Topic: Movements

  • Insight movements

    Community Accountability, Research and Ethics (CARE)

    What would research ethics look like if it was accountable to communities and movements? As research is increasingly governed by large grant holders and institutions, and funding is sparse and…

  • Insight movements, politicised somatics

    Politicised Somatics in Practice, Liberation, and Contradiction 

    A practice of politicised somatics is central to HJL’s Movement Medicine strategy. In this longread, Movement Medicine practitioner-in-training, dr dima mekdad, explores her lived experience navigating the liberation of Syria…

    View of Trafalgar square following the fall of Assad A crowd stands in front of Nelson's column with Syrian flags
  • Insight movements, politicised somatics

    What It Takes To Heal

    In an age when connection is more critical than ever, we’re often in forms of connection that are surface level; scrolling, liking, watching. We often fall short of fulfilling our…

    blue and purple watercolour background with portraits of Marai Larasi, Prentis Hemphill, and Farzana Khan.
  • Experiment movements, palestine, protest

    A concrete camp: embodying collective resistance for Palestine

    A concrete camp: embodying collective resistance for Palestine Musings on a student encampment by Harvey Brown “As community members, we are collectively responsible for each others’ welfare and safety. Our…

  • Insight movements, politicised somatics, racial justice

    Building Brave and Beautiful Movements

    Movement-making is returning to our native state of deeply belonging to one another. In the midst of crisis, trauma, humanity and remarkable creativity – we are each other’s.  National and…

    Yomi Sode, Melz Owusu, Marai Larasi and Josh Rivers sitting on chairs in front of a small visible group
  • Experiment movements, politicised somatics

    Why we need grief in our social movements

    Why we need grief in our social movements The Dagara people see regular grief tending as necessary for the health of the community. Why don’t we do the same? asks…

    red book sits on paving stone and grass. Cover has colourful round drawing in the centre. Title Tending Grief above it with underneath: Embodied rituals for holding our sorrow and growing cultures of care in community. Camille Sapara Barton. Image has orange filter on it