Chiara PortinariAs a member of the evaluation team, I completed an exploration of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EDI?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EDI</a>) of 'Making Connections' - an arts festival based in the Old Waiting Room in Peckham Rye Station. <br>
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🔧 Methods:<br>
• street photography <br>
• interviews <br>
• focus groups <br>
• community workshops <br>
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🧭 Areas of exploration:<br>
• physical and linguistics <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/accessibility?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> to the art space<br>
• choice of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/networkingchannels?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#networkingchannels</a><br>
• alignment with <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/localcommunity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#localcommunity</a>'s needs and vision<br>
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This project was made possible by Lost Text Found Space and London College of Communication (University of the Arts London) through its EDI funding schemes. A special thanks to my talented team-mates Karla Rosales and Abbey Lew.<br>
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In the next posts I'll share more details about the methods used and the finding of our <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/research?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a>.<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/participatoryresearch?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#participatoryresearch</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/codesign?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#codesign</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/community?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#community</a>