Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:
(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THEATRE AND THE
PERFORMING ARTS BY INVOLVING PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED, OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY TRAUMA;
(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE NATURE OF TRAUMA AND TRAUMA-CONSCIOUS
WORKING PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POSITIONS OF CARE, ON THE CAUSES, SYMPTOMS
AND MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMA (AWARENESS) THROUGH THE USE OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR
BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THEATRE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND TO COMMUNICATE
LEARNINGS FROM RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY OR INCIDENTALLY FURTHER
UNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA IN THEATRE AND ARTS-BASED WAYS FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION
(LEARNING); AND
(3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BY USING THE
ARTS AS A FORM OF PROTECTION AGAINST AND MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMA. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE CHARITABLE OBJECTS, WE UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS
BUT NOT LIMITED TO: - THE CREATION AND DELIVERY OF PUBLIC PRODUCTIONS THAT TELL STORIES INSPIRED BY
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA. THESE PRODUCTIONS ARE SURVIVOR-LED TO
ENSURE AUTHENTICITY AND IMPROVE REPRESENTATION OF TRAUMA SURVIVORS IN THEATRE
AND THE ARTS. - SUPPORTING ACADEMIC AND PEER RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT SEEK TO GATHER EVIDENCE
WITH AND FROM SURVIVORS, TO RESPOND TO THEIR PURPOSES AND CO-DESIGN AND
DELIVER THEATRE-BASED AND OTHERWISE CREATIVE ELICITATION SESSIONS TO MAKE THE
PROCESS TRAUMA-CONSCIOUS; EQUIP RESEARCHERS TO CARRY OUT
THEIR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH SURVIVORS IN TRAUMA-CONSCIOUS WAYS; AND TO
CREATE ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS THROUGH THEATRE AND THE
ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC. - THE PROVISION OF CREATIVE GROUPS AND PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS FOR TRAUMA
SURVIVORS; WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING FOR SURVIVORS AND/OR PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF
CARE FOR SURVIVORS; AND SIGNPOSTING SURVIVORS TO ADVISERS IN MATTERS SUCH AS LAW, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND ANY OTHER PRACTICAL ISSUES THEY MAY NEED TO
ADDRESS ON THEIR JOURNEYS BEYOND TRAUMA.
