3Space Blackfriars

UK Charity 3Space have 9 months to turn an abandoned office building in central London into a vibrant hub for non-profit organisations - watch the space develop here!

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Moving into our new space, the 3Space way...

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Last week we said goodbye to our Blackfriars Hub! It's been a brilliant 9 months in the space, and we're looking forward to sharing some of our highlights with you very soon! In the meantime, you can share your stories and photos with us by emailing [email protected]

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Collaboration is always at the forefront of our minds here at 3Space, and we often look to other enterprises working within the sharing economy for inspiration on how we can best share our resources. One organisation that we’ve long admired are Zipcar, which if why we’re delighted to announce our newly formed partnership! All 3Space member organisations are now eligible for a FREE 1 year Zipcar for business account (normally £99 ex VAT) and one free driver (£10 each). To get the wheels in motion Zipcar will also give each account £12.50 driving credit to use for a test drive or towards your first booking! With a Zipcar for business account you can add as many drivers as you need and have access to a fleet of over 1,500 vehicles across London.

Find out more at http://www.zipcar.co.uk/3Space

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For the last few weeks, our Blackfriars Hub has hosted Mind in Camden's Voice Collective project, a series of creative workshops young people and their parents/carers can access support and information.  "Around 8% of children and young people hear voices or see things that other people don’t. It’s much more common than many people think. Voice Collective is a Mind in Camden project that works in partnership with youth services across Greater London to help ensure that these children, young people and families get the best support possible." You can find out more about this project on the Mind in Camden website or the dedicated Voice Collective site. We're looking forward to hosting the group again in the future!

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Our friends and Blackfriars Hub residents FoodCycle are raising awareness of food poverty in the UK by taking on the ‪#‎breadlinechallenge‬ - attempting to live on just £2.57 per day!  Find out more in our latest 3Space blog post at: http://3space.org/6832/foodcycles-breadline-challenge

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Did you miss our Re:THINK Festival back in May? One of the highlights for us was the fantastic site-specific art project 21 Artists, organised and curated by Meg Peterson. Over 21 days,  a mix of innovate, experimental and socially-driven artists from a wide range of disciplines, cultures and ages were featured daily, creating work in our Blackfriars Hub based around the theme of transformation. Video artist Pablo Robertson created this wonderful video documenting the project - enjoy!

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Did you see our #Blackfriars #Hub in the Financial Times yesterday?!

We’re delighted to be featured in the Financial Times’ Urban Ingenuity Report as one of the strongest contenders for their2013 Urban Ingenuity Awards!Read their case study on ourBlackfriars Hub and information on the other featured projects in the report, available online.

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Our friends over at This Big City have just launched their #Urbanism Tumblr campaign and we're super excited to support it!

This Big City say:

Over 50% of the world’s population lives in cities. By 2050, this is widely expected to reach 70%. Cities are undergoing unprecedented change and urbanism is one of the most crucial issues of our time. 

Here at This Big City we think the important and exciting issue of urbanism should be brought to the attention of Tumblr users by promoting the urbanism tag to featured status.

Featured tags are selected based on volume of content and engagement with content, which is why we need Tumblr’s fantastic urbanism community to support this campaign. Please reblog this post and add the urbanism tag whenever you share content related to the topic!

Together we can build an engaging catalogue of content on the crucial issue of urbanism, hopefully resulting in the promotion of the urbanism tag to featured status. If we achieve this, the crucial issue of urbanism will land in the dashboard of millions of Tumblr users across the globe. 

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Break for lunch? Get fit! Last month we welcomed the fantastic GoodGym to 3Space Blackfriars.  Not only are we thrilled to be able to offer them a base for their operations for the next few months, but we're very excited that they're offering up their expertise too, holding free core fitness sessions for all our lucky Blackfriars users in the building every Monday lunchtime!  We love it when the fantastic non-profits in our hubs get to share their resources and can't wait to head to our first session soon. (photos courtesy of the lovely chaps at GoodGym)

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The Wimbledon Championships are just around the corner, and we’re getting into the swing of things (sorry) by throwing a launch party for our Wimbledon Hub on Friday 5th July, from 2-6pm. Pop down for a chance to see the space in action, meet some of the Hub users, and talk to the 3Space team about how you can get involved. Book your free tickets online now at http://3space.eventbrite.co.uk 

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CALLING ALL OUR LOVELY BLACKFRIARS HUB USERS!   We'd be delighted if you could join us in Wimbledon this Friday for a very special "Friday drinks" session!  Knock off work a little bit early and head over to our new Wimbledon hub (right next to Wimbledon station) for ping-pong, indoor tennis, Pimm's and networking with a fantastic group of start-ups, non-profits and local London businesses.  Book your free ticket via the Eventbrite link below...

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For Short Theatre Company presents Anatomy of a Murder For Short Theatre Company have been using our Blackfriars community hub as a rehearsal space for the past few months as they prepare for their latest production, Anatomy of a Murder, and from next month, the hub will become their theatre space too! Performances will run from 1st-27th July 2013 in Court Room 2 (evenings and weekend matinees).  More information and tickets are available here.

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Dress The Statue at 3Space Blackfriars Dress The Statue will be Ferodo Bridges' third show at our Blackfriars hub, and will be taking place from 21st-26th June 2013.  An interdisciplinary art collective and CIC, Ferodo Bridges' latest event will include an exhibition of visual and performance art based in and around the Ground Floor Courtroom, as well as a one-off performance from cabaret act Smokavina on the evening of Saturday 22nd June, in Courtroom 2.   Everyone is welcome so pop the date in your diary and please come along!  For more information on specific opening times, and tickets, see www.ferodobridges.org

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Singing the Changes Exhibition | The Pink Singers at 30 From 13th June to 12th July 2013, The Pink Singers Singing the Changes exhibition comes to 3Space Blackfriars.  Celebrating 30 years of the London based LGBT community choir, the exhibition will tell the story of Europe's biggest LGBT choir.   Come down to our Blackfriars hub and check it out from 13th June.  For more information visit 30.pinksingers.co.uk

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The Spark at 3Space Blackfriars Next week will see The Spark come to 3Space Blackfriars.  A week of workshops, training sessions, music, theatre and film hosted by Jubilee Debt Campaign and London Roots Collective, The Spark aims to bring people together to discuss problems, debate ideas and build solutions to help fight global social and economic injustice. For more information on the project, and for a full schedule of events, visit the website www.thesparkspace.org (artwork by India Rose Harvey, via The Spark)

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"I don't mind" - an exhibition by Howard Sivills and Ferodo Bridges On Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May 2013, the Library at 3Space Blackfriars played host to the fascinating "I don't mind" exhibition as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Curated by Howard Sivills and Ferodo Bridges, in association with the Mental Health Foundation, the exhibition featured work from artists working in a variety of mediums from illustration to performance, all of which sought to draw attention to and break down the stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness. One of our other Blackfriars hub members Pod Academy also recorded a podcast to accompany the exhibition, which can be found here. (photo via ferodobridges.org)

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Film-maker Pablo Robertson de Unamuno created this brilliant short film documenting the 21 Artists London project that took place at 3Space Blackfriars from 29th April to 21st May 2013.

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21 Artists London After an inspiring three weeks of live art in our Blackfriars hub, 21 Artists London held their final exhibition here on the evening 21st May 2013. From large scale painting and collage covering huge swathes of walls and doors, intricate pencil sketches reaching from floor to ceiling, beautiful illustrations, sculpture, mixed media installations and live music, the exhibition turned our ex-courthouse hub into an exciting, innovative and unique space for art and creativity. (photos via 21 Artists blog)