Bridging Histories: Creative Changemaker Network & Consultancy

我们的愿景是，在这个世界里，所有人都为自己感到自豪，植根于我们的集体遗产，并有能力做出积极的改变。桥接历史的创造性变革创造者网络和咨询将为社区建设、社区投资和积极的变革创造提供一个工具，吸引社会和政治阶层的人们。这笔资金将为一个持续发展的企业奠定基础，我们预计该企业将成为财务自给自足的企业，具有长期和深远的影响。我们的资源将支持个人、基层社区、公共部门和私营部门组织，他们希望在团结社区的同时应对社会挑战和历史不公。通常情况下，组织太害怕尝试改变，因为害怕把事情搞错。如果他们真的试图改变，他们通常是以自上而下的方式这样做，对当地含义和需求的多样性不敏感，最终结果是不适合当地。与此同时，在社区一级，个人往往对当地需要什么有独特的见解，并希望为创建更公正、更和谐的社区做出自己的贡献，但可能会发现自己被挡在决策之外，无法获得资源和对其想法的支持。桥梁历史使社区能够通过提供一个独特的、连贯的框架来建立包容性社区，从而应对这些挑战，对不同的社会群体具有吸引力。我们标志性的六个创意提示(诗歌和讲故事、食谱、街道历史、家族历史、纪念和改变)基于形象和乐趣，使人们加入其中既愉快又有治疗作用。我们的方法将使人们能够建立社区，产生意想不到的见解和相互理解，并支持创造性的本地和全球变革。

Our vision is a world where all people feel celebrated for who they are, rooted in our collective heritage, and empowered to make a positive change. The Bridging Histories' creative change maker network and consultancy will provide a vehicle for community-building, community investment, and positive changemaking, that appeals to people across the social and political spectrum. This funding will secure the foundations for an ongoing enterprise which we expect will become financial self-sustaining, with long-lasting and far-reaching impact.Our resources will support individuals, grassroots communities, public sector and private sector organisations who want to address social challenges and historical injustices while bringing communities together. Often, organisations are too scared to attempt changes, for fear of getting things wrong. If they do attempt changes, they often do so in ways that are top-down, not sensitive to the diversity of local meanings and needs, and end up not being locally appropriate. Meanwhile, at community level, individuals often have unique insights on what is needed locally and want to make their own contribution to creating more just and harmonious communities, but can find themselves blocked out of decision-making and unable to access resources and support for their ideas.Bridging Histories enables communities to addresses these challenges by offering a unique, coherent framework for building inclusive community, with appeal across diverse social groups. Our signature six creative prompts ('I am from' poetry and storytelling, recipes, street histories, family histories, memorials and changemaking) are image-based and fun, making it enjoyable and therapeutic for people to join in with them. Our methods will enable people to build community, generate unexpected insights and mutual understanding, and support creative local and global changemaking.