Made By Mortals (MBM) are looking for critical friends to help support us with the launch of our new five-year business plan and strategy. We’re looking for people with expertise and a passion for social change through the arts. MBM are a not-for-profit arts organisation based in Tameside, Greater Manchester. We ‘bring lived experience to […]
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2025 has been a year full of creativity, collaboration and lived experience, and we’re proud to share what we’ve achieved! Bringing Lived Experience to LifeOur mission is to help people use their creativity and lived experience to make life happier, healthier and fairer for all. This year, we brought stories to life through immersive audio,
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he Role of Music in Lived Experience Training: At our recent conference, ‘Walking on Eggshells: Ending Male Violence Against Women’, the learning didn’t rely on slides or written materials. Instead, we brought our participatory arts approach to life with immersive audio stories, film, music, theatre and hands-on workshops. Among all of these, music emerged as
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When delegates arrived at our recent event, ‘Walking on Eggshells: Ending Male Violence Against Women’, we asked them to begin with something a little unexpected for a safeguarding conference: co-create a fictional practitioner. Her name was Jessica, chosen collectively by the room, and over the course of the day she became the emotional thread that
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Hello adventurers! 🌍🚀 Welcome back to the Armchair Adventures Travel Agency. This time, we’re heading back to 1605 for some Bonfire Night fun! Last time, Uncle Chris and the Community Theatre Company found themselves in the middle of a daring adventure, sneaking through the streets of London, dodging King James I’s guards, and discovering the
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Welcome to Armchair Adventures, the podcast that takes you on amazing journeys without leaving your house! In this episode, Connie and her friends are about to dive into the history of Bonfire Night. But Connie has a problem—her family is hosting exchange students, and she has no idea why we celebrate Bonfire Night on the
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Armchair Adventures is a podcast for children that whisks listeners away on imaginative, interactive adventures. Hosted by Connie, each episode takes young adventurers to fantastical places, all from the comfort of their armchair. In this episode, the adventurers blast off into space for an exciting journey to the moon. Previously, Connie had been hesitant to
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Connie and her team of adventurers are off on an exciting journey to the moon, led by Hazel—a former soldier and all-round adventure seeker. Along the way, Connie faces her own fears about going away on a camping trip without her mum. Connie welcomes a special guest adventurer, Hazel, A brave soul with a history
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Sign up to our Members Area to access a new training package, enabling you to run a workshop on domestic & honour-based abuse, and exploring community support. Launching on Tuesday 24th September 2024. Sign up and access the training package What is Sadiqa? Sadiqa is an immersive audio story that asks you to
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Ditch the Screens, Tune in to Fun and Learn: This is Why Podcasts are Great for Kids! Hey there, fellow parents, carers and teachers! Are you tired of the endless screen battle? We totally get it. Between homework, video games, and those oh-so-mesmerising YouTube rabbit holes – finding screen-free entertainment for your little ones can
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