Speak Out’s Steering Group have been busy planning their next Open Advocacy meeting which is going to be about climate change! Whether you’re worried about climate change or have no idea what climate change is and would like to know more, do come along! 📆 Friday 1st August ⏰ 10am - 3pm 🗺️ The Brighthelm Centre We will be joined by special guest Sian Berry MP! Sian is the Green Party MP for Brighton. (fb)

The Henry Smith Charity recently spoke to Eliph, our Transitions Advocacy Project Worker, to find out more about them and their life. Read the full story here: https://henrysmith.foundation/stories/how-speak-out-helped-me-find-my-voice/ A life of possibilities “One of the best things has been the art projects at Speak Out. We recently had an exhibition at the Jubilee library in Brighton. We showed grafitti art and printed posters about our housing campaign to make sure our voices get heard. I’ve also joined a Social History of Learning Disabilities group. We’re working with the Open University to study how attitudes to learning disabilities have changed over time. It’s emotional work, but really powerful. I also helped set up an LGBTQ+ group at Speak Out, because a few of us wanted a space to talk about our experiences. Just having that safe space where we can be ourselves is really important. My friends have noticed the difference in me. I didn’t talk much before – I was really quiet. Now, as my mum says, I have too much of a voice! But we all have a place in the world, and our voices need to be heard. Now I want to help others find theirs too. Thanks to Speak Out, I’m thinking about the future for the first time. I am thinking about training in art facilitation or even art therapy. Life feels full of possibilities now.” (fb)