2/3 As an activist, I believe that: • being anti-ageist means supporting every struggle for equal rights. • the Palestinian people deserve equal rights. • what Israel and the US are doing in Gaza is wrong. • saying so is not anti-semitic.

Our director and founder, Nick Lunch, participated in last week's panel discussion. A roundtable to hear about the potential of #ParticipatoryVideo to address climate change, promote sustainability and foster social inclusion. READ more in the link below👇

OPTIC presentation to @bsg2023 @britgerontology conference this Thursday morning Creativity in co-designing environments for healthy ageing Parallel Oral Session 3: Ageing at a Time of Global Crisis, 6th July 2023, 11:00 - 12:30 We will hear from @aledsingleton & @charliemuss

Wednesday 12.00-13.00 we run a @CadrProgramme seminar about our work on climate change perceptions & imaginaries. An exciting element is to explain the methods leading to @_auralab's comics with @MerrynThomas @carolmaddock3 @aelwyn @aledsingleton. Sign up https://t.co/MxkJFmsDUu

*FREE WEBINAR* Join us for "Climate Change Perceptions and Imaginaries in South Wales" on 28/06/2023 https://t.co/jDGy0TwsD2 @ResearchWales @ciaswansea

It was lovely to see @carolmaddock3 presenting on the Green Future's Panel. She presented a project 'Exploring a solar energy transition: using a #ParticipatoryVideo with most significant change (PVMSC) approach with villagers in rural #India'. @SUNRISEnet1 @SwanseaUni @solemu

This weekend, @carolmaddock3 will be presenting a short film created by Indian villagers at the @BritishAcademy_ Summer Showcase. The film seeks to understand how residents of Khuded village have been impacted by a new, #SolarPowered building ☀🏠 https://t.co/2xZZgORrot

A film documenting the transformative effects of a solar building in a village in India developed through a partnership led by @SwanseaUni will be featured at the prestigious @BritishAcademy_ Summer Showcase.

Wonderful example of participatory involvement research involving residents in India including elders in the community to mark sure a new solar power community building works for them from @CadrProgramme’s @carolmaddock3

The OPTIC team will be presenting an online seminar for @CadrProgramme on Wed 28th June 2023 at 12pm. @MerrynThomas @aledsingleton will explain how creative workshops lead to comics about climate change by @_auralab. We love you to join us. Register here: https://t.co/bLslWOItDo

Fantastic comic from today’s event

And Eluned Morgan chatted us today about the project

Bore da Urdd Eisteddfod! Come and see us at the @opticswansea stand in the Gwyddonle tent for comics, collage and colouring with @gethinrthomas @CadrProgramme @_auralab @swanseauni

Lots of creativity going on at the Urdd Eisteddfod with @kopetatxuri @MerrynThomas @aledsingleton

Exciting to share excellent progress from Laura Sorvala @_auralab to create comics from the different stories shared through our workshops. There are still some final tweaks to make, and will be going to the Urdd Esiteddfod in Llandovery for people to get some further feedback.

Nice storybook produced between FLiNT - Futures Literacy through Narrative - and the @futuregencymru and in association with @PublicHealthW

The dice rolling technique leads to some really interesting discussions about climate change e.g. 5 + 2 asks 'I hope places...' Or 6 + 5 'I recall hobbies...'

We were pleased to welcome Secretary of State for Wales @DavidTCDavies to the #ActiveBuildings last week. He saw for himself how innovation has benefitted from #EU funding in Wales and heard about our concerns for the future. https://t.co/WWnOErcnTk

“We're very passionate about this project in Wales, but are having to look at the options elsewhere." @SarahJanePotts2 and 43 other members of our staff face uncertain futures as #EU funding ends. https://t.co/bk39wxrpDe

A special thanks to the Minster of Economy @vaughangething for the fantastic video message, we will pop this up on our website shortly. @wefowales @WelshGovernment @SwanseaUni