Episode 3: Co-creation & accessible arts

Carolyn Hassan is the founder and director of the Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC), a charity and all-round fascinating organisation that uses the arts and technology to empower, engage and enrich the lives of residents in Knowle West. It’s one of the most deprived areas in Bristol and was once kindly described as ‘the Beirut of Bristol’ by a local newspaper.

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Carolyn moved to Knowle West about 23 years ago for a photography residence project and never left. In this episode of the Practical Democracy Podcast we find out how KWMC came to be; hyperlocalism and the wider world into which it fits; and how the arts are needed for democracy to thrive.