Weaving Community: Memory & Archive

Weaving Community: Memory & Archive is a creative publication developed through two archive workshops with Latin American women in London, exploring memory, identity, diaspora, and collective storytelling. As the zine artist, I designed and produced this publication, weaving together participant reflections, photographs, and artworks into a visual archive of shared lived experience. The project formed part of WARMI’s Activism & Wellbeing Programme and now lives as a community-held record at Southwark Heritage Library, honouring the voices and herstories of Latin American womxn.

This report presents a major Participatory Action Research project led by Toynbee Hall and Thrive LDN, examining how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting young people’s emotional wellbeing. As one of the lead researchers on this project, I played a central role in shaping the research, and leading engagement with young people and communities. I also facilitated creative and art-based workshops that enabled participants to explore emotional support, family relationships, and lived experiences in accessible and expressive ways.

Grounded in the voices and insights of young people, this publication offers an in-depth look at the pressures shaping youth mental health today and co-develops recommendations for local and national change.

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