Social Justice Through Arts and Education
Equalities Work was established as a charity in 2016 to engage the local community through arts and education focused activities at The Foundry - a centre for social justice and human rights organisations in Vauxhall, south London.
Exhibitions
We curate art exhibitions throughout the year at The Foundry often in partnership with arts partners who have a commitment to social justice
Projects
Equalities Work develops projects that link in local schools and elsewhere so that people can learn more about social justice issues
Events
Equalities Work organises a range of events from talks to music and theatre on human rights issues
Films
We are planning on a film programme that will showcase cinema with human rights themes
About Equalities Work
Equalities Work’s activities ensure that The Foundry is a place where people interested in human rights and social justice issues are welcome to visit, use the resources and find out more about the issues. Our vision is to ensure that the Centre is a nerve centre for events and projects.
The grant making trusts and others that have come together to create this new centre for social justice were committed from the outset to ensuring that there should be a strong programme of public engagement activities around education and the arts. Equalities Work is a fully independent charity responsible for generating its own funds to take forward its work. The Foundry however contributes to the running costs including hiring meeting room space and equipment for the events at the centre.
Learn more about The Foundry
The grant making trusts and others that have come together to create this new centre for social justice were committed from the outset to ensuring that there should be a strong programme of public engagement activities around education and the arts. Equalities Work is a fully independent charity responsible for generating its own funds to take forward its work. The Foundry however contributes to the running costs including hiring meeting room space and equipment for the events at the centre.
Projects
Rights Camera Action! is a project for local young people in Lambeth, engaging young residents in film making, developing skills in creative arts and awareness around Human Rights issues.
Since 2021 it has provided training sessions where young people produce short films or images about human rights issues, including mentoring by a professional film makers + an exhibition at The Foundry in Vauxhall, creating routes into the creative sector,
Through 2025-2027 we are running a two year Rights, Camera, Action! project for local young people in Lambeth, in association with Neon Performing Arts, engaging young residents with workshop sessions, where they can make short films around human rights issues they most care about.
In the Mix
is a collaborative project that Equalities Work runs with Block 336 – an art gallery based in Vauxhall. In the Mix promotes access and participation in the visual arts for disabled people living in Lambeth and surrounding boroughs. We work with a number of leading disability organisations in London, offering a mentoring scheme to improve the prospects of artists with disabilities. Our latest project involved a process of in-depth mentoring of local disabled artists, supporting production and making of new artwork, followed by an exhibition at The Foundry, Vauxhall.
The Radical Film School is a project supported by Equalities Work presenting regular film screenings on the issue of Human Rights and Social Justice at The Foundry in Vauxhall. Film Makers and Directors are invited to present their films, inviting conversations around issues.
Learning Rights is funded by Awards for All and is providing courses for unemployed local residents, work experience placements and a range of projects with local schools focused on social justice issues.
Gardening Project
is a collaboration between Equalities Work and The Foundry to create a community garden. We also worked with young people from Roots & Shoots, a local horticulture initiative, who helped to create a number of raised beds that have now been planted up with flowers as well as fruit.
Creative Workshops are part of our community engaged programme that Equalities works runs at The Foundry, Vauxhall. We have held a range of artistic and participative-making workshops, from working with clay to participative making workshops on different themes, with different sectors of the community and vulnerable groups.
