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Ulex Workshop at Global Just Recovery Gathering

Coming up from April 9 – 11, 350.0rg and hundreds of organisations round the world will host a global three-day online event for the climate movement to 'recharge, rebuild, and reconnect'.  The Ulex Project will be offering an Activist Psychosocial Resilience workshop on Friday April 9.

Coming up – Regenerative Activism Conference 2021

We're excited to be co-hosting, for the fourth year running, the Regenerative Activism 2021 Conference: Building & Sustaining Our Movements, a series of 4 critical conversations and a half day workshop exploring the transformative power of social movements. We’d love you to join us!
A group of activists from Uganda stand in a circle holding large colourful placards handwritten with slogans.

Beyond Horizontalism and Hierarchy

A group of activists including one caucasian woman and two people of colour laughing together in a workshop.

Building beyond burnout in Sweden

With a ‘stunning democratic breakdown’ occurring across much of the Balkans, LGBTQI+ people are living within an increasingly overt hostile environment. We interviewed 5 activists from across the region to learn first-hand how resilience and resistance are being woven together within queer organizing circles.

Narrative is fractal : Why we need more than words to truly face racism

In the first of a series of profile pieces on Ulex project partners, we're highlighting the excellent work of the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) in Wales. PIRC is an independent charity which works to help movements - for equality, anti-oppression, and environmental justice - to tell better stories for a different world.
A self-defence trainer in a gym stands in front of two women clasping hands in a training session.

Reclaiming power with women’s self-defence in Belarus and Poland

With a ‘stunning democratic breakdown’ occurring across much of the Balkans, LGBTQI+ people are living within an increasingly overt hostile environment. We interviewed 5 activists from across the region to learn first-hand how resilience and resistance are being woven together within queer organizing circles.

Resilience as Resistance: LGBTQI+ Movement Building in the Balkans

With a ‘stunning democratic breakdown’ occurring across much of the Balkans, LGBTQI+ people are living within an increasingly overt hostile environment. We interviewed 5 activists from across the region to learn first-hand how resilience and resistance are being woven together within queer organizing circles.

Tools & Practices for Navigating Uncertainty : 2020 Regenerative Activism Series

When navigating through stress and uncertainty what are some of the ways we might develop resilience and collective care in a time of Deep Change?

Somatic Spaces for Healing Activist Trauma

An interview with Ulex trainer Lou Hemmerman about the importance of trauma-informed sustainable activism and how body-based practices can support healing at both an individual and movement level. 

The Landworkers Alliance – Building resilience into our organisational structures.

In November 2019, the Ulex Project worked with the Landworkers Alliance to design a bespoke training in ‘Facilitation, sustainable organising and movement building’ to support their staff to better build skills and strategies for organising effective projects and campaigns. Roz Corbett, who participated in the training, shares a little of her experience.

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New for 2021: 4 month LGBTQI+ resilience training in Eastern & Central Europe

For over a decade, Ulex trainers have been working on psycho-social resilience training for activists. In recent years we have been developing a curriculum aimed specifically at the LGBTQI+ community, alongside supporting social movements in Eastern & Central Europe.

Ulex Workshop at Global Just Recovery Gathering

Coming up from April 9 – 11, 350.0rg and hundreds of organisations round the world will host a global three-day online event for the climate movement to 'recharge, rebuild, and reconnect'.  The Ulex Project will be offering an Activist Psychosocial Resilience workshop on Friday April 9.

Coming up – Regenerative Activism Conference 2021

We're excited to be co-hosting, for the fourth year running, the Regenerative Activism 2021 Conference: Building & Sustaining Our Movements, a series of 4 critical conversations and a half day workshop exploring the transformative power of social movements. We’d love you to join us!
A group of activists from Uganda stand in a circle holding large colourful placards handwritten with slogans.

Beyond Horizontalism and Hierarchy

A group of activists including one caucasian woman and two people of colour laughing together in a workshop.

Building beyond burnout in Sweden

With a ‘stunning democratic breakdown’ occurring across much of the Balkans, LGBTQI+ people are living within an increasingly overt hostile environment. We interviewed 5 activists from across the region to learn first-hand how resilience and resistance are being woven together within queer organizing circles.

Narrative is fractal : Why we need more than words to truly face racism

In the first of a series of profile pieces on Ulex project partners, we're highlighting the excellent work of the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) in Wales. PIRC is an independent charity which works to help movements - for equality, anti-oppression, and environmental justice - to tell better stories for a different world.
A self-defence trainer in a gym stands in front of two women clasping hands in a training session.

Reclaiming power with women’s self-defence in Belarus and Poland

With a ‘stunning democratic breakdown’ occurring across much of the Balkans, LGBTQI+ people are living within an increasingly overt hostile environment. We interviewed 5 activists from across the region to learn first-hand how resilience and resistance are being woven together within queer organizing circles.

Resilience as Resistance: LGBTQI+ Movement Building in the Balkans

With a ‘stunning democratic breakdown’ occurring across much of the Balkans, LGBTQI+ people are living within an increasingly overt hostile environment. We interviewed 5 activists from across the region to learn first-hand how resilience and resistance are being woven together within queer organizing circles.

Tools & Practices for Navigating Uncertainty : 2020 Regenerative Activism Series

When navigating through stress and uncertainty what are some of the ways we might develop resilience and collective care in a time of Deep Change?

Ulex Workshop at Global Just Recovery Gathering

Coming up from April 9 – 11, 350.0rg and hundreds of organisations round the world will host a global three-day online event for the climate movement to 'recharge, rebuild, and reconnect'.  The Ulex Project will be offering an Activist Psychosocial Resilience workshop on Friday April 9.

Coming up – Regenerative Activism Conference 2021

We're excited to be co-hosting, for the fourth year running, the Regenerative Activism 2021 Conference: Building & Sustaining Our Movements, a series of 4 critical conversations and a half day workshop exploring the transformative power of social movements. We’d love you to join us!
A group of activists from Uganda stand in a circle holding large colourful placards handwritten with slogans.

Beyond Horizontalism and Hierarchy

A group of activists including one caucasian woman and two people of colour laughing together in a workshop.

Building beyond burnout in Sweden

With a ‘stunning democratic breakdown’ occurring across much of the Balkans, LGBTQI+ people are living within an increasingly overt hostile environment. We interviewed 5 activists from across the region to learn first-hand how resilience and resistance are being woven together within queer organizing circles.

Narrative is fractal : Why we need more than words to truly face racism

In the first of a series of profile pieces on Ulex project partners, we're highlighting the excellent work of the Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) in Wales. PIRC is an independent charity which works to help movements - for equality, anti-oppression, and environmental justice - to tell better stories for a different world.
A self-defence trainer in a gym stands in front of two women clasping hands in a training session.

Reclaiming power with women’s self-defence in Belarus and Poland

With a ‘stunning democratic breakdown’ occurring across much of the Balkans, LGBTQI+ people are living within an increasingly overt hostile environment. We interviewed 5 activists from across the region to learn first-hand how resilience and resistance are being woven together within queer organizing circles.

Resilience as Resistance: LGBTQI+ Movement Building in the Balkans

With a ‘stunning democratic breakdown’ occurring across much of the Balkans, LGBTQI+ people are living within an increasingly overt hostile environment. We interviewed 5 activists from across the region to learn first-hand how resilience and resistance are being woven together within queer organizing circles.

Tools & Practices for Navigating Uncertainty : 2020 Regenerative Activism Series

When navigating through stress and uncertainty what are some of the ways we might develop resilience and collective care in a time of Deep Change?

Somatic Spaces for Healing Activist Trauma

An interview with Ulex trainer Lou Hemmerman about the importance of trauma-informed sustainable activism and how body-based practices can support healing at both an individual and movement level. 

The Landworkers Alliance – Building resilience into our organisational structures.

In November 2019, the Ulex Project worked with the Landworkers Alliance to design a bespoke training in ‘Facilitation, sustainable organising and movement building’ to support their staff to better build skills and strategies for organising effective projects and campaigns. Roz Corbett, who participated in the training, shares a little of her experience.
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