...but are afraid to tell you because we can't afford to piss you off

When facilitating community projects, one key question is ‘how do we make this sustainable?’. The answer, supposedly, is to look to funding bodies for financial assistance, by applying for funding bids. This talk explores the realities of relying on funding like this to carry out projects, where things fall through the gaps, and the impact this has on the work that we’re all ostensibly here to carry out.

This episode of the Geeks for Social Change podcast was recorded as part of an NHS Start With People event on March 30th 2023. As this was originally delivered as a talk with slides, there are audio descriptions of each slide as they come up.

Transcript of this episode: https://gfsc.studio/blog/2023/everything-we-want-to-tell-you/

References

David Graeber's book, 'Bullshit Jobs' on Penguin Books

Blog post about participatory budgeting and the ladder of citizen participation

Dean Spade's book, 'Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)' on Verso Books

Credits

Music: Cooking, Sharing, Happy Seasons! by Megan Arnold

Audio recording: NHS Citizen #StartWithPeople event

Audio production: honor ash

Transcription: Amy Ní Mhurchú

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Date de publication : 20/6/2023 à 16:15:03