Meeting The Moment

A one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times

The emphasis of the day be on sharing, nourishing and empowering each other – with a focus on practical learning and actionable insight. The format will be a mix of talks and discussion, with an opportunity for the audience to suggest their own sessions in the afternoon. There will be a vegan sharing lunch provided for everyone, a quiet space for time out and a Public Living Room created by Camerados where attendees and the public can connect.

Who is Meeting The Moment for? 

Meeting The Moment is for Senior Leaders and Trustees from organisations that want to participate in speaking up or making change but feel nervous or unsure about doing so. 

What will the programme include? 

The emphasis of the day be on sharing, nourishing and empowering each other – with a focus on practical learning and actionable insight. The format will be a mix of talks and discussion, with an opportunity for the audience to suggest their own sessions in the afternoon. There will be a vegan sharing lunch provided for everyone. 

The full schedule and Code of Conduct is available here.

Our speakers and workshop leaders include:

• The day will be hosted by Martha Awojobi, Founder, Director and fearless leader of JMB Consulting
• Ella Saltmarshe, Writer and director of The Culture Initiative will speak on context of time in the moment we are facing
• Cultural worker, facilitator and artist Jemma Desai will lead a workshop around being prepared not to be perfect and the fears we face in speaking out
• Ellie Cartwright of Hope not Hate,  a research, campaigning and community organisation to build HOPE and oppose far-right extremism, will lead a workshop around how to engage with and counter hateful narratives
• Rhiannon White, co-founder of Common Wealth will talk about why all art is political
• Maff Potts, Director of Camerados on the Public Living Room movement
• Novelist and screenwriter Nikesh Shukla chairs a panel with Ned Suesat-Williams, co-director of The Crab Museum, climate activist and theatre Producer, Chloe Naldrett and writer, activist, artist and co-artistic director of Touretteshero, Jess Thom on demanding change
• Watershed Case study: Clare Reddington (CEO), Kate Arthurs (Trustee) and Claire Stewart (Head of Comms) on managing risk, the role of the board, looking after people and planning your comms campaign
• LaToyah McAllister-Jones, of Citizens for Culture will talk about citizens assemblies as a way to bring people together and build common ground 
• Community Resolve founder Hen Wilkinson on analysing and understanding conflict
• Matt Golding, founder of Antidote on how to tell positive stories
• Jo Oliver of VWW will present an overview of the charity and employment law to consider when making decision in this space, with time for questions
• The day will end with a moment of togetherness from Queer Performance company Fatt Projects 

You can read more about why we are producing Meeting The Moment in this blog by our CEO Clare Reddington.

We are grateful for the support of The Paul Hamlyn Foundation. 

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