Ourppls

In 2018, ourppls had the honour of programming a series of creative workshops and a book for Hackney-based elders group ‘Forever Young’. Loneliness affects over 940,000 older people (65+) in the UK, and for ethnic minority elders, that number is twice as high. Recognised by the World Health Organisation as a public health issue, Forever Young, a Black-led, volunteer-driven organisation , was instrumental in building community and connection for elders across Hackney. Therefore, it...

Over the past year, conversations around nightlife safety and wellbeing have become impossible to ignore, and rightly so. Parties has always been a space of freedom, connection, and creativity, but it’s also one that’s had to face up to deeper issues: harm, exclusion, and burnout among the very communities that keep it alive. At ourppls , we’ve seen this shift firsthand. Earlier this year, we began offering wellbeing services within festival and party environments , from SLS 's afrobeats ski...

St. Lucia is an island rich in beauty, biodiversity, and generosity. Nestled in the eastern Caribbean, this lush paradise is home to...