The Working Group’s Statement

We mean business.

The Working Group will act with focus and solidarity through long-standing shared histories and collaborations to:

– Strengthen and renew connections, practices and shared project activities;
– Amplify diverse voices, and engage widely in dialogue;
– Catalyse change, influence and activism with new thinking, critical reflection
and tangible actions.

The Working Group
September 2023

(Working Group members are all National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) of Arts
Council England).

* For the purposes of this document when using the term ‘disabled people’ we mean this to include but not be limited to, people who define as D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, or who are chronically ill, have a learning disability or live with impairments or mental health conditions. We also understand that our terminology and language may not fully represent or be the preferred descriptive definition for all individuals who define as having a disability, condition or impairment.