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EEDI: An update

It has been six months since the (re)launch of our EEDI commitments and we remain committed to embedding these throughout our organisation and community. Transparency is key as this work evolves, so we want to share our workings and key learnings, as we strengthen connections across all five strands, and also to highlight areas that are yet [...]
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(Re)making our commitment to Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in 2023 and beyond

Today we share Makespace Oxford’s renewed commitment to the interwoven threads of Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, EED&I. You can read our commitments in full here. This work is evolving, incremental and ongoing, shared here to signal our intent and ensure accountability for the change we strive to create. From meanwhile to seven generations Makespace is a [...]
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Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Makespace’s Commitment to Equity, Equality, Diversity and InclusionWe believe everyone has a right to safe, secure, affordable, accessible and beautiful spaces in which to live, work, create, organise, and ultimately develop a sense of belonging, rooted in community. We aim to be a diverse and inclusive organisation that is accessible, welcoming, and truly representative of the region [...]
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Equitable Recruitment (Under Construction)

Seats around the meeting room table at Aristotle Lane Makespace Oxford

By Andy Edwards, Executive Director & Co-founder of Makespace Oxford The business of making space in our towns and cities genuinely accessible to all is complex. We are attempting to disrupt a deeply entrenched system in an incremental, pragmatic and positive way now. At the same time we are also daring to dream into an emergent future […]

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Makespace Oxford stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. 

Makespace Oxford stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.  We have taken time to reflect, take to the streets in solidarity, and consider how any collective statement might offer a meaningful declaration of our commitment towards the deep work and sustained action needed to carry us forwards. Racial injustice has strong roots in the colonial […]

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