Call to Action

This ‘call to action’ was collated by Dr Peter Doran (Queens University Belfast/WEAll(Ireland) with contributions from Caroline Whyte and Davie Phillip. It draws from the first or proto phase of our Community of Practice and attempts to capture some of the emergent conversations that will continue to inform our work. The webpages linked to below will be updated on an ongoing basis. We are indebted to everyone who has contributed to those conversations during our ‘deep dives’ offline and online.

What use are poets in times of need?

(John Moriarty, 2009, Dreamtime)1

We can’t have a revolution without the grounding of art and culture

(Artist Cauleen Smith)2

Table of Contents

Invitation to Invocation  

Our Initial Vision for a Community of Practice  

Introduction: The Art of the Wellbeing Economy  

Invoking Ireland Again: Island of Stories  

Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures  

An Interview with Rou Reynolds (Enter Shikari)  

Cultural Creatives as Transformation Catalysts  

An Invitation to Postactivism  

Keeping Out the Giraffes  

This is Not a Report  

The Wellbeing Framework in the Republic of Ireland  

Wellbeing Work in Northern Ireland  

Community of Practice: Cultivating a Bridge  

Navigating Paradigm Change: The Irish Language  

The Power of the Dominant Social Imaginary  

Interrogating Social Imaginaries  

[In]Conclusions  

PDF version of the Call to Action 

1. John Moriarty, 2009, Dreamtime. Dublin: Lilliput Press

2.  Cauleen Smith, 2022, ‘Cauleen Smith Interview’, Studio International, 12 February. See: https://www.studiointernational.com/cauleen-smith-interview-i-try-to-make-work-that-is-for-anyone-as-opposed-to-exclusive