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Make Space

@makespaceco.bsky.social
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User-led collective creating spaces for more generous + nuanced ways to support those who self-harm | Peer solidarity/support, research, and workshops 🌟 makespaceco.org | formerly/also on X as @makespace_co

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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
One week to go until the next Writing Our Own Way workshop! We can't wait to see the creativity and care people bring to this🖊️ You can find out more about the Arts and Ourselves series on our website: www.makespaceco.org/artsandourse...
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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What a joy to spend yesterday evening with such wonderful people for Writing That Moves Us, a workshop exploring texts that are meaningful to us. Thank you to everyone who made this a creative, generous space to share ✨Perfect start to the Arts & Ourselves series www.makespaceco.org/artsandourselves
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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Most importantly, we made lots of friends. We celebrated with one another, especially ourselves! (6/6)
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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We produced lots of research, zines, and writing! (5/6)
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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We ran loooooots of events and trainings! (4/6)
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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We spoke out on issues relating to self-harm. Much of this was in collaboration/amplifying the work of fellow activists and survivors. We were active in conversations about self-harm and the internet, we even got harm reduction discussed in parliament! (3/6)
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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our first workshops - Writing That Moves Us - is on Wednesday 30th Sept at 6pm. We would love for you to join us! www.makespaceco.org/artsandourselves (3/3)
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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Writing our own way is not about technicality and strict adherence to forms of writing. Instead, the workshops form a collection of different invitations and provocations to prompt you to play with words, expression, and your imagination. (2/3)
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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We're back! ✨ And excited to announce our new creative writing programme - Arts and Ourselves: Writing Our Own Way🖊️A series of five workshops, by and for people with experience of self-harm, running every 2 weeks from 30th Sept. Learn more and sign up at www.makespaceco.org/artsandourselves (1/3)
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Make Space @makespaceco.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The Arts & Ourselves zine is here! 🌟 The zine is a 36-page reflection on self-harm in its many forms. With writing, memes, and poetry - it is about our own lives, on our own terms. View the zine [and plain-text version] at: makespaceco.org/artsandourse... 1/3
[Frontcover of Arts & Ourselves Zine]. An image of a lighthouse, drawn in coloured pencil on a light blue diamond, bordered by a light pink square. It is set into the middle of the page, against a larger bright blue rectangle background, with four thin white orbital lines around it going in different directions. The zine title ‘arts & ourselves: creative reflections on self-harm’ is handwritten on two cream rectangles at the top and bottom. The border, which goes all the way around the page, is made up of different brightly coloured squares. Along the left hand and bottom edge, these are filled with brightly colour quilt block patterns, alternating the friendship star and ohio star. Along the top edge and right hand edge, letters spell out "arts & ourselves", with the ampersand anchored in the top right corner.
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