In 2021 a small group of local people in Hackney, London got together to screen the London premiere of Gabor Mate's documentary; The Wisdom of Trauma. The screenings were held at the Flow Space in Dalston and over 70 people attended.
A second screening was hosted by Hackney Cooperative Developments in collaboartion with the BioHive and Urban MBA. The second screening was followed by process where we faciliated an 8 week trauma study circle.
The study circle approach has led to an extraordinary flourishing of projects supporting the growth of trauma-informed practice in a variety of settings including the Peabody Trust Housing Association and as far afield as South Africa.
If you are interested in exploring how to develop your professional practice or are simply interested in learning more about trauma, contact Douglas via email: [email protected]
In 2010 I was involved with team from IDASA in developing a powerful learning approach to creating local community projects. Check it out: