This activity is for people aged 14 to 19 years old and disabled people aged 14 to 25 years old.

Youth event

Jamie is an artist, curator, and founder and artistic director of disability arts organisation CRIPtic Arts. They create poetry, comedy, scriptwriting and drama for page, stage and screen, and are currently directing a showcase at the Barbican Centre for autumn 2021 and a disability arts documentary. They have written for Wellcome Collection and the Guardian newspaper and have performed at venues including the Southbank Centre. Their poetry pamphlet, ‘Shield’, was published in January 2021.

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Jamie Hale

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Facilitator

Artist, activist and part-time superhero, Jess Thom co-founded Touretteshero in 2010 as a creative response to her experience of living with Tourette’s syndrome. She has written in the mainstream and disability press, including the Guardian, the Observer and Disability Now, and has been a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow.

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Jess Thom

Contributor

Young people from Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Young People’s Forum were advisors and co-creators on this project, helping design the content and activity.  

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Young People's Forum

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<p>A practical activity where you will create something or develop skills.</p>

Workshop

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Who Wants to be happy?

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This event is British Sign Language interpreted. An interpreter will be embedded in the event livestream or visible on screen for online viewers. 

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Who Wants To Be Happy?

Can People Make Us Happy?

Join artists Jamie Hale and Jess Thom in a creative workshop exploring how we can use laughter and joy as a catalyst for change.

The workshop will start with a conversation focusing on the connections between community, creativity and protest. Jamie and Jess will draw on their own experiences as disability activists and artists to share powerful ideas and artworks that have inspired them. 

Then you’ll have the opportunity to take part in a creative activity inspired by the aesthetics of protest and disability history. You can design a physical or digital banner that shares your message with the world. 

Or explore how creating something that captures a positive experience, such as a moment of shared joy and solidarity, can be a form of protection when things feel tough and help build capacity to resist. 

This is a relaxed event. Cameras can be on or off as needed. You can move around and make noise at any time. If you need to dip in and out of the session, you can. There will be multiple ways to communicate, ask questions and participate (such as using the chat function if you do not want to use your voice).  

If you have any access requests or requirements, for example a transcript of the event, email us at  access@wellcomecollection.org or call 020 7611 2222.  

This workshop is for 14- to 19-year-olds. It is limited to 16 places and booking is essential. You will be given joining instructions for Zoom in your confirmation email. 

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