by our resident story teller, Victoria Stewart The word change comes up a lot in conversation at the moment. Perhaps it always has. But certainly now in the context of a turbulent political landscape, it seems more obvious than ever that people – Brixton Hubbers or otherwise – are thinking […]
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Here you’ll find anything I’ve written on general topics that don’t relate to food or travel. There are couple from over the years, but as I’ve also been the resident ‘storyteller’ in my shared workspace, Impact Hub Brixton, since last August, most of these are blog posts from there.
Please take a look around and if you are interested in commissioning me, please get in touch using the form on the ‘about’ section here.
Brixton People’s Fridge: meet the donors (Impact Hub Brixton)
By our resident storyteller, Victoria Stewart Brixton People’s Fridge. Heard of it? If not, it’s a fridge called Freddie. Well, it’s a fridge in the sense that it looks like one, acts like one and it has food in it. After that, everything about it is […]
Change makers: four groups standing up in 2017 (Impact Hub)
By Victoria Stewart Is it just us, or can you hear the quiet rumble of change being made? In the last six months how many times have you found yourself worrying that you don’t know where you fit within the current political system? Or that you […]
Idea-sharing: what inspires you? (Impact Hub)
by Victoria Stewart (Image: Tyler Freeman Smith) Whatever your job, or however much you love what you do, sometimes the Monday morning feeling kicks in and the fun stuff takes a back seat. It’s that moment when the rest of the week seems to spiral […]
Ideas-sharing: how do you stay motivated? (Impact Hub)
By Impact Hub Brixton’s resident storyteller, Victoria Stewart (‘Reflections’ illustration by Hub member Katherine Hardy) Recently we’ve been thinking about inspiration at the Hub, finding out where some of our members get their ideas from, and what kicks them into action. As some of you might know, there […]
Hub Collaborations: how people make the magic happen (Impact Hub Brixton)
By Impact Hub Brixton’s resident storyteller, Victoria Stewart In my two months as the resident story teller at Impact Hub Brixton, I’ve noticed one key thread that runs through the community, which is visible on any given day. Simply put, people work together here. Maybe […]
Open Project Night: an evening of ideas (Impact Hub)
By Impact Hub Brixton’s resident storyteller, Victoria Stewart “Have you heard of Open Project Night?” asked Olivia on my first day. “Have you been to Open Project Night?” Bex happened to ask a few days later. “So you know Open Project Project night…?” started Seb […]
Why you should try an Airbnb sabbatical (Evening Standard)
If you want a break from feckless flatmates and lazy landlords why not try an Airbnb sabbatical? Victoria Stewart gets out of the rent race and crashes with strangers. (Image: Alex Lentati) Standing in the kitchen one Monday night I’m picking bits of aubergine off […]