It’s Spring and this current lockdown is finally drawing to an end. But where now? Come have your say on where East London goes next, as Grow Hackney, The People Speak and Hackney Tours come together in a public conversation in Hackney Wick. It’s good to talk, and there’s a lot to talk about after 2020... Please come and join us and add your voice to the conversation.
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The People Speak is an East London based art collective with 20 years of expertise in helping people to understand each other, imaginatively tell untold stories and collectively process the complexity of the world and its diverse communities. We have produced participatory projects and creative interventions in the UK and abroad, informing public decision making and deepening engagement with diverse audiences through live interactive formats inspired by popular and televisual culture, including: Talkaoke - the TV-style talk show, One Night Grandstand - a kick-about fused with the excitement of a football stadium, Segue - a generative instant film-making factory, Who Wants To Be - a direct democracy game show.
One of our flagship projects - Talkaoke is an interactive, live, television-style talk show popping out at festivals, clubs, galleries, conferences, on the street and online. Each discussion is a journey from one unexpected subject to another: it can be topical, funny, deep, surreal, and everything in between. Being a non-hierarchical format, Talkaoke is an effective community consultation tool used to inform policies, cultural strategies, public art commissions and research.
Every last Thursday of the month we run Aberfeldy Live! Talkaoke - a programme of hybrid events and facilitation training programme for East Londoners.
Website https://thepeoplespeak.org.uk
Twitter @ThePeopleTweet
Instagram @The_PeopleSpeak
Facebook @ThePSnet
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/thepsnet
Hackney Tours Local tour guide and facilitator Simon Cole (AKA Hackney Tours) works with visitors and locals alike. Named an ‘East London Innovator’ in 2020, he is a guide, writer, performer and personal trainer. He has been involved in local community activism in Hackney for a decade collaborating with various locally rooted organisations as well as sharing their stories with visitors and academics. He leads history and wellbeing walks for Hackney Council and has facilitated interactive wellbeing sessions for Rich Mix and New Unity. He has led art/history/civic activism-themed experiences for festivals such as Hackney Wicked and Open House. He works with 50+ charity The Sharp End and started an elders’ history club with Wick Award. He has volunteered with local youth clubs and Mutual Aid groups. He promotes Hackney social enterprises and sustainability initiatives and created the first ever interactive Alternative Statue Tour to encourage debate about statues in the borough.
Website https://hackneytours.com
Twitter @hackneytours
Facebook @hackneytourslondon