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#Angstfest: Misery loves company

  • UsTwo 62 Shoreditch High Street London, England, E1 6JJ United Kingdom (map)

On the 16th January 2017, The Other Box was invited to take part in the #Angstfest panel hosted by the fabulous Daisy Buchanan and Laura Jane Williams at UsTwo in London. 

#Angstfest panel (Left to Right: Calum McSwiggan, Joel Beckman, Roshni Goyate, Amiera Sawas, Anni Ferguson and Daisy Buchanan).

#Angstfest panel (Left to Right: Calum McSwiggan, Joel Beckman, Roshni Goyate, Amiera Sawas, Anni Ferguson and Daisy Buchanan).

Source:: http://angstfest.ustwo.com/
Later Event: April 4
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56 BLACK MEN: I AM NOT MY STEREOTYPE // @cephaswilliams @56blackmen ⚡️ Taken from the Metro today, Cephas writes “To challenge the mainstream notion of who we are and what we do I have set up 56 Black Men to put the spotlight on black men doing great things. Championing the idea that ‘I am not my stereotype’, the campaign looks to challenge the general preconceptions of ‘the black man’ and the negative connotations and stigmas attached to us. The artistic direction behind the photo series aimed to make a visually bold statement by showing black men wearing hoodies – an image typically portrayed as threatening – while it also features positive descriptions of their line of work and achievements. This gives black men and boys in the community an image they can identify with finally displayed in a positive light...If black boys continually see themselves in the media in a negative way, this will not help change the trajectory of their lives. And so, this campaign serves as a reminder that for every black man you see represented doing something negative, there are 56 of us that aren’t; in fact there’s a whole world of us.” Read the full article by Cephas in the Metro today! . . #representationmatters #representation #changethenarrative
We know, we know we shouldn’t be scrolling in the mornings BUT seeing this gorgeous typographical design by @harkirankkalsi gave us all the feels ahead of our full day workshop! Happy Tuesday everyone 🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿 . . #collaboration #team #teamwork #work #type #typography #typographydesign #design #wocdesign #bettertogether
Hands up if you’re ready to learn more about creating a diverse and inclusive workplace? 🙋🏼‍♀🙋🏻‍♂🙋🏽‍♀🙋🏾‍♂🙋🏿‍♀Hurrah! OK, now, hands up if you’re worried that diversity and inclusion training means death by Powerpoint and reams of handouts?! 😵 Well, fear not, the Know Your Bias workshop, is anything but dry. We’ll help you uncover your unconscious biases and explore real-life experiences in a thought-provoking, interactive workshop where you’ll take away practical tips to apply straightaway at work ✅. Who is this workshop for? This workshop is for anyone looking to start meaningful conversations around diversity and inclusion in their workplace and have tools they can implement straight away to begin making a real difference. // For more information, or to book your place: theotherboxkybworkshop.eventrbrite.co.uk🎟 . . #unconsciousbias #inclusion #diversity #inclusivity #business #agencylife #workshop #training #representationmatters
Happy Valentine’s Day TOBers! Whichever way you choose to spend or ignore today, remember that to love yourself is a radical act of kindness and self-preservation. And that we love each and every one of YOU every damn day, not just on Feb 14th ❤❤❤😘😘😘 ⚡️Artist @loveiswiseillu ⚡️original post: "Dikiara's Smile Has Always Been Golden to Me" 2018, inspired by my beautiful cousin and all the folks with a gap between their teeth.”
Last night our cofounder @leyyax joined a lovely panel for the @skinnydiplondon x @hatesucks Galentine’s event talking friendship and community💗! Thank you for having us and big up to our fellow panellists @nathanielacole @swimdemcrew @kateileaver @katemoyletherapy and @thebookofman @martinxrobinson - and our fabulous host @louisadavies__ ⚡️ . . #galentinesday #friendship #community #skinnydip #hatesucks #worklifebalance
We just needed the work of @jadepurplebrown on our feed tbh. A super talented designer based in New York ⚡️
What a way to start the week! This morning we delivered a workshop with the senior exec team for @panmacmillan looking at their diversity and inclusion strategy - we are so happy to see the publishing world making steps to be more inclusive and ways to create long-lasting change ⚡️ . . #representationmatters #lgbtqia #diversity #equality #inclusion #work #workplaceculture #publishing
Lots of big wins coming from last nights #BAFTAs and #GRAMMYs - but our favourite has to be @letitiawright - Congratulations on your #BAFTA and for being so open about your journey as an actress and your mental health and depression. We felt every single word of her acceptance speech. You are a true inspiration. ♥️ . . #letitiawright #baftas #eebaftas #baftasrisingstars #risingstar #representationmatters #representation #diversity #mentalhealth
We found out about @xysuz through her podcast with @bbcsounds on being intersex. A conversation that is so important, but isn't discussed enough. Did you know 2% of the UK population is intersex? From the BBC: "Suz Temko found out she was intersex on the day of her school prom and spent the next 10 years struggling with her self-worth and identity. Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe people born with biological sex characteristics that don’t fit typical male or female categories. So whilst we’re told that people are either born male or female, there are actually many intersex variations that people can be born with too. Far from being rare, it’s something that affects thousands of people in the UK. So why don’t we talk about it? And what’s it like to be intersex? Suz talks frankly with her sister Juliet and fellow intersex campaigner Anick and has an emotional reunion with psychologist Dr Lih-Mei Liao, who looked after her nearly a decade ago." You can visit the link via our Facebook group or give it a google ⚡️ . . #intersex #intersexawareness #lgbtqia #identity #selflove #selfworth #diversity #equality #representationmatters #representation
Ok River Island we see you 👀 @riverisland have just launched a new campaign celebrating diverse families, and challenging the notion of what “family” represents. The #ThisIsFamily campaign, created with @studioblvd wants to raise awareness as well as challenge outdated labels and stereotypes with images showing off the love, pride and unity that the modern family represents. Also...this is the first time we’ve seen a queer Asian couple represented in a campaign and we are here for it 🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿 thanks for bringing to our attention @ollie_lolly . . #campaign #marketing #riverisland #family #diversity #equality #advertising #love #unity
Check out our co-founder @leyyax who had the pleasure of speaking at @redbulluk x @elephantroomuk Creative Storytellers event last night ⚡️big up the fellow panellists doing MEGA work in the industry @blank.tile @undrlndn @guapmag @ibrahimkamara_ @atribecalledrox @_youmakeit and @shannieloves for organising ♥️ . . #creative #creativestorytellers #work #entrepreneurs #business #storytellers #redbull #londonevents
The TOB team are smiles all around after a successful Know Your Bias workshop 😃! So good to see some agencies working hard to create long-lasting change to improve diversity and inclusion within their workplace. We all have unconscious bias, but with awareness we can start to unlearn and create new behaviours that impact workplace culture - and that’s what we explore in our workshop. 🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿
Loving this project by @thislakshmi 🔥they’re looking for people to get involved, so if interested check out the details below 👇🏻👇🏼👇🏽👇🏾👇🏿 original post: This year I’m focusing on things that I enjoy. Things that make me happier, and working with people who see things that compliment my own. Working with @chieskafortunesmith and @bonniedoman on this project has got to be one of those things. We’re so excited to see it grow. We’ve named this project ‘Journey of the line’, life is not straight and predictable, nor are we. We curve, we circle back on ourselves, we pause and we move. The line reflects this, the beauty of life, the ups and downs, the devastation and our body’s journey through this. We shouldn’t hide these things, we should embrace them, share them with the world and learn to be kinder to ourselves. We’re looking for participants to take part in the future and we hope that might be you. If you’d be willing to explore this project with us, hop on to my website and sign up to say you’re interested under ‘Journey of the line’. . . . . #girlgaze #artofwomen #thewomenwhodraw #womenwhodraw #womenwhodrawwomen #artistssupportingartists #womensupportingwomen #womxn #lineart #ink #inked #inks #line_art #femaleart #femaleartists #artofwomxn #skin #texture #photography #woc #poc
Happy Chinese New Year to all our followers who are celebrating the year of the pig 🐷🎉 - In Chinese culture, the pig symbolises wealth so let’s get it 💰 wishing you all good fortune! Original image @heysuperstar . . . #happynewyear #lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear #cny #pig #yearofthepig #greeting #festival #kungheifatchoi
Loving the work of Japanese comic artist @christinemaricomics exploring dual heritage, diaspora and identity. ♥️ . . #comic #comics #illustration #woc #illustration #japaneseartist
Love this beautiful campaign by @absolutuk x @stonewalluk featuring some of our fave babes @livslittle @nadineartois @tanyacompas for #ADropOfLove talking about allyship. The limited edition bottles for #AbsolutDrop is about turning messages of hate to love and has innovatively been created by gathering ink from anti-lgbt rallies around the world. Head on over to absolutdrop.com to find out how you can be a better ally to the LGBT+ community and help spread messages of love this LGBT+ month. Images by @mishameghna 🏳️‍🌈 ♥️ . . #lgbt #lgbthistorymonth #innovation #loveislove #allyship #stonewall
We are obsessed with these gorgeous posters from  @neverthelesspodcast, a podcast about women and young people changing the world through technology produced by Storythings. @anjali28 , the badass founder of Storythings and @thestoryconf has just released a second set of posters of female STEM role models today. The posters are FREE to download at neverthelesspodcast.com 😍❤️😍 🚨 P.s. TOB HOOKUP 🚨 Storythings next event this year is on Feb. 22 in London and has speakers including Aimee Felone and David Stevens (who founded Knights Of and ran that lovely pop-up children's bookshop in Brixton that had books which featured only BAME characters), performance artist Alison S M Kobayashi from New York, and authors of the hilarious Ladybird Books for Adults, Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley. 🌟 USE CODE OtherBox for 20% discount code for our community.🌟 Tickets include a 10th anniversary book which features some of the best talks from our speakers over the last 10 years, and we're also launching The Story Academy where we aim to give underprivileged youth the chance to learn and be mentored by creatives. . . #womeninstem #womenintech #stem#stemrolemodels #stemeducation#stemwomen #womeninscience #adaslist#pearson #storythings #stemgirls
A moment ♥️ so proud of you @leopardprintelephant and your collab with @gaytimesmag: AMPLIFY. Join Jamie Windust in conversation with seven inspirational non-binary people as they discuss navigating a world outside of societally imposed boxes. A new regular digital cover story from Gay Times, Amplify gives you the immediate inside access to the big conversations in the LGBTQIA+ community. Check out @gaytimesmag for more info 💫 . . #nonbinary #identity #representationmatters #gaytimes #they #theypower