Aims and Objectives so far of the Nerve Centre:
To promote self organization and do it yourself by building the confidence of individuals and communities across the city.
To manage a space that offers groups and individuals a chance to meet and engage freely and explore issues often not covered in other areas of engagement.
To ensure that people and communities with limited access to the arts have that access e.g. those with disabilities, refugees, those on low incomes, etc.
To become an incubator for discussion and creativity in the city.
To run local and international short film and documentary cinema club – a chance for progressive local filmmakers to show their work – once weekly and for regional and international film presentations.
To become a venue for regional, national and international presentations, conferences, and lectures at a competitive price to increase income.
A venue for independent regional, national and international music events. Providing the opportunity for artists to develop, perform and build regional, national, and international networks.
Art fair and art auction – offering space and opportunity to regional progressive artists to exhibit and sell their work.
To provide a venue for regional, national and international project-based and emerging artists, musicians, and community arts groups to perform and exhibit work. A professional artist will curate the submissions.
To enable artists to share creative skills with the community – to establish various classes and study groups where people can share experiences and skills in a co-operative manner.
Training and educational projects – the centre at this stage already has a number of people who can offer educational training, particularly in the areas of creative writing, art, theatre studies, international politics, law, holistic medicine and various languages (e.g. Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Gaelic).
To use the existing experience of members of the centre to offer training and education in marketing and promotional skills, self motivation and self awareness – in order to promote a positive self image of individuals attending the centre, thus providing a stepping stone to achievement based on the individuals own values.
To promote both the theory and practice of do-it yourself, self-help and self organisation of various excluded groups in the Merseyside area.
To run a International multi-lingual library.
To run Coffee shop / café – where Fair Trade coffee and tea from various countries can be consumed and available for purchase. (Long term aim of establishing a vegetarian cafe with international cuisine).
To establish a Food co-op and other co-operatives – to establish a network of food co-operatives so people, including those on low incomes, can maintain healthy diets.
To promote and introduce environmental and green initiatives such as sustainable energy and recycling projects.
To develop holistic and alternative therapy workshops so members of the regional community, often excluded from such approaches due to low incomes, can benefit.
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