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Social / Mental-Health / Arts / Health / Well-Being

Connecting people and creating healthy, resilient communities through storytelling, spoken word, creative writing and participatory arts. We offer creative workshops, volunteering, training, events and conversations.

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OUR VISION

To create a space for people to find their voice.

OUR MISSION

To connect people, creating healthy, resilient communities through storytelling, spoken word, creative writing and participatory arts.

At People Speak Up we identify as a community - this includes people we serve, staff, freelancers, volunteers, management and board of trustees.

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OUR VALUES

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Listening

Actively listening without judgement to everyone we come in contact with.

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Inclusivity

Striving for equity, actively fighting social injustice and investing in becoming a truly anti-racist community.

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Collaboration

Building meaningful working relationships with partners and individuals to strengthen collective impact.

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Learnings

Being unafraid to ask hard questions, learning from failure, and sharing insights with the community and partners.

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People Led

Being transparent, evolving with the needs of the people, and ensuring our community leads the way.