West London Story Forums Summaries: Arts/ Community involvement in GREENFEST in West London (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Leader: John Griffiths
info@greenfest.org.uk

Key points of discussion:
•Greenfest – fate, funding, nature
•Kirsty Little: choreography – mothers with babies in community
• Charlotte: art installation involving children
• Vashti: scrap bank – projects for kids
• Linda: conversations mapped out on a large sheet
• Kirsty Adams:…

West London Story Forums Summaries: Collaborations – how can we encourage collaborations between artforms and between creatives and others? (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Leader: Tonnny A
TonnyAjoup@googlemail.com – sweetsnsour291@yahoo.co.uk

Key Points of Discussion

• We all introduced ourselves one by one.
• We talked about our experience sharing our practice with the communities – in particular, our experience of working with kids, in schools, in depraved areas…

West London Story Forums Summaries: Having a Voice (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Leader: Debbie
visionradioltd@googlemail.com

1. Voice
How can people have a voice, and making it a clear opportunity that people can have a voice with an undenying agenda of opening up possibilities for those whose voices are not often heard?

2. Diversity
Working to an awareness…

West London Story Forums Summaries: Identity of West London (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Leader: Mary & Vashti
info@westernwedge.org.uk

Key Points of Discussion
• What is identity of west London?
• 8 boroughs over a big geographical space with a huge range of habitats from industry to residential.
• Key cultural items include: shopping, carnival, festivals, Exhibition Road, museums…

West London Story Forums Summaries: The History of Kensington & Chelsea (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009


Contact: hello@brownbaby.co.uk

Key points of discussion:
• How history of area relates to Britain as a whole
• Making use of history to bridge gaps
• Giving everybody a place
• Improving social communication

Key Actions

• Who: Explore, research people in area and work with schools
•…

West London Story Forums Summaries: Collaboration between artforms - west London rivers (23rd Feb, Lighthouse)

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Leader: Jo Roberts
joroberts@mac.com

Key points of discussion:
• Interlinking different artforms
• New technology & sound installations
• Fact and fictions – how recording a story changes it

Key Actions
• I will send a general email around to a ll artists interested in collaborating in…