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Michael Chandler

@mlchandler.bsky.social
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CEO @itsgroundswell.bsky.social, founder/consultant @asc-agency.bsky.social, cofounder WAYoutArts. Dad. Filmmaker/ex-DJ. Clore. Passionate about #SocialJustice #ArtsforSocialChange #CreativeHealth #ClimateJustice #Cocreation. He/him. Views own

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ASC Agency @asc-agency.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
‘Does this body of writing represent success in bringing the once-marginalised world of participatory art into a more respectable position…? Or is it a sign of failure, that so much has been written but so little understood?’ Great new blog from François Matarasso aselflessart.com/2026/03/14/s...
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So many books
There’s a corridor in my house where I keep books I don’t use regularly, books about art, culture and community. I went to look for something today (a book by Tim Ingold, which I didn&#…
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Cardboard Citizens @cardboardcitz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
On November 20th, join Groundswell for exciting performances from special guests, Groundswell volunteers and staff, and a whole room of amazing people to celebrate the work they do! Grab your tickets for this London event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/support-so...
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Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Groundswell welcomes the launch of the NHS 10 Year Plan today. Here’s our initial response – more to come… #NHS10YearPlan
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Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Tomorrow’s Comprehensive Spending Review is the Chancellor’s opportunity to back organisations like ours who are #BreakingTheCycle of rising homelessness. More on what needs to change from Homeless Link: homeless.org.uk/what-wedo/ca... #BreakingTheCycle #Homelessness
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Danny Sriskandarajah @dhnnjyn.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Why it's time to set an extreme wealth line. Here's my piece for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It’s not a rich list – it’s gone far beyond that. We need to talk about ‘extreme wealth’ | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
We recognise extreme poverty as ruinous, but this turbo-charged affluence is deeply damaging too. Treat it as such, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the New Economics Foundation
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ASC Agency @asc-agency.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
A huge congrats to all involved in #MrBatesvsPostOffice for the #Bafta win. A well deserved winner and an amazing example of #ArtsForSocialChange www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office stars at Bafta TV awards
Show wins best limited drama and is praised as ‘public service television at its best’ while Marisa Abela and Lennie James are among other winners
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
The wonderful #ChangeActCIC are hosting their first #ForumTheatre #TheatreOfTheOppressed workshop in Hastings next Friday 25th. If you’re in the area, spread the word 👇👇 #TheatreforChange #ArtForChange www.eventbrite.com/e/acting-for...
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Just seen this on a bus in South London. LOVE it, great stunt and campaign, being seen by people & raising awareness across London- bravo @biteback2030.bsky.social @impurbanhealth.bsky.social 👏👏
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 07/04/2025
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Easter holidays
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33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Easter holidays
Here are all of the places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the Easter holidays, as families face the cost of living crisis
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
An uplifting evening last night with @artshomelessint.bsky.social associates, with personal performances on experiences of homelessness, trauma, mental health, intersectionality, stigma- & the importance of arts providing voice, hope, relations, recovery, futures. Bravo as always to the AHI team 👏
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
A privilege to join APPP Creative Health, on the importance of creativity in preventing ill health w @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social David Tovey & more Powerful egs of creativity’s impact on lives, the role of arts in change & communicating abt health Thanks @ncch.bsky.social
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🚨 NEWS: The government’s own survey shows 4.7m people in disabled households are facing hunger, including 1.6m children. Yet just yesterday, the UK government chose to slash disability payments. This is appalling.
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Katy Rubin @katyrubin.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
I've been so grateful to be part of the Atlantic Fellowship for Social and Economic Justice at LSE since 2023 - and excited to be joining the global community of Senior Fellows now! This is a brilliant and radical group of changemakers 🔥
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I LOVE the latest @bigissue.com -a full takeover from graf legend 10Foot & crew I’m a bit of a graf fan (see my 1st film!) & the aesthetic & content of this is 👌 Hats off @paulmcnamee.bsky.social handing over the keys for a brill collection inc @resonancefm.bsky.social @ourmoh.bsky.social & more
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Katharine Sacks-Jones @katharinesj.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Young care leavers must be exempt from these welfare cuts. Disabled young people leaving care do not have family support to fall back on - they’re expected to be independent from 18 yet won’t be able to claim extra support til 22 - these cuts will push them further into poverty.
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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Bookings now open for our Spring Summer season Visit us! Book your free place at: museumofhomelessness.org/news/spring-...
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Spring Summer opening from 17th April — Museum of Homelessness
We are very excited to share with you all our re-opening date for our Spring Summer 2025 Season! During winter (November to the end March) we close to general visitors and we focus on community work...
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
‘Charities role is to Speak up. Stand together. Ask the biggest questions. And can fix society.’ Powerful calls to action from @dhnnjyn.bsky.social @neweconomics.bsky.social at the end of an inspiring, galvanising 1st day at @acevo.bsky.social #ACEVOfest2025
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ASC Agency @asc-agency.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
1 week to nominate for @smkcampaigners.bsky.social National Campaigner Awards 2025.
10 categories to choose from. Last year the #CreativeChangemaker category launched, for creative interventions that led to social change. 
Deadline this Fri 28 Feb 👉 smk.org.uk/what-we-do/c... #ArtsforSocialChange
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Fascinating, galvanising PM w @streetskitchen.bsky.social, @itsgroundswell.bsky.social with Islington Council, grassroots groups & @tomcopley.bsky.social talking about @london.gov.uk Rough Sleeping Action Plan. (Nice being next to @unionchapeluk.bsky.social too, given chats abt Homeless Taskforce!)
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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Final week! All jobs at flat equitable pay £34,800 or equiv Never a dull day Fight for justice with well stocked biscuit tins & therapy budget Jobs: FoH Manager Operations Assistant (or co-ordinator for the right candidate) Shift leadership prog co-ordinator Investigations co-ordinator
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Always fascinating to hear Nick Cave speak, and this was one of the best #DesertIslandDiscs heard for a while- powerful interviews, and amazing music choice www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Desert Island Discs - Nick Cave, singer and writer - BBC Sounds
Nick Cave, singer and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
A brilliant @itsgroundswell.bsky.social Away Day. We explored our campaigning plans & priorities for the next few years, launched the Groundswellian Way, & spent some quality time together! Here’s me signing up to the Groundswellian Way Big thanks and bravo to the whole team
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Gutted to hear about David Lynch. His films and TV inspired (and haunted) me from a young age. From Twin Peaks, Mulholland Dr., Inland Empire…to Straight Story A truly unique, iconic, inimitable voice in film-making www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
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David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Muholland Drive director, dies aged 78
Film-maker who specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Wild at Heart and Eraserhead
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Tech giants told UK online safety laws ‘not up for negotiation’ 👏 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Tech giants told UK online safety laws ‘not up for negotiation’
Senior cabinet minister promises not to dilute new measures despite Musk comments and Zuckerberg’s attacks on countries ‘censoring’ content
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Have signed the @hopenothate.org.uk petition and sent email to my MP, against Elon Musk using his platform to amplify far right views & spread harmful disinformation 👇👇
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 08/01/2025
❌ Elon Musk is amplifying far-right figures, spreading harmful disinformation, and meddling in UK politics. If we stay silent, he wins. But together, we can push back and demand stronger laws to protect our democracy. Join us and make your voice heard: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/163807/...
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Stop Billionaires Meddling in UK Politics ❌
Foreign billionaires like Elon Musk shouldn’t have the power to shape our democracy. Let’s change the law.
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Katy Rubin @katyrubin.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
2025 facilitator goalssss!! Can't sleep on *vibe watcher* - thanks to @codenimm.bsky.social and @shitfacilitator.bsky.social! 💯
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Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Our mission is to bring people together to: 🔵 Amplify voices of people with lived experience to create solutions to homelessness and health inequalities. 🔵 Stand in solidarity and champion their rights, to create positive change. Find out more: bit.ly/3So6Tv7 #Homelessness
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🔵 Stand in solidarity and champion their rights, to create positive change. Image of a woman and a man mid-conversation. They seem friendly towards one another
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James Ingram @ingyingram.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Groundswell @itsgroundswell.bsky.social do fantastic + innovative work. This story shows how + the need they're trying to address #Homelessness #Housing #Evictions
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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
What does it mean to have a health and care system that prioritises equity, inclusion and the voices of service users? Clenton Farquharson joined us in September to explore co-production. Listen to the full podcast. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-... #KFChristmasCountdown Day 9️⃣
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Clenton Farquharson: Co-production, Equity, Change | The King's Fund
What is co-production? What does it mean to have a health and care system that prioritises equity, inclusion and the voices of service users? Jo Vigor is joined by Clenton Farquharson CBE to find out.
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
If ever there’s a great bunch of people doing inspiring sector-leading work that it would be amazing to work with, it would be @ourmoh.bsky.social. 2025 could be your chance. Some great opportunities going with them in the next few weeks 👇❤️
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
It's official: engaging with arts and culture benefits health & wellbeing (which has been evidenced lots) - AND now this has been quantified as generating £8bn/year in quality of life improvements and productivity, highlights new DCMS study. www.theguardian.com/society/2024... #CreativeHealth
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Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds
Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Important new campaign from @insidehousing.bsky.social @homelesslink.bsky.social highlighting the broken system of how homeless services are funded, the impact it’s having, and how it needs to be reset. Well done @jessmccabe.bsky.social and all at @homelesslink.bsky.social 👇👇👇
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Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Using medical devices? Your feedback can make a difference! Join the DHSC survey to: ▪️Shape future healthcare decisions ▪️Enter to win £250 ▪️Option to join paid focus groups Click here -https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/medicaldevicesresearch #HealthcareSurvey #PatientVoice #PatientExperience
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National Centre for Creative Health @ncch.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Fantastic article in the @theguardian.com today by the Health Policy Editor, on a new study undertaken for DCMS by Frontier Economics & WHO Collaborating Centre at UCL. "We can value those impacts in terms of reduced costs to the NHS, increased productivity..." www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds
Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’
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Dan Tsu @offyellow.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Excited to be potentially be part of this SXSW London panel - vote for us now!
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
‘We’re here to hand in our petition asking the govt to end homelessness’ Amazingly proud to see @itsgroundswell.bsky.social peers at Downing Street with @amnestyuk.bsky.social, as part of #OurVoiceOurRights campaign, cocreated by people with lived experience: groundswell.org.uk/2024/amnesty...
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Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
We've reached 1k in our Christmas appeal! 🎁 Thank you so much everyone! If we can double this to 2k, we can provide 40 more sessions with a Groundswell Progression Coach, guiding someone towards stable housing, work, and independence! Support us here: bit.ly/3ODY7Ie #Donations #ChristmasAppeal
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
We @itsgroundswell.bsky.social know the health impact of homelessness too well, & see people discharged from hospitals to streets too often. New Pathway research shows the importance of more intermediate care for people & the NHS (on @channel4news.bsky.social 👇) www.channel4.com/news/reveale...
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Revealed: The cycle of homelessness, hospital admission and discharge
Hospital bosses are desperate to free up beds, but some are occupied by homeless people, who can't be discharged without somewhere safe to go.
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Katy Rubin @katyrubin.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Book alert, coming in Feb! Excited to have co-written a chapter in this book from Bloomsbury, alongside Malaika Cunningham and Sarah Woods. Chapter subtitle: "Theatre of the Oppressed and Disrupting the Tone of Voice within Deliberative Democracy." (hi Bluesky! Still learning how this site works..)
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Applied Theatre: Voice
Applied Theatre: Voice is a unique exploration of the conceptual and practical understandings of voice in relation to applied theatre. Voice is fundamental to m…
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Michael Chandler @mlchandler.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Home is a human right. #HumanRightsDay Our Voice, Our Rights is @itsgroundswell.bsky.social & @amnestyuk.bsky.social campaign with people with experience of homelessness to ensure their voice & priorities are heard by the government. Read and watch here: groundswell.org.uk/prime-minist...
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Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Coffee That Connects Change often begins with a simple, human gesture like sharing a coffee. That’s why we’re launching Grindswell coffee. Why not contribute to improving the lives of those experiencing homelessness? Order for your office👉 bit.ly/3OrrzRu #Coffee #Donations
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Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
As the weather continues to get colder ❄️, you can find your nearest Warm Welcome Space by searching this online map. The map enables you to search by location and will show you all the local Warm Welcome Spaces close by. 👉 www.warmwelcome.uk/find-a-space... #WarmSpaces
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Find a Space
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Dan Tsu @offyellow.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Nice to see Maverick Sabre in the #RoyalAlbertHall archive, talking about 14 years ago and many artists coming thru together. On one night alone Lyrix Organix had Ed Sheeran, Maverick Sabre and Doc Brown on one line up in a pub in Kensal Green (will post that video below) youtu.be/hbDx-XKaZ84?...
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In the Archive with Maverick Sabre | Royal Albert Hall
YouTube video by Royal Albert Hall
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Streetwise Opera @streetwiseopera.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Brilliant composer Pete Letanka gives one of the most insightful explanations of the impact of our work. #StandWithStreetwise to ensure we can continue to help people experiencing homelessness to believe in themselves. Donate or share our campaign at www.justgiving.com/campaign/sta...
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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
THANK YOU LEGENDS Our Winter Appeal has smashed 70% We are feeling the love! 🫶❤️🫶❤️ www.justgiving.com/campaign/moh...
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Our Winter Appeal
We are raising £10,000 in our first ever winter appeal. Can you help? Rough sleeping and all forms of homelessness are at record highs in London. We are raising money for essential supplies and emerge...
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Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
We've made a starter pack for Inclusion Health Orgs and Individuals, which we'll keep adding to! Follow and let us know if you'd like to be added: go.bsky.app/7j6e8LA #InclusionHealth
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Inclusion health orgs and individuals
Join the conversation
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Groundswell charity @itsgroundswell.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
One focus of our new strategy is Healthier Lives. One staff member said: "Having healthier lives is important for enhancing overall well-being, increasing longevity, and fostering a higher quality of life." Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3ZLF991 #Health #Homelessness Alt
"Having healthier lives is important for enhancing overall well-being, increasing longevity, and
fostering a higher quality of life. It allows individuals to thrive physically, mentally, and emotionally."
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