“We need to celebrate how far we’ve come, but we should always be vigilant”
David Isaac is an Islington resident, a lawyer, human rights advocate and someone who is passionate about the visual arts. He is also a long-standing Islington Giving donor and, for Pride month, we were delighted to talk to him about LGBTQ+ issues and history in Islington. First of all, what would you like to […]
Friday Night Out – exploring the world through cooking with Global Generation
“Food means everything to me because food reminds me of great and happy memories that I share with my loved ones and others! I love food” For the past seven years, Global Generation has been running The Friday Night Out (FNO) Project for children aged 7 to 14 in the Caledonian area of Islington. The […]
From Digital Exclusion to Inclusion: New Report
From Digital Exclusion to Inclusion: New report by Healthwatch Islington Back in September 2020 we launched our #DigitalForAll campaign with Healthwatch Islington and Help on Your Doorstep, and highlighted a few examples of the growing digital divide facing people in Islington. Now, Healthwatch Islington has launched a report highlighting the learnings from their digital inclusion work, a series of small projects […]
Confronting isolation during the pandemic
“I do look forward to those events. It does give me something to look forward to, they become a big part of your routine.” Programme participant Initially set up in 2014, Islington Giving’s Older Peoples programme is a continuation and development of the Saturday Socials programme for Islington residents aged over 55, delivered in […]
Empowering young people at risk of social exclusion
The Action Youth Boxing Intervention (AYBI) Real-Talk programme is one of the brilliant local initiatives that Islington Giving’s Young Grant Makers funded in 2020. They provide community-based boxing skills training to young people involving a mixture of non-contact boxing skills and fitness training, with the aims to encourage young people to stay at school, […]
Reframe, Rethink, Reclaim
Run by Crafts Council, this programme aims to connect young people and support their wellbeing. Reframe, Rethink, Reclaim is an Islington Giving Young Grant-Makers 2020 funded project that helps 16 to 25 year–olds to create new connections within the borough, explore their creative identities and feel confident accessing cultural venues and operating within the creative industries. “Thanks to our engagement with local […]