A poem from our Community Correspondent David Bradley Food It will soon be dinner time oh no what a dread if only they knew the thoughts in my head, with total strangers it’s not so bad, with family members it’s rather sad, I know who chews what oh no what a thought, crunch crunch, slurp […]
This week we ran the last in our current series of social media workshops. This session looked at using images and graphics to get your message across. Thank you to everyone who came along. You came up with some great ideas ( which we’ll share soon). If you couldn’t make it (or even if you […]
An interview with our Community Correspondent Robert Terry Listen to the interview at #100faces here As part of the @100facesvoices project, a group of our Community Correspondents interviewed each other to create audio stories about their lives. Robert chose to talk about caring for his mum, and how joining an extras agency has helped him […]
A review of @Declarationfest from @carriejwebb Declaration was a Festival of Health and Human Rights. Film screenings, debates, performances and workshops were inspired by each article of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 13 – Right to Freedom of Movement “No one in the gutter ever hit me. The people who did me […]
A poem from our Community Correspondent Derek Read This poem was written after I attended the funeral of Alexander (Sandy) Hutchison, the award-winning Scottish poet and translator who died in November 2015 after a short illness. I knew him well through the poetry scene, as the partner of a member of my Quaker meetings and […]
A review from @CarrieJWebb Last week, Rosie (Mind Waves Project Manager) offered me the chance to attend Declaration, A Festival of Health and Human Rights. Film screenings, debates, performances and workshops were inspired by each article of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. “Don’t turn away and pretend you can’t see. I am who […]
Community Correspondent Lorna Cosh speaks up for every invisible woman. This is the Mind Waves contribution to Women’s Protest 2015: a celebration of 100 years since the Glasgow rent strikes. It’s International Women’s Day on March 8. We’d like to celebrate all the women who’s stories have never been heard. Some of the women who […]
There’s something about the first signs of spring that can make us feel hopeful even on our most difficult days. Laura McGlinn, aka @stargazer1210 took these beautiful photographs that show spring in Scotland at its finest. Laura is the creator of the Wellbeing Signpost: a facebook page that focuses on the things that make us feel […]
We are so excited about Declaration: an arts festival that focuses on human rights and health. From this Thursday, March 3, until Sunday 6, there will be a series of events looking at the realities of human rights in Scotland. The whole thing takes place at the Centre for Contemporary Arts on Sauchiehall Street and […]
Simple social media graphics- March 17, 1.30-4.30 We want to empower people to talk about mental health and wellbeing online. As part of that, we’ve been running a series of free workshops for anyone who has something to say about mental health and wellbeing. We’ve looked at using social media, blogging and simple video and […]
