the city in the most beautiful
on the city in the most beautiful
on the city in the most beautiful exhibition space that there is the sky
exhibition space that there is the sky
exhibition space that there is the sky of god now this is about citizenship
of god now this is about citizenship
of god now this is about citizenship this is about participation that’s the
this is about participation that’s the
this is about participation that’s the result that’s part of a program called
result that’s part of a program called
result that’s part of a program called wattage that we started to develop in
wattage that we started to develop in
wattage that we started to develop in 2005 it was a program of creative
2005 it was a program of creative
2005 it was a program of creative research into your bed space on
research into your bed space on
research into your bed space on community-based projects so all those
community-based projects so all those
community-based projects so all those projects up in in the Pedic says it’s
projects up in in the Pedic says it’s
projects up in in the Pedic says it’s about the people getting ownership of
about the people getting ownership of
about the people getting ownership of the building space within their math on
the building space within their math on
the building space within their math on it we can many concepts so on this one
it we can many concepts so on this one
it we can many concepts so on this one like I said 100 1000 on throwaway people
like I said 100 1000 on throwaway people
like I said 100 1000 on throwaway people on the day of the raising of the flag we
on the day of the raising of the flag we
on the day of the raising of the flag we had one of their people when I read
had one of their people when I read
had one of their people when I read young people who participated in the
young people who participated in the
young people who participated in the project also co-created acquire
project also co-created acquire
project also co-created acquire composition so they were singing at the
composition so they were singing at the
composition so they were singing at the sentencer the flags were rising up now
sentencer the flags were rising up now
sentencer the flags were rising up now that protect could be seen from every
that protect could be seen from every
that protect could be seen from every corner of course
corner of course
corner of course I think what was really important piece
I think what was really important piece
I think what was really important piece I’m going to cook a bit more that that
I’m going to cook a bit more that that
I’m going to cook a bit more that that was happening on the left side on the
was happening on the left side on the
was happening on the left side on the left side that being deprived of access
left side that being deprived of access
left side that being deprived of access to resource to advance to a lot of the
to resource to advance to a lot of the
to resource to advance to a lot of the cultural network that general-use
cultural network that general-use
cultural network that general-use Sumpter is in the center for many years
Sumpter is in the center for many years
Sumpter is in the center for many years on this was your patient for many people
on this was your patient for many people
on this was your patient for many people again to say we are here and we can do
again to say we are here and we can do
again to say we are here and we can do it we can go out together on we can
it we can go out together on we can
it we can go out together on we can represent our community that’s an X
represent our community that’s an X
represent our community that’s an X project so that’s another what this
project so that’s another what this
project so that’s another what this project that’s from 2009 on so that
project that’s from 2009 on so that
project that’s from 2009 on so that project started with and I D like I knew
project started with and I D like I knew
project started with and I D like I knew somebody in France was working in
somebody in France was working in
somebody in France was working in community context on web I don’t eat the
community context on web I don’t eat the
community context on web I don’t eat the ordinate is a technical reverse gravity
ordinate is a technical reverse gravity
ordinate is a technical reverse gravity and was working with that with a lot of
and was working with that with a lot of
and was working with that with a lot of community in France we have that idea of
community in France we have that idea of
community in France we have that idea of doing a project in shotgun shotgun was
doing a project in shotgun shotgun was
doing a project in shotgun shotgun was quite neglected at the time and by the
quite neglected at the time and by the
quite neglected at the time and by the local authority the people were shipping
local authority the people were shipping
local authority the people were shipping the beach around abandoned in terms of
the beach around abandoned in terms of
the beach around abandoned in terms of the development of their community we
the development of their community we
the development of their community we have been there for five years European
have been there for five years European
have been there for five years European project with the different group they’re
project with the different group they’re
project with the different group they’re all folks as well as young people and we
all folks as well as young people and we
all folks as well as young people and we were wanting to create something that we
were wanting to create something that we
were wanting to create something that we really at least the people down there so
really at least the people down there so
really at least the people down there so we presented the idea to with with us
we presented the idea to with with us
we presented the idea to with with us Rafiki to the represented the
Rafiki to the represented the
Rafiki to the represented the representative of the
representative of the
representative of the at first of course when we launched on
at first of course when we launched on
at first of course when we launched on graffiti they were not very pleased they
graffiti they were not very pleased they
graffiti they were not very pleased they were not very impressed budgetary when
were not very impressed budgetary when
were not very impressed budgetary when we said that we are wanting to put it
we said that we are wanting to put it
we said that we are wanting to put it down the long large building the brush
down the long large building the brush
down the long large building the brush some tell if I can find a boot and again
some tell if I can find a boot and again
some tell if I can find a boot and again like that area was quite adept people
like that area was quite adept people
like that area was quite adept people felt that it was a huge possibilities
felt that it was a huge possibilities
felt that it was a huge possibilities for tourism for regenerating the
for tourism for regenerating the
for tourism for regenerating the pictorial image of the best I think
pictorial image of the best I think
pictorial image of the best I think people felt that a wonderful area and
people felt that a wonderful area and
people felt that a wonderful area and that was supposed 2005 funding was
that was supposed 2005 funding was
that was supposed 2005 funding was supposed to come in the area for a long
supposed to come in the area for a long
supposed to come in the area for a long time it has all that money so how do you
time it has all that money so how do you
time it has all that money so how do you give back the power to the community how
give back the power to the community how
give back the power to the community how do you be back yeah do that
do you be back yeah do that
do you be back yeah do that this is definitely physic include the
this is definitely physic include the
this is definitely physic include the Americans a very loud and clear that
Americans a very loud and clear that
Americans a very loud and clear that they are creative on the deliveries we
they are creative on the deliveries we
they are creative on the deliveries we get that wrong by entering in
get that wrong by entering in
get that wrong by entering in conversation with them really deeply on
conversation with them really deeply on
conversation with them really deeply on a lot of the time our projects to learn
a lot of the time our projects to learn
a lot of the time our projects to learn to know where we work so first we need
to know where we work so first we need
to know where we work so first we need the people on the streets already with
the people on the streets already with
the people on the streets already with research and then we talk with look at
research and then we talk with look at
research and then we talk with look at the Stallions etc we actually let a lot
the Stallions etc we actually let a lot
the Stallions etc we actually let a lot of the rhetoric around the case we also
of the rhetoric around the case we also
of the rhetoric around the case we also meet the young people we also try to
meet the young people we also try to
meet the young people we also try to leave all the people religion that I
leave all the people religion that I
leave all the people religion that I wear but their wishes with that project
wear but their wishes with that project
wear but their wishes with that project to start with the older members of the
to start with the older members of the
to start with the older members of the community so we started with a service
community so we started with a service
community so we started with a service affinage consultation where we asked
affinage consultation where we asked
affinage consultation where we asked people
people
people memories about the place come to us when
memories about the place come to us when
memories about the place come to us when we were 5 years old in Chandon in the
we were 5 years old in Chandon in the
we were 5 years old in Chandon in the 40s and the 50s and we collected many
40s and the 50s and we collected many
40s and the 50s and we collected many many images also at the same times
many images also at the same times
many images also at the same times photographs etc and then those
photographs etc and then those
photographs etc and then those photographs we created with them around
photographs we created with them around
photographs we created with them around 50 large stencils that we powerwash on
50 large stencils that we powerwash on
50 large stencils that we powerwash on the walls with that we work with a lot
the walls with that we work with a lot
the walls with that we work with a lot of young people also it was important
of young people also it was important
of young people also it was important for us because that was the way
for us because that was the way
for us because that was the way of connecting the old with the young it
of connecting the old with the young it
of connecting the old with the young it was also in some done they were a lot of
was also in some done they were a lot of
was also in some done they were a lot of new people were derived from Africa from
new people were derived from Africa from
new people were derived from Africa from Eastern Europe on those people we’re
Eastern Europe on those people we’re
Eastern Europe on those people we’re trying to settle in it was not a lot of
trying to settle in it was not a lot of
trying to settle in it was not a lot of leaks like they were hosting on the side
leaks like they were hosting on the side
leaks like they were hosting on the side of the street a lot of them had no idea
of the street a lot of them had no idea
of the street a lot of them had no idea of the community were had arrived of the
of the community were had arrived of the
of the community were had arrived of the story behind it this was a way of that
story behind it this was a way of that
story behind it this was a way of that form of trying to put people together to
form of trying to put people together to
form of trying to put people together to look at each story of the local
look at each story of the local
look at each story of the local community but to connect it to the
community but to connect it to the
community but to connect it to the present we passed around the most to
present we passed around the most to
present we passed around the most to work in the street after having done all
work in the street after having done all
work in the street after having done all the sensors with the young people and
the sensors with the young people and
the sensors with the young people and then we wash now the idea of reverse
then we wash now the idea of reverse
then we wash now the idea of reverse refugee is just to take out the dirt
refugee is just to take out the dirt
refugee is just to take out the dirt like with a power washing and then after
like with a power washing and then after
like with a power washing and then after a while losing edge we fed of course
a while losing edge we fed of course
a while losing edge we fed of course because the pollution is gonna come back
because the pollution is gonna come back
because the pollution is gonna come back so so we did we did that for launch in
so so we did we did that for launch in
so so we did we did that for launch in the streets um when it was from Kiki
the streets um when it was from Kiki
the streets um when it was from Kiki there was a sense of enthusiasm from the
there was a sense of enthusiasm from the
there was a sense of enthusiasm from the community like follow-up of them to see
community like follow-up of them to see
community like follow-up of them to see the pictures of their own mothers of
the pictures of their own mothers of
the pictures of their own mothers of memories that they had got before was
memories that they had got before was
memories that they had got before was that their story as people was as
that their story as people was as
that their story as people was as important as the story at the building
important as the story at the building
important as the story at the building itself so that’s for example down the
itself so that’s for example down the
itself so that’s for example down the front of the Federation’s will being or
front of the Federation’s will being or
front of the Federation’s will being or craft center so I need these images of
craft center so I need these images of
craft center so I need these images of barium atoms of bottle makers and but
barium atoms of bottle makers and but
barium atoms of bottle makers and but also of some people there’s also imagery
also of some people there’s also imagery
also of some people there’s also imagery at at the points this was where some
at at the points this was where some
at at the points this was where some bean factory was they were there for
bean factory was they were there for
bean factory was they were there for shears with in laundry on things like
shears with in laundry on things like
shears with in laundry on things like that there so all those things on Tapia
that there so all those things on Tapia
that there so all those things on Tapia all over the areas remain people of
all over the areas remain people of
all over the areas remain people of where they come from on give them pride
where they come from on give them pride
where they come from on give them pride this one is an important one because
this one is an important one because
this one is an important one because that’s the other picture that we got it
that’s the other picture that we got it
that’s the other picture that we got it was from 18 and
was from 18 and
was from 18 and 95 because the Schomburg restaurant
95 because the Schomburg restaurant
95 because the Schomburg restaurant which started in 1878
which started in 1878
which started in 1878 so to do a stencil of the world bound
so to do a stencil of the world bound
so to do a stencil of the world bound the guys were so impressed they were so
the guys were so impressed they were so
the guys were so impressed they were so touch again it’s there was a sense of
touch again it’s there was a sense of
touch again it’s there was a sense of pride for all of them I think some of
pride for all of them I think some of
pride for all of them I think some of them pride when is when the sweet
increasingly also those who had said
increasingly also those who had said they were like ghosts so they come to
they were like ghosts so they come to
they were like ghosts so they come to remind the past but then they disappear
remind the past but then they disappear
remind the past but then they disappear the Welcome Party has ever series so all
the Welcome Party has ever series so all
the Welcome Party has ever series so all of that is part of what if we started
of that is part of what if we started
of that is part of what if we started that in 2005 the idea 44 the exploring
that in 2005 the idea 44 the exploring
that in 2005 the idea 44 the exploring the public space to another different
the public space to another different
the public space to another different medium community-based project all the
medium community-based project all the
medium community-based project all the time on all the process of what it has
time on all the process of what it has
time on all the process of what it has always going to lead the people come to
always going to lead the people come to
always going to lead the people come to ask them question about the locality
ask them question about the locality
ask them question about the locality whether you about their case I’m trying
whether you about their case I’m trying
whether you about their case I’m trying to get as many information as we could
to get as many information as we could
to get as many information as we could to be a project when we did all those
to be a project when we did all those
to be a project when we did all those researching some them like there’s a
researching some them like there’s a
researching some them like there’s a what if some done I think it’s the
what if some done I think it’s the
what if some done I think it’s the number two that we need there was
number two that we need there was
number two that we need there was something very evident that we were in
something very evident that we were in
something very evident that we were in the street over there for something
the street over there for something
the street over there for something really are we testing people surviving
really are we testing people surviving
really are we testing people surviving little thing I’m doing people it’s at
little thing I’m doing people it’s at
little thing I’m doing people it’s at around one thing that I mention at the
around one thing that I mention at the
around one thing that I mention at the staff is that people on the left side we
staff is that people on the left side we
staff is that people on the left side we are really seeing that they were left
are really seeing that they were left
are really seeing that they were left out like in a lot of European city
out like in a lot of European city
out like in a lot of European city future or majority of the future or
future or majority of the future or
future or majority of the future or network is our garden to the city some
network is our garden to the city some
network is our garden to the city some turn on it’s accessible only for a few
turn on it’s accessible only for a few
turn on it’s accessible only for a few and then it’s also matter if of the
and then it’s also matter if of the
and then it’s also matter if of the thing that are there the prices are
thing that are there the prices are
thing that are there the prices are quite al is that accessible for other
quite al is that accessible for other
quite al is that accessible for other people um a lot of you doesn’t talk to
people um a lot of you doesn’t talk to
people um a lot of you doesn’t talk to them they were trading for an event up
them they were trading for an event up
them they were trading for an event up there they were waiting for something at
there they were waiting for something at
there they were waiting for something at the other side that would concern them
the other side that would concern them
the other side that would concern them we had 10 years of Street celebration
we had 10 years of Street celebration
we had 10 years of Street celebration experience behind
experience behind
experience behind lots of street theater filled like that
lots of street theater filled like that
lots of street theater filled like that we decided to create a little a small
we decided to create a little a small
we decided to create a little a small one other stuff like we have very little
one other stuff like we have very little
one other stuff like we have very little resources that we said we started with
resources that we said we started with
resources that we said we started with that project with the wrong way 3040
that project with the wrong way 3040
that project with the wrong way 3040 people the youth of the area few
people the youth of the area few
people the youth of the area few volunteers the LD was so to use seven as
volunteers the LD was so to use seven as
volunteers the LD was so to use seven as a platform seven is a twin in English at
a platform seven is a twin in English at
a platform seven is a twin in English at the time that was 2006 the only thing
the time that was 2006 the only thing
the time that was 2006 the only thing that were four seven was plenty of
that were four seven was plenty of
that were four seven was plenty of people drunk in the city centre a lot of
people drunk in the city centre a lot of
people drunk in the city centre a lot of the young people who don’t really go out
the young people who don’t really go out
the young people who don’t really go out do not get every door to ask for sweets
do not get every door to ask for sweets
do not get every door to ask for sweets or whatever because the place wasn’t
or whatever because the place wasn’t
or whatever because the place wasn’t very said there was lots of social on to
very said there was lots of social on to
very said there was lots of social on to behavior and on the old folks were not
behavior and on the old folks were not
behavior and on the old folks were not there on seven was a community event a
there on seven was a community event a
there on seven was a community event a community tradition for many many years
community tradition for many many years
community tradition for many many years so that was something we could tap in
so that was something we could tap in
so that was something we could tap in without imposing an artistic edge on
without imposing an artistic edge on
without imposing an artistic edge on that we were coming with something that
that we were coming with something that
that we were coming with something that belonged to the people and we did from
belonged to the people and we did from
belonged to the people and we did from that and that’s what a lot of our work
that and that’s what a lot of our work
that and that’s what a lot of our work is about it’s encouraging people to be
is about it’s encouraging people to be
is about it’s encouraging people to be creative to work together on this one is
creative to work together on this one is
creative to work together on this one is just it took ten years to today today we
just it took ten years to today today we
just it took ten years to today today we are fifteen thousand people in the
are fifteen thousand people in the
are fifteen thousand people in the street who come to see it it sold an
street who come to see it it sold an
street who come to see it it sold an upside will come down we’re four five
upside will come down we’re four five
upside will come down we’re four five hundred participants plenty of different
hundred participants plenty of different
hundred participants plenty of different community group we want to take that
community group we want to take that
community group we want to take that it’s that jungle isn’t it beautiful
it’s that jungle isn’t it beautiful
it’s that jungle isn’t it beautiful you see all those people in the street
you see all those people in the street
you see all those people in the street celebrating together
celebrating together
celebrating together that’s what common community art is
that’s what common community art is
that’s what common community art is about it’s about building a community
about it’s about building a community
about it’s about building a community it’s social development I think I’m
it’s social development I think I’m
it’s social development I think I’m going to stop there okay
going to stop there okay
going to stop there okay [Applause]
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