Clare Hammerton

Human Rights. Disability Rights. Sexual Rights. Social Care. Arts. Culture. Theatre. Communities. International Development. Participation. Empowerment.

[Clare Hammerton @ClareHamme]

@EssexIPHW @hrhbixby @Uni_of_Essex @ResearchEssex @acmedsci Congratulation HONOR, @hrhbixby

[Laura Brookes @nhs_laura]

Thank you to @Uni_of_Essex @EssexIPHW @uni_essexhealth @uni_essex_csee @essexsociology for inviting me to deliver this bitesized #stakeholder mapping workshop for the University-wide #Dementia Group.
Creating pathways to impact #ResearchImpact @ResearchEssex

[Laura Brookes @nhs_laura]

Sharing ideas and planning pathways to impact. Thank you for your contribution @EssexIPHW @uni_essex_csee @uni_essexhealth @SRES_UoE @essexsociology @iseressex @smrutibulsari @CamilleCronin

[Clare Hammerton @ClareHamme]

Thank you @nhs_laura, an inspiring bite sized event for the University of Essex, Dementia Network.

[Laura Brookes @nhs_laura]

Sharing ideas and planning pathways to impact. Thank you for your contribution @EssexIPHW @uni_essex_csee @uni_essexhealth @SRES_UoE @essexsociology @iseressex @smrutibulsari @CamilleCronin

[Crucible Theatre @crucibletheatre]

We’re delighted to share the news of funding from @EsmeeFairbairn to continue @RampsOTM’s work.

Find out more here: https://t.co/TvZMngzT96

[Shoba Poduval @ShobaPoduval]

Also looking for creatives to help present findings from #DiverseVoices community engagement workshops...any recommendations?

We'll be disseminating our findings on how to increase diversity in research

@UCL_CoPro @UCLPublicPolicy @UCLEngage

[Intergenerational Music Making @IMMmusicUK]

We loved seeing the smiles at our Roc Hub as we brought young and old together through music at one of our intergenerational musical events!

[Community Connections Essex @CommunityEssex]

Language and rhetoric IS important.
Changing established use requires CRITICAL MASS.

It is difficult to persuade 'people', 'carers', and 'professionals' to stop using the label of 'service user' without a solid alternative that they associate with, and is used/understood by many

[Cormac Russell @CormacRussell]

Services should support not define or direct someone’s life. That’s why the term “service user” is such a limiting & unhelpful term. It defines the person in terms of their relationship to a service; not their life & preferred future. Services shld supplement, not define a life.

[Community Connections Essex @CommunityEssex]

‼️ The aesthetics of our streets and place matter‼️
Mental wellbeing is higher when neighbourhoods have good aesthetic qualities https://t.co/5ANH4peiA5

We 'felt' the aesthetics today on our walkabout of our 4 local areas in Essex for #participatory, #community, #actionresearch

[Cormac Russell @CormacRussell]

Here’s how I characterize the journey from institutization to interdependence in diverse natural/normalized community life. From ‘done to’ & ‘done for’ to “done by & led by citizens” with supplementary help from professionals as needed. Some folks are getting stuck in the middle.

[Cormac Russell @CormacRussell]

For communities, there are three kinds of “outside helper” in this world: 1) Useful; 2) Useless, and 3) Harmful.

The most dangerous helpers are the ones that think they can only do good. #whenhelpingharms #rekindlingdemocracy

[Suffolk Artlink @Suffolk_Artlink]

"Let the power of art prevail in dancing, painting, singing. Together as one"

Thanks to funding from the British Council, we're launching an international partnership between our Brave Art students and art students in Malawi, led by Rhobert Magasi @weareunltd @BritishCouncil

[Community Connections Essex @CommunityEssex]

How to start #coproductive, #participatory action research, with #communities?

- IDENTIFY neighbourhoods (statistics and conversations)
- GO THERE - talk to people, walkabout
- BE THERE - MORE, MORE, MORE

We Have Started- 4 Hyperlocal areas - @uniessexgovt @Essex_CC

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

Really pleased Labour are calling for clarity on lockdown for shielding group. When I argued for it in my column this week, was noticeable some non-disabled readers thought it wasn’t a big deal to ask us to indefinitely put our lives on hold. Funny that. https://t.co/jxru5lg0Jm

[Clare Hammerton @ClareHamme]

Seventy new coronavirus cases linked to schools in France

[SBS News @SBSNews]

Seventy new coronavirus cases have been linked to schools in France, a week after a third of the country's students returned to the classroom. https://t.co/GgitEFblES

[Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam]

Europe is improving:

20 countries Winning,
21 countries Nearly There, and
10 countries Needing to Act

Can you guess which are which? Answers in the attached

[Clare Hammerton @ClareHamme]

Audre Lorde 1986

[Clare Hammerton @ClareHamme]

Started reading to my mum over phone every night. A few pages a night, a book a week. We both fully self isolating for over a week.

Grandchildren and grandmother read too.

#intergenerationalreading by phone