Posts by Freya
Creative Consultations
Creative Consultations Carrying out community consultations on behalf of groups and organisations plays an important role in the work of Outside the Box. We like to take a creative approach to consultations, ensuring they are inclusive and gather the information required. We do this in several ways: Meeting people where they are One of the…
Read MoreWhat to do after an election
What to do after an election After an election takes place you can sometimes feel a bit unsure of what to do next. You might have spent the last few weeks watching a lot of the news, reading newspapers, going along to husting events, getting informed and then finally going along to your polling place…
Read Morenbc and the UK General Election
nbc and the UK General Election Last Thursday, with 1 week to go until the General Election, a member of our Connecting Equalities team led a session with the New Beginnings Club (nbc) members focusing on the practicalities of voting and the issues that are important to them. nbc is a member led social group…
Read MoreA story of food in our communities
A story of food in our communities A lot of our work focusses on food, whether that be the delicious Syrian dishes made by the women of Moments of Freedom or at our cooking classes at our LINKS project. Food has helped play a role in our work in many ways, with different communities across…
Read MoreMoments of Freedom Refugee Festival Community Gathering
Moments of Freedom Refugee Festival Community Gathering On Wednesday 19th June the women of Moments of Freedom hosted a community gathering in Centre 81, Clydebank as part of Refugee Festival Week. The women were joined by local Councillors, staff from West Dunbartonshire Council, HSCP, third sector and community groups. It was great to get together…
Read MoreHuman rights in our communities training
Human rights in our communities training – West Dunbartonshire Outside the Box will be running a free Human Rights in Communities Training in Centre 81, Clydebank on Monday 24th June. The session will be an informal introduction to human rights principles and is aimed at anyone working and volunteering in the third or statutory sectors…
Read MoreVoter ID and the UK General Election
Voter ID and the UK General Election As you might already know, the next UK general election is on Thursday 4th July 2024 and the deadline to register to vote is 18 June. At a UK general election people can vote for who they want to be their MP. The person elected will represent their…
Read MoreSpring with the Queer Families project
Spring with the Queer Families project In April we had a Queer Families meet-up where the children tried out stop-motion animation, while the parents had space to talk about how they explain to the young ones where their family came from. Here’s the animation we created (very much led by the 2-4 year olds!): Queer…
Read MoreMoments of Freedom Project Worker
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting a Project Worker to support our work in West Dunbartonshire, this will include our work alongside New Scots and the Moments of Freedom project. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about community activity, with local links and knowledge of the areas where we are…
Read MoreBorders Buddies – Multisensory collaborative weaving sessions
Borders Buddies – Multisensory collaborative weaving sessions “I didn’t know what to expect when I came here today”, confided one participant. “Neither did I!”, I told her. The Borders is the home of weaving (Harris Tweed supposedly took its name and origins from this area). It is fitting, then, that the paths of Borders Buddies…
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