BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Counterpoints - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Counterpoints X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Counterpoints REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260409T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260409T173000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20260313T131349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T131425Z UID:10000601-1775750400-1775755800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:The (De)Colonial Legacy of the 1932 Cairo Congress DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion with Kamilya Jubran\, Hazem Jamjoum\, Tarek Beshir and Gülçin Özkişi\nThe panel brings together musicians\, scholars and archivists to reflect on the legacy of the 1932 Cairo Congress from a contemporary MENA perspective\, as part of Beyond 1932. Moderated by Rim Irscheid\, panelists Kamilya Jubran\, Hazem Jamjoum\, Tarik Beshir and Gülcin Özkişi discuss how the Congress continues to shape ideas of authenticity\, notation\, preservation\, and musical modernity today. \nDrawing on creative practice and research\, the panel will explore the political\, colonial\, and archival dimensions of this historic gathering and its ongoing impact on music-making and knowledge production in the region. \nThe panel takes place on Thursday 9 April\, 4–5.30pm in the Pyramid Room at King’s College London (War Studies Department)\, followed by a drinks reception. \nThe event is free and open to all\, registration is required. \nCounterpoints has been partnering with the Beyond 1932 \, helping to connect events and podcasts with our networks. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-decolonial-legacy-of-the-1932-cairo-congress/ LOCATION:KCL\, Pyramid Room\, King's Building\, London\, WC2R 2LS\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/swehm5uqdldhul3b51eo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260202T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260302T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20260203T161503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T165656Z UID:10000592-1770019200-1772470800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Flamm x Counterpoints - [Dis]Location Artists Exchange DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints and Flamm have been working together since the first edition of the Festival in 2023\, when the organisations co-commissioned projects as part of Flamm and Counterpoints’ Platforma Festival in South West in 2023. \nFor Flamm 2026\, we have co-commissioned SHARP’s project Once We Were Held and are working together on an artist exchange to explore the Flamm 2026 theme of [Dis]Location. \nFacilitated by artist Sovay Berriman\, one of the co-commissioned artists in 2023\, three Flamm artists are paired with three Counterpoints artists. \nThe artist pairs are: \n\nKatie Ethridge & Boseda Olawoye\nRachael Jones & Anca Dimofte\nAlice Mahoney & Kaajal Modi\n\nEach pair exchanges on their socially engaged work\, ideas and interests through a series of conversations in the run up to Flamm 2026. These exchanges will be documented and shared online\, and the group will come together for a special episode in Sovay’s Meskla Podcast post Festival. \nWe are also holding a live podcast event during the festival to highlight the conversations around [Dis]Location\, with Sovay Berriman & Liverpool Biennial 2025 Curator Marie-Anne McQuay\, hosted by Jelena Sofronijevic of EMPIRE LINES podcast. \n  \nAbout Sovay Berriman\n \nSovay Berriman is an artist working for 25+ years\, based in Cornwall with a practice spanning sculpture\, drawing\, film\, broadcasting\, research and social learning situations. Sovay’s work reviews and questions systems and structures of power\, challenging us to claim agency and responsibility for the roles we play in the ecosystems we occupy.  \nSovay was the Clore Visual Art Fellow 2023-24\, with a secondment with National Theatre Scotland and a published outcome\, ‘ReWilding Arts Leadership’. In 2023 Sovay was commissioned by Hospital Rooms to make a new permanent commission for Longreach House\, Cornwall Hospitals Trust. Between 2022-25\, Sovay delivered ‘MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh’ a multi-platform project that explored contemporary Cornish cultural identity and its relationship with heritage\, land\, and extraction industries. ‘MESKLA’ was funded by Arts Council England\, Feast and Historic England and encompassed new sculpture and film\, workshops and podcasts and culminated in the 2025 exhibition ‘Catching Copper’ at East Pool Mine in partnership with The National Trust. \nSovay has a long standing commitment to artist-led activity\, including via co-running ‘Agile Structures’ (2020 – 2025) with artist Sara Bowler\, and as consultant and co-director for ALIAS (Artist Led Initiative Advisory Service) 2009-2018.  \nsovayberriman.co.uk\n@sovayberriman \n  \nThe Artist Pairs\n\nKatie Ethridge with Boseda Olawoye\nKatie Etheridge is an artist\, performer and community engagement practitioner with 25 years experience connecting people and places through playful\, inventive and interactive performances and artworks. With her company Small Acts\, Katie creates and produces a diverse range of socially engaged projects working with communities in Cornwall and nationally. Small Acts specialise in connecting people face-to-face to create participatory live art that brings individuals and communities together through small acts that make a big difference. \n \nFind out more about Katie’s Flamm 2026 Project \nBoseda Olawoye (known as Bo) is a Nottingham based independent creative producer/ consultant who is dedicated to making innovative arts projects in collaboration with diverse communities\, young people (13+)\, marginalised groups\, artists and public partners. Her work explores race\, identity\, place and social justice issues. Bo has worked with Beam- Arts for people & places (North)\, INIVA (London)\, Edinburgh Art Festival\, The Imperial War Museum (UK) Counterpoints Arts (London)\, The Evans Foundation(EU)\, idle women (Lancashire) and artist/activist Emory Douglas (USA). \nBoseda was awarded a research grant from the Churchill Fellowship (2023-24) to find out how grassroots black-led arts organisations in Chicago (USA) use creativity as a tool for social change and similar models internationally. \n \n  \nRachael Jones and Anca Dimofte\nRachael Jones is an artist-filmmaker and researcher whose practice often extends to involve others in the filmmaking process. Sometimes participants are objects with their own agency\, and as a result her films are made up of multiple interacting assemblages. Often working with archive images\, she blends old photographs with newly created visuals\, incorporating both analogue and digital formats that create playful tension in her films. Interested in what can come out of research\, embodiment and participation\, Rachael’s films retain traces of process-driven interactions\, using experimental filmmaking\, sound and animation techniques to creatively connect participants with place. She is involved in land-based\, alternative and sustainable practices\, using found materials and handmade processes where possible. \n \nFind out more about Rachael’s Flamm 2026 Project \nAnca Dimofte is a Romanian-born artist living in London\, working across video\, mixed media\, and performance. With a background in documentary filmmaking\, her practice is informed by feminist and social justice struggle\, embodied histories\, and lived experiences of migration. Her work explores how memory\, stories and trauma are carried in the body\, shaping individual and collective doorways for transformation\, solidarity\, and political resistance. \n \n  \nAlice Mahoney and Kaajal Modi\nAlice Mahoney is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice investigates the entangled relationships between materiality\, place\, and human and non-human systems. Her work is grounded in an exploration of ecological and socio-historical interconnectedness\, with particular attention to the layered geographies of post-industrial landscapes and their associated watercourses. \nWorking with clay\, sound\, and found or waste materials\, Mahoney engages with environments understood as cyclical\, impermanent\, and continually shifting. Her sculptural\, research-led processes examine the residues of extractive industry alongside organic\, cultural\, and ecological regeneration\, situating her practice within wider conversations around land use\, memory\, and repair. Through embodied experience\, speculative enquiry\, and collective memory\, she seeks to reimagine how we might reconnect with these places\, foregrounding the potential of art to act as a conduit for relational\, restorative\, and re-enchanted engagements with landscape. \n \nFind out more about Alice’s Flamm 2026 Project \nKaajal Modi is a multidisciplinary artist-educator mediating material engagements with food\, land and water to explore the politics of how humans relate to the world through our bodies and our imaginations. Kaajal works with communities (social\, cultural\, microbial\, technological\, ecological) to explore knowledges on how we live well together in the present\, in ways that can inform speculations about resilient and abundant futures. Her practice is rooted in co-creation\, and incorporates listening\, recording\, fermenting and foraging to create lively and situated encounters between people\, organisms and ecosystems in ways that invite critical reflection and action. \n \n  \nFlamm is funded by Experience Bodmin through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; Cornwall Council and Arts Council England\, with Artists Exchange co-supported by Counterpoints and Flamm. \n  \nAbout FLAMM\nflamm noun; plural noun: flammow\n1. flame\n2. also used in flamm nowedh adj. meaning brand new \nFlamm is a visual art-led event that brings internationally and nationally important work to Cornwall\, enables ambitious new work by locally-based artists and engages communities and visitors in its multi-layered programme. Flamm is part of Creative Kernow. \nFor its pilot year\, Flamm was based in Redruth and took place over the weekend of 21-22 October 2023. The event used a variety of spaces throughout the town for screenings\, exhibitions\, activities\, talks and performances. For 2023\, Festival team worked with the theme of Change\, you can see some highlights of the festival here. \nThe vision is for Flamm to continue as an annual or biennial event\, moving across Cornwall\, with a new location and theme for each iteration. \nThis year\, the Festival will be in Bodmin on 28 Feb and 1 Mar 2026\, with a festival theme of [Dis]Location. \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/flamm-x-counterpoints-dislocation-artists-exchange/ LOCATION:Flamm Festival\, Krowji\, West Park\, Redruth\, Cornwall\, TR15 3GE CATEGORIES:Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/kaajal.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260123T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260123T183000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20260123T122104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T181751Z UID:10000591-1769189400-1769193000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Counterpoints in Conversation - Episode One DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints in Conversation radio series on Resonance FM.\nListen HERE \nThe broadcast series brings together socially engaged artists\, filmmakers\, writers\, and activists reshaping how we think about displacement\, racial and climate justice\, and social change. Across six episodes\, we ask how different forms of artistic expression can shift what we believe is possible when imagining a fairer and more just world. \nHosted by DJ\, broadcaster\, and curator\, Gaby D’Annunzio\, we’re kicking things off with film – exploring the medium’s potential to challenge dominant narratives and make space for stories that are more human\, honest\, and representative of different experiences of displacement. \nIn this first episode\, we’re joined by Counterpoints Productions Lead Ornella Mutoni\, who also directed short film\, ‘The Things We Don’t Say’\, which explores complex journeys of healing in post-genocide societies. Joining her is the award-winning filmmaker Maria Marrone. Maria’s recently commissioned documentary ‘Rendered in Light’\, follows a software engineer in Gaza creating vital spaces of care for community healing under siege. \nFollow the conversation across monthly shows and you will meet inspiring and talented artists\, covering different experiences of migration and art making. The broadcasts are live on last Friday each month at 5.30pm or listen to it in the link in bio. You can then catch up with each episode on Resonance FM 104.4 FM\, and in Counterpoints’ archive. \n  \nAbout Ornella Mutoni: \n\nOrnella is a Pop Culture and Social Change Producer at Counterpoints Arts. She is also a documentary director\, producer\, and cultural worker whose work tenderly explores collective healing and the legacy of trauma through intimate storytelling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nHer directorial debut ‘The Things We Don’t Say’ was distributed by The Guardian Documentaries and also earned her a nomination for the Gaby Rado Award for New Journalist at the 2025 Amnesty Media Awards. She is currently working on her first feature documentary. \nOrnella has worked in prime-time broadcast TV and video journalism for 6 years with award-winning production companies making a range of documentaries for UK\, Australian\, Dutch\, and American broadcasters. \nAs a cultural worker she is passionate about working at the intersections of social justice\, liberation movements and DIY culture with film and music. She currently produces a podcast series for the Decolonial Centre and regularly curates film programmes. She previously co-founded Lossless Radio\, a community focused radio station in Narrm/Melbourne. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbout Maria Marrone: \nMaria is an emerging documentary filmmaker and photographer. She received her undergraduate degree from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and her master’s from the London School of Oriental & African Studies. Her cinematography\, editing and co-direction in her first film\, the ritual to beauty\, won the Grand Jury prize at Slamdance and received nominations at BlackStar Film Festival\, HotDocs\, and BFI London Film Festival. She has been part of the edit team for award-winning films has dedicated much of her work to films that promote social change\, most notably for the Muslim\, Latinx\, and Afro-Latinx diaspora. She has used her talents to create moving pieces for charities working out of Palestine and Iraqi Kurdistan. Her photography work has been featured in a series of publications including VICE\, DazedDigital\, and Latina Magazine. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/counterpoints-in-conversation-episode-one/ LOCATION:https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/counterpoints-in-conversation-23rd-january-2026/ CATEGORIES:Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Resonance-ep-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251124T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251124T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20251104T123846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T140324Z UID:10000585-1763982000-1764003600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Holding Space: Bradford 2025 DESCRIPTION:Arts\, Refugees and Mental Health National Gathering: Exploring the role of creativity in supporting the wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers.\nWe are delighted to announce Holding Space – Arts\, Refugees and Mental Health National Gathering Bradford 2025. \nDeveloped in partnership between Bradford 2025 and Counterpoints Arts\, this event will bring together artists\, activists\, community groups and health & wellbeing professionals\, to explore the role of art and creativity in supporting the wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers. \nCounterpoints Arts supports the arts by and about refugees and migrants and works at the intersection of climate justice\, racial justice\, mental health and displacement. Our arts\, refugees and mental health programme connects people and organisations across different disciplines and facilitates collaboration and shared learning. \nA City of Sanctuary since 2010\, Bradford nurtures a culture of welcome and safety for migrant communities. \nFree registration \nWhat to expect:\n-Engaging speakers and panels\n-Interactive sessions exploring kind and caring ways of working together\n-Networking opportunities\n-Food & marketplace \nFull programme to follow. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/holding-space-bradford-2025/ LOCATION:Bradford Live\, 1 Thornton Rd\, Bradford\, BD1 2EP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,Mental Health ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16713_The-Peace-Meal_Karol-Wyszynski.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T123000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20250831T095124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T082941Z UID:10000561-1762513200-1762518600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Platforma Festival 2025: Reflections and Next Steps DESCRIPTION:Join us to reflect on the Platforma 2025 programme in the East of England\, and to consider the impact\, learning and next steps for building partnerships\, capacity and programming.\nOnline – all welcome\, hosted by Counterpoints Arts. \nFree booking via Eventbrite. \nTom Green (Counterpoints Arts Senior Producer) will lead the conversation\, with Daisy Lees (Community Engagement Lead from the Essex Cultural Diversity Project) and Aisha Zia (writer\, curator and producer of Platforma in Peterborough). \nDraft agenda: \nShort presentations from local Platforma programmes \nAttendees to share one or two of their most significant moments  in the Platforma planning and programme. \nLooking ahead: what would be the best possible outcome for you in terms of building partnerships locally and across the region? \nWhat do you think are the opportunities for changing the conversation and building support in this context? URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/platforma-festival-2025-reflections-and-next-steps/ CATEGORIES:Learning,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PLATFORMA_RGB_BLACK.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20250716T094252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T160714Z UID:10000537-1761728400-1761757200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination: Creative Exchange 2025 DESCRIPTION:An immersive training day to share insights\, reflections and experiences of how creative practices can expand and enrich how we understand belonging.\nFrom Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination. Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund. Presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nCambridge Curiosity and Imagination (CCI) is an arts and well-being charity founded in 2007. They are a creative organisation that works to inspire and enrich communities across the region. Though children and young people are at the heart of all their work\, they design ways for people of all ages to develop their own curiosity and imagination by inviting them into playful environments and giving them the permission to express their own ideas. \nFull information and free booking \nAbout the event\nOn Wednesday 29th October 2025\, Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination will return to Storey’s Field to co-host an immersive\, creative\, training experience that will build knowledge\, skills and understanding of how elements from Artscaping can help us enrich and expand how we understand belonging across our diverse settings. \nWhat is Artscaping?\nArtscaping is an established arts-in-nature programme\, with a growing body of research-led evidence underpinning it\, that supports creative learning\, mental health and well-being. It places creativity and imagination at the heart of a practice that connects children and communities to their local environments and landscapes. The practice has been co-created with artists\, children and young people\, and those who support them by arts and well-being charity Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination. \nAs we all know\, the prevalence of mental health disorders in children and young people has risen from 1 in 9 in 2017\, to 1 in 5 in 2023\, with the mental health gap between the poorest and wealthiest children increasing. Substantial benefits for well-being are derived from contact with nature\, however children now spend less time outdoors and are less well connected to the natural environment. Artscaping goes beyond traditional forms of arts (e.g.\, drawing) towards an experiential connection with nature\, bringing positive impacts for everyone involved – children\, young people and the adults who support them. \n“Don’t worry about starting\, it’s fun and there are friendly people… And don’t worry about not being good at it\, just try. I’ve been surprised because I thought I wasn’t very good at craft.” Tobias\, 6 years old. \n“I got a lot from this work. I felt like we were really caring for families\, not just showing them a website or putting them on a waiting list.” Lynda\, family support work. \n“This has helped me to take a moment for myself.” Jade\, primary school teacher. \nWork with Fullscope and Cambridge Acorn Project\nArtscaping is an integral part of the work of Fullscope\, a consortium of organisations united by a vision of positive mental health for all\, but especially for children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Parts of the programme have been delivered with family therapy charity Cambridge Acorn Project. Since the programme began in 2016\, we’ve learnt how Artscaping can enable communities to become safer and more supportive places for children\, offering an early intervention strategy for emerging mental health concerns and support for children who may not be eligible for other programs. \n“I spend most of my day thinking where am I going to get help for these children. The need is so high. The link between CCI and CAP is really positive. The parents really notice and appreciate it. They come and thank me and say this is just what their children need. It fills me with joy to talk about it.” Stella\, SENCO lead. \nThis day has been planned to explore ways in which the Artscaping practice might be relevant to colleagues in the wider system supporting children\, young people and their communities. \nThe day\n40 delegates will work in small groups with CCI artists and CAP therapists\, receiving support in designing principles and practical steps to act upon in the following weeks. The evidence base for the work will be highlighted by our academic colleagues\, and a concluding plenary will gather reflections from across the day. \nDelegates will experience and reflect on how creative experiences can open up how we understand and support belonging. \nEach delegate will receive an Artscaping reflective guide and be invited to join a series of follow up work-in-progress webinars for ongoing support and learning. In addition\, delegates will participate in the evaluation of the event\, from which findings will be shared with every participating organisation. \nThis Creative Exchange has been made possible through generous funding from the National Lottery Communities Fund. The support allows us to offer each place at a heavily subsidised rate of £25. Bookings can be made on the Eventbrite platform through this link: \nImage (C) Gabrielle Arenge 2024 URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/cambridge-curiosity-and-imagination-creative-exchange-2025/ CATEGORIES:Learning,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IMG-20250714-WA0012-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T153000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20250830T202412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T164508Z UID:10000559-1761399000-1761406200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:How to Talk About Palestine – with Makan DESCRIPTION:From 62 Gladstone Street: Join Makan for a practical workshop designed to help you speak more confidently and effectively about Palestine.\nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025)\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nMakan is a Palestinian led educational organisation dedicated to facilitating transformative learning experiences centred around Palestinian liberation and intersectional issues through their workshops\, partnerships\, and accessible online resources. They strive to provide a perspective that captures the history of the Palestinian struggle for liberation and the realities on the ground. Their aim is to support advocates as part of a community that is not only well-informed\, interconnected\, and empowered but also passionately committed to cultivating a future for Palestinians built on freedom\, justice\, and dignity. \nFull details and free booking \nAbout Platforma in Peterborough \nPlatforma 2025 in Peterborough is produced by 62 Gladstone Street\, a community-rooted arts space in the heart of Peterborough with a particular focus on supporting South Asian and MENA artists. Through exhibitions\, residencies\, and public programmes\, it provides a vital platform for underrepresented voices and fosters meaningful dialogue between artists and the wider community. \nPartners: Counterpoints Arts\, Landmark Theatres\, Peterborough Cultural Alliance\, Metal Peterborough\, Peterborough Presents\, Peterborough Museum\, HELP Charity & the Aziz Foundation \nDedication: “Our programme is dedicated to the innocent men\, women\, and children who have lost their lives\, those who have been displaced by war\, and all those seeking a safe place to call home.” \n62 Gladstone Street’s Platforma programme is supported by Arts Council England as and presented as part of the wider Platforma Festival across the East of England\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/how-to-talk-about-palestine-with-makan/ LOCATION:Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery\, 51 Priestgate\, Peterborough\, PE1 1LF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/talking.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251024T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251024T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20250914T074714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250914T074903Z UID:10000571-1761303600-1761318000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Artist Salon Lowestoft DESCRIPTION:Essex Cultural Diversity Project’s Artist Salons are free workshop and networking opportunities for creative practitioners and community organisers. Come along to share and develop ideas for art projects which celebrate diversity. There will be hands-on advice about engaging with communities and applying for public funds for community art projects. The day includes a complimentary lunch. \nPresented as part of the Platforma Festival\, produced by Counterpoints Arts\, this Artist Salon will be focussed on intercultural arts provision for migrant\, refugee and asylum seeker communities. \nFree\, but places are limited so booking is essential. \nDate: Friday 24 October 11am-3pm\nVenue: The Battery\, 119 London Road North Lowestoft\, England\, NR32 1LZ \nFull details: https://essexcdp.com/event/artist-salon-lowestoft/ \nWho Should Attend?\nThe event is open to emerging or more established artists/arts organisations\, or representatives from organisations who want to develop creative projects within diversity settings. \nEssex Cultural Diversity Project’s core mission is to energise diversity in arts and heritage. \n“We know that diversity is different for everyone. Diversity for us means: cultural diversity | different ethnic backgrounds | low socio-economic backgrounds | LGBTQ+ | disability | neurodiversity | or an intersection of these. We often support artists and projects that engage with: deprived communities | marginalised voices | communities with little or no access to the Arts | those who are culturally curious or want to connect with where they live in different ways.” \nAbout the Hosts and Partners\nLed by First Light Festival CIC\, the Battery of Ideas Place Partnership is designed to fire up ideas\, enthusiasm and involvement in the new Cultural Quarter development in Lowestoft town centre\, to grow public awareness and engagement in the Quarter and create a step change in creative production and cultural participation in the town. The Battery is a space for inclusive creative participation and engagement\, co-production\, planning and testing out activity as Lowestoft’s new Cultural Quarter develops. Currently we are testing out a programme of creative health activity\, live performance\, visual art exhibitions and installations in partnership with a consortium of local arts organisations and cross sector partners. The Battery of Ideas project has awarded 34 local creatives enterprise bursaries and art commissions\, including to make work that will be shown in the Battery and at First Light Festival. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/artist-salon-lowestoft/ LOCATION:The Battery\, 119 London Road North\, Lowestoft\, NR32 1LZ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Artwork-625x425-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20250914T074617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250914T074851Z UID:10000570-1760439600-1760454000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Artist Salon Saxmundham DESCRIPTION:Are you a creative practitioner or professional working\, or wanting to work\, in diversity? \nEssex Cultural Diversity Project’s Artist Salons are free workshop and networking opportunities for creative practitioners and community organisers. Come along to share and develop ideas for art projects which celebrate diversity. There will be hands-on advice about engaging with communities and applying for public funds for community art projects. The day includes a complimentary lunch. \nPresented as part of the Platforma Festival\, produced by Counterpoints Arts\, this Artist Salon will be focussed on intercultural arts provision for migrant\, refugee and asylum seeker communities. \nFree\, but places are limited so booking is essential. \nDate: Tuesday 14 October 11am-3pm\nVenue: The Art Station\, 48 High Street\, Saxmundham\, Suffolk\, IP17 1AB \nFull details: https://essexcdp.com/event/artist-salon-saxmundham/ \nWho Should Attend? \nThe event is open to emerging or more established artists/arts organisations\, or representatives from organisations who want to develop creative projects within diversity settings. \nEssex Cultural Diversity Project’s core mission is to energise diversity in arts and heritage. \n“We know that diversity is different for everyone. Diversity for us means: cultural diversity | different ethnic backgrounds | low socio-economic backgrounds | LGBTQ+ | disability | neurodiversity | or an intersection of these. We often support artists and projects that engage with: deprived communities | marginalised voices | communities with little or no access to the Arts | those who are culturally curious or want to connect with where they live in different ways.” \nGuest Speakers\nAngie Lee-Foster is Programme Manager for Creative Health at Britten Pears Arts. Britten Pears Arts is a pioneering cultural charity which uses music to transform people’s lives\, to bring communities together and enhance daily life. \nTor Cooke is Programme Manager for The Art Station. The Art Station is a dynamic\, ambitious\, arts charity\, developing and supporting culture and creativity in East Suffolk through a free Arts and Learning programme. \nHosts and Partners\nThis Artist Salon is developed in partnership with Britten Pears Arts and Snape Maltings\, with Angie Lee-Foster\, Programme Manager for Creative Health at Britten Pears Arts. Britten Pears Arts is a pioneering cultural charity which uses music to transform people’s lives\, bringing communities together and enhancing daily life. \nThe Art Station is a charity arts organisation providing a new creative hub in Saxmundham\, a rural market town in coastal Suffolk. Having completed a major refurbishment of the first floor of a former 1950’s telephone exchange and post office\, The Art Station’s unique venue has become a base for a dynamic and engaging arts and community programme. They aim to unlock potential and effect real change – enabling people to come together to form communities around the creative industries and tech. By providing affordable creative space for local artists\, makers and tech developers\, alongside exhibition and event spaces\, The Art Station is developing new networks in the region and provides access to unique creative opportunities. \n \n \n                     URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/artist-salon-saxmundham/ LOCATION:The Art Station\, 48 High Street\, Saxmundham\, P17 1AB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Artwork-625x425-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251014T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20250922T142355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T142808Z UID:10000575-1760436000-1760450400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Kurdish Cookery DESCRIPTION:Three excellent home cooks will demonstrate how to make the extremely delicious Kurdish dish of dolma\, which consists many different vegetables stuffed with rice\, lamb\, herbs and spices. \nAfterwards\, you are invited to share the food that has been prepared. \nThe demonstration will begin at 10:00 am on 14 October at the Suffolk Food Hall Cookery School\, and the meal should be finished by 14:00. \nIf you would like to come\, please email rozhgarahmedcook@gmail \nPlaces are limited\, so email as soon as you can. \nPresented with support from Suffolk County Council as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/kurdish-cookery/ LOCATION:Suffolk Food Hall\, Suffolk Food Hall Ltd Wherstead\,\, Ipswich\, IP9 2AB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/47fdd84f-ad23-495e-a82c-1e5e6f8e0b85.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20250127T091559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T134925Z UID:10000475-1740564000-1740574800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Refugee Week online conference DESCRIPTION:Do you want to find out how you can get involved in this year’s Refugee Week? Save the date for the annual Refugee Week Conference. \nJoin us online from wherever you are in the world. Let’s embody Refugee Week’s 2025 theme “Community As A Superpower” and come together to connect and collaborate on this movement. \nReserve your free place here \nRefugee Week UK is a partnership project coordinated by Counterpoints Arts. It is the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. \nEstablished in 1998 in the UK\, this annual global festival aligns with World Refugee Day\, celebrated worldwide on June 20th. \nIn 2025\, join us from June 16th to 22nd for a community-powered week! URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-online-conference/ CATEGORIES:Learning,Refugee Week ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Theme-Instagram-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241130 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20240124T164349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T134930Z UID:10000396-1732752000-1732924799@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:International Conference Culture & Mental Health: Refugees DESCRIPTION:The second Culture & Mental Health international conference will take place in Ghent\, Belgium on 28 and 29 November 2024. This conference seeks to promote learning\, discussion and debate around cultural interventions aimed at improving the wellbeing of people recovering from mental health difficulties or people in vulnerable situations. The focus of this edition is on supporting the mental wellbeing of forcibly displaced people through art and culture. \nIn a report in 2022 the EU and WHO call for support for the mental wellbeing of forcibly displaced people through art and culture : “People displaced because of natural disasters\, persecution\, conflict\, generalised violence or human rights violations invariably experience significant loss\, physical hardships and other stressors that can lead to psychological distress. A large body of evidence shows how forcibly displaced people contribute positively to society. This potential can be further enhanced by ensuring that they are in good physical and mental health. Therefore\, according to the report\, it is important to support the arts\, as investing in the field is an investment in the mental\, physical and social health of forcibly displaced people.” \nThis conference wants to bring together individuals from the public\, academic\, third sector and voluntary sectors\, to share experiences\, practices and knowledge about the importance and impact of the arts\, reading\, heritage and creativity on improving mental health\, wellbeing and resilience of refugees. \nCounterpoints is part of the programme committee for the conference. \nFull details\, including call for contributions: https://www.museumdrguislain.be/en/onview-en/culture-mental-health-refugees URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/international-conference-culture-mental-health-refugees/ LOCATION:Dr Guislain Museum\, Jozef Guislainstraat 43b\, Ghent\, 09 39 86 950\, Belgium CATEGORIES:Blog,Learning,Mental Health ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Dr-Giuslan-Museum-Ghent-Belgium.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240906T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240908T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20240904T235344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T113133Z UID:10000459-1725634800-1725811200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Climate & Displacement Part II: A gathering for womxn artists DESCRIPTION:A collective of womxn* dedicated to addressing the intertwined challenges of displacement\, racial justice\, and climate justice gathers for the second time\, on the Island of Portland. This 3-day gathering is organised during b-side Festival\, connecting to the Festival programme and b-side team and network. \nOur Gathering is a continuation of our shared journey with a group of womxn practitioners that began in November 2023 — one built on connections around collaboration\, creativity\, and radical care. Together\, we will continue to shape this space\, allowing our practices to speak of our own and each other’s work. It is curated in collaboration with socially engaged artist Dana Olărescu. \nOur approach for this Gathering can be grounded in Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown\, which emphasises that profound change begins with small\, intentional actions. We will embrace this philosophy as we engage in intimate\, radical conversations that plant the seeds of transformation. These dialogues—full of insight\, discomfort\, and revelation—hold the power to shape movements that confront and dismantle systems of oppression. \nOur work here is contextual\, deeply tied to the immediate tensions surrounding us\, such as the hostile environment and immigration policies symbolised by the Bibby Stockholm barge and the larger global conflicts like the ongoing genocide in Palestine\, conflicts and emergencies in Sudan\, DRC\, Yemen\, Bangladesh\, as well as countries embroiled within the continuities of colonial legacies and histories. These events are inextricably linked to our explorations of settler colonialism and environmental justice. Our partnerships with the b-side team and Dhaqan Collective\, and through their project House of Weaving Songs\, enrich our understanding of cultural memory and resilience\, particularly within the communities on the Isle of Portland and Somali communities in Bristol and elsewhere. \nA key question we will explore is how we continue to work together and also how to document these radical conversations—capturing their transformative potential in a way that resonates with broader audiences and allies. Our aim is not just to record but to craft narratives that carry forward the energy and intent of our collective work. \nThroughout our time together\, we invite you to fully engage\, rest when needed\, and bring as much of yourselves into this space as you can. Through walks\, meals\, discussions\, and reflection\, let us co-create a space where our practices can be supported and where we can envision new paths forward. \nAs adrienne maree brown reminds us\, “small is all.” Every action\, every conversation is an opportunity to shape the future we want—a future where justice\, care\, and freedom for all are central to our movements. \n*We use this term to include transgender women and nonbinary people. \nOur Programme: \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJoining: \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nOur growing network includes the following practitioners who were part of the November 2023 gathering: \nAbigail Reynolds\, Artist \nAnnie Hall\, Counterpoints Operations Manager \nCarmel King\, Photographer \nDalia Al-Dujaili\, Writer\, Editor\, Producer \nDeborah Yewande Bankole\, Creative producer\, Strategist\, Researcher \nFarah Ahmed\, Climate Justice Organiser\, Facilitator\, Creative Producer and Curator \nGeorgia Beeston\, Co-Founder of Bosla Arts\, Senior Digital Officer at PEN International \nHenna Asikainen\, Artist \nLara Deffense\, Refugee Week UK Coordinator \nKaajal Modi\, Multidisciplinary Artist and Researcher \nMariana Pinto Leitão Pereira\, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre\, University of York \nNaima Khan\, Counterpoints’ Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees and the Director of feminist\, Muslim organisation the Inclusive Mosque Initiative \nSandy Leong\, artist \nzoë laureen palmer\, Artist\, Writer and Human Ecologist \n  \nThank you to our network\, and to our friends at b-side Festival for their support. \n  \nImage credit: Carmel King. Gathering Part 1\, at Hawkwood College\, November 2023 \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/climate-displacement-part-ii-a-gathering-for-womxn-artists/ CATEGORIES:Learning,Sustainability & Climate Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/20231104_Counterpoint-Arts_388.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240620T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240620T163000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20240530T120958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144534Z UID:10000423-1718892000-1718901000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Greengross Global Arts 4 Brain Health Change Makers REFUGEE Conversation DESCRIPTION:There are 110 million people around the world who have been forcibly displaced as a result of persecution\, conflict\, violence\, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order\, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Of these\, 6.1 million are asylum seekers (having applied for asylum awaiting decision as to whether they will be granted refugee status) and 36.4 million are living as refugees. Some 404\,000 refugees returned to their countries of origin during the first half of 2023 while 59\,500 were resettled. From the war in Ukraine to ongoing conflict in Syria\, the Middle East\, to climate shocks and economic turmoil in East Africa and Latin America—global instability is increasing. \nTo address the trauma of displacement\, torture\, prevent retraumatisation on entry into even a safe but strange new country\, a remarkable range of organisations offer care and rehabilitative support. Working in temporary hotel accommodation\, day centres\, detention camps\, and with trauma-informed training\, artists and arts therapists are encouraging refugees to connect\, express themselves through participatory arts so as to preserve their heritage and gradually rebuild their brain health and a new sense of belonging. \nWho for? \nIf you are involved with arts practice for refugees\, or if you teach\, study or work in the fields neuroscience\, psychology\, psychiatry involving arts to preserve brain health\, and social prescribing to enable people to access inspirational cultural and creative opportunities to preserve their brain health\, identity and confidence among their new communities. \nA G E N D A (Online: 14.00 – 16.30 BST) \nHOST: Veronica Franklin Gould\, President\, Arts 4 Dementia. \nCHAIR : Alexandra Coulter\, Director\, National Centre for Creative Health. \nChristopher Bailey\, Arts and Health Lead\, World Health Organisation. \nProfessor Cornelius Katona Medical and Research Director of the Helen Bamber Foundation. Royal College of Psychiatrists lead on Refugee and Asylum Mental Health. \nAlmir Koldzic\, Director and Co-Founder\, Counterpoints Arts ‘Creatively Minded and Refugees’ \nPANEL Chair: Professor Cornelius Katona \n\nDaniela Nofal\, Counterpoints Arts – Network\nBobby Lloyd\, Art Refuge\, Community Table\nSheila Hayman\, Freedom from Torture\, ‘Write to Life’\n\nPANEL Chair: Professor Rachel Tribe\, Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of East London \n\nSara Green\, Founder & Executive Director\, Art for Refugees in Transition\, New York.\nDr Hanan Khalil\, Associate Professor of Neurological Rehabilitation at Qatar University. Physical therapy for refugees in Qatar\nLis Murphy\, Creative Director and Ramsey Janini\, Creative Producer\, Music Action International\, Crisis Choirs led by refugee musicians for new arrivals at drop-in centres.\n\nPANEL Chair: Professor Rachel Tribe\, Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of East London \n\nJohanne Hudson-Lett\, Artistic Director\, Hear Me Out\n\n\nPhoebe Shaw\, Communities Programme Manager\, Untold Stories Project\, Artcore\, Derby.\n\n\nKunle Adewale\, Creative technology for refugees in Bosnia\, Ireland and Sheffield\n\nPROJEKT EUROPA Chair: Alexandra Coulter\, Director\, National Centre for Creative Health \n\nMaria Aberg\, Artistic Director\, Projekt Europa.\nProjekt Encounter: Dr Angeliki Varakis-Martin\, Lecturer in Drama and Theatre\, University of Kent\nProjekt Encounter: Dr Francisca Stangel and Tom Tegento\, drama for refugees workshop facilitators.\n\nRSVP your free place to attend here. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/greengross-global-arts-4-brain-health-change-makers-refugee-conversation/ CATEGORIES:Learning,Mental Health ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-750485569-17518429571-1-original.20240423-162255.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240617T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240617T173000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20240616T234712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T110809Z UID:10000445-1718625600-1718645400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Shaping the story DESCRIPTION:A strategic day of networking\, research and practice sharing – with arts\, media\, research\, philanthropy\, charity and policy sectors. A collaboration between Unbound Philanthropy\, Climate Outreach and Counterpoints Arts.\n  \n‘Over the last six months we have been mapping the work underway in the UK at the intersections of climate and migration. Whilst we have found that a lot is happening\, there is currently a chronic lack of resource\, capacity and connections leading to limitations in the impact of this important work. It is very exciting to see a rapid growth in grassroots organising\, interest from funders\, and awareness of the importance of this work from NGOs and others. A concerted effort is now needed to make the most of the window of opportunity that exists to influence policies\, politics and narratives on climate-related migration.’ Ruth Grove-White & Ben Margolis\, authors of Building Common Ground briefing\, May 2024 \n  \nImage: Counterpoints’ Women’s Climate Justice and Migration retreat\, Hawkwood College\, November 2023\n—————————————————————————————————————————- \nWe are convening a dynamic group of around 50 individuals from the arts\, media\, research\, philanthropy\, charity\, and policy sectors for a series of critical conversations: \nPanel 1: The Ecosystem \nSetting the stage\, we will delineate priorities and share pivotal insights from the newly commissioned report by Unbound Philanthropy. \nChair: Alice Sachrajda\, UK Programme Officer & UK Head of Cultural Strategy – Unbound Philanthropy \nWith Ruth Grove-White & Ben Margolis\, Unbound consultants and authors of Building Common Ground: Yasmin Halima – JCWI; Alba Kapoor – Runnymede Trust \nPanel 2: How We Talk About Climate and Migration \nThis panel delves into the narratives shaping climate and migration\, exploring strategic communication practices and strategies to dismantle toxic narratives. \nChair: Maryam Pasha\, TEDxLondon and Climate Curious podcast \nWith Fahmida Miah – Climate Outreach; André Dallas\, People and Planet; Sangeetha Iengar – Goldsmith Chambers and University of Oxford \nPanel 3: The Storytellers: Art and Climate Justice \nFocusing on the arts\, this session spotlights artists committed to storytelling and socially engaged methodologies\, engaging themes of decolonization\, intersectionality\, and community collaboration. \nChair: Bonnie Chiu\, The Social Investment Consultancy \nWith Dhaqan Collective\, Farah Ahmed – Julie’s Bicycle\, Nana Bempah – POCC \n—————————————————————————————————————————- \nOur intention is to craft a reflective space that showcases the recent briefing by Ruth Grove-White and Ben Margolis on civil society work at the intersections of climate and migration in the UK. The briefing highlights the need for significant investment from funders\, building cross-sector relationships\, supporting diverse leadership\, committing to intersectional work\, and embedding a vision of systemic change. \nWe aim to foster cross-sector networking and explore innovative ways to represent lived experiences\, supporting collaboration and movement-building at the nexus of climate justice and migration. We also celebrate the practices of artists and activists reimagining storytelling around climate justice and global displacement. \nThis gathering aspires to embody these priorities\, fostering innovative and inclusive approaches to the intertwined challenges of climate and migration. \n—————————————————————————————————————————- \nUnbound Philanthropy is a private grantmaking foundation that works to ensure that migrants and refugees are treated with respect and engage with their new communities. We support pragmatic\, innovative\, and responsive approaches to immigration and immigrant integration in the United States and United Kingdom. \nClimate Outreach is the first British charity to focus exclusively on public engagement with climate change. Every year Climate Outreach helps hundreds of organisations think about how they can tell a different climate story. They do this through research and advice\, workshops and training\, and Climate Visuals. \nYorkton Workshops is a home to the award winning design studio\, Pearson Lloyd. Saved from demolition\, by considering the most sustainable\, socially valuable and creatively interesting paths of working with\, preserving and enhancing the existing building – Yorkton is also a gallery\, event space and location available for hire in Hackney\, East London. \n—————————————————————————————————————————- URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/shaping-the-story/ LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,London Refugee Week,Pop Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LRW-OVERLAY-WEBSITE-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240328T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240328T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20240116T124719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144535Z UID:10000391-1711652400-1711652400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Who has the Right to Speak and Act in the Public Space? DESCRIPTION:Who has the right to speak and act in public space? \nReflecting on a series of public artworks commissioned by Counterpoints Arts in Greece\, the artists Tamara Al Mashouk\, Eirini Linardaki and Adrian Paci engage in a conversation with the co-curators Almir Koldzic and Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou. The artists and curators share insights and experiences relating to the process of artistic practice in the public space; community engagement; implications of the lack of transparent public art policy and strategy; and the social and political reactions generated when contemporary art comes into the urban landscape.  \nThis conversation will also reflect on the questions arising through the public programme that accompanied the commissions. Why is it so difficult to negotiate an artwork’s right to exist? What are the artistic and curatorial responsibilities\, and do we need a public policy for the arts in Greece?  \nAbout Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou \nNiovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou\, is an independent curator and Co-Director of Counterpoints Arts in Greece\, working on socially and politically engaged art projects relating to themes like national identity\, citizenship\, memory and reclaiming public space. Her curatorial work revolves around the question “Who is the Contemporary Athenian?”\, a project that she initiated as the Director of Victoria Square Project in Athens.   \nAbout Adrian Paci \nAdrian Paci was born in Shkodër\, Albania in 1969. Paci lives and works between Milan and Shkodër. Using his own experience of immigration from Albania to Italy\, and stories of family and friends\, Paci addresses issues such as exile\, identity\, memory and collective history. Paci’s body of work looks back on those tumultuous times\, addressing the radical political shifts of his homeland as it transitioned away from communism to a chaotic free market economy and his subsequent experiences as an artist in exile.   \nAbout Eirini Linardaki \nEirini Linardaki is a visual artist based in New York and Crete. Linardaki is also known for her community-based art projects\, particularly through workshops on accessibility and multiculturalism in several different countries like Liberia and France\, where she lived for more than 20 years. In 2019\, she initiated the “Occupy Art Project\,” a collaborative art research group that involves artists and curators from the US\, France and Greece. Linardaki’s activist work was recognised with the Sing For Hope Artivist Award in 2022. She is mother to two children.   \nAbout Tamara Al-Mashouk \nTamara Al-Mashouk is a London based Palestinian/Saudi artist and organizer. Through multi-channel video\, performance\, and architectural installation\, her work negotiates the relationship between home (both physical and metaphysical); the movement of people across societal and geographic borders; and memory\, with specific focus on the expansion of epigenetics beyond the body into place and matter. As a socially engaged practitioner in her organisational capacity\, she has been producing events for the past ten years. These have included: a BLM poetry night where the stage was the roof of a boat\, a fundraiser for the Lebanese thawra\, and most recently\, gatherings that feature food\, poetry\, music and discussion and carve vital space for connection within the diasporic Arabic communities in London.  \nReserve a spot at this event here. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/who-has-the-right-to-speak-and-act-in-the-public-space/ LOCATION:Hellenic Centre\, 16-18 Paddington Street\, London\, W1U 5AS CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fokneg_day2_drone4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240313T134500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240313T144500 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20240116T142636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144535Z UID:10000392-1710337500-1710341100@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Publishing into the Hostile Environment DESCRIPTION:This event is organised in collaboration with English Pen\, as part of the London Book Fair. \nAnti-immigration rhetoric is pervasive across all sectors of British society. This panel will discuss this ‘hostile environment’ and how its policies impact writers and creatives from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, how publishers can best support their writers and staff\, and how the books they commission and publish can better represent and platform the diversity of stories and voices. \nThe panel features writers Dina Nayeri and Awet Fissehaye\, and Vidisha Biswas from Footnote Press. The conversation is chaired by our co-chair\, Naima Khan. \nRead more here. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/publishing-into-the-hostile-environment/ LOCATION:London Book Fair\, Olympia London\, London\, W14 8UX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,Literature & Spoken Word ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IMG_5337.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240204T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240204T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20240124T163011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144536Z UID:10000395-1707062400-1707069600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:432 NO-MAD'S x Counterpoints DESCRIPTION:Join us at Aspex Portsmouth for an afternoon of poetry performances followed by a panel discussion supporting refugees and asylum seekers focused under the theme of ‘progression’. \nPerformers include: Jackson Davies\, Addy\, DarkStarGraver and Seema. \nThis event is a partnership project between Counterpoints Arts and art collective 432 NO-MAD’S. \nBooking link URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/432-no-mads-x-counterpoints/ LOCATION:Aspex Gallery\, The Vulcan Building Gunwharf Quays\, Portsmouth\, PO1 3BF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,Literature & Spoken Word ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_673836869_36684856936_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231212T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20231215T143306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144536Z UID:10000386-1702378800-1702386000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:'Arts\, Refugees and Mental Health' Roundtable DESCRIPTION:A free online roundtable\, designed and delivered by Counterpoints Arts\, exploring the arts\, refugees and mental health.\nFree registration \nFlourishing Lives and the Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing invite you to our latest free online workshop exploring anti-racist action and inclusive practice in arts & wellbeing services. \nWe are delighted to be working in partnership with Counterpoints Arts on this roundtable and are immensely grateful to Tom Green\, Daniela Nofal and Lara Deffense from Counterpoints for designing and facilitating the session. \nIn this session we will: \n\nHear insights from people about their lived experience of seeking asylum in the UK\nExplore the arts\, refugees and mental health\nShare case studies that include a range of different approaches\nConsider some of the common themes that emerge\nSet out some of the challenges and opportunities in this work\nShare reflections and connections to your work\nExplore anti-racist actions that you can implement in your work\n\nJoin us to share ideas and advocate for inclusive practice and anti-racist action across the arts and wellbeing sector. \nAbout The Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing: \nThe Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing is a group of representatives from arts\, wellbeing and race equality charities – including Flourishing Lives\, HEAR Network\, Race Equality Foundation\, Decolonising the Archive\, and Southwark Culture Health and Wellbeing Partnership – who partner with ethnically and culturally diverse organisations\, facilitators\, community groups\, participants and people to share their knowledge\, expertise\, learning and lived experience to support the wider arts and wellbeing sector to explore anti-racist action\, and develop wider engagement in the arts and mental health. The aim is to facilitate conversations\, deepen understanding and identify opportunities for change. \nThis discussion is part of an ongoing series of workshops and roundtables kindly funded by The National Lottery Community Fund which will support Flourishing Lives and the Anti-Racist Action Group to explore a range of topics\, issues and anti-racist actions over the next 2 years to help advocate for inclusive practice across the arts and wellbeing sector. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/arts-refugees-and-mental-health-roundtable/ CATEGORIES:Learning,Mental Health ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ARAG-Arts-Refugees-and-Mental-health-v2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231127T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231127T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20231215T124923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144536Z UID:10000378-1701081000-1701104400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:London Creative Health City: Building It Together DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints is delighted to be one of the contributors to an event produced by London Arts and Health where we will share the findings from our recent report Arts\, Refugees and Mental Health. \nEvent text: \nCulture has a significant impact on people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing. Through a multitude of organisations\, practitioners\, artists\, creative health workers\, social prescribers\, allied health professionals\, ICS systems and more we see health and culture working together to address health needs across the UK’s capital city. \nHowever\, for too many Londoners these activities are out of reach. \nOn the 27th November we invite everyone interested in the intersections of health and culture to come together to take part in a day of exchange and reflection\, boundary pushing and action planning. Together\, we will imagine London as a Creative Health capital city\, laying the building blocks to see it become reality. \nAn initiative developed and funded by the Mayor of London and Arts Council England\, delivered in partnership with London Arts and Health. \nFull details and booking URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/london-creative-health-city-building-it-together/ CATEGORIES:Learning,Mental Health ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CH-City-Unconference-Social-Media-1024x1024-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20230918T102415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000355-1699106400-1699124400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Re-imagine Community Practice: Cooperation Disco + Arty Farty Karaoke (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:What is the migrant arts community?\nA cluster network under specific labels? The act of solidarity over trauma? Or can we take a different approach?\nJoin Bristol-based performance artist Howl Yuan on this social gathering\, featuring friendship\, celebration and joy-making practices. \nDate: Saturday 4th November 2023\nTime: 2-7PM\nVenue: Mill Room\, St. Anne’s House\, St Anne’s Rd\, Brislington\, Bristol\, BS4 4AB \nIn Cooperation Disco\, the group will engage with map making\, games and celebratory dances to build connections and solidarity across people and places in the UK. It’s a seemingly mighty task that we’ll face together with creativity and playfulness! Here everyone has a place. \nArty-Farty Karaoke is a multilingual karaoke practice. It embraces the act of ‘singing along’ and ‘singing with’ as the collective cheerful connection-making method. \nHowl invites migrant artists\, performance makers\, cultural producers and their allies to come and share your need\, support\, voice and joy. \nBook your FREE place by emailing Platforma producer Tasnim Siddiqa Amin at tasnim@counterpoints.org.uk with your name\, your link with Bristol and South West and whether you identify as a migrant performance practitioner (including artists\, producers\, advocators\, thinkers). \nThis event is co-facilitated with Ania Varez. \nLight refreshments will be provided.\nTimings:\n2PM – Welcome\n2.30PM – 4.30PM Cooperation Disco\n4.30 – 5PM Break\n5 – 7PM Arty-Farty Karaoke \nAnia Varez (they/them) is a Venezuelan dance artist and community worker based in Bristol. They graduated with honors from the London Contemporary Dance School. Ania makes experimental and collaborative performances\, working with other dancers\, artists of other disciplines and with people who don’t identify as artists yet. They have worked with Lisa May Thomas\, Laila Diallo\, Terrestrial\, Fair Play Productions and Shotput Theatre. Their own work has toured internationally (Taiwan and South Korea) as well as in the UK\, including SPILL Festival. They are a member of Interval\, an artist support network in Bristol. \nHowl Yuan\, or Yuan Cheng-Po\, is a Taiwanese performance maker/writer/curator/researcher. His interests cross cultural identity\, mobility\, site/place/space and decolonised narratives. His works span different formats but are primarily performance-based\, and are presented in theatres\, galleries\, festivals\, beaches or gardens. \nImage credit: Howl Yuan \nThis event is co-commissioned by Counterpoint Arts and performingborders \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/re-imagine-community-practice/ LOCATION:St. Anne’s House\, St Anne's Rd\, Bristol\, BS4 4AB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Learning,Music,Performance & Dance,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231105 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20231025T110612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000373-1698969600-1699142399@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Climate Retreat DESCRIPTION:Image: House-of-Weaving Song by Dhaqan Collective © Luke O’Donovan \n  \n“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation\, and that is an act of political warfare.” \n“The love expressed between women is particular and powerful because we have had to love in order to live; love has been our survival.” \nAudre Lorde \n  \nAs part of this year’s Platforma Festival programme in the Southwest of England\, we have organised a Climate & Displacement mini-retreat\, taking place between 3-4 November at Hawkwood College\, Stroud. \nWith social and environmental issues intensifying\, and general discourse steered towards greenwashing and short-term solutions\, we need new approaches\, ideas and collaborations. With this challenge in mind\, we are organising a retreat that will convene a group of women artists\, who make work about community\, collectivism and solidarity. \nCould co-habiting in this way allow us to share our diverse methods\, processes\, struggles\, and accomplishments? Women have always convened. By giving a platform to women who are already developing work addressing answers to contemporary issues\, the retreat will provide an opportunity to start reciprocal conversations and engage intersectionally with womanhood\, migration and belonging in a self-directed\, non-hierarchical context. \nWe will host around twenty women in a generous\, intimate\, networking space that is about exchanging knowledge\, experiences\, practices and ‘making’ something together. \nThe retreat is co-designed and co-produced in collaboration with socially engaged artist Dana Olărescu. \nThis gathering is inspired by the fact that for the current Platforma Festival we organically commissioned and co-commissioned projects on migration and displacement by women artists\, who will be part of the retreat (artists Kaajal Modi and Dhaqan Collective – co-commissioned with Art Reach; and with Creative Kernow\, artists Sovay Berriman and Abigail Reynolds). This inspired us to want to re-imagine ways of gathering and collaborating led by women artists and activists\, including beyond this retreat. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/climate-retreat/ CATEGORIES:Learning,Sustainability & Climate Justice ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/House-of-Weaving-Songs-Playable-City-Bristol-Jul23-©-Luke-ODonovan-mid-res-26-of-36-e1698231818975.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T113000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20231017T190420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000369-1698487200-1698492600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:CROWN تاج Workshop (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE workshop on Saturday 28th October\, 10-11.30AM. Led by Company Scheherazade Director\, Mario Tarokh with support from Company Musician\, Mario Christofi. The workshop will incorporate basic technique\, movement exploration and learning choreography from the CROWN production. \nFeaturing a fun\, dynamic soundtrack mixing classical Persian music and electronica. Open to all levels and genders. Suitable for 16+. \nTo sign up email companyscheherazade@gmail.com or call Maria on 07709518378. \nFor more information\, visit www.mariatarokh.com URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/crown-%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%ac-workshop-bristol/ CATEGORIES:Learning,Performance & Dance,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Website-Platforma-Overlay-6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231022 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20230724T175359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000340-1697760000-1697932799@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:The Creative Sanctuary Symposium (Online) DESCRIPTION:The Creative Sanctuary symposium produced by Insiders / Outsiders Festival takes place online 20-21 October telling the story of Dartington Hall in Devon as an important place of sanctuary for refugees from Fascist Europe. Get your tickets on Eventbrite\, £0-35\, concessions available. \nDartington Hall\, established by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst in the late 1920s as a utopian agricultural and educational experiment\, became a much-needed place of refuge for a significant number of eminent creative individuals\, who because of their Jewish background and/or anti-fascist stance\, were forced to leave Germany (and later\, Austria) after 1933. Spanish Republicans fleeing the Spanish Civil War were also welcomed. \nComprising a lively mixture of illustrated talks straddling multiple art forms (fine and applied arts\, architecture\, dance and music)\, discussions\, Q&A sessions and film screenings\, the programme will be aimed at both a general and a specialist audience\, local\, national and international. \nThe symposium\, which draws on the very latest archival researches by established and early career scholars alike\, will fill a significant gap in twentieth century British cultural and social history. \nFor full details of the programme\, including a breakdown of events and guest speakers\, see the Eventbrite page. \nThe symposium is kindly supported by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art\, Shoresh Charitable Trust\, the Elmgrant Trust and Counterpoints Arts. \nMain image: Hans Keller teaching at Summer School of Music\, Dartington Hall \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-creative-sanctuary-symposium-online/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Learning,Multi-Art Form,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20230823T124141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000349-1697740200-1697745600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Art Works: How Organisers and Artists are Creating a Better World Together
 DESCRIPTION:Ken Grossinger in Conversation\nAuthor and strategist Ken Grossinger joins Fran Panetta\, Director of the new AKO Storytelling Institute and Almir Koldzic\, Director of Counterpoints Arts in conversation\, following the publication of Ken’s new book Art Works: How Organisers and Artists are Creating a Better World Together (The New Press\, 2023). \n\nKen Grossinger has been a leading strategist in movements for social and economic justice for thirty-five years\, in unions and community organisations\, and as director of Impact Philanthropy in Democracy Partners. Among other cultural projects\, he co-executive produced the award-winning Netflix documentaries The Social Dilemma and The Bleeding Edge. \nReviews \n“Art Works tells the complicated and fascinating story of the recent history of activism and the arts and points to new ways in which the arts\, pop culture\, and institutions are aligning themselves to address issues of violence\, beauty\, capitalism\, and justice. Challenging and inspiring\, the book raises many fundamental questions about the purpose of art and its relationship to societal change.” \nLaurie Anderson\, artist and activist \n“Grossinger’s arguments are a corrective to the cliché of ‘art for art’s sake.’ It is a rare manual for those who devote themselves to social change in times of crises\, a reference book about our political reality\, and an insightful signpost.” \nAi Weiwei\, artist and activist \n  \nFurther information: \n\nKen Grossinger\nArt Works\nAKO Storytelling Institute\n\nUniversity of the Arts London \n\nImage credit: Banner Image – Mural\, Stefan Ways\, 2013 \n  \nBooking link URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/art-works-how-organisers-and-artists-are-creating-a-better-world-together/ LOCATION:Central Saint Martins Studio Theatre\, Granary Square\, King’s Cross CATEGORIES:Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1692199040579.cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231029 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20230919T140804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000360-1696636800-1698537599@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Gwyrdh Glas Workshops (Cornwall) DESCRIPTION:Gwyrdh Glas Workshops\nAS PART OF FLAMM BY CREATIVE KERNOW \nDuring these workshops facilitated by local artist Sovay Berriman we will share thoughts on identity & Cornwall\, and then using the reclaimed materials available such as cardboard\, paper and cloth to make ‘rubbish sculptures’. Through the practical art-making Sovay invites the identity conversations to flow in a slightly different way. We will draw inspiration from the granite forms of carns of Kernow/Cornwall such as Carn Brea\, The Hurlers\, Trencrom and Rough Tor and are titled Gwyrdh Glas – Liwyow a Gernow / Colours of Cornwall. \nWe will paint the rock sculptures in colours that connect to our identities and relationships with the rocks of Kernow\, and we’ll name these colours in Kernewek/Cornish. If a fitting word does not exist\, we will create one through conversation and use of Kernewek/Cornish dictionaries loaned to the project by Kowethas an yeth Kernewek. \nThe colours and their words will be collected in a sample book – Liwyow a Gernow (Colours of Cornwall) which will be added to the MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh archive\, and offered to the Cornish Language Office to contribute to the gelyver kernewek (Cornish Dictionary). The Cornish Language Service will adjust the names we’ve created to ensure they ‘make-sense’ within the linguistic rules of the language. \nBoth the rock-sculptures and the sample book of colours will be included in Sovay’s exhibition Gwyrdh Glas as part of Flamm in Redruth 21st-22nd October. If they agree\, participants names will be included in the details of the project\, and the MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh PEOPLE page. \nWorkshops are sometimes drop-in\, and sometimes bookable\, please see each listing for details. \nSat 7th October | Krowji\, as part of the Fun Palaces weekend \nTues 10th October 11am – 1pm | The Shire Hall\, IntoBodmin for Hospital Rooms’ Cornwall Project \nSat & Sun 21st & 22nd October | Flamm Cornwall open drop-in. Location: Market Hall\, Market Way\, Redruth\, TR15 2AU \nFri & Sat 27th & 28th October | Lowender Festival\, Redruth \nFor more info about Sovay Berriman\, the workshops and events please visit https://sovayberriman.co.uk/MESKLA-workshops \n  \nCORE is being presented as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. Supported by Art Night\, Counterpoints Arts\, Creative Kernow\, Cultivator\, Good Growth\, Levelling Up\, Shared Prosperity Fund and Cornwall Council. Part of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/gwyrdh-glas-workshops-cornwall/ LOCATION:Cornwall CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning,Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Website-Platforma-Overlay-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230930T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231001T173000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20230919T133228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144539Z UID:10000359-1696075200-1696181400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Core: Electronic Music Workshops (Cornwall) DESCRIPTION:Core: Electronic Music Workshops\nAS PART OF FLAMM BY CREATIVE KERNOW\nMake dance music for the mix at Abigail Reynolds’ Core in a quarry on the edge of Redruth. \nCore is an invitation to dance to the rhythms and sounds of a quarry which has been drilled with hundreds of deep holes. The quarry was a test site for the drills used to set dynamite deep inside the stone\, but has been silent for decades. The lost rhythm of the percussive drills will be replaced by loud electronic beats created entirely from recordings made in the quarry. For Core\, sounds from the quarry will mixed by an impressive list of music producers\, solo\, in collaboration\, and through workshops. \nThe workshops are for all levels\, from curious young people and beginners who want to learn how to mix a dance track\, through to experienced music producers. Tracks made in these sessions will be included in the final mix performed in the quarry on October 21st. Three beginners workshops for up to 12 people will be led by Stuart Blackmore and Toby Sadgrove. The workshops are free to attend\, with a suggested donation of £10. \nSat 30 Sept \n12pm-2.30pm                workshop 12+ years \n3pm-5.30pm                  workshop 16+ years \nSun 1 Oct \n1pm-3.30pm                  workshop 18+ years \nLocation: Krowji\, West Park\, Redruth\, Cornwall TR15 3GE \nBook here for the workshops! \n  \nFor Music Producers\nCore is looking for dance tracks\, made from sound samples recorded in the quarry. On Sunday 1st October 4-7pm\, there will also be a share session for music producers led by Martin Pease. This is a masterclass for music producers who have already downloaded the quarry recordings and made a start with their own kit. If you work with music/sound and are interested in creating a track for Core and attend the masterclass. Email coresubmissions2023@gmail.com for information and a link. \n  \nCORE is being presented as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. Supported by Art Night\, Counterpoints Arts\, Creative Kernow\, Cultivator\, Good Growth\, Levelling Up\, Shared Prosperity Fund and Cornwall Council. Part of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/core-electronic-music-workshops/ LOCATION:Krowji\, West Park\, Cornwall\, TR15 3GE\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning,Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Website-Platforma-Overlay-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230718T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230718T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20151015T135905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144958Z UID:10000097-1689685200-1689699600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Performing Migratory Identity DESCRIPTION:Performing Migratory Identity: Performance Research on Displacement\, Belonging and Auto/Bio and Participatory Biography \nLindisfarne Centre\, St Aidan’s College\, University of Durham \n1:00 – 5:00 pm (lunch included) \nCounterpoints Arts’ Learning Lab in partnership with the Centre for Sex\, Gender and Sexualities\, University of Durham\, the Performing Arts\, University of Northumbria\, Platforma Arts + Refugee Network and The Forge\, reflects on the performance\, film and installation work of London-based artist and researcher\, Natasha Davis. \nFrom Rupture\, Asphyxia\, and Suspended\, to her multi-chaptered Internal Terrains and Teeth Show\, Davis imagines and renders intimate auto/biographical architectures of memory\, identity\, migration\, displacement\, trauma and the body. \nDavis’s work is informed by personal experience of enforced migration\, of crossing borders and a temporary loss of citizenship. Her performances – underpinned by longitudinal research – move fluently and fractiously between auto/bio and participatory biographies\, challenging many disciplinary truisms and boundaries. \nInspired by a provocation from Indian dramaturge Rustom Bharucha\, who subverts the question ‘When the play ends\, what remains?’ into ‘When the play ends\, what begins?’ Learning Lab explores the place of performance in engaging publics on the themes of identity\, migration\, memory and auto/biography. \nFollowing a response by performance artist Jane Arnfield (Reader in Arts\, Director of Fine & Visual Arts Programmes\, Northumbria University)\, questions for participants to consider include: how can personal autobiographical material open up and facilitate participatory experiences and insights? What form of knowledge is created and received through Davis’s mix of performance\, visual and live art and academic research? What can be revealed about histories of migration and displacement through using the body and memory as critical\, performance tools? What might performance-led visual and live art bring to the social sciences\, sciences and policy disciplines\, what possibilities can we imagine? \nIn conversation with a range of practitioners from the creative arts\, drama and performance\, and the humanistic social sciences – Davis will present a range of critical methodologies that are central to her work by way of presentation\, excerpts and a public interview. \nOur thanks to St Aidan’s College\, University of Durham for hospitality and support of Learning Lab. \nFor more information contact: \nMaggie O’Neill: maggie.o’neill@durham.ac.uk \nÁine O’Brien: aine@counterpoints.org.uk \nFor more on Learning Lab\, see here: http://learninglabeditions.org/ \nImage: Unrooted\, by Natasha Davis URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/performing-migratory-identity/ CATEGORIES:Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Unrooted-by-Natasha-Davis_image-for-Learning-Lab.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20230517T081638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000028-1687705200-1687708800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Migrant Futurism: Françoise Vergès DESCRIPTION:Presented by Radical Ecology\, Francoise Verges will deliver a key-note presentation in the Purcell Room\, reflecting on the context of the UK’s Illegal Migration Bill and drawing connections between forced migration\, climate breakdown\, gender violence and systemic violence to insist on the need to develop and enhance international solidarity in the face of these interconnected planetary crises. \nFrancoise Verges is a renowned decolonial activist and theorist\, who through works including A Decolonialism Feminism and A Feminist Theory of Violence explores the intersections of race\, migration and gender in the context of 21st century global capitalism. \nThe panel will be moderated by filmmaker\, activist and founder/director of Radical Ecology\, Ashish Ghadiali and will be followed by a Q&A. \nThis event is part of Refugee Week\, and launching Migrant Futurism\, a long-term strand of research and public programming by Radical Ecology and in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts and the Southbank Centre. \nMigrant Futurism is a long-term curatorial project\, led by Radical Ecology\, that interrogates cultural strategies\, in the context of displacement\, for the imagination of just and sustainable futures. \nTickets – £7.50. \nAge recommendation – For ages 14+\nContent Warning – Contains themes of gender-based violence URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/migrant-futurism-francoise-verges/ CATEGORIES:Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fran-oise-verg-s.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T042750 CREATED:20230517T081506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000031-1687698000-1687701600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Migrant Futurism: Kenmure Street DESCRIPTION:This panel brings together community activists and organisers to reflect on the power of the Kenmure Street protest\, two years on. \nThe panel features Mohammad Asif and Pinar Aksu\, who were active throughout the day\, alongside Sami\, an organiser in the anti-raids network. It’s moderated by film-maker\, activist and founder/director of Radical Ecology\, Ashish Ghadiali. \nOn the morning of 13 May 2021\, UK immigration officials conducted a dawn raid in Glasgow Southside’s Kenmure Street\, detaining two Indian nationals in a Home Office van\, only to be met by an organised response from members of the local community who surrounded the vehicle. \nWhat unfolded was an eight-hour grassroots protest\, animated by the spontaneous chant\, ‘These are our neighbours\, let them go.’ \nThe action\, which took place during Eid in one of Scotland’s most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods\, resulted in the release of the two men\, and was celebrated as a symbol of hope and solidarity in the face of the UK government’s ‘hostile environment’. \nHow did it come about? Why was it so effective? What happened after the cameras had gone away? And what can activists and communities learn from the anti-raids movement about organising in response to the Illegal Migration Bill? \nMohammad Asif is director of the Scotland-based Afghan Human Rights Foundation. \nPinar Aksu is a campaigner and development officer at the Maryhill Integration Network which works across Glasgow to facilitate connection between refugees\, migrants and settled inhabitants of the city. \nThis event is part of the launch of ‘Migrant Futurism’\, a long-term curatorial strand of research and public programming led by Radical Ecology\, in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts and the Southbank Centre. \n‘Migrant Futurism’ interrogates cultural strategies\, in the context of displacement\, for the imagination of just and sustainable futures. \nFree event. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/migrant-futurism-kenmure-street/ CATEGORIES:Learning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/migrant-futurism-kenmure-street.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR