Exploring the roles in our anti-racism action framework. Role 4 - The Mapper
The role - visualising systems and structures. The Mapper maps systems, actors, gaps and opportunities to better understand evidence, systems, power and influence. Your equity focus is visibility, structure, and how systems reproduce oppression/discrimination.
Questions to reflect on: Who is/isn't in the room participating in this mapping process? OR whose perspective is this map representing? Who holds powers (formal, informal, relational, narrative) in this system? Who benefits from how he system/map currently operates? Who is harmed? Are your outputs perpetuating racism in anyway?
Things to keep in mind - your role can change over time. Roles are not mutually exclusive and you may be playing multiple roles. All stakeholders in your work will be playing a role - involve them in the Framework, discuss with them what roles you are each playing.
One of the roles in our Anti-Racism Action Framework is The Mapper.
Find out if this is one of the roles you play by using our interactive tool here: form.jotform.com/253112168394...
See the full Framework: www.dartington.org.uk/anti-racism-...
03.03.2026 08:34
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We send a newsletter every six weeks, sharing learning from our research, new approaches and tools, as well as invites to future events.
If you're interested in working towards a future where every child can thrive, join us here: https://mailchi.mp/3b208a5c9830/sign-up-for-newsletter-and-more
26.02.2026 11:34
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Work experience is vital in supporting young people to access future employment and opportunities.
We’re excited to share an animation for employers, produced with young people in our Kailo project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKbq_IWPrkc
05.02.2026 11:34
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Miroverse
Discover Miro and community-made templates to kickstart any idea or project.
We’ve published a set of Miro Boards to support your use of our Anti-Racism Action Framework, designed to help you reflect on how the activities you undertake in research and design work translate to your anti-racist responsibilities.
https://miro.com/templates/search/?term=dartington
03.02.2026 11:34
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🗞️ Our first newsletter of 2026 is here!
We're spotlighting a great animation on work experience recently developed with young people involved in Kailo, and we're sharing some new resources to support you in embedding anti-racist practice.
Read the newsletter here: mailchi.mp/dartington/d...
28.01.2026 13:16
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Making sense of complexity: participatory group model building in action. Megan Keenan.
How can we better understand the challenges young people face in accessing mental health support? We've been exploring this in Participatory Group Model Building workshops:
https://www.dartington.org.uk/latest-news/making-sense-of-complexity-participatory-group-model-building-in-actionnbsp
13.01.2026 11:34
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Image of a rocket made out of triangles and squares. Text reads Dartington Service Design Lab newsletter. Research Insights, Training Opportunities, Reflections on systems change
2026 is going to be a busy year in the world of systems change with children and young people! Keep up to date with learning from our research, new approaches and tools, as well as invites to future events by joining our mailing list: https://mailchi.mp/3b208a5c9830/sign-up-for-newsletter-and-more
02.01.2026 11:34
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To consider:
Think about discrimination, racism and values alignment in whether or not you proceed with an opportunity.
Does the focus, language or assumptions in the tender perpetuate or exacerbate stereotypes or discrimination?
Reflect on if you are best placed to do this work, or should you step back or share it with others?
How do your team's identities and lived experience impact this work? Establish open dialogue on identities and dynamics that may show up in the work and that may reinforce discrimination.
What does meaningful participation and inclusion look like in this project?
Is the methodology selected considering equity and discrimination?
Consider your role and the role of potential partners - establish anti-racist values and practices with all stakeholders.
Centre anti-racism in ethics processes.
Document challenges and incidents of discrimination.
Have ongoing reflective spaces.
Consider bias and racism in outputs.
Ensure the team's wellbeing is supported.
🔄 Part one of our #AntiRacism Action Framework is about considering equity at every stage of a project or piece of work. It provides a series of actions and questions to consider at each stage.
Learn more about the Framework, free for anyone to use: vist.ly/4k79k
#Research #Design #Equity
31.12.2025 09:23
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🗞️In case you missed it, our last newsletter for 2025 is out now!
We're reflecting on what we're thankful for and what we're proud of from the last twelve months, and we're looking ahead with excitement to what comes next.
Read more: https://mailchi.mp/dartington/dsdl-jan2025-newsletter-14195908
29.12.2025 11:34
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Reflective practice and learning spaces, People, processes, practice and policies, Reporting processes and policies, Knowledge production and dissemination, Partnership formation, Organisational strategy and theory of change - these are all areas across our organisation that underpin the embedding of anti-racist practice within our project work.
💡 At Dartington we sustain our anti-racist practice through embedding anti-racist and equitable practice in every element of our work.
This shows up in different ways across different parts of our organisation. See more here: vist.ly/4j5vg
19.12.2025 11:34
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December 2025 newsletter
🗞️ Our final newsletter for 2025 is out now!
We're reflecting on what we're thankful for and what we're proud of from the last twelve months, and we're looking ahead with excitement to what comes next.
Read the newsletter here: mailchi.mp/dartington/d...
#SystemsChange #AntiRacism #TraumaInformed
17.12.2025 09:37
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Image of a rocket made out of triangles and squares. Text reads Dartington Service Design Lab newsletter. Research Insights, Training Opportunities, Reflections on systems change
Keep up to date with learning from our research, new approaches and invites to future events by joining our mailing list. We send a newsletter every 6 weeks about driving systems change with and for children and young people. Join us: https://mailchi.mp/3b208a5c9830/sign-up-for-newsletter-and-more
12.12.2025 11:34
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What role do you play in embedding anti-racist practice in your work?
Use our interactive tool to help you consider the actions needed to embed anti-racist practice in your work: https://form.jotform.com/253112168394355
#AntiRacism #AntiRacistPractice #Research #Design #Equity
10.12.2025 11:34
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📸 Opportunity
We're looking to expand our image library to tell richer visual stories about #SystemsChange in a #CoProduction #Photography project with the young people and communities we work with.
Full brief and info here, with responses accepted until 31st December: lnkd.in/erxAdHZY
08.12.2025 10:33
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Today is the start of #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV
A case study from our Trauma-Informed London Project looks at transforming how rape and serious sexual offences are investigated and prosecuted.
Learn more about embedding #TraumaInformedPractice to build #SurvivorCentred systems: lnkd.in/ekNx5DC6
25.11.2025 12:13
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If you’d like to explore the findings or discuss what trauma-informed practice could look like in your context, please reach out to us today!
#TraumaInformed #London #TraumaInformedPractice #Transformation #SystemsChange #SystemicChange #ViolencePrevention #YoungPeople #YouthServices
21.11.2025 16:29
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A huge thank you to our 16 trauma-informed champions from health, education, policing, local authorities, VCS organisations, and the VRU’s Young People’s Action Group.
Your insight and leadership have shaped this work.
21.11.2025 16:29
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These findings give London a strong foundation to embed trauma-informed practice across systems, and to inspire change well beyond the city.
21.11.2025 16:29
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Trauma Informed London -
We're proud this week to have launched:
🟣 The journey to a trauma-informed London: A Roadmap to collective change
🟠 Research findings & recommendations
🟣 Six cross-sector case studies
All resources are available here: ti.london.gov.uk
21.11.2025 16:29
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Trauma-informed practice is essential for a future London that centres equity, builds trust, and creates the conditions for restoration and transformation. To get there, we need a collaborative approach grounded in research and lived experience.
21.11.2025 16:29
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This project brings together people and organisations across sectors to create a consistent vision, elevate promising approaches, and strengthen London’s collective capacity to work in trauma-informed ways to reduce violence.
21.11.2025 16:29
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Trauma Informed London -
💭 New Research – Building a Trauma-Informed London
Together with London’s Violence Reduction Unit and Friendhood, we’ve been working to build a shared, London-wide understanding of #TraumaInformedPractice - laying the foundations for meaningful, system-wide change.
🔗 ti.london.gov.uk
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