This article will describe some of the key events of the past days of London rioting from my perspective. It will then touch upon some of the (very) broad issues by a SLEPT analysis and finally outline the major questions we need to ask. Each section could have been an essay itself, but I hope… Continue Reading
Official launch of Disability Webinars – inspire. inform. change
Did you guys read my last post about my first month into self employment? I hope it inspired and engaged you on the risks but also pleasure I am taking in my projects. To work full-time on my passion and purpose: “to change the world for disabled people; by inspiring and informing through new media”,… Continue Reading
One month on – What I have learnt so far
It is one month to do the day that I saw Arcade Fire at Hyde Park and had left the offices of Scope as an employee for the last time. You may remember my reasons for going self employed were career, leisure and health related. This post will update you on how things are fairing… Continue Reading
Silent House Party – Sunnier Days (disability music video)
My step brother Jamie Farrington is a very talented lyricist and singer. His band ‘Silent House Party’ from Cambridgeshire, including Jack Randall who I know well also, agreed to write a song with me on disability. The outcome is below and their site is http://www.myspace.com/silenthouseparty The name I gave my company was ‘Sunnier Days’ because everyone… Continue Reading
Campaigning for the fist bump
We are all aware of the high five http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_five and fist bump http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fist_bump as greetings right!? Without regurgitating the Wikipedia explanations, these two types of informal greetings are a part of our everyday lives. Influenced by sporting celebrities and embraced by the masses, they have often replaced the handshake in our everyday, social interactions. This… Continue Reading
I am officially a BadAss
You may remember, or even have wondered, where the professional photographs (that I now use on my profile pictures) came from? It was for the feature interview I did on http://blog.indoorboys.com/2011/03/13/martyn-sibley-positively-brilliant/. I mentioned in my article on ‘serendipity’ about how daring to put something out there can lead to randomly cool things. Well, following on… Continue Reading