WE ARE FREE
TO CHANGE THE WORLD
A Dash Arts series of podcasts, live conversations and events
We Are Free To Change The World is Dash Arts' ongoing series of live conversations, performances and podcasts, bringing together artists and activists to think and act playfully in urgent times.
Inspired by Hannah Arendt's belief that freedom is found in action, and that every act of beginning something new is itself a political act, the series asks how artists and creative activists respond to the times we're living through. Each event brings performance, film and conversation together with making sessions, singing and shared craft, turning an evening of talk into something made collectively in the room.
Grown out of a collaboration between Dash Arts, Artsadmin and the Fête of Britain to mark Dash Arts' 20th birthday, We Are Free To Change The World is a continuing home for these gatherings. The conversation started in one room carries on into the next and out into the world through our OffScript podcast series.
READY (20 November) - the first gathering explored what it takes to prepare for change: artistically, emotionally, politically. With Bishi Bhattacharya, Lehni Lamide Davies, Carole Cadwalladr and Sam Lee, and a performance by Aïda Jamal.
THE SERIES SO FAR - hosted by our Artistic Director, Josephine Burton
STEADY (22 January 2026) - the second looked at staying grounded and clear-headed in a shifting world, with Natasha Walter, Liz Slade, Tasneim Zyada and Mohammed Ali, plus a work-in-progress sharing from Lou Robbin.
GO (19 March 2026) - the third asked what it means to take action, bringing together Clare Farrell, Maureen Onwunali, Josh Appignanesi and Mira Awad for conversation, performance and a collective making session with Aines and Giant Book of Best Things Ever comic, built from everything the series had gathered so far.
More gatherings are in the works. In the meantime, catch up on every conversation with guests including Lyndsey Stonebridge, Peter Kennard, Baroness Helena Kennedy and Clive Lewis MP — on theWe Are Free To Change The World podcast.
If you would like any further information on how to get involved or if you are interested in hosting an event please get in touch at info@dasharts.org.uk
What does it mean to stay balanced and grounded in a shifting world?
This episode of OffScript was recorded live at STEADY, the second event in Dash Arts’ We Are Free To Change The World series. Through live performance and conversation, the evening focused on staying; on staying open without burning out, staying yourself in dialogue without collapsing into agreement or disagreement and staying human amid pressure, speed and polarisation.