WHAT IS ASPECKS?

Aspecks is a social enterprise that has three main branches:

-It functions as a public awareness and relations tool (as two of its founders work in public relations);

-It is a social network interacting via shared blog; and last

-It is a business with limited liability (registered in the UK) that designs and screen prints its’ own t-shirts (as well as printing commercially for other businesses, campaigns and individuals)

It is best explained by two interchangeable acronyms:

A.S.P.E.C.K.S.

Associated Separate People Exchanging Culture, Knowledge and Skills

Separate because although people are all similar; each person possesses a unique combination of diverse aspecks of experiences, appearances, culture and knowledge.

A.S.P.E.C.K.S.

Altering Stereotypes Positively with Expression of Culture and Knowledge Shared

Our minds, whether we like it or not, use stereotypes to inform our analysis of the world around us. ASPECKS (with a K for Knowledge) is about exposing the alternate aspects of culture and identity that harmful stereotypes tend to overshadow.

ASPECKS GLOBAL SOCIETY

The ASPECKS movement is a fellowship for all types of people, who, despite their apparent differences, socialize by exchanging ideas, thoughts and beliefs. The basic premise is this; all people, although they are individuals with diverse identities, share particular experiences, interests and beliefs in various ASPECKS of their lives. There is always a common ground. Regardless of if you are; old or young; Muslim, Christian or Buddhist; black, white or asian; listen to rock, hip-hop or classical; meat lover or vegan; all, some or none of the above, through exchanges with others and expression of culture and knowledge shared we can all enrich our understanding of; and experiences in; our global society.

The ASPECKS GLOBAL SOCIETY is therefore a medium to expose and express the various alternate ASPECKS of the world’s boundless variety of cultures. It is based on the belief and dedicated to the idea that although we all have our own distinct subjective identities, we are global citizens and share commonness in aspecks of our humanity. In doing-so, we seek to expose and celebrate our common humanity and the distinct ASPECKS that make our cultures and identities unique. We will therefore reflect the continuities that exist between our global community’s diverse multi-dimensional cultures, sub-cultures and identities despite their apparent differences.

As a consequence we can influence each other in the ways that we think and hence the way we live. We invite you to join us on this mission by contributing articles, pictures and your opinions to be posted up on the site.

WHO CAN JOIN?

ASPECKS is an exclusively inclusive global movement open to any and everybody. The only thing we cannot tolerate is intolerance. You are all welcome.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The website is very user friendly. It features a blog/magazine component (which you can write for), a gallery, forum and a web-link sharing capacity at the moment.

· Ownership of a user profile permits ASPECKS COMMUNITY members to contribute content to be published on the site and integrate into the community.

· The weblinks facility is controlled by the ASPECKS administration who will
upload links to that page once they have been suggested via the contact us facility
found at the bottom of the page.

We forsee a burgeoning global, exclusively-inclusive community that celebrates multi-culturalism. Welcome to the family.

Download our Mission Statement (PDF).

aspecks@gmail.com