Witness Change

Where Love Is Illegal amplifies the voices of LGBTQI+ people who have experienced discrimination and persecution based on their gender identity and/or sexual orientation. We document people’s stories, and share those stories around the world, in order to change attitudes and end the persecution of LGBTQI+ people.

The 1000 Dreams project’s aim is to create 1000 stories (photo and interview) about people with a refugee background, created entirely by storytellers from this community. So far, 958 stories have been collected, representing 50+ countries, and storytelling workshops have been held in several cities, training new storytellers in photography and interview techniques. 1000 Dreams amplifies refugee voices as storytellers shaping the narratives that define them in the eyes of majority populations. Refugees are often depicted as invading hordes threatening national identities and placing unsustainable burdens on social services. Meanwhile, those more sympathetic to refugees regularly represent them as helpless and hopeless victims. Both views reduce people on the move to a stereotype, forgetting that each is a unique individual and that the refugee experience is hugely diverse. Training refugee storytellers means their voices, which are all too often erased or othered, are amplified.

In My World amplifies the stories of people living with mental health issues, psychosocial disabilities or intellectual disabilities. We do so to ensure that people affected are part of the conversations about them. We also create storytelling designed to support organizations providing essential mental health services to particularly vulnerable groups.