Introducing Rising’s New Board members
Rising welcomes 4 new board members!
We’re really excited to announce that Rising are bringing 4 new board members to our advisory board, Lindsey Allen, Tay Aziz Malik, Tyashia Patterson, come find out more about them!
Being youth-led is really important to Rising and it’s core to our mission. Ever since we were founded by Kamina Walton in 2016 alongside young people in the city, young people’s voices have been central to every level of the agency.
Towards the end of 2024, three of Rising’s board members stepped down, so we looked to recruit some new board members who could support us through the leadership transition, champion climate justice and ensure that our community is able to hold us to account at a strategic level.
LINDSEY ALLEN (she/her):
Lindsey Allen
Lindsey is a researcher, writer, and designer based in Bristol. She writes in the intersections of care, time, disability, and the environment, with a focus on creative non-fiction and the essay form. In her broader creative practice, she makes socially-engaged, often participatory, work, with facilitation and creative workshops that utilise caring methodologies forming a key part of this. All her work is grounded in anthropological methods, aiming to explore how people understand the world they live in, and their hopes and imaginaries around how this world could be.
TAY aziz malik
Tay Aziz Malik
Tay Aziz Malik is a visual artist and community organiser whose work explores identity, climate justice, and collective culture-making through place-based narratives. She collaborates with artists, organisers, and communities to create thoughtful, visually compelling stories through co-designed and participatory practices. Currently working in the land justice movement, Tay helps co-design civic spaces that foster social cohesion and cultural expression. Through film, photography, printmaking, and beyond, her practice centres collective imagination in the pursuit of socially and environmentally just futures.
Learn more at tayazizmedia.com and follow her on Instagram @taymalik_
MORAYO OMOGBENIGUN
Morayo began as a Research Assistant & Project Officer at the Black South West Network concentrating on housing policy. She served a term on the Organising Committee for the Homes For Us campaign facilitated by New Economics Foundation. She transitioned into cultural heritage as Operations Manager of the Bristol Legacy Foundation and Agency Manager at Diverse Artists Network. Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, she loved the vibrant arts scene. She is passionate about platforming diverse artists and working in women-led spaces. She is currently Project Coordinator on the upcoming “Community: Becoming Black and British” documentary in collaboration with The World Reimagined.
tyashia patterson
Tyashia Patterson
With over six years’ experience in HR and recruitment, Tyashia is passionate about making workplaces more inclusive and accessible. She currently works in the CIC arts and culture space, supporting young people through hands-on employability workshops, career guidance, and by working with businesses to build fairer, more inclusive hiring practices. They’re all about opening up opportunities in the creative industries and making sure everyone has a seat at the table.
“This is really exciting time for the agency, seeing as it’s our last full year as co-directors, it’s important to us that our governance remains representative of our community, and is equipped with the skills to support our leadership transition in 2026.
We can’t wait to see what they bring to Rising and our community!“
- Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan (Co-Director)
