Protesting is a human right. Peaceful protests are so important, and one of many ways to work together for a better world that is free from inequalities. However, in-person protests can often be inaccessible for those who deal with mental and physical ill health. This week on the blog, we’ll be sharing some ways to […]
***THIS EVENT IS NOW POSTPONED UNTIL 2024! MORE DETAILS COMING SOON*** Hello everyone! We’re really excited to announce that we’re putting on a Mind Waves Community Fundraiser on the 25th November 1-3pm. We’re holding the fundraiser at The Dream Machine (the best venue in Glasgow if you ask us!!) and we’re so excited to finally […]
Who, what, when and where? Mind Waves were lucky enough to receive an invitation to the community opening of the NHOTB & RAD exhibition at GOMA on the 19th October. We met outside GOMA on a drizzly Thursday morning and went into the exhibit at 10.15am. We were lucky enough to be able to explore […]
We are delighted to be a recipient of The Dream Machine’s Betty McAllister Fund which gives us fully funded access to their community space for a new project. Our participants asked for more informal group “jam sessions” and this opportunity is enabling us to make it happen! So why not join us for our Mind […]
This week on the blog we’re sharing a poem about anxiety from our longtime community correspondent, Angela McCrimmon. I hope it brightens your Monday morning! Her words are below. Good Morning Good morning, hello, yes how do you do? I believe we’ve already met, I’m the one who lives inside of you, Lest […]
On Monday the 28th of August Mind Waves hosted their first open mic event with the Dream Machine Glasgow! We started the event with lots of chatting and biscuits and catching up, of course, and then we got into the music and singing. The day ended up being more of an informal jam sesh and […]
Mind Waves were lucky enough to receive a selection of free tickets to the Banksy Cut and Run exhibit at the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow which is running until August 28th. The exhibition displays a collection of Banksy stencils ranging from 1998 to 2023 and are accompanied by captions and stories detailing Banksy’s career […]
This week on the blog we’re sharing another poem from our poetry and life writing workshop a few weeks ago. Derek wrote this poem in response to the prompt, ‘write a love letter to yourself’. He was inspired by Leaves of Grass, a long poem by Walt Whitman that we focused on in a previous […]
This week, we’re sharing a poem written by Sarah-Louise Kelly. Sarah-Louise is a writer who co-facilitated a poetry workshop with us a few weeks ago as part of our workshop series in collaboration with Healthy Minds. Sarah-Louise led a discussion about boundaries, life-writing and vulnerability, and also came up with a creative prompt for our […]
2023 so far has been full of creativity and connection here at Mind Waves! Thanks to funding from GCVS and NHS Healthy Minds, we’ve delivered creative workshops and courses open to anyone in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. Our fantastic participants have collaborated on writing and performing their own songs, life writing, poetry, stories […]
