*Feelings In this event, we brought two individuals from opposing sides of the criminal justice system together to discuss ‘The F* Word’ and the emotion it can evoke in a segregation unit in a high-security prison.  An alumni member and a serving officer in a Cat A prison shared their experience of the unwanted place that […]

Safe Ground presented a unique screening of Tre Maison Dasan, winner of 2018 award for Best Documentary Feature at Raindance Film Festival. Tre Maison Dasan is an intimate portrait of three boys growing up, each with a parent in prison. Directly told from the child’s perspective, the film is an exploration of relationships and separation, masculinity, and […]

To read a summary of the day and the outcomes that we hope to follow, click here “We’ve been unlocked for showers one by one, an officer’s face reveals something wrong. A prisoner hanged, presumed dead though CPS there is no pulse read. While I was in my dreams and in my bed I snuggled, […]

An annual policy event with a difference, this year’s theme was groundbreaking and captivating. MOVING. HOME. was a day that focused on transitions, step changes and building stronger community relationships. Following on from the success of last year’s participatory and interactive debate, Safe Ground looked to ask the difficult questions that are often avoided. Throughout […]

As part of Safe Ground’s 21st Birthday celebrations, we held an Open House event at our Battersea offices to mark the charity’s inauguration day. This was a fantastic opportunity for the public to drop in and learn more about the organisation’s history. The day involved hearing first-hand accounts of the impact of Safe Ground’s programmes […]

Poetry is so easy. So simple in fact, we will make you a poet in 45 minutes. Using your senses, scenarios, scripts and sounds you will be rhyming and performing aloud in no time. Bite Size Poets is a series of mini poetry workshops led by renowned poets and performers Joelle Taylor and Sara Hirsch […]

Poetry is so easy. So simple in fact, we will make you a poet in 45 minutes. Using your senses, scenarios, scripts and sounds you will be rhyming and performing aloud in no time. Bite Size Poets is a series of mini poetry workshops led by renowned poets and performers Joelle Taylor and Sara Hirsch […]

Our poetry workshops turned local Wandsworth residents into Bite Size Poets. Come watch them perform their full size poems, next to illustrious names such as Joelle Taylor and Sara Hirsch. There is an open mic if a poet resides within you, or just come along and stand up for stanzas. Bite Size Poets Mic Night […]

Safe Ground uncovers for the general public the criminal justice history of Battersea, bringing fresh perspectives to well established landmarks and also leading people to places, areas and buildings they would never normally visit. Participants followed poetic clues leading towards a final destination, which could have been a poetry workshop or free entry into the […]

This performance event marks the end of the GROUNDation Poetry Project. GROUNDation II: Poetry, Power, People engages men in prison with the library, literacy, creative writing and public presentations skills. Through active learning, dialogue, debate and expression through writing participants will develop a greater understanding and better relationships with themselves, each other, poetry and the […]