I am encouraged to put my own ideas into the workshop which helps me get involved with the other members in the group. It is so important to me because every time I go there is always something different happening. It offers me activities that I wouldn't normally get the chance to do
I think the workshop we have done will have a lot of benefits to communication in the workplace and also we will look at doing some more workshops in the future to deal with conflict resolution, communication, collaboration and trust as this one was received so well.
The workshop we did was beneficial and really improved communication between team members, people who rarely spoke to one another got a chance to develop communication channels in ways which they would not in general working life.
The arts based activities took the emphasis off work and put it firmly on the team. People were able to open up more and many of the staff commented how it felt like the were able to take a step back from work issues and this meant they could engage with people differently which they could then take back with them when they were dealing with people in a work situation.
Read More...Disability Hate Crime – raise awareness – make it stop!
This week we attended VOICE UKs launch, @Derby Quad, for the ’bully for you’ disability hate crime short film. The film was very powerful and really illustrated the seriousness of disability hate crime. It seems the crimes are likely to be treated as anti-social behaviour and so the police have had very little help to offer.
What is disability hate crime? A disability hate crime is a criminal offence motivated by hatred or prejudice towards a person because of their actual or perceived disability. It is also a criminal offence in which immediately before, after or during the offence the perpetrator demonstrates hostility towards a person because of their actual or perceived disability. (See s.146 Criminal Justice Act 2003) www.voiceuk.org.uk
The stories are shocking – they are brutal and vicious!! Read some stories at: http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/the-hate-crime-dossier
A friend of ours, who has learning difficulties, once said ‘why do they do what they do? If they are angry why don’t they listen to music and unwind?’ He asks a very good question, why do people commit hate crime?!!
The good news – from this event, its seems Derbyshire police are taking an active role in tackling disability hate crime.
We want to help raise the awareness of disability hate crime. We believe if everyone does a small thing to help raise awareness then the bigger picture can be created. To help continue to raise awareness of disability hate crime here is a poem written by Tracey Cullen (co-founder of Inspirative Arts)
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