At Gizzy Local we're pretty good at doing the Do.
The thing we haven’t been so good at over the past five years, is talking about who we are, why we do what we do and how we do it.
While we’d like to think that the essence of our why, our how and what shines through loud and clear in everything we do, we realise that you, our community have all come to this kaupapa, these platforms, at various stages, and on different days. Some of you have been awesome at giving us feedback and so we’re going to take some of that advice now, and take some time to introduce ourselves properly.
Today, we'll start with our WHY, that's easy…!
A connected community is a strong community. We want to enable a community of people who get out and about and access the things that help them to live a good life. We want to play our part in enabling greater understanding amongst our people; we want to shine a light on groups and individuals doing positive things; we want for us all to have a sense of the wisdom, skills and passion that we as a community possess, and to have an understanding of the diversity of lived experiences amongst us. We want to provide safe spaces in which we can connect, both online and in person.
Our HOW? That’s another easy one.
The arts and creativity - this is our communities’ superpower! Te Tairāwhiti is rich with artists, creatives - they are one of our greatest resources, and they form the foundation of Gizzy Local. The arts provide a fertile soil for us to make connections, with each other, with ideas and concepts, with joy, and in which to heal, problem solve and innovate. We love playing a part in growing our local arts community - people who engage with the arts as participants, and as audiences. The arts make things fun, they help us to feel!
WHAT is Gizzy Local, WHO is Gizzy Local? Those will take a few more paragraphs, we'll leave them for another day. For now, a few pics from the archives:)
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