Experience

Odd Arts

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager - Equality & Cohesion

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  Odd arts uses theatre to challenge inequalities and increase opportunities for people facing the greatest level of discrimination and disadvantage. We specialise in delivering theatre-based programmes in prisons, secure units and criminal justice settings that are bespoke and designed to meet the needs of participants. Our work challenges and changes attitudes and behaviours & enables people to understand the world and themselves differently. We deliver Therapeutic theatre workshops to reduce risk, Interactive theatre tours to empower & educate and Creative & community led social action projects to overcome inequalities. Our key areas of expertise range from Violence Reduction – Serious youth violence; sexual violence; extremism/radicalisation; cultural/systemic violence to Mental Health – Emotional resilience; self harm/anxiety/stress – prevention & targeted and Healthy Relationships – Consent; domestic & relationship abuse; communication. Our work is underpinned by Trauma informed, Restorative approaches. Within my role I manage and enhance existing programmes of work, as well as designing and implementing new work across the different sectors, often with a focus on Equality & Cohesion. We specialise in Theatre, but our work often spans Film / Art and Dance as well. Show less



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• WRITER / DIRECTOR

  • May 2008 - Present

  My background is as a multidisciplinary artist with a passion for collaboration across art forms and therefore my work spans sculptural installations, Theatre and Film. WRITER / DIRECTOR - Short films My first narrative short film, Time Goes Nowhere (2009), funded by NW Vision, was accepted onto the BBC Film Network and since then my shorts have screened nationally & internationally at over 40 film festivals, including BAFTA and BIFA qualifying, receiving nominations and awards in various categories. My BFI Network funded short ‘MUG’ which started its festival run in June 2022, has now screened at 23 national/international festivals including BIFA qualifying MANIFF and Women X and gaining multiple accolades, including ‘Best film to pass the Bechdel Test’. My new short film ‘GOBSTOPPER’ is currently in post production, due to be released on the festival circuit later in the year. I would say (and has been said) of my work that I am drawn to writing about characters who dance on the edge of what society perceives as acceptable, often with a strong focus on female friendships and a simultaneous contrast of hope and hopelessness. I am a passionate member of the KINOKABARET movement. ARTIST & THEATREMAKER I’ve exhibited work at ‘The National review of live Art’, ‘Not part of Manchester International Festival’, ‘16 days of street art action’ & ‘Orbit Festival’. My most recent cross artform piece, ‘DAILY: Speak Truth to Power,’ involving dance/physical theatre, music & film, was shown at HOME as part of Orbit festival in 2019 selected by Clean Break Theatre Company. The premise was: ‘In a world where stereotypes, restrictions & hypocrisies, perpetuated by the political elite, box us in, push us down and divide us, we have two choices, apathy or action, we choose action. We choose protest.’ Show less



TLC: Talk, Listen, Change

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• P/T Children's Worker

  • Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

  P/T Children’s Worker Creative weekly sessions with young people whose parents were involved with the domestic abuse services across Stockport. We delivered a programme of circus and art skills and outdoor activities.

• P/T Women's Support Worker

  • Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  P/T Women’s Support WorkerSafety focused support work with the partners and ex-partners of men who attend the domestic violence prevention programme.



Independent Choices

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• P/T Domestic Abuse Helpline Worker

  • Sep 2015 - Jul 2016

  Providing one to one phone support and advice to women, assessing their safety needs. This role gives me a good overview of the range of statutory and voluntary agencies which women and children may come into contact with when experiencing domestic abuse, from outreach and refuge services, counselling and drop ins to debt advice and free legal surgeries. We support our callers to understand the difference between the criminal or civil route to protection and the protection orders available to them under The Family Law Act 1996 or the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. Show less



Empowerment People

• Education Administration Programs

• Freelance Co-ordinator - Being Watched

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  Empowerment People, Feminist Webs, Manchester Girls Work Network, The Soroptomists and The Youth and Community work team at MMU Faculty of Education joined together to plan and deliver this free interactive event for young women in Manchester about surveillance and control with the additional aim of engaging young women in politics. The day involved inspirational speakers, Games & activities, workshops and a chance to hot seat female politicians and key decision makers about how we can tackle some of these issues. Show less



YOUNG PEOPLE'S SUPPORT FOUNDATION LIMITED

• Civic and Social Organizations

• P/T Young People’s Relationship Lead

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  P/T Temp contract Delivering the ‘Moving On’ programme for young women 16-25 who have experienced domestic abuse P/T Temp contract Delivering the ‘Moving On’ programme for young women 16-25 who have experienced domestic abuse



16 Days of street art action

• Freelance Project Manager & Artist

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

  In 2013 I set up the social action project 16 days of street art action which uses the global campaign ‘16 days of action to end violence against women’ as a platform to promote the work of female artists from across the North West and celebrate the various interpretations and expressions of feminism. In 2015, I received grants for the arts funding to bring about 16 days of street art action - Pillars of the Community, and to bring to light the little known heroines of past and present. On each day of the 16 days of action, a piece of street art depicting a revolutionary woman was painted or pasted on street bollards on Oldham Street Manchester City Centre. https://www.facebook.com/16daysofstreetartaction Show less



The Proud Trust

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Project Co-ordinator & Artist

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2015

  Working with a group of young trans people who are part of the Afternoon TEA group, to create a group animation called ‘Top Tips for Trans well being’ to help health professionals understand the needs of Trans young people. Working with a group of young trans people who are part of the Afternoon TEA group, to create a group animation called ‘Top Tips for Trans well being’ to help health professionals understand the needs of Trans young people.



Brook

• Spain
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Project Manager & Filmmaker

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

  Working with a group of young volunteers to create a DVD resource which was a virtual tour of the Manchester Brook sexual health clinic, answering some FAQs and identifying the location Working with a group of young volunteers to create a DVD resource which was a virtual tour of the Manchester Brook sexual health clinic, answering some FAQs and identifying the location



VOLUNTARY YOUTH MANCHESTER

• United Kingdom
• Arts & Crafts

• Freelance Project Manager & Theatre Practitioner

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2015

  A collaboration with Act on Info, we were funded by VYM’s Youth & Violence Fund to co-write & produce My terms & conditions apply, a forum theatre performance involving a unique fusion of video footage and live on-stage action, inviting the audience to explore their attitudes about surveillance and control. A collaboration with Act on Info, we were funded by VYM’s Youth & Violence Fund to co-write & produce My terms & conditions apply, a forum theatre performance involving a unique fusion of video footage and live on-stage action, inviting the audience to explore their attitudes about surveillance and control.



Voluntary Youth Manchester

• United Kingdom
• Arts & Crafts

• P/T Youth Participation Worker

  • Jul 2013 - Feb 2015

  I was the youth participation worker and the coordinator of 'The Big I Am' which was a new alternative magazine for young people aged 13-21 in Manchester. 'The Big I Am' was a quarterly magazine online, in print with an accompanying Vimeo Channel, facebook page and Twitter. The magazine content is created by and for young people in Manchester and we have a team of 8 young reporters and editors. I was the youth participation worker and the coordinator of 'The Big I Am' which was a new alternative magazine for young people aged 13-21 in Manchester. 'The Big I Am' was a quarterly magazine online, in print with an accompanying Vimeo Channel, facebook page and Twitter. The magazine content is created by and for young people in Manchester and we have a team of 8 young reporters and editors.



THE MANCHESTER DEAF CENTRE LIMITED

• Freelance Project Manager & Filmmaker

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  Working with a group of young deaf people to create an accessible resource for deaf people on the topic of Sex & Relationships. This involved a DVD and information booklet Working with a group of young deaf people to create an accessible resource for deaf people on the topic of Sex & Relationships. This involved a DVD and information booklet



Together Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Residential Social Worker

  • Dec 2002 - Apr 2014

  The Together Trust provides a range of social care, special education, community support and consultancy services in the North West of England. The charity is one of the North West’s largest providers of residential homes for children from short-term emergency care to long-term placements. I have worked for The Together Trust for over 10 years now. I started working at a 6 bedroom home in Withington for young people aged 11-16 years old with behavioral difficulties . Throughout my time at the trust I have also worked at an independancy unit for 16-19 year olds who are preparing to leave the care system and now I work in a respite unit for young people on the autistic spectrum. Show less



Gingerbread

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Project Manager & Artist

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  Working with a group of young mothers in Ardwick, to run sessions around self esteem, culminating in a group animation on Top Tips for a positive self-esteem. Working with a group of young mothers in Ardwick, to run sessions around self esteem, culminating in a group animation on Top Tips for a positive self-esteem.



THE PANKHURST TRUST (INCORPORATING MANCHESTER WOMEN'S AID)

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• P/T Outreach Youth Worker

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2013

  P/T Outreach Youth Worker - Preventative work in schools, colleges and youth groups covering domestic abuse, forced marriage, “honour” based violence and healthy relationships. Delivering creative, interactive sessions for young people aged 13-25 years and providing relevant training for teachers and youth workers. P/T Outreach Youth Worker - Preventative work in schools, colleges and youth groups covering domestic abuse, forced marriage, “honour” based violence and healthy relationships. Delivering creative, interactive sessions for young people aged 13-25 years and providing relevant training for teachers and youth workers.



STOCKPORT WITHOUT ABUSE LTD

• Freelance Project Co-ordinator - Free 2 Choose

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

  Free 2 Choose involved delivering staff training for teachers and developing a series of drama workshops for young people, which culminated in them creating their own short theatre pieces. We also created a forum theatre play, ‘Promise me’ which aimed to educate individuals about having a voice in their own futures pertaining to marriage and relationships. We worked with 3 Manchester schools throughout this project and it was funded by The Forced Marriage Unit’s Domestic Programme Fund. Free 2 Choose involved delivering staff training for teachers and developing a series of drama workshops for young people, which culminated in them creating their own short theatre pieces. We also created a forum theatre play, ‘Promise me’ which aimed to educate individuals about having a voice in their own futures pertaining to marriage and relationships. We worked with 3 Manchester schools throughout this project and it was funded by The Forced Marriage Unit’s Domestic Programme Fund.



Tate

• Italy
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Gallery Educator

  • Feb 2007 - Feb 2011

  Working with the Interpretation and Education team to devise and run interactive gallery, studio and community outreach workshops. Working with the Interpretation and Education team to devise and run interactive gallery, studio and community outreach workshops.