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Lela Kogbara
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Social justice is my thing Place Matters co-director, Board member Anti-Apartheid Centre of Memory and Learning, DFN Project Search, Social Finance, NHS Advancing Mental Health Equality Taskforce
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Measuring impact: It’s not just a numbers game
In our recent webinar with the Old Fire Station, we discussed how traditional evaluation methods often fall short, and storytelling offers a more authentic way to reflect. Jeremy Spafford, recently retired from OFS, shared his insights.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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#FreedomDay 🇿🇦 marks SA’s first democratic elections #OTD in 1994 - nearly 40 years after the Freedom Charter declared “The People Shall Govern.”

Jodie Houlihan, vis comm student at London Met Uni captures this spirit of hope & determination + enduring relevance through #illustration
#OnThisDay #art
April 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I’ve seen this and it was fab!
🎨 All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!

Norman Kaplan's powerful lino prints + cartoons on dignity, democracy & justice.
📍 John Wesley’s New Room, Bristol (36 The Horsefair, BS1 3JE)
🗓️ 29 Apr–19 Jun 2025
🎟️ Free!
👉 antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/norman-kapla...

@actsa-uk.bsky.social @aamarchives.bsky.social
All Shall Be Afforded Dignity! John Wesley's New Room, Bristol. 29th April to 19th June 2025. - Anti Apartheid Legacy
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April 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Our trustee @peterhain.bsky.social spent yesterday morning with yr12&13 #historians at Esher 6th Form College, sharing his lived-experience of #antiapartheid activism and supporting their learning about #history of #southafrica, the legacies of colonialism & ongoing struggles. 🎥 resource to follow
April 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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📚 Celebrating 40 years of Beverley Naidoo’s Journey to Jo’burg with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social & @darrenchetty.bsky.social

Congrats to Newington Green students for their amazing creative responses to the book

Thanks to London Met Uni, #NLHF & IslingtonCouncil for enabling this inspiring event
March 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Special 📽️Comrade Tambo’s London Recruits

🇨🇩 focus Congo; parallels btwn historical South Africa & Congo now
💡No more blood minerals

🗓️ Tue 25 Mar
⏱️ 5pm music 7.30 Film 9.15 talk
🎤 inc Director Gordon Main & activist Didier Ibwila

📍Tabernacle W11, Ldn

🎟️ £6 (www.tickettailor.com/events/taber...)
March 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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‘All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!’ exhibition comes to the Portico Library, marking 30 years of South Africa’s of self-liberation from apartheid.

Thurs 13 March 2025, 6-7.30pm - welcome 6.15pm.

Please join @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social to celebrate the opening:
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'All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!': Exhibition Opening
The exhibition ‘All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!’ celebrates 30 years of democracy in South Africa through the work of artist Norman Kaplan.
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March 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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✨ We’re #Hiring: Place-Based Learning & Practice Lead

Seeking a senior-level leader to drive impactful learning, champion community voice, build trusted networks, and empower changemakers through place-based change.

Learn more & apply: https://buff.ly/4g3Ywid
#SystemsChange
January 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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🔍 Where are the gaps in #PlaceBased #funding?

Our report reveals whilst London & the Northwest appear well served, the East of England, East Midlands, & Northern Ireland are much less so. We must address these regional disparities!

Explore more: https://buff.ly/4ekP09L
November 14, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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🧑‍🤝‍🧑Who's benefiting from #PlaceBased initiatives?

84% of projects in our research support Children/Young People. But older adults, the homeless, & those with complex health needs see less funds.
How can place-based approaches work for all?

See more: https://buff.ly/4ekP09L
November 21, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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#MeasuringImpact in #CommunityTransformation is complex, it requires trust and belief across all stakeholders.

Our latest blog unpacks the thoughts of our brilliant Stewardship Group on this key area of #PlaceBasedChange, bit.ly/3ST3LbY

We invite you to join us on the journey✨
How do we build trust and belief in the effectiveness of place-based change?
One of the dilemmas of place-based change is the difficulty to demonstrate value and impact in a way that works equally for those that fund…
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August 15, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Furthering our conversation on #MeasuringImpact in #PlaceBasedChange, The Bridgespan Group are a key thought leader in this space. @bridgespangroup.bsky.social

Check out their insights: bit.ly/4fNzxB2 which provide excellent advice for funders investing in #FieldCatalysts and #SystemsChange work.
What Philanthropists Can Learn from Field Catalysts About Measuring Progress on Systems Change
How funders can understand the progress field catalysts are making on systems change.
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August 19, 2024 at 5:53 AM