Good Lives: Stronger, Louder, Together!
Useful resources from the 2025 conference held in Manchester.
What have members said?
“So many ‘bests’ but I think for me the very best thing was feeling the camaraderie, passion and strength in numbers coming together – embodying the Sronger Louder Together message of LDE.”
“It was easily the best conference I’ve ever attended. Serious, important, joyful and activist. What a great combination. Really enjoyed our workshop – loads of questions, participation, contributions – hope attendees enjoyed it.”
“I came away buzzing with ideas and feeling re-energised. It was such a great day.”
“It was a fabulous day – so good on so many levels – from the deepest emotions to the most joyous celebratory ones.”
“It’s hard to pick a favourite bit but possibly the perilous dancing up on the balcony. To misquote Emma Goldman, if I can’t dance I can’t be part of the revolution. The counterpoint of joy against the emotional rollercoaster of Clive’s Way.”
“We really enjoyed leading the —– workshop and hearing about some of the good things going on across the country. Equally, there are still sad stories of loneliness and isolation, that must motivate us all to continue doing better.”
“It was fun, thought provoking, inspiring and galvanising. A total triumph.”
Images and Films
You can view Sean Kelly’s photographs from the event below.
The graphic facilitator Jackie Dolmon attended and created the graphics below from the event.
Learning Disability England ran a pop-up session where members were invited to have a photo taken holding their Good Lives actions.
Presentations (links to pdf. versions)
Manchester
Online
Good Lives Refresh presentation – morning session
Inclusive research presentations – afternoon session
Self-advocate Cinema
As part of the 2025 conference, there was a film room showing a range of films featuring and produced by self-advocates.
Here is the programme describing all the films shown during the day.
Programmes and Speaker Information
Manchester Conference
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Online Conference
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