Living Library of Knowledges

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Our Living Encyclopedia is part of our work in creating Living Knowledges. Here you will find community led and scientifically rooted reportings that are in constant progression as injustice is an evolving phenomena.
Living Knowledges is a realm where knowledge finds a sanctuary to flourish, evolve, and expand beyond the confines of conventional repositories. It is a dynamic space dedicated to storing and nurturing knowledge in a manner that allows it to adapt, transform, and grow with the passage of time.
This is a digital ecosystem designed to accommodate the vast array of information amassed by humanity. It goes beyond the static nature of traditional libraries and archives, embracing the concept of living ideas that continuously evolve. Thus, knowledge is envisioned as a living entity that undergoes perpetual enhancement and refinement. Every piece of information is treated as a seed, capable of germinating, branching out, and cross-pollinating with other ideas.

This Library houses all the work produced therefore you can use the filter to search for topics and formats that suit your query.
You can access a range of works, such as definitions which give a ~200 word summary of a key topic, as well as long form reports.
Some of the works listed here also feature in the Programmes so you can see related works as you go.

Josh Artus 08/11/2024 Josh Artus 08/11/2024

Obesity Health Justice Pamphlet Launch Event

On 11th July the cohort behind the co-designed Obesity Justice Pamphlet held an evening event with a select group to share insights, learnings, and aims of the Pamphlet. These are the 3 presentations in audio format that took place.

Josh Artus 08/11/2024 Josh Artus 08/11/2024

Trans Migrant Person of Colour Micro Healing Reporting

There is a need for complementary healing practices that are culturally literate and led directly by the people. Micro healing grants are small, unrestricted stipends that provide the recipient an opportunity to have space to think about their healing and enquire about healing strategies that are currently not available to them

Josh Artus 15/01/2024 Josh Artus 15/01/2024

Towards Obesity Health Justice

This work aims to demonstrate the harm of the dominant, individualised, narrative of obesity. We present an alternative understanding that views obesity through a neuro-epidemiological, environmental and sociopolitical lens. This serves as an avenue for people who are experiencing obesity to understand their disease and explore potential methods of self-care, self-advocacy and safeguarding.

Josh Artus 30/06/2023 Josh Artus 30/06/2023

Reframing Trauma

Trauma also creates systemic biological and cellular changes. For example, it can change our gut bacteria environment, which has implications for obesity. In cases of acute trauma, some can experience PTSD, which creates neurobiological abnormalities which alters the function of various biological systems, this too has implications for obesity.

Josh Artus 30/06/2023 Josh Artus 30/06/2023

Reframing Depression

It is crucial that we understand that depression is more than just a mood disorder; it has a complex symptomatology that includes a range of mental and physical symptoms, and every individual experiences a different combination and severity of these symptoms.

Josh Artus 06/02/2023 Josh Artus 06/02/2023

The Mental Distress of Environmental Injustice

There is now a very clear understanding that environmental hazards, such as air pollution have a direct effect on our health. However, what is often missing from the conversation is how environmental hazards, due to being an experience of stress and trauma can lead to mental distress. In addition to the disproportionate exposure to health hazards, being aware of the injustice underlying this disproportionate exposure may be a psychosocial stressor that affects health negatively.

Josh Artus 15/06/2022 Josh Artus 15/06/2022

Growing up in Crisis

This report is not intended to alarm, but to put the child to old age health trajectory into the context of planetary dysregulation and its secondary effects. Currently, children are experiencing multiple stressors or pathways of poor health; forced displacement, family separation, pollution of water, land, and air, acute weather events, malnutrition, poverty, and a global pandemic that is causing long term effects

Josh Artus 06/04/2022 Josh Artus 06/04/2022

Depression as a Brain/Body Disease and its Links to Air Pollution

Depression is often framed as a mental health problem, however, the more we understand the more we uncover its physical symptomology. Additionally, it is important to understand how environmental factors, such as air pollution are contributing to its prevalence.

Josh Artus 09/02/2022 Josh Artus 09/02/2022

Obesity & Trauma

This report will take an ecological approach, focusing on the bidirectional pathway between trauma and obesity to highlight the disparity between scientific evidence and communication around obesity, as well as the psychosocial factors that contribute to, and maintain, this disparity. This is to ensure health organisations and policies support a holistic and equitable prevention strategy for obesity.

Josh Artus 12/08/2021 Josh Artus 12/08/2021

Psychosocial factors of stress

Our body does not only suffer chronic stress due to pollutants. Psychosocial factors also play a part in our long-term health. The psychosocial relationship to health is a widely investigated field.