WIILMA COMMUNITY ADVOCACY
We are always looking for passionate commnunity advocates to join us to help raise awareness and advocate for our communities on key issues. See our volunteering page if you are interested in applying to join. Please read through some of our current, active campaigns below and write to us with any comments to info@wiilma.org on any community views or issues you want to tell us about. Should you wish you also have the option to send us a video or arrange to speak to us in front of a camera so we can help get your voice out to a wider audience.
We believe:
Everyone has a right to high quality arts provision not just those who can afford it.
Community education & creative wellbeing programs on world music, art, cultures, history & heritage, historical contributions by diverse communities to our society, brings people from different backgrounds together. Those whose paths may not normally cross & helps build a more cohesive society, reduces health inequalities and increases better life outcomes for all.
Every high density development should have a community integration space for the creative wellbeing and isolation reduction of their inhabitants and community of all ages.
Every borough should have enabling performance spaces and venues with stages, sound, lighting with equitable access for community groups to perform (this is sadly, simply not the case across many parts of london and spaces are infact disappearing.) - See our page LCIN - London Community Infrastructure Network
People of all ages with seen and unseen disabilities should be enabled to lead independent lives and have access to accessible community arts spaces with stages, and reliable accessible transport options to participate in activities to reduce their isolation, connect with their community and lead healthy lives. (See our page - LIPSAUDN - London Intergenerational Pedestrian Seen & Unseen Disability Network.)
Email us at info@wiilma.org to tell us how you feel about this issue or any other issue.,
To tell us how you feel about this issue or any other issue.
We need your help. Please circulate posts from our instagram or Twitter @wiilmamusicarts on any of our community campaigns
We feel passionately about helping to free your voice and expression on any issues you want heard, and are keen to highlight social issues and injustices facing our shared society - some big, some small. Email us at info@wiilma.org with any issue you want to share and specify if you are happy to do it in front of a camera or only audio or some other way. If you wish to join the team as a campaigner and public speaker apply using our volunteer form. Add your voice to ours, to combine our voices as our voices are stronger together.
SIGN THE PETITION BELOW 104,000 AND RISING visit wiilma supporter ella’s change.org link below
Our campaign supported the petition of WIILMA Community Voices supporter Ella Grace Watson. https://www.change.org/p/sadiqkhan-tfl-borisjohnson-grantshapps-reinstate-night-tube-winter-2021-for-women-s-safety
#TFLBringBackTheNightTube Let’s get our voices heard. Calling on @10DowningStreet @Sadiqkhan @TfL @ukhomeoffice to find a £ way to put Women’s safety first.
THE IMPACT OF UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS - dISAPPEARING MUSIC/ARTS VENUES & YOUTH/COMMUNITY CENTRES - the non-use of section 106 orders BY councils across london AND POOR QUALITY HOUSING AND IT’S IMPACT ON HEALTH& the environment through non sustainable construction
There are many housing developments propping up all over our towns and cities. However, similar to the many isolation-based issues that came with high-rise tower blocks, often these new developments do not integrate into their designs, any plans to ensure there will be the essential community hubs/centres or youth centres. We need to build stronger local communities and spaces for local people to come together, to take part in beneficial community music and arts programmes.
Developments can also often to be at the expense of so much, but can often offer little benefits to local communities, such as affordable music and arts venues and an offer that has a good balance & mix.
Section 106 Orders can only be issued by Councils to developers, to restrict the development or use of land in a specific way or require specified operations or activities to be carried out on the land. For instance, they can specify that the developer needs to build a community hub on the development, however these orders are not always instructed by Councils. We take part in Public Consultations to highlight local concerns but a more co-ordinated campaigns are needed. If you want to get involved and put your voice forward, please get in touch.
domestic abuse - the impact on people of all genders and the children of homes of domestic abuse
Anyone can be a domestic abuse victim - women, men, individuals of all genders and relationship types. It also includes the children of victims who have grown up in households with domestic abuse and violence, who are often forgotten. We are developing initiatives to address and explore these issues in our own way. If this area is of interest to you please sign up for future updates.
WEALTH INEQUALITY - REDUCING INEQUALITY
There is an immense, unimaginable amount of wealth in the world circulating through economies but clustered among the very few. Even during Covid-19, there are those who have amassed even more during these challenging times. We believe even a small fraction could help fund many essential community programmes for the benefit of society as a whole, and that those with the deepest pockets have a moral obligation to help those less fortunate. If you wish to add your voice to this campaign, or are a researcher or fundraiser with an interest in this area, please get in touch.
ESSENTIAL HISTORY - COMING TO TERMS WITH OUR HISTORICAL PAST AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
A damaging effect to society is being made by not having a balanced curriculum. There is a real gap in educating people, to help them understand and better acknowledge the past and the contributions of those that have made our society what it is today. If you can help us to share these stories, please get in touch.
THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY / CLIMATE CRISIS / ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM