This week’s Advisory Board is @mrmattgolding ! Learn more about his work at @rubber_republic . We’re so excited to have his perspective on the Futures in Draft team.
#alternativefutures #systemschange #transformativejustice
Futures in Draft is a collaborative project that centers learning through listening, and that’s why it’s shaped by the ideas and experiences of those already working in and curious about the work of alternative futures.
This work has included collaborating with an advisory group of nine cultural practitioners working on alternative futures projects across the UK.
The group has been integral to shaping the project and guiding the content and intention of Futures in Draft.
Take a minute to meet them at the link in bio!
#alternativefutures #systemschange #transformativejustice
Do you choose to accept the current politics of inevitability, or do you choose to love humanity, and act on that love?
Honestly, I do believe it’s that simple... and that enormous. And I’m extremely proud to be supporting @mrmattgolding@maryampasha and Jess Lyne de Ver with their brilliant @antidotelive podcast SCREW THIS... LET’S TRY SOMETHING ELSE, telling the stories of communities all over the UK which have very firmly chosen love, in some of the most difficult contexts.
This is not a time for cynicism. It’s a time to get involved.
Clip below is from episode 2, which sees Matt and Maryam meet the team from a Troubles-era garrison town in Northern Ireland who started with nothing, and are now serious players in transforming the UK food system. This stuff is REAL.
Go listen to the podcast people. This is life changing stuff.
I’ve officially escaped Capitalism! If you’re in or around Bristol between now and 21st I highly recommend Stephen Hilton and @slowmentum_ ‘s ‘Capitalism Escape Room’ in Sparks. There are some tickets left, and due to a cancellation, a full room for 6 free at 11am tomorrow morning. BOOK! Here 👉 /e/1960362810939
We have reached a critical juncture. The Palestinian people are being starved and there’s talk of a full-scale illegal occupation of Gaza.
Over 400 business leaders have now signed an Open Letter to the UK Government calling for urgent, concrete action to:
1. Ensure unimpeded aid, at scale
2. End ALL arms and parts transfers
3. Support international accountability mechanisms
4. End UK business complicity
Leadership takes many forms. Whether you are an employer, employee, or independent consultant…
✍️Read & sign the open letter (link in the bio)
📣 Share widely to help us reach over 1,000 signatories
🔖 Tag anyone you think might be interested in seeing this.
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- To find out more, see the FAQs on the sign-site
- This is an independent initiative led by individuals not companies but made possible by friends @rubber_republic , @madebyleap@bizdeclares
Over at our project @antidotelive a lot of you are asking how these projects got started.
We keep hearing that this kind of change starts small, often when a few people meet up to chat about a local issue over some food, drink, or a cup of tea or coffee
We’re working on bringing you more detail on the how, but for now, the TL;DR is: if you want to change the world, start by putting the kettle on 🙌✨
At Antidote, we share stories of ordinary people uniting to build a future that truly works for the majority. Follow us for more!
#community #tea #future #peoplepower
We've been developing our positive storytelling project ANTIDOTE at @antidotelive (and on TikTok and wider interwebz). If you're not following us already - follow us already! 🙌
When governments and corporations start going crazy it's time to come together and build stuff ourselves 💪
Dropped our Christmas tree off at @rootsallotments Bristol to join others in becoming part of a dead hedge to support wildlife. Check out their awesome sites springing up across the country💪✨🌱🍃
Whatever 2025 brings, remember you could be hitting a gong whilst dressed as Spider-Man at the top of Glastonbury Tor.
And perhaps next year will go better if that is what we all set as an aspiration. #GOALS
World feeling overwhelming?
Give ANTIDOTE a follow on Instagram 👉 : @antidotelive
It’s our new storytelling platform sharing positive stories of collective action already underway that could sow the seeds of a better world, and connecting those to ways people could get involved and take action themselves 💪
It’s vital these stories get out there more, and we start to re-find our collective agency to build the future we need, because it offers most people the most reliable way to help create a future that works - and to allow people a say and a stake in that future.
This is phase 1 of this project - so we’re very open to feedback.
#future #community #positive #power
“The majority of people are smart, kind, and collaborative.”
In this clip, Matt Golding answers our final question and reminds us of the present reality of kindness, unity and creativity in all of us, even in a world that often amplifies division.
Listen to the full conversation with Matt about hope, community, and the stories that can shape our future in our latest Wonderspace episode on Spotify, Apple, or our website.
#WonderspacePodcast #MattGolding #AntidotePlatform #HopeInAction #Collaboration #StorytellingForChange
“What excites me is the question: What should we build to make things better?” 🌍
In this clip from our episode with Matt Golding, founder of @antidotelive , he talks about the missing piece in activism: stories that inspire action toward a brighter future.
Antidote is a platform all about filling that gap, spotlighting communities and ideas already building a better tomorrow.
Through creativity and connection, Antidote helps reimagine what’s possible—and invites us all to be part of the story.
Listen to the full episode with Matt on Spotify, Apple, or our website.
#WonderspacePodcast #MattGolding #AntidotePlatform #HopeInAction #StorytellingForChange #SustainableFuture
