On Wednesday the 9th of November, WECIL came to Knowle West Media Centre for the first of two sessions focusing on Social Action and Social Media. The aim of the first session was to introduce the cohort to the space and dive into the world of Social Action; exploring the group’s passions and concerns about their local area and society while learning about previous strategies used to promote positive change. Through interactive discussions and activities, the group narrowed down their focus and decided on a topic that they would each like to research and plan a way to start turning their social concerns into actions.
On the 23rd of November, WECIL returned to KWMC to continue with the second part of their workshop. This time they were looking at how they could use social media to promote the social action plans they wanted to communicate. The group learned new information regarding social media platforms and audiences whilst picking up skills such as designing social assets on Canva.
From this point, their social media posts were starting to form. With text and assets at the ready, the group was able to post what they had created readying them for creating content and posting outside of the workshop.
We had a blast running this workshop for WECIL and we hope with all they have gained, they can spread those all-important messages far and wide!