October 8, 2019
The Roundhouse
NW1 8EH
On Tuesday 8th October we hosted an event at The Roundhouse discussing the proverb ‘The Price of Punishment’. A group of emerging artists with backgrounds inclusive of writing, poetry, drama, dance and music showcased an immersive performance in response to the title, followed by a group discussion. This highlighted stereotypes, social issues and power struggles […]
May 28, 2019
The Roundhouse
NW1 8EH
*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 […]
Community eventTheatrical/Cinema
January 21, 2019
The Roundhouse
NW1 8EH
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 […]
September 27, 2018
The Roundhouse
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, […]
September 8, 2016 - September 8, 2016
National Theatre
Dorfman Theatre
Southbank
Upper Ground
London SE1 9PX
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 […]
July 19, 2016 - July 19, 2016
Unit 112, Battersea Business Centre
103-109 Lavender Hill
London
SW11 5QL
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 […]
Community eventPerformance
May 14, 2016
6pm - 7.30pm
Waterstone's Bookshop
70 St. John's Road
Clapham Junction
London
SW11 1PT
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 […]
Community eventWorkshop
May 14, 2016
1pm - 1.45pm
Winkworth Battersea Estate Agents
207-217 Lavender Hill
London
SW11 5SD
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 […]
Community eventWorkshop
May 14, 2016
12pm - 12.45pm
Battersea Library
265 Lavender Hill
London
SW11 1JB
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 […]
Community eventOutdoor
May 14, 2016
Start time: 12pm
Safe Ground
Unit 112 Battersea Business Centre
99-109 Lavender Hill
Battersea
SW11 5QL
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 […]
Safe Ground is founded by Antonia Rubinstein and Polly Freeman in 1993, then established as a charity in 1995.
Men in prison at HMP Woodhill create a drugs prevention video ‘Ryan’s Choice’ for year 6 school children (1997/98)
‘Parents for the 21st Century’ collaboration with the prison service begins in 1999. This helps absent fathers, whom are in prison, learn how they can improve their parenting skills for children aged 6 to 12.
Film ‘Blinda’ is created by men in prison at HMP Wandsworth – the story concerns Frank, who is serving a 3-year sentence and has cut off all communication with his 8-year-old son Wayne.
‘Blinda’ wins an International Visual Communication Award in 2001.
Family Man launches at HMP Wandsworth in early 2003.
Family Man and Fathers Inside are firmly established, raising the profile of parenting and family relationships in prisons.
Safe Ground train Prison Officers at HMP Wandsworth to deliver Family Man.
The revised Family Man programme has been successfully trialled in 6 establishments.
Safe Ground are shortlisted for The Centre for Social Justice Awards.
Safe Ground train members of the Belgian Prison Service in using the arts to engage hard to reach learners
Creating Community Archives project begins at HMYOI Deerbolt, using archive materials to engage young men in prison in a dialogue with World War 2 veterans
Common Ground project begins, aiming to engage school children, older adults and people in prison in a creative dialogue
Transitions project takes place at HMP Wandsworth in October 2012
The project was a creative outlet, which produced short stories and film scripts, as well as film ‘The View’
Safe Ground on the Run raises £20,000!
New programmes in development include Man Up and Officers’ Mess
GROUNDation, Safe Ground’s first ever spoken word and poetry evening takes place at the LOST Theatre, Wandsworth
Safe Ground creates programme ‘The Cay’ and delivers rehabilitative culture training to the staff at HMP Balsam Ghut in the British Virgin Islands
A Justice Data Lab analysis finds that the one year proven reoffending rate for participants on the Family Man programme was 32%, compared to 39% for a matched control group of similar offenders
GROUNDation Poetry project wins a Gold award at the Koestler Awards in September 2015
Women’s programme ‘Our Own Stories’, a creative personal development programme for women, is piloted at HMP Styal, HMP East Sutton Park, HMP Askham Grange and HMP Low Newton
Safe Ground turns 21! An Open House event is held for the public to learn more about the organisation’s history
‘MOVING. HOME.’ Symposium is held at the National Theatre, exploring the meaning of ‘home’ with a range of panellists, including Safe Ground alumni and Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
A Justice Data Lab analysis finds that Fathers Inside participants are 40% less likely to re-offend than their counterparts.
Safe Ground win the Longford Prize for contribution to penal reform
Officers’ Mess is delivered at HMP Berwyn, with 86% of participants agreeing that the course made them think about how they respond in different situations
The Who Am I? programme in partnership with Ormiston Families’ Transforming Rehabilitation is rolled out in probation sites across the East of England.
Our Symposium ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ is held at the Roundhouse. We invite guests to discuss issues of punishment, prison, exclusion and harm. There are five performers, all with lived experience of the criminal justice system.
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