At this time of year, do you ask yourself how do I survive Christmas? Or have you already got a ‘Mental Health 5 a Day’ to see you through? Everyone feels the pressure, whether it’s finding enough presents or keeping to a tight budget when everyone else is spending. It’s a time of extremes. No […]
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More Global Community Reporting Inspiration – Brazilian Style
By Mindwaves on December 14, 2012 in Further afield, Mental wellbeing, Organisations and groups, Stories, Technology for wellbeing
In the same vein as the post about the work of the Global Girl Project, another community media project that has provided Mind Waves with international inspiration is Catalytic Communities, also known as CatComm. Based in Brazil, this initiative has a focus on destigmatising and integrating the favela communities of Rio de Janeiro into wider […]
Global Girl Media
At Mind Waves, we like to look at how other people across the world are using social media. Trevor Lakey referred to the great work they do in his recent presentation at Social Media Week and we’d like to share this interesting project with you: GlobalGirl Media is a non-profit organization, it is dedicated to […]
A day at the races
We had booked our tickets for the Track Cycling World Cup in Glasgow weeks ago, but now, at last the day had come. We arrived at the brand new Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome early, at least an hour before the cycling was due to start, but so had everybody else. The masses of people making […]
Happy Walkers
By mindwavesnews on November 21, 2012 in Community activity and Inclusion, Mental wellbeing, Organisations and groups, Physical activity & sport, Stories
A few weeks ago we had a piece about the Inverclyde Globetrotters, who have turned real walks into virtual walks which take them all over – and beyond – the world. Here are some photographs of people who love going for a walk in Glasgow. Some of the Community Reporters team and our friends are […]
How to fill an empty weekend
My plans for the weekend had fallen through and I was facing a long empty weekend on my own. I knew that I had things to do in the flat but I had really been looking forward to the company. I suddenly remembered I’d seen an article in the local paper about a local craft […]
Brain injury – Don’t give up!
By Mindwaves on November 16, 2012 in Community activity and Inclusion, Mental wellbeing, Organisations and groups, Stories, Technology for wellbeing
Dealing with brain injury in Scotland is such a massively complicated subject it’s impossible to know where to start. Thankfully BIEN – the Brain Injuries Experience Network, have attempted to make a start with their DVD entitled ‘Getting Your Head Around Brain Injury’. It should be recommended viewing for the families and friends of people […]
The Stars Look Down
By Mindwaves on November 8, 2012 in Mental wellbeing, Organisations and groups, Stories, Technology for wellbeing
Q: What do musician Edwyn Collins, journalist Sheena Macdonald, ex-footballer Danny McGrain and Hollywood A-lister George Clooney all have in common? A: All have suffered a serious brain injury at one point or another in their lives. Also, all of them were invited to the premiere of Brain Injury Experience Network’s new DVD ‘Getting Your […]
Learning from the competition
By Mindwaves on October 26, 2012 in Community activity and Inclusion, Further afield, Organisations and groups, Stories
We like learning about what other people are doing. One of the many great things about being a finalist in the Technology 4 Good ‘Community News’ Award and going to the awards ceremony in London was that we got a chance to meet the other finalists. We thought we’d check in on what the others […]
Inverclyde Globetrotters
By Mindwaves on October 24, 2012 in Community activity and Inclusion, Mental wellbeing, Organisations and groups, Physical activity & sport, Stories
A group of people from Inverclyde have walked to the moon and now they are walking home. Inverclyde Globetrotters is a group of people who come to a weekly fitness class as part of their recovery from major health problems. They have been meeting for 4 years now. At first they came to the class […]
