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Knowledge products and resources of creative methodologies created by the Creativity & Change team
For nearly 20 years we at Creativity & Change have been building the capacity of changemakers to facilitate transformative learning. We believe that changemakers must practice Singleton’s head/hand/heart model at the personal scale, tending to their own mind, body and spirit. This is not just about being a more effective changemaker, it is also about expressing a way of being that is a reflection of the world we want to see. It gives permission for those around us to nurture their own wellbeing. Taking care of ourselves is, as Audre Lorde says, a political act.
We have created this wellbeing resource as we know it is challenging to be an activist or a GCE educator, to use your energy, passion and creativity to try and counter injustice and create a better future. Within this Pause, Create, Flourish space you will find some well researched models that will help you to understand ways to nurture your wellbeing.
https://trello.com/b/rcUoxvcv/pause-explore-flourish-a-creative-wellbeing-resource
This manual supports those working in non-formal learning to apply systems thinking to Global Citizenship Education while working in groups.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/a2u52g6rczcebyundk7kl/AGx2tqArotXzVGz-X4DyZx4?rlkey=i83pkf9u8kirp6npuod7ks2xi&st=6jr4vww5&dl=0
A collection of links to artists, actions, tools and resources to support creative activism created as part of a Creativity & Change Artivism masterclass.
https://issuu.com/creativitychange/docs/artivist_20resource
This ‘Bank of Actions’ Resource has been designed in the context of returned international volunteers participating in the Global Citizen Award programme but can be used by anyone looking for creative inspiration to take action. It is designed as a toolkit for engaging the public in global justice issues in meaningful ways that can help bring about positive change in our world.
https://issuu.com/creativitychange/docs/bank_of_actions
The ‘Awesome solution’ is a concept that researchers from the ArtCop21 festival found when they investigated the 37 artworks that were part of the festival. The art works that promoted a sense of “Awe” as well as engaging participants in solutions to Climate change were the most effective at developing behaviour change. To support our “Awesome solution” online workshops, we created an animated video that encapsulates some of the most pertinent research about how art work can effectively support participant’s understanding of Global justice issues, particularly climate change, and lead to behaviour change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HOd4ls5QKk
This toolkit was created as part of a Creativity & Change Masterclass Series. Discover what visual facilitation can add to your practice and how it can allow you to explore complex social justice issues with groups in innovative and engaging ways.
https://issuu.com/creativitychange/docs/vf1
This toolkit was created as part of a Creativity & Change Masterclass Series. Street Art for Change aims to give learners a new perspective on street art and the potential of public space for expression and engagement with local and global justice themes. Discover how we can collaborate to create street art that shares our messages for social justice.
https://issuu.com/creativitychange/docs/street_art_
This resource shares various artistic experiments, formats, and approaches to hosting meaningful dialogue. It explores the nature of our interdependence and what
every individual brings to the table when approaching a human, societal, or globally urgent topic. It was developed as a result of a two-day experience with an open space between workshop, practice, constructive dispute, action and re-action With Susanne Bosch.
https://issuu.com/creativitychange/docs/dialogue_resource
For Creativity & Change, the process and concept of learning is much more than a transfer of knowledge. It’s about connecting with one’s own passion and motivation and connecting with others. By combining creativity with learning, we support learners to connect their head, hands and hearts. This is central to our concept of nurturing active global citizenship.
https://issuu.com/creativitychange/docs/graphic_harvest_compile
This publication is a step-by-step guide to a range of activities exploring the themes of creativity, resilience, and global citizenship. The resource includes a wide variety of creative processes including clay, creative writing, painting, sculpture, multimedia, design thinking, music, theatre, photography, and text. It is designed to support anyone working in learning settings with a focus on non-formal learning processes.
https://issuu.com/creativitychange/docs/workshoppub
This publication presents the connections between the themes of creativity, resilience, and global citizenship. It makes recommendations towards practice and policy related to participation in learning and global citizenship. It has been co-developed with thirty young people: youth workers, artists and educators who are passionate about supporting young people to grow as global citizens.
https://issuu.com/creativitychange/docs/creativity_resilience_and_global_ci_e61df2e3b34551
We created a video based on our interview with Dr. Nisha Sajnani that discusses the use of theatre in developing critical thinking and deeper engagement as a global citizen, and how theatre can be used for change. The video includes graphic harvesting of the interview.
Theatre for Transformation with Dr Nisha Sajnani
This resource for Global Citizens was developed in partnership with the Global Citizen Award and Development Perspectives. This action guide provides information, tools and examples to support you engage with development education and create actions to engage others. Discover how we can collaborate to create theatre that shares our personal stories to bring about positive change and social justice.
https://issuu.com/creativitychange/docs/theatre
This zine is compiled of poems shared during our spoken word poetry slams. The Just World Spoken Word Poetry Slams were open to participants between the ages of 18 and 25, supporting a new generation to raise their voice about global injustices. The slams explored topics including environmental issues, poverty, and gender-based violence. An unintentional outcome of the workshops was that international poets attended and shared their poems about issues they witnessed first-hand in their own countries. The poems were deeply moving and had a significant impact on the participants.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/155QJ11Adlb9nWiKlptfTeZmUSrG5bNKR/view?usp=sharing
This is a spoken word poetry manual that sensitively explores SDG 5 'Gender Equality', particularly Gender-based violence, from a global perspective. The manual was developed with young people, for young people. It includes four session plans with poems created by young people in Ireland, India, Kenya and England who attended our online Spoken word poetry slams.
Voice, Body, Power_ Gender-based violence and spoken word poetry Nov2023.pdf
We developed a brochure to be used around the country to promote the personal, local, global benefits of community gardens. This leaflet has been created for anyone who wants to connect with others to initiate a new community garden or invite others to join an existing community.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rq8C24G5v9Ae5io6nQn89jE_cm-7-4WC/view?usp=sharing
An alternative crop for Ireland? This resource provides information on this ancient super grain, from planting, to cooking, and everything in between.
Amaranth brochure small.pdf
Published in Issue 37 of Policy & Practice, this article was co-authored by Chriszine Backhouse. The article explores algorithmic awareness as an important missing aspect of global citizenship education, drawing some lessons for GCE on using socially engaged theatre to explore complex, invisible topics.
https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue/issue-37/making-invisible-visible-how-forum-theatre-can-reveal-impact-social-media-algorithms
Published in Issue 33 of Policy & Practice, this article was co-authored by Chriszine Backhouse. The article is based on an interview with students who are from a minority ethnic background. It explores their perspective on the barriers minority students face in engaging with development education and ways to support them.
https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue/issue-33/learning-predominantly-white-spaces-interrogating-development-education-through
Published in Issue 14 of Policy & Practice, this article was co-authored by Eimear McNally. This article examines some challenges and opportunities that the Occupy Movement by its very presence raises for development educators, and it looks at the role of development education in creating new economic paradigms.
https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue/issue-14/occupy-development-education