The Aberfeldy Stories project 2025
This Spring and Summer we are shining a light on people’s stories in our Poplar neighbourhood and beyond, through workshops in creative writing, music making, podcasting, comedy, performance, radio and storytelling. Using our emergent approach, we are inviting you to co-design the programme with us. We want to know about your interests, skills you’d like […]
Climate Encounters at the Talkaoke Table with In Situ, Lancashire
We have written a blog for our long-term collaborators In Situ on climate change, inequality and climate emotions as part of Climate Lab Pendle. In our writing we explore factors that inform people’s views and feelings about the crisis, mis and dis-information, numbness, neutrality and understanding the barriers we encounter in climate engagement work. Read […]
Knowing AI, Knowing U and AIKONIC – Public Voices in AI
Was a project in collaboration with Manu Luksch & Mukul Patel (Ambient Information Systems) as part of the Public Voices in AI research program that ‘aims to ensure that public voices are front and centre in artificial intelligence research, development and policy’. We set out to understand and help articulate beliefs and concerns about AI […]
Artistic Residency with Bielefeld University – 2024
Between 22 and 25 August 2024, The People Speak team – Mikey, Margot and our multilingual host Timna – joined the University of Bielefeld, Germany as part of the public relations project Ö for the CRC1646 Linguistic Creativity in Communication. Over the next 4 years the CRC aims to investigate creativity of the German language. […]
Start Thurrock: The People Speak Build Citizen Engagement with the Future of Arts and Culture in the Area
Since the beginning of year, we have been making our way into the heart of communities across Thurrock to engage local citizens in shaping the direction of cultural activities in the area. From January to May 2024, we popped up in Thurrock to host several Talkaoke sessions and get familiar with local attitudes, aspirations and […]
Talkaoke visits Knowle West for Futures Festival!
In August and September 2023, we have been collaborating with Knowle West Media Centre in Bristol. We explored Knowle West’s past, present and future as part of Future Festival. We celebrated with an exhibition of archival footage and local voices. Together, we honoured the rich history of Knowle West and shared our hopes for the […]
End of life conversations with St Helena Hospice
Between May and August 2023 we collaborated with St Helena Hospice in Colchester, Essex on a project that got people talking about one of the most difficult and sensitive subjects – end of life care. Turns out that many people found it easier to talk about the actual moment of death rather than preparation and […]
Europe – a new home for Talkaoke!
We are delighted to announce our European partnership with ABBIT – Meeting Innovators based in Beerse, Belgium! This means that you can book our beautiful freshly designed Talkaoke pop up talk show table for your live event wherever you are in Europe. Whether you’re planning an opening party at a festival, networking session at your […]
We Make Podcasts
Podcasts seem to be a very popular medium these days and quite rightly so! At The People Speak we always encourage people to use their voices to express their thoughts, listen and connect with others – even people outside of our typical social bubble. Besides, making your own podcast is a way of democratising the […]
Digital Apprentice for over 60s
Digital Apprentice is a project by The People Speak that aims to empower older Tower Hamlets residents to overcome digital exclusion by cultivating their digital and creative skills, and helping them to develop and test ideas with a digital angle to life. By taking part in Digital Apprentice project you will: Receive individual support with […]
