Campaigns Workshops

Join May and Jhadé for our first campaigns skills workshops. You can pick between morning or afternoon sessions, or attend both.

Hear Us will be delivering two free Campaigns workshop for adults with lived experience of mental health conditions. Join us if you would like to learn how to get involved in campaigning and be a part of the change.

Who can attend?

We welcome anyone living in Croydon over the age of 18 who has lived experience of mental health conditions. All levels of experience with campaigns or organising work are welcome.

When is it?

We will be running two session times to pick from. You are welcome to attend both.

Morning session: 11:30am to 1pm

Afternoon session: 2pm to 3:30pm

Both sessions include lunch from 1pm to 2pm.

Campaigns activities you can expect:

· Presentation

· Discussions

· Games

· Sharing your story

· Overcoming challenges as a team

This workshop is suitable for all skill levels and abilities. If you need help putting your thoughts on paper, our volunteers can write while you speak.

Bring what makes you comfortable for example a fidget toy. Feel free to bring your own headphones to have on while you write. You'll have the option to share what you've written at the end. The only rule is, share what you feel comfortable with.

About our Engagement and Campaigns

Our mental health Croydon community has shared with us that some people find it easier to tell their stories of lived experience in creative ways. We've decided to provide in-person campaigning sessions and workshops to help inform, coproduce and create campaigns together. With your consent the work that you create in these workshops will be used as training materials as part of our ‘ReachOut Challenge project’ which is our anti-stigma and mental health awareness campaign. These projects activities are possible thanks to funding from the London Community Foundation through the Adobe Fund, and the Trust for London Disability Justice Fund.

About Hear Us

Hear Us is Croydon’s Mental Health service user group. We are your voice in mental health. Our purpose is to promote, educate, communicate and empower, for the benefit of people affected by mental health issues. Our organisation is 100% service user run. We are launching new creative workshops led by lived experience artists. We run a range of other projects including peer support, welfare and benefit advice, campaigning and an Open Forum. To find out more about what we do, visit our website.