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Special Refugee Week 2020 event with the South Sudanese singer, sister of internationally acclaimed hip hop artist Emmanuel Jal.
A special episode of Global Roots Radio with music and a little bit of chat!
Roundtable Discussion: How do we challenge hostile environments in the arts? Phosphoros Theatre, supported by Counterpoints Arts, brings together artists and practitioners working with groups currently underserved by the arts to discuss, “How can we challenge hostile environments in the arts?” Guest speakers will share thoughts on their current practice, how COVID-19 has impacted their [...]
Writers around the globe are uniting this Refugee Week to imagine a brave new world in a new digital collaboration: the Imagine Anthology. Join us for a Q&A with authors featured in the Imagine Anthology including Dina Nayeri, Vesna Maric and Tim Finch. Chaired by Erica Wagner. About the Imagine Anthology The Anthology, commissioned by [...]
Join us for our first ever collaboration with Refugee Week Australia! Four brilliant storytellers from around the world - now living in Canada, Europe, Hong Kong and Australia - will be sharing stories based on this year's Refugee Week theme. The event will be MC'd by Mariam Issa The storytellers are: Muzna Dureid Edin Suljic [...]
In partnership with Student Action for Refugees (STAR), Counterpoints Arts presents No Direction Home live on Zoom for Refugee Week with guest headliner Mo Omar. Booking via Eventbrite Age 16+ Somali-born, Cardiff-raised and London-based, Mo Omar is a fast-rising talent with a unique perspective on culture, faith and love. Recently making his TV debut on [...]
If you type ‘United Kingdom’ into google images what do you get? A map, the flag and a picture of Westminster. How about ‘Australia’? A map, flag and tourist icon. Now try 'Yemen'. The images are of war, cities in rubble and young men with rifles. We rely on large tech organisations like Google and [...]
Join us for a free online workshop led by Bobby Lloyd and Miriam Usiskin from Art Refuge, and artist Aida Silvestri.
Moving Worlds is a programme of films available to watch at home during Refugee Week, a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees (15-21 June 2020).
Refugee Week is the UK’s largest festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees. Counterpoints Arts is proud to be national coordinator of Refugee Week, as well as producing a flagship programme of Refugee Week events at such venues as the V&A and Southbank Centre.
Author Onjali Q. Raúf will be reading from her award-winning novel The Boy at the Back of the Class. She will also share an activity for young people based on the Refugee Week 2020 theme of "Imagine" Presented for Refugee Week 2020 by Countepoints Arts in association with Book Aid International It wll be streamed [...]
For Refugee Week, Counterpoints Arts has commissioned three special online Together Workshops from theatre company PSYCHEdelight on the theme of Imagine.
What are the best ways to run arts & cultural workshops online? Hints and tips ahead of Refugee Week 2020.
A unique opportunity to witness the creation of a collaborative poem between five different UK-based poets
Following the success of their Coronaquilt Initiative, Art Refuge in collaboration with artist Aida Silvestri and Counterpoints Arts are creating ways of engaging with how people are feeling during the coronavirus crisis.
