Collective Encounters is a catalyst, creating an open environment that builds power within participants, partners and communities through compelling storytelling and imagining new worlds.

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

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Partnerships with Children's Services

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Youth Theatre in the Community

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Performance

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Advocacy

for adults

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Regular performance groups

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Confidence Through Creativity

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Creativity Training for Frontline Workers

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Short Drama Courses

Radical Retrospectives

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20th Anniversary Project

For artists, academics and activists

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Arts for Social Change Showcase

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LEARNING & NETWORKING EVENTS

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Creative participatory research

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ARTS & SOCIAL CHANGE Resources

OUR IMPACT

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people have attended Centre for Excellence events and 91% said they would attend another
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Delivered research, evaluation, training and consultancy services for over 120 public agencies and services, NGO’s and HE institutes
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Worked in partnership with over 300 number of community groups and public agencies to deliver creative activities
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Support 70 socially- engaged artists to set up projects in their communities
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Delivered creative holiday activities for 250+ looked after children and young people
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Delivered 322 workshops reaching 273 women who face social and emotional barriers
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Created 130 original performances exploring issues and questions identified by local people
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Support 500 people to achieve an accredited qualification

“I think for me, being in this group, and hearing other people’s stories, you learned to be a bit more tolerant, I think, because you might jump to conclusions about somebody…”

“And then when you hear their story, you realise where it’s come from, you can act accordingly. And the more you get to talk to people and hear their stories, and the more compassionate you can become. That’s been a useful learning exercise for me.”

“I’ve kind of struggled a lot in various aspects of life. And this project has just made me be able to take part and feel included, like I really have never been before in my life, which just means so much to me…”

“It made me more aware of the professionalism and gave me a greater understanding of the ethics of my practice.”

“Thanks again for all your input into our training. I really enjoyed it. I have been asked to do an icebreaker for a participatory research conference this coming weekend and really liked your exercise. Do you have instructions for it, I would happily reference you and the organisation when I do it.”

“Annette, big thanks again to you and your team for the Minority Communities in Liverpool Insight Report that you delivered in Year 1 of the Community Champions Programme. Amazing piece of work…it will be shared soon with the Council staff and other partners to inform and improve the community engagement, and especially with the minority communities, going forward.”

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EVENTS & OPPORUNITIES

Community Chronicles: MYA Space Bootle

November 21 at 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Community Chronicles: Bloom Building Birkenhead

November 22 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm