James Blatchley-Asfa
James is Assistant Director at Citizens UK. He leads a team of community organisers in South London as well as Citizens UK's work on migration. James is a dual British and Iranian national and grew up in Thornton Heath, Croydon. He has a first class degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University as well as an MPhil in modern middle eastern studies and an MA in community organising from Queen Mary University of London. James is also a governor of a primary school in Brixton.
1 8 July
Plenary workshop: Moving from personal to collective narratives: Storytelling in our institutions and communities
In this session we will revisit Ganz' public narrative with a focus on the stories of our institutions rather than individuals. This element of narrative is often underdeveloped or recedes to the background. We will spend time reflecting on how institutional and place based narratives could help to create change in our communities. This is an interactive session with real life examples of institutions using stories to improve themselves, work with their communities and create public value.