In this final blog, as Partisan CIC closes, CEO and Founder of Partisan, Jay Perkins reflects back on 5 years of Partisan’s work to design alternative help systems, and imagine a more equitable future for Black and racially minoritised communities.

Read about our My Lewisham team attending a free ‘Introduction to Radio’ workshop at Radio Lewisham, delivered by Programme Manager Kitty Perrin. Based within Lewisham Music, the session offered a hands-on introduction to the world of radio broadcasting, right in the heart of the local community.

In this guest blog, OJ Senessie, a young creative from Lewisham, reflects on growing up in South London, accessing career opportunities and attending Partisan x OUR PPLS’ Creative Careers Collective at Adidas UK, through the My Ends programme.

In Part 3 of our Working in Emergence guest blog series, we return to an interview with Theo Field-Pellew, Co-Founder of TRUE Research, to look at the role of funders in supporting grassroots and community-led organisations meet their objectives and aims more equitably.

Each November, or #Movember, the spotlight turns to men’s mental health. 

It’s a timely moment to reflect not just on the statistics, but on the stories and systems behind them to ask how we can build a world where all men feel able to live well, seek help, and thrive.

In our Working in Emergence Series guest spotlight, we return to an interview with Theo, Co-Founder of TRUE Research, to reflect on how Partisan went about creating and evaluating our shifting strategy, built around our 4 Rs: regeneration, repair, relationships and redistribution.

In this guest blog, Theo Field-Pellew, Researcher and Founder of TRUE Research, shares his reflections on community-led research, working on Partisan’s emergent strategy, and what it means to produce knowledge that comes from and for the community.

In this blog, which launches the Working in Emergence Series, Partisan Founder and CEO reflects on starting Partisan, and what’s its been like doing care-centred change-work, in it’s messiness, when it shifts, changes and grows, and what we’ve learnt in the five years since Partisan was founded.

This Summer, we are proud to announce the launch of a new partnership in Lambeth and Southwark, as part of an Impact on Urban Health-funded initiative to improve mental health disparities for Black children, families, parents, carers and other community members.

Be part of our upcoming podcast, with All Things Mental Health!