About us
“ We would like to acknowledge that although we are many, due to the current political climate, not all of us feel comfortable to be named or have our pictures or voices in this public online space. The increasingly hostile environment created by our political leaders and the mainstream media towards people from marginalised groups is having a big impact. Go Deep is a diverse group and many of us are directly impacted by current narratives and policy changes within Home Office, DWP and HMRC.) We are saddened and sorry to witness this happening. Here at Go Deep we are more committed than ever to continue to actively work together against this atmosphere of oppression and fear. We are many, and with you, we can be more. Feel free to reach out or join us in any way you can. Together, we will continue to go deep, celebrate our differences and bring about more togetherness.”
Go Deep is a game that generates transformation in communities, to promote cohesion, inclusion, empowerment of its members and strengthen their resilience.
Where does it come from?
In 2016 six organisations interested in community transformation and facilitation from Brazil , Scotland , The Netherlands , Italy and Spain , imagined and designed the game, inspired by Elos Philosophy, Processwork and Non Formal Education. Later on, in 2017 two organisations from Greece and Portugal joined the network.
The time line
2016 -2017
Organizations involved
Diversity Matters (Scotland), Elos Foundation (Brazil/Netherlands) Xena, ( Italy), Comunitazione (Italy), Altekio (Spain) Go Deep -International Funded by EU.
Key events:
- February 2016, Pitlochry Scotland Deep democracy.
- April 2016, Madrid Spain Oasis game.
- June 2016, Amsterdam Netherlands – creating Go deep game.
- October 2016, Grottalglie Italy – first Go Deep game ever.
- April 2017, Greece presentation at World work 2017.
- May/June/ July sharing Go deep across Scotland, Netherlands, Italy and Spain.
- October 2017, awarded Global Innovation Award.
2018 – 2019
2018 – 2019
Partnership Joined
Funded by EUKey events Partnership joined by Processwork Hub (Greece) and biovilla (Portugal) Go Deep games were held across all partner countries with Facilitator Training games in:
- March 2018 Athens (Greece).
- May 2018 Setubal (Portugal).
- October 2018 Edinburgh (Scotland)
- March 2019 Open House event in Amsterdam (Netherlands) to share our learning with participants from across Europe.
- April onwards each partner offered games and training in their own countries and the exhibition materials were shown in each partners city/ town.
- September 2019 International future planning meeting in Scotland.
2018 – 2020
2018 – 2020
Scotland
Scotland engaged in the activities above with games in:
- Oct 2018 Edinburgh’s Southside.
- June 2019 The Welcoming (Edinburgh).
- August 2019 Lochgilphead.
Over 100 people were involved in those games We held Go Deep introductory sessions for many more people and had games planned for 2020. To take Go Deep forward, in Scotland we agreed to create a new SCIO membership organisation Go Deep Scotland.Covid halted our person to person activities. The international community including Scottish members offered many free on line sessions.
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