Lydia Williamson-Sawyer

I am a workshop facilitator and researcher. I design and lead workshops that enable participants to explore their feelings, desires, and emotions in relation to broader social and political contexts.

Some examples of workshops I’ve led are:

My workshop facilitation is informed by an interest in disability and accessibility. I recently co-designed an immersive digital accessibility workshop for LSE staff and academics at the Eden Centre for Education Enhancement, and previously worked as a Campaigners Office at the Royal National Institute of Blind People where I ran a series of team workshops on understanding sight loss through an intersectional lens.

During my time at the RNIB, my team was awarded The Charity Awards ‘Campaigning and Advocacy Award’ and I spoke on RNIB Connect Radio about behaviour change and sight loss.

Other interests

I am also interested in digital surveillance, writing can be found here [forthcoming].

Alongside this, I am drawn to spirituality and Buddhism, and have organised retreats around ecology and meditation.

I am also engaged in alternative non-institutional forms of learning and education, working at Kairos Counter-Club and on the organising committee for AntiUniversity.

Another interest is community living, and I have spent time living and volunteering in communities across the UK and Europe.