Chagos Archipelago: An African bastion still fighting British colonialism
The Chagos Archipelago is a group of about 60 atolls located in the Indian Ocean. An atoll is a ring- shaped island, including a coral reef that encircles a lagoon. The archipelago includes Peros Banhos, Diego Garcia and the Solomon Islands. Since the French colonised Mauritius in the 18th...
Our learnings on ENRGY-filled radical facilitation
Explorations on body-informed practice; boundaries; radical safeguarding and international and intergenerational solidarity. In February 2023, we ran our first course, ENRGY, since the pandemic began. The weekend course focused on radical facilitation for young people who wanted to hold space and...
Safe yeah?
Dates: Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April 2024Location: Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA What does it mean to be a Global Majority* youth worker today? For many of us, it often means being caught between what's in the best interest of the communities we not only work with, but the communities we...
#ShaketheSystem: Chapter 1 – The Cry – an evening celebrating a decade of creative movements
On December 2nd 2021, we celebrated 10 fantastic years of Shake! with young people, partners and friends. Toynbee Hall in London was the venue for the Shake! the System launch night, holding an outpouring of love, honouring and beauty. This was also the launch for our new trilogy of publications...
#ShaketheSystem: in conversation with Annick & Haneen
Annick and Haneen were both participants on the Shake! programme, and now bringing their experiences and skills to the #ShakeTheSystem - A Decade of Shaping Change research project. Annick is a youth worker and a racial justice and Black feminist activist from France. She is a member of French...
#ShaketheSystem: Anthology Submissions
We are sending love and healing during this time of immense collective trauma, grief, loss impacting us, especially Black folks. We remain grounded in our communities and our commitment to racial justice and demanding Black liberation and joy which has existed way before and way beyond the current...