BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Counterpoints - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250114T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T233000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20250123T002443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T002443Z UID:10000474-1736881200-1745537400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Our HeartBeats: Empowering Through DJing and Mentorship DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to unveil the next chapter of our transformative initiative\, Our HeartBeats\, spearheaded by Lead Artist and producer/DJ Kensaye alongside Counterpoints’ Senior Producer Dijana Rakovic. Designed to empower individuals from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds\, the programme embarks on its next phase with a fresh curriculum that brings together creativity\, community and mental health support\, and of course DJing skills. \nWhat’s New in 2025\nBuilding on a year of achievements\, workshop & performances and expanding collaborations\, Our HeartBeats will welcome six participants to take part in a bespoke new curriculum. The programme combines DJ theory insights with practical experience\, equipping participants with the skills to carve out their DJ identity\, master technical proficiency\, explore mental health and wellbeing\, producing and the art of collaboration. \nAt its heart\, Our HeartBeats and the refreshed curriculum have been envisioned as a collaborative space. Here\, participants will not only learn but actively co-design the journey. The cohort will play an integral role in shaping decisions\, and working together to ensure the project reflects their voices\, needs\, and creativity. This cooperative approach is key to creating a truly inclusive and empowering experience. \nHighlights of the 2025 Programme\n\nJanuary: A thorough exploration of DJing fundamentals\, including creating unique playlists\, navigating music platforms\, and understanding contracts.\nFebruary: Hands-on workshops at Southbank Centre\, covering everything from beatmatching and playlist curation to crafting performance strategies.\nMarch: Advanced sessions focused on live performance techniques\, audience engagement\, and refining technical mastery.\nApril: A broadcast training session\, led by DJ and producer Gaby D’Annunzio\, guiding participants on delivering live sets and managing radio shows.\nApril: Performance.\nFrom April: TBC a residency at Southbank Centre.\n\nWe continue to collaborate with our partners at Compass Collective\, Babylon Project and Southbank Centre. We are also setting up new partnerships as we speak\, and look forward to working with previous collaborators such as DJ and Producer\, Mahnoor. \nLooking Further Ahead\nOur HeartBeats embodies a vision rooted in sustainability and long-term impact. Beyond equipping participants with DJing expertise\, the initiative aspires to nurture a supportive\, self-sustaining community of mentors. Each year\, programme alumni will have the chance to inspire and guide the next generation\, creating a ripple effect of creativity and empowerment. \nSpotlight on Kensaye\nAs the Lead Artist of Our HeartBeats\, Kensaye brings his extensive experience as a celebrated producer and DJ to the fore. Known for his signature blend of soulful beats and contemporary influences\, Kensaye’s artistry celebrates resilience and creative expression. His leadership offers participants a genuine and inspiring entry into the world of music. \nBe Part of the Journey\nWe invite you to follow the growth of Our HeartBeats as it develops over the coming months. Keep an eye out for updates on performances\, new collaborations\, and more as we continue to practice the transformative power of music\, and DJing. \nTogether\, with our talented cohort of new DJs and our growing audience\, we’re amplifying voices\, building creative and life skills\, and nurturing wellbeing through the universal language of music. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/our-heartbeats-empowering-through-djing-and-mentorship/ LOCATION:Counterpoints Arts\, Southbank Centre and Worldwide Radio CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_5691.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241204T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241204T123000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20241120T094433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T094433Z UID:10000471-1733311800-1733315400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Sounds Like Home Choir @ Hoxton Hall DESCRIPTION:Join us for a relaxed performance by the Sounds Like Home Choir. \nWhere: Hoxton Hall\, 130 Hoxton St\, London N1 6SH \nWhen: 4th December\, 11.30am \nNo reservations required. \nSounds Like Home is an international women’s choir meeting weekly in Hoxton. The group was started in January 2024 at the Museum of the Home as a legacy project of Kadir Karababa’s One Song\, a video installation which was created and exhibited at the museum in 2022 that was co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts. \nSet up by Ellen Muriel\, who also worked on One Song\, the Sounds Like Home Choir creates space for self-defining ‘international women’ of Hackney to exchange\, teach and sing songs they connect and associate with places they’ve called home. \nThe project was commissioned by Counterpoints and is currently supported by the Cultural Hackney Fund. \nRead more about the Sounds Like Home Choir \nIf you would like to speak  further about the Sounds Like Home Choir\, discuss booking the choir to perform at an event\, or have any ideas or information that would be helpful in securing future funding\, you can get in touch with: \nEllen Muriel\, choir leader\, at: Ellen.muriel6@gmail.com \nOr Asha Wilson\, project assistant\, at: Ashaesmewilson@yahoo.co.uk URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sounds-like-home-choir-hoxton-hall/ LOCATION:Hoxton Hall\, 130 Hoxton Street\, London\, N1 6SH CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screen-Shot-2024-11-20-at-09.42.24.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240926T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240927T013000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20240923T155054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T074415Z UID:10000462-1727377200-1727400600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Wile Out and Counterpoints: Our Heart DJ night DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts & Wile Out are coming together for a special takeover\, raising funds for the incredible Our HeartBeats program\, which uplifts migrant and refugee communities through the power of sound! \nExpect a night of Global Sounds as we showcase emerging DJs alongside local community leaders\, spinning everything from Latin House\, UK Funky\, Baile Funk\, Amapiano\, Caribbean Club\, and more! \nDoors:\n7pm – 1:30am \nEntry:\n£5 or small donation (all proceeds go towards supporting Counterpoints Arts and their vital work) \nVenue:\nClub Makossa \nSet Times:\nDoors open: 19:00\nBuay: 19:45\nRuby: 20:30\nShahrorah: 21:15\nEmily Dust: 22:30\nMango Park: 23:30\nRyan Pacheco: 00:30 \nAs part of a newly developed initiative to provide an entry point into DJing for young sanctuary-seeking people\, DJ and music producer Kensaye is leading the project including DJ workshops and music events. Get ready to groove to their beats as the young DJs showcase their skills whilst helping us to raise funds to continue growing the programme! URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/wile-out-and-counterpoints-our-heart-dj-night/ LOCATION:Club Makossa\, 113 Kingsland High Street\, London\, London\, E8 2PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Unknown-4.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240809T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240809T220000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20240806T140107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T190335Z UID:10000450-1723224600-1723240800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Counterpoints Arts: Our HeartBeats at Southbank centre DESCRIPTION:Feel the community beat at a free outdoor event bringing together emerging and established DJs with young refugee DJs\, in collaboration with DJ Kensaye. \nOur HeartBeats is a community club night produced in collaboration with DJ Kensaye\, with a focus on art\, heart and community – and dancing! \nEmerging and established DJs and performers take to the stage alongside a group of young refugees perfecting their DJing skills. Five of the Our HeartBeats project DJs are performing along Kensaye and Cal Jader. \nKensaye is a Paris-born\, London-based music producer\, percussionist and DJ\, with Haitian and American roots. He has a broad musical style\, ranging from Afrobeats\, pop\, dancehall\, reggaeton\, global bass\, hip-hop and neo soul\, and blends those influences to create unique pieces that are both progressive and radio-friendly. \nKensaye produces for major and independent artists around the world\, creating originals and remixes for acclaimed musicians such as Falz\, M.anifest\, Speech Debelle and Homeboy Sandman. \nHe also composes music for cinema and TV\, with placements in a BAFTA-winning feature film\, documentaries\, adverts and a Netflix series. \nCounterpoints is producing Our Heartbeats in collaboration with a number of artists and organisations in our network\, including Compass Collective\, Mahnoor Hussain\, Gabriella D’Annunzio\, also Roundhouse\, Play for Progress and Babylon Project. We have been holding regular workshops with a group of six young DJs\, exploring DJing as an artform\, as well as reflecting on the ideas of collaboration and wellbeing. \nThis summer\, Southbank Centre is collaborating with a range of London-based collectives and organisations to curate the Riverside Stage in response to the theme of our season\, You Belong Here\, enabling these collaborators to welcome different audiences and recognise how they want and choose to belong at the Southbank Centre. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/counterpoints-arts-our-heartbeats-at-southbank-centre/ LOCATION:Riverside Terrace\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XZ\, Southbank Centre\, London\, SE1 8XZ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/kensaye.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240806T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240806T210000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20240806T174553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T190456Z UID:10000452-1722974400-1722978000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Mixed Hour on Foundation FM - Our HeartBeats DJs with DJ Mahnoor DESCRIPTION:Tune into Our HeartBeats DJs\, Shaden and Maria\, doing their first ever radio mix\, on Foundation FM. They are speaking with Mahnoor Hussain (@140bpmahns) about our upcoming event at Southbank Centre\, about the Our HeartBeats workshops and they share their ‘favourite radio snack’. \nOur HeartBeats is a new project\, led by Kensaye\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. It is supported by a number of partners\, including Compass Collective\, Babylon Project and Play for Progress\, DJs Mahnoor and Gabrilla D’Annunzio\, institutions Roundhouse and Southbank Centre. The current group of six young DJs have been working with Kensaye\, supported by Mahnoor and Gabriella\, in regular workshops at Roundhouse and Southbank Centre\, learning DJ skills\, collaboration\, performance and strategies for self-care. \nListen on Foundation.fm\, from 8pm. \nFoundation FM is a broadcasting platform\, with a mission to showcase the hottest emerging talent in the underground music. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/mixed-hour-on-foundation-fm-our-heartbeats-djs-with-dj-mahnoor/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot_20240806_184131_WhatsApp.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240621T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240621T220000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20240604T063320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144534Z UID:10000429-1718996400-1719007200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Bosla Arts' Open-Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions DESCRIPTION:Come and join Bosla Arts for an evening of music\, poetry\, and more based on the theme of solidarity to celebrate London Refugee Week. Open to all! They want to hear a song\, poem\, spoken word\, stand up comedy\, or anything else the audience feels like sharing. And if the audience just wants to listen that’s fine too! \nBosla Arts is an arts platform focused on sharing and supporting art-activists worldwide\, while drawing on their work to raise awareness to the public. They do this through an art residency\, events\, art magazine\, and art podcast – bringing together artists\, activists\, and social change makers from all over the world. \nBook your tickets HERE. \nImage credit: Paul Gilbey \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bosla-arts-open-mic-night-solidarity-sessions/ LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,London Refugee Week,Music,Performance & Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LRW-OVERLAY-WEBSITE-2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240621T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240621T130000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20240531T114818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144534Z UID:10000424-1718971200-1718974800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Sounds Like Home Choir performance DESCRIPTION:Free event – no booking required. \nJoin the Migration Museum and the Sounds Like Home Choir for a special Refugee Week event\, featuring an international women’s choir sharing songs from the places we call home. \nEnjoy a free performance\, including songs in Yoruba\, Turkish\, Spanish\, Zulu and English. \nSounds Like Home is a community choir project for women living in Hackney. They consist of women of all backgrounds\, ages\, and abilities\, exploring the origins\, language\, and musical genres of the songs that have shaped who they are and where they’re from. Sounds Like Home is supported by Counterpoints. \nFull details here. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sounds-like-home-choir-performance/ LOCATION:Migration Museum\, Lewisham Shopping Centre\, London\, SE13 7HB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:London Refugee Week,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LRW-OVERLAY-WEBSITE-7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240613T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240613T233000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20240529T152416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144535Z UID:10000418-1718305200-1718321400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:OUR HEARTBEATS: A club night for Refugee Week DESCRIPTION:Join Counterpoints Arts for a new club night\, as we showcase our new DJs and fundraise for our newly formed DJ programme. \nJoin us at The Jago Dalston for a night of music and dancing brought to you by the Counterpoints Arts DJ Workshop Graduates as part of this year’s Refugee Week celebrations alongside guest DJ sets from special guests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the workshops: \nAs part of a newly developed long term initiative to provide an entry point into DJing for young sanctuary seeking people\, DJs Kensaye and Mahnoor have been hosting DJ workshops at The Roundhouse for musically curious young individuals\, bringing electronic music development to Refugee Week for the first time ever. \nIn line with this year’s Refugee Week theme\, ‘Our Home’\, participants have been invited to fuse and blend together global and local sounds that signify home to them. \nNow get ready to groove to their beats as they showcase their skills whilst helping us raise funds to continue growing the programme and produce even more workshops. \n———————— \nEarly Bird Tickets: £5 \nGeneral Release: £7.50 \nOn the Door: £10 \nBuy tickets HERE! \n———————— \nLine up (full line up TBC): \nOur new DJ graduates \nKensaye \nMahnoor \nNOUR \n————————- \nDon’t miss out on this special event as we kickstart Refugee Week 2024 celebrations – get your tickets now now now! \n\nAbout artists: \nKensaye is a Paris-born\, London-based music producer\, percussionist and DJ\, with Haitian and American roots. He has a broad musical style\, ranging from Afrobeats\, pop\, dancehall\, reggaeton\, global bass\, hip-hop and neo soul\, and blends those influences to create unique pieces that are both progressive and radio-friendly. \nKensaye produces for major and independent artists around the world\, creating originals and remixes for acclaimed musicians such as Falz\, M.anifest\, Speech Debelle and Homeboy Sandman. \nHe also composes music for cinema and TV\, with placements in a BAFTA-winning feature film\, documentaries\, adverts and a Netflix series. Kensaye’s approach to collaboration is of support and synergy. He helps independent artists beyond just ‘making a beat’\, but provide solutions to problems they encounter throughout their music journeys. \nKnown for her blend of percussive grooves and dark rhythms\, Mahnoor is a DJ\, BBC radio presenter & founder of refugee supper club SUP? Supper Club. Drawing from her British Pakistani heritage\, from global diasporic sounds and grime beats that she grew up with in London\, to the rave sounds she explored in her late teens living in France\, her eclectic style is characterised by the murkier ends of the UK bass spectrum with South Asian influences that move the dancefloor and bring it together\, like she did at Dour\, and at Le Fil\, Saint\nEtienne.\nShe is also fast becoming a respected curator as part of her Mahnoor Presents shows\, showcasing the best of global British Underground at iconic London venues like Cafe Koko and Ministry of Sound.\nThrough this blend Mahnoor keeps crowds engaged and on their toes\, delivering sets for Wavey Garms and New Balance & Nike too as well as being a regular guest presenter and selector on Rinse and playing across key London venues including Colour Factory\, Phonox & more.\nMahnoor returns to the French music scene delivering one of the most energetic sets at Dour Festival as part of the Daytimers takeover.\nAlongside her BBC Asian Network residency\, appearances also included Paris’ Mahalla\, Rinse FM UK & Rinse France covers\, NTS special and guest mixes across BBC Asian Network\, Worldwide FM\, Reprezent & more. \nNour’s never-ending quest for sounds that resonate with how she expresses herself as an artist is found in between differing genres. As a native Palestinian\, her taste in music is fueled by both inner and outer influences of her culture and her own perceptions of her heritage. NOUR emerged onto the musical playing fields in another exotic land hat was Tulum\, Mexico where she earned the title as a resident DJ at Papaya Playa Project\, the offspring of the veterans of Bar 25\, now Kater Holzig. In this paradise\, NOUR played her unique sounds for 3 seasons\, from 2012 until 2015. \nHer talented mixing reached the ears of the international crowds and in 2015 she ventured off to Scorpios\, a beach club on the island of Mykonos. There she also became a resident Dj for 4 seasons. In Mexico she’s played some of the top festivals in Central America like Akamba\, Tropico\, and Bravo. A true nomadic force of music\, NOUR has played at events like Gardens of Babylon Amsterdam\, Woomoon Ibiza\, Storytellers Ibiza\, Dystopia\, and Acid Sundays. She is also a regular at KaterBlau in Berlin. \nIn 2017\, NOUR’s career blossomed as she ventured on a sonic journey into the field of production\, music anthropology\, sound therapy and crisscross creativity. A collaborative union with Lamat Uuc resulted in her her first EP imprinted on Talavera Records containing a number of original tracks and remixes. This summer she released an EP on the prominent well-known record label Sol Selectas. \nNOUR’S trademark sound- strategically woven with elements of her Oriental roots and cut with edgier beats\, is a refreshing experience to ears on the dancefloor searching to hear something truly unique. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/our-heartbeats-a-club-night-for-refugee-week/ LOCATION:The Jago\, 440 Kingsland Rd\, London E8 4AA\, 440 Kingsland Rd\, London\, London\, E8 4AA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Music,Refugee Week ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/LRW-OVERLAY-WEBSITE-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240216T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240216T220000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20240121T163816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144536Z UID:10000394-1708110000-1708120800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Orchestra of Samples by Addictive TV (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:Orchestra of Samples by Addictive TV present an audiovisual global music show with guest Alphonse Daudet Touna. \nThis is a delayed event from the June 2023 Bristol Refugee Festival. \nEthno-sampling mavericks Addictive TV bring their global music project Orchestra of Samples to Bristol. Described as “ingenious and compelling” by The Times\, the acclaimed live performance is a unique musical journey without borders\, taking in Senegal\, Kazakhstan\, Indonesia\, Colombia\, Brazil\, India and many more\, connecting cultures and bringing together instruments\, from traditional and rare to the newly invented. \nWith their project\, Addictive TV filmed recording sessions around the world\, for over a decade\, with hundreds of musicians improvising; then sampled them all\, splicing instruments together to create new music of extraordinary fusions. Joining on stage live\, will be Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist Alphonse Daudet Touna from Cameroon. \nImmerse yourself in mesmerising rhythmic dialogues and discover instruments you never knew existed! \n“A glimpse into the very essence of music” – Cultured Vultures\n“Addictive TV create the perfect integration of audio and visual technologies in their thrilling live show” – HuffPost \nSupport act is the Bristol Griot (David Mowat and Moussa Kouyate)\nhttps://www.facebook.com/p/The-Bristol-Griot-100069058014190/ \nIf you are an asylum seeker\, and would like to come\, please email info@bristolrefugeefestival.org for guest list places. \nAny profits made from the show will go to Bristol Refugee Festival\, so we can keep putting on wonderful events like these\, and supporting refugees and asylum seekers in our communities. \nPresented in association with LARA and Platforma Festival/Counterpoints Arts URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/orchestra-of-samples-by-addictive-tv-bristol/ LOCATION:Strange Brew\, 10-12 Fairfax St\, Bristol\, BS1 3DB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/orchestra-samples.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231104T190000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 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;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T180000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230724T173747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000339-1697976000-1697997600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Sudafest: Hope and Healing (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:Sudafest will make a return for Platforma on 22 October! Alongside some old favourites including drumming\, basket weaving and creative writing workshops and youth theatre performance\, Sudafest will spotlight the current turbulent situation in Sudan using storytelling\, live performances and music. No need to book\, just turn up. \nCome along to watch Malkat Aldar\, a show performed by young women telling the story of a Sudanese self-taught novelist and women’s rights activist Malkat Aldar Mohamed. There will also be some lovely traditional Sudanese food available to attendees\, all vegan. Full programme and timings to be published soon. \nA taste of what you can expect here\, Sudafest Evening with Ebo Krdum & Mustafa Khogaliand in the video below: \n \nSudafest: Hope and Healing will take place on Sunday 22nd October\, 12-6PM at the Faithspace Community Redcliff\, Prewett St\, Redcliffe\, Bristol BS1 6PB. \nFor more info contact Hiba at info@sudafest.org and check out the Sudafest website here: sudafest.org \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sudafest-hope-and-healing/ LOCATION:Faithspace\, Prewett St\, Bristol\, BS1 6PB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Craft & Design,Music,Platforma,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T223000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230918T161545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000356-1697913000-1697927400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:CORE by Abigail Reynolds (Cornwall) DESCRIPTION:As part of Flamm by Creative Kernow (21-22nd October 2023)\nOur relationship with the Earth is changing. \nWe must attune ourselves to the Earth and each other by listening\, responding\, and moving together. Core explores these themes in a quarry\, a scar of past extraction. Once a test site for dynamite drills\, Holman quarry has been silent for decades. Core invites us to dance to new rhythms and sounds in this carved landscape. The lost rhythms of percussive drills are replaced by electronic beats made entirely from quarry recordings. These unique sounds\, mixed by acclaimed producers during workshops\, let us reconnect to the rhythms of the Earth. \nDate: Saturday 21st October 2023 \nTime:\nFirst performance 6.30PM-8.30pm\nSecond performance 8.30PM-10.30PM \nLocation: Holman Quarry\, Lanner\, Redruth TR16 5HG. The event will be accessible via minibuses. \nBooking is essential but free to attend\, cash donations are welcome. More info on how to book to come. Keep an eye out on Flamm website and socials. Facebook\, Instagram and Twitter. \nAbout Abigail Reynolds\nAbigail uses montage techniques of layering and folding to destabilise singular ideas of cultural and political ecologies. She often works in dialogue with disciplines and places outside the art world; a silver band\, geologists\, libraries. She works across sculpture\, print and film as well as creating ephemeral events to bring disparate things into conversation. She works with a strong awareness of plurality; keeping a space complex and unreconciled.\n\n“The pages and images she excavates\, now dislocated from their original context\, become more like artifacts or archaeological remnants – more enigmatic\, more mutable\, and open to more complex meaning and association.” (Martin Clark)\n\nAbigail is noted for her work in collage\, using dynamic forms of assembly to release the latent possibilities in book plates by cutting and folding. To fold or layer historic images or events brings into focus our relation to time\, making it possible to discern things that are almost completely lost. Another medium she often uses is glass – using it  metaphorically to focus the act of looking and to suggest alternative modes of perception as well as simply to focus the light. \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-by-abigail-reynolds-cornwall/ LOCATION:Holman Quarry\, Market Way\, Redruth\, TR16 5HG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma,Visual Arts 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:20231021T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230725T153107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000338-1697889600-1697904000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Humanity Hotel: Feasting (Winford) DESCRIPTION:Bringing together asylum seekers\, refugees and local residents to celebrate the diversity of our cultures by sharing a meal\, listening to great music and exchanging stories that help us see the world through someone else’s eyes. \nBrought to you by Trigger as part of their wider ongoing project Humanity Hotel supporting the wellbeing of asylum seekers housed in hotels across North Somerset through arts\, culture and creativity. \nFood will be cooked and prepared by the incredible Loves Café. \nBook tickets via Eventbrite \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/humanity-hotel-feasting/ LOCATION:Winford Village Hall\, Felton Ln\, Winford\, Bristol\, BS40 8AD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Test-Platforma-Overlay-5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231021T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231022T180000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230919T125034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000357-1697886000-1697997600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Gwyrdh Glas by Sovay Berriman (Cornwall) DESCRIPTION:As part of Flamm by Creative Kernow (21-22nd October 2023)\nGwyrdh Glas (tr. Green Green)\, sits within Berriman’s ongoing project MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh (tr. Mussel Gathering | Precious Fragments) 2022-24\, a multi-platform artwork that uses sculpture and conversation to explore contemporary Kernewek (Cornish) cultural identity and its relationship with heritage\, land\, and extraction industries\, including tourism and mining. \nMESKLA offers space for play in making and for conversation around questions of cultural heritage and belonging. \nDates/Times: \n\nSaturday 21st October 2023\, 11AM-11PM\nSunday 22nd October 2023\, 11AM-6PM\n\nLocation: Market Hall\, Market Way\, Redruth\, TR15 2AU \nNo booking required. \nAbout Sovay Berriman\nSovay Berriman’s work is rooted in their experience of being Cornish\, their culture’s shifting identity\, and the mutability yet power of a sense of place. \nPerformance platforms and dance floors\, the politics of responsibility\, identity and waste\, as well as a fascination with the natural environment’s evolution and its domestic and industrial use\, inform the abstract and semi-fantastical sculptural structures and events Sovay builds. \nThe artworks Sovay creates manifest out of multiple elements. Printed or drawn symbols and forms repeat and layer; components of found material\, acrylic or clay man lean\, prop or balance; live or recorded conversations may be presented upon stages of timber and reclaimed copper\, or made accessible through online platforms. All of these fragments work together through drawing\, text/audio\, moving image\, sculpture & installation to create a whole of shared stories and supportive structures. \nSovay uses visual art as a framework and prompt for action and discussion\, and is committed to questioning balances of power. Sovay is excited by the possibility of the collective\, supple and subtle boundaries\, edges and moments of change. Sovay invites contributors into the work at significant times to collaborate\, test and participate. \nSovay has exhibited & worked with organisations & galleries\, such as MIRROR – Plymouth\, Contemporary Art Society\, Spike Island – Bristol\, Exeter Phoenix\, The Harris – Preston\, Pi-ArtWorks – London/Istanbul\, & Robin Gibson – Sydney. \nGwyrdh Glas is being presented as part of Flam\, 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-by-sovay-berriman-cornwall/ LOCATION:Market Hall\, Market Way\, Redruth\, TR15 2AU\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form,Music,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;VALUE=DATE:20231021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231023 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230725T155343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144537Z UID:10000341-1697846400-1698019199@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Flamm (Redruth) DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be partnering with Creative Kernow to present commissions by artists Abigail Reynolds and Sovay Berriman as part of a new pilot initiative Flamm in Redruth\, Cornwall on 21-22 October. Both projects address issues of heritage\, language and migration in ways that add new dimensions to our Platforma 2023 programme. \nAbigail Reynolds will present CORE\, a collaborative sound installation rooted in place\, from the quarry on Carn Marth to explore socio-economic change caused by mine closures and ideological hydro feminist change in our extractive relationship with the environment. More information on this event and booking details here. \nGwyrdh Glas (tr. Green Green) by Sovay Berriman uses sculpture and conversation to explore contemporary Kernewek (Cornish) identity in relation to themes of heritage\, land and extraction industries. Sovay will deliver a public workshop series and an audiovisual film and a rock sculpture on the themes of Kernewek (Cornish) identity\, land and language. More information on this event here. \nThe artworks will be presented at Flamm in Redruth\, Cornwall on 21-22 October as part of a multi-layered programme of exhibitions and events. This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; European Structural and Investment\, Cornwall Council and Arts Council England. You can read more about Flamm and the two artists proposals at flamm.creativekernow.org.uk \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abigail Reynolds\n \n \n \n \n \n Sovay Berriman URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/flamm/ CATEGORIES:Audio,Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Music,Platforma,Visual Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Test-Platforma-Overlay-6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231013T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231013T203000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230731T132152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144538Z UID:10000344-1697223600-1697229000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:SDA Launches 'The Green Room' (Stroud) DESCRIPTION:Join Soumik Datta Arts (SDA) on Friday 13 October for a special concert celebrating the launch of a new programme for migrant and refugee musicians: The Green Room\n\nAga Khan Music Award winner\, Soumik Datta will perform an evening of contemporary Indian music to address refugee issues\,  together with SDA associate artists\, Gurdain Singh on tabla and Preetha Narayanan on violin. \nThe concert will be followed by the launch of the Green Room – SDA’s new residency programme to deliver professional development opportunities for global south refugee and migrant musicians. Find out who the Green Room Artists are and take part in an informal Q&A. \nOver three residential weeks at Hawkwood Centre\, seven Green Room artists will undergo a series of workshops\, rehearsals and recording to co-create authentic and collective work in a safe\, welcoming and nurturing space. Read more about it in the call out here. \nThe event will be followed by a networking opportunity for local artists and organisations. \nThis is a seated event. \nPhoto by Daniel Dittus. \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sda-launches-the-green-room/ LOCATION:Hawkwood Centre\, Painswick Old Rd\, Stroud\, GL6 7QW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Music,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Test-Platforma-Overlay-10.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231004T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231004T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230919T153153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144539Z UID:10000361-1696442400-1696449600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Come We Grow (Bristol) DESCRIPTION:Come We Grow\nA sharing event celebrating the end of the Hip Hop Gardens programme by May Project Gardens. \nUsing Hip Hop and permaculture values Hip Hop Gardens supports and empowers a group of young people with refugee backgrounds\, residing in Bristol. \nOver a series of workshops in September the programme will focus on five key modules: Wellbeing\, Food Growing & Cooking\, Enterprise and Employability\, Event Management and lastly Hip Hop\, Social Movement and Green Structures. This programme methodology incorporates environmentalism & Hip Hop through song writing\, music production and performances.  \nAbout the Co-Founders of May Project Gardens\nMohammed Yahya (MoYah) is MPGs HHGN ambassador and co-facilitated Bristol´s first HHGN programme in 2022/23 alongside Ian. He is the co-founder of the Afro-Caribbean duo Native Sun\, an established artist\, poet\, educator and event organiser. He uses rap and spoken word to promote equality\, social justice and environmental change. Born in Mozambique during a 16-year war\, MoYah was forced to flee his country as a political refugee at a young age. He has first hand experience of the impact that both access to nature and access to music can have on inclusion\, expression and success. \nKMT (Ian)\, is a highly experienced and dedicated artist who has spent over two decades using the medium of hip-hop to inspire positive social change and bring attention to a wide range of important social issues. His unwavering passion for environmental conservation and preservation is just one aspect of his advocacy work. Since designing the community-led food growing space May Project Gardens\, using permaculture principles\, KMT mentors young people\, nurturing ideas and fueling passions through music and a connection to the environment\, through a 6 month leadership programme called Hip Hop Gardens. \nMay Project Gardens is an award-winning\, London and Bristol-based grassroots organisation. They empower marginalised groups to address poverty\, disempowerment and access to resources and influence. MPG provide practical\, affordable\, and collective solutions for people to live sustainably and challenge power structures that don’t serve their interests. They do this using what they consider universally connecting tools – nature\, food and creative arts – to foster people’s personal transformation\, which collectively leads to social change. \n  \nPart of the Platforma festival 2023\, produced by Counterpoints Arts and partners across the South West of England. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/come-we-grow-bristol/ LOCATION:Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Music,Platforma ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Website-Platforma-Overlay.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230930T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231001T173000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 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:20230625T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230517T081603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000030-1687723200-1687728600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Notes on Compassion: Words\, Music and Us DESCRIPTION:Image: Sukina Noor \nMarking the 25th year of Refugee Week\, an evening of music and spoken word hosted by comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri responds to this year’s theme\, Compassion. \nWe are bringing together poets and musicians to share their responses on Compassion\, helping us create a safe and shared space of community in which to unpick what compassion means in today’s political\, social\, economic and cultural context\, and how important it is to extend it beyond our own networks. \nDo we live in times where acting with compassion may feel like a radical act? How can we grow compassion by doing small\, everyday acts that have potential to affect and support people outside our immediate circles of friends and family. \nSee poetry performances from Vanessa Kissule\, AWATE\, Momtaza Mehri \, FaceSoul\, Rachel Long and Sukina Noor commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and Southbank Centre\, an original choral performance from Woven Gold\, and musicians still to be announced. \nUnderneath Fatiha El-Ghorri‘s colourful hijab is a mind full of cutting observations and engaging witticism of the life and times of a British Muslim woman. By sharing stories of her own experiences – which are funny\, thought-provoking and honest – El-Ghorri smashes the Muslim stereotypes and challenges people to reconsider what they know about Islam\, Muslims and Muslim women especially. \nVanessa Kisuule is a writer and performer based in Bristol. She has won over ten slam titles including The Roundhouse Slam 2014\, Hammer and Tongue National Slam 2014 and the Nuoryican Poetry Slam. She has been featured on BBC iPlayer\, Radio 1\, and Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour\, Blue Peter\, Don’t Flop and TEDx in Vienna. She has appeared at an array of literary and music festivals and was Glastonbury Festival’s Resident Poet in 2019. She has been invited to perform all over the world from Belgium to Brazil to Bangladesh. \nRachel Long is a poet and the founder of Octavia – Poetry Collective for Womxn of Colour\, which is housed at Southbank Centre\, London. She was shortlisted for Young Poet for Laureate for London in 2014 and awarded a Jerwood/Arvon Foundation mentorship in 2015. Rachel has run poetry workshops for The Poetry School\, The Serpentine Galleries and at University of Oxford. She is Assistant Tutor to Jacob Sam La-Rose on the Barbican Young Poets programme 2015-present. \nAWATE is a critically acclaimed rapper\, writer\, producer and performer focused on stories at the intersection of race\, class and surrealism – with a dose of humour. Awate’s 2018 debut album\, Happiness was supported by BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra\, Spotify\, Noisey\, MOBO x Help Musicians UK and called a\, “British rap masterpiece” by Trench Magazine. \nMomtaza Mehri is a poet and independent researcher working across criticism\, translation\, anti-disciplinary research practices\, education\, and radio. She is a former Young People’s Poet Laureate for London and Frontier-Antioch Fellow at Antioch University (Los Angeles). Her writing has appeared in the likes of POETRY\, Granta\, Vogue\, The Guardian\, Bidoun\, and The White Review. A former Columnist-in-Residence at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s Open Space\, she has also completed residencies at St. Paul’s Cathedral and the British Library. \nSukina Noor is a poet\, spoken-word artist\, playwright\, workshop facilitator and educator\, artistic curator\, writer and public speaker. She has toured extensively across UK\, Europe\, America and Africa performing\, delivering poetry workshops\, partaking in panel discussions and delivering lectures. \nFaisal Salah\, known by his stage name ‘Facesoul’ is a London-based artist born in East Africa. He moved with his family to the UK at the age of 2 and has been singing for as long as he has can remember. At 19 he began travelling the world\, performing for different communities and sharing his story through his voice. Faisal’s upbringing with traditional Islamic roots have been paramount to forming his truth and identity and his sense of spirituality is imbued in his practice. When he started performing at 15\, he would combine his love of singing\, poetry and storytelling as a tool to escape from the constraints of inner city living\, and aspire for something better.   \nKaia Laurielle is a singer/songwriter from south-east London whose music is a blend of electronic\, alternative soul and R&B. As a champion for Black love\, her lyrics tell the stories of those forgotten or overshadowed. \nWoven Gold is a choir of refugees and asylum seekers from around the world\, performing original songs and music written together\, or traditional music from their own countries. They are led by professional musicians who give their time.  The richness\, energy and power of Woven Gold comes from the combination of a close sense of family and shared experience\, and the range of musical cultures – from Burma\, Congo\, India\, Iran\, Kurdistan\, Nigeria\, Pakistan and Uganda\, making Woven Gold a community choir like no other. \n  \nTickets – £10 \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kaia\n \n \n \n \n \n Sukina\n \n \n \n \n \n AWATE\n \n \n \n \n \n Rachel\n \n \n \n \n \n Vanessa\n \n \n \n \n \n Fatiha\n \n \n \n \n \n Momtaza URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/notes-on-compassion-words-music-and-us/ LOCATION:Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer\, Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\,\, London\, SE1 8XX CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sukina.imgp2885-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230517T081619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000029-1687719600-1687723200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Rainbows Across Borders DESCRIPTION:Listen to a performance by the Rainbows Across Borders community choir\, a voluntary self-help group for LGBT asylum seekers fleeing persecution. \nWorking with Music Action International\, this community choir writes and performs their own songs with messages of compassion\, identity and belonging. \nThe choir provides a secure and safe space for members to share experiences as LGBT asylum seekers and to mutually build confidence whilst making music together. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/rainbows-across-borders/ CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rainbows-across-borders-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T193000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230517T081430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000033-1687717800-1687721400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Songs to Heal and Empower DESCRIPTION:Samia Malik celebrates the launch of her new album\, ‘Songs to Heal and Empower’ – music that extends and subverts the traditional Urdu Ghazal form. \nMalik’s powerful original songs are written in Urdu and English\, and explore contemporary issues around identity\, race and gender. \nThe music combines soaring Eastern melodies\, electronics\, tabla and deep bass grooves\, and are supported by live visuals of Malik’s original art and translations. \nMalik has collaborated with world-class artists including celebrated Indian dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai and ‘sitarist to the stars’ Baluji Shrivastav OBE. \nThis event is part of our Refugee Week programme\, and is presented in collaboration with Southbank Centre. \nFree event. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/songs-to-heal-and-empower/ CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SM_PressPack_Portrait_1080p_01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230517T081831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000026-1687705200-1687708800@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:West African Dance Workshop DESCRIPTION:Dance soca\, reggae\, calypso and Afro-jive in this family-friendly event. \nThis family-friendly workshop and performance features West African percussion and dance with Imani Jendai and Tagne Tebu. \nParticipants have the opportunity to explore dance styles such as soca\, reggae\, calypso and Afro-jive. \nThe workshop is designed and delivered by Imani Jendai\, an exceptional and dynamic performer and choreographer with extensive knowledge of many different dance styles. \nBorn and raised in Cameroon\, Tagné Tebu is a multi-talented multi-instrumentalist\, band leader\, music director and composer who has worked with musicians from many different cultures and musical backgrounds. \nHis music blends African melodies and grooves with jazz harmony and is based on African storytelling on the themes of love\, war and peace – it conveys a bittersweet sense of melancholy balanced by irrepressible optimism. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with Southbank Centre\, for Refugee Week 2023. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/west-african-dance-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/west-african-dance-workshop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230625T140000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230517T081900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000025-1687701600-1687701600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Amani Collective Showcase DESCRIPTION:Modern African music’s breathtaking variety gets a proper outing. \nPalm wine from Sierra Leone and seben from the DRC – just two of the genres in this afternoon showcasing the complexity and variety of contemporary African music. \nThis is a chance to experience a slice of the vast diversity of African music\, with acclaimed lead singers and instrumentalists Papa Sam Alafia\, Emmanuela Yogolelo\, Tshepe Thsepela\, Herve Vika and Fade. \nOther genres that feature include Afro-fusion and agwaya\, rumba and mutwashi. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with Southbank Centre\, for Refugee Week 2023. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/amani-collective-showcase/ CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/amani-collective.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230625T113000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230625T130000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230517T084344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T144959Z UID:10000024-1687692600-1687698000@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Singing Our Lives DESCRIPTION:Singers\, instrumentalists and poets share their responses to the theme of Compassion – and give you a chance to join in the singing. \n‘Singing Our Lives’\, now in its seventh year\, is produced by Together Productions and brings displaced people\, sanctuary seekers and local communities from around the UK to compose new music and perform together. \nThe project unites amateur singers and performers\, professional musicians and writers from around the world in a unique coming together of cultures\, disciplines and traditions. \nThis performance marks the finale of ‘Refugee Week’\, and culminates in a thrilling mass performance of a ‘Singing Our Lives’ original composition. \nTogether Productions is a social change organisation based in the UK\, producing innovative collaborative projects that connect people across social and cultural divides. Through their programmes\, music and the arts become a catalyst to break down barriers\, reduce isolation and enhance well-being. Together Productions’ work includes those who are marginalised or excluded – such as displaced people and those seeking sanctuary – people facing mental health challenges\, the elderly\, the financially disadvantaged and socially excluded. \nPerforming groups: \nThe Sing for Freedom Choir is a community of torture survivors and friends who sing together in a spirit of joy and hope\, in solidarity with all those who are oppressed. The choir sings for freedom and to give back a voice to those who have been silenced. \nThe Mixed Up Chorus is passionate about the power of music to bring people together in the spirit of empathy and understanding. Performing global and original new repertoire\, the Chorus believes that singing next to each other helps us to live well next to each other. \nWrite to Life are the world’s only long-running creative writing group for survivors of torture and have been working with survivors from around the world for over 20 years. \nThe Orchestra of Syrian Musicians are a collective of professional singers and instrumentalists who have settled in the UK after being forced to flee the war in their homeland. Their haunting and uplifting music celebrates the rich cultural traditions of Syria. \nEvent presented in collaboration with Southbank Centre\, for Refugee Week 2023. Singing Our Lives is supported by IOM. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/singing-our-lives/ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/singing-our-lives.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230623T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230623T000000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20230605T114541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145000Z UID:10000323-1687478400-1687478400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Windfalls - Falling Fruit (Berlin) DESCRIPTION:Saxophonist and singer Conny Ottinger brings together musicians of different roots in her new band project: jazz pianist Reggie Moore (USA)\, folk bassist Michael Jach (D) and improvisational percussionist Martin von Allmen (CH). Conny\, who came from Poland to Germany as a child\, revisited Slavic languages through singing\, and in this project combines her love for the depth of Eastern European music\, jazz and Alpine yodelling. \nIn this special performance at Die Holzbläser on Friday 23 June at 20:00 as part of Refugee Week Berlin\, four additional musicians of refugee and migratory background will join Conny and the band on stage. \nConny says about the story behind the title: ‘At school\, I think in the ninth or tenth grade\, we were all supposed to design a record cover for our band\, if we were ever to have one. I don’t remember the name of my band any more\, but the title of my record was “Falling Fruit” – I drew a tree with saxophones hanging from it\, like apples\, and a few were falling down from the tree.’ \nWhat new fruit flavour will come out of the encounter with the four different musical paths and their guests this evening? \nRefugee Week Berlin is produced by Counterpoints Arts. See the full programme URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/windfalls-falling-fruit-berlin/ CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_529090599_131989282460_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221013T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221013T220000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20220923T114455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145000Z UID:10000014-1665691200-1665698400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:About Us! Artists’ Scratch Showcase: South West Edition DESCRIPTION:Presented by Counterpoints Arts and Dartington Trust\, and curated by artist and producer AWATE\, the About Us! Artists’ Scratch Showcase: South West Edition is a sharing and networking event for creatives based across the South West.  \nThe About Us! Artists’ Scratch Showcase is curated and initiated by AWATE\, inspired by a similar platform developed by TekstLab (Oslo)\, and developed by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with Southbank Centre. It was created as a safe space to uplift and connect artistic experimenters that identify as Black\, POC\, and/or with lived experience of migration or displacement. The South West Edition is a public event held as part of Counterpoints Arts’ Pop Culture & Social Change Retreat at Dartington Hall (12-14 October)\, bringing together a group of 50 change-making entertainment producers\, artists\, cultural innovators\, activists and philanthropists committing to building long-term narrative power for Black\, POC\, migrant and refugee communities. \nEach commissioned artist performs or presents one piece of work to a public audience\, including creative peers. After each performance\, the artists and audience will discuss any shared or contrasting themes\, talk about craft\, as well as networking and industry advice.  \nArtists may include writers\, musicians\, dancers\, filmmakers\, designers\, architects (or anything between!). Previous showcases have included comedians\, screenwriters\, folk singers and performance art.  \nWhether or not you are an artist\, everyone is invited to join us for an inspiring and interactive evening! \nIf you are an artist or creative interested in showcasing your work\, you can apply here by midnight 2nd October. All selected artists receive a fee plus travel expenses.  \nDetails\n\nThursday\, 13th October\, 8-10pm\nDartington’s’ Great Hall\, Totnes\, Devon TQ9 6EL\nPay what you can (suggested £5-10)\nAges 16+\, wheelchair accessible (for further accessibility requirements\, email boxoffice@dartington.org)\n\nBOOK ONLINE VIA DARTINGTON TRUST \n// \nAWATE is a visionary rapper and producer from Eritrea. Raised in Camden\, his mix of vintage sounds provided by collaborator\, Turkish Dcypha\, and intricate lyrics with triumphantly psychedelic melodies have had acclaim from Complex\, Noisey and Spotify. \nCounterpoints Arts is a leading UK organisation in the field of arts\, migration and cultural change. It’s mission is to support and produce the arts by and about migrants and refugees\, seeking to ensure that their contributions are recognized and welcomed within British arts\, history and culture. The Pop Culture and Social Change Retreat 2022 is produced through it’s PopChange Initiative\, exploring how to harness entertainment to shift narratives about migration and displacement. \nDartington Trust\, founded in 1925\, is a thriving visitor destination and charity supporting learning in arts\, ecology and social justice\, set on a beautiful 1\,200 acre estate in the South Devon countryside. Throughout its history it has drawn leading artists and thinkers including Bernard Leach\, composer Igor Stravinsky\, cellist Jacqueline du Pre\, musician Ravi Shankar\, playwright Bernard Shaw and environmental activist Vandana Shiva. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/about-us-artists-scratch-showcase-south-west-edition/ CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,Music,Performance & Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MCH_1VA1649-Counterpoints-RW2022-547-e1662479162562-1820x1087-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220626T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220626T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20220517T112359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145001Z UID:10000064-1656244800-1656259200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Artists' Scratch Showcase DESCRIPTION:Are you a creative looking for a safe space to share your ideas? Are you looking for inspiration for your next creative project?\n  \nWhether or not you’re ready to embrace the name ‘artist’\, if you’re making work or thinking about it\, this event is for you. \nSign up to one or both of our two sessions to present your work (or work in progress) and engage in discussions with a room full of like-minded artistic experimenters. \nMusic\, film\, comedy\, drama\, improv\, visual art and everything in between is welcome! \nThe event features guest showcases in collaboration with Counterpoints partners at TekstLab\, Oslo. \nFull running orders to be updated when the presenters have been selected. \n  \nFree\, but ticketed. For ages 16+. \n  \n\n\n\n\nApply here to be featured in this showcase by telling us a bit about you and your work.  This event is split into two sessions with different presentations in each. Please book a ticket for both sessions if you want to attend both. \nThis event takes place on the Queen Elizabeth Hall stage. Please get in touch if you need level access. For more info email Southbank Centre at hello@southbankcentre.co.uk \n  URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/artists-scratch-showcase/ CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,Multi-Art Form,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/55350023-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220625T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220625T193000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20220517T111527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145002Z UID:10000015-1656185400-1656185400@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Awate Presents: About Us! DESCRIPTION:Music\, films\, comedy and multimedia projects are presented by paradigm-shifting artists from around the world in an event led by Awate.\n  \nThe Eritrean-born\, Camden-raised wordsmith\, poet\, rapper\, producer and activist curates this event as part of Refugee Week 2022. \nAwate has past commissions or residencies with The Roundhouse\, The British Library Sound Archive\, Tate Archives\, PRS Foundation\, British Council and Counterpoints Arts. \nFull line-up to be announced. \nAges 16+. Approximate run time: 105 mins. \n  \nTickets: \n£5 standard entry. Excludes £3.50 booking fee. \nConcessions 25%. Limited availability. Read about concessions. Tickets can only be sold through the Southbank Centre and our authorised agents\, and can’t be resold. You can return your tickets to the Southbank Centre for a credit voucher up to 48 hours before the event. Tickets resold on any third-party platforms will become invalid. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/awate-presents-about-us/ CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Awate-British-Museum-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220625T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220625T140000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20220517T110548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145003Z UID:10000069-1656165600-1656165600@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Dance for Refuge DESCRIPTION:Working together with Dance for Refuge\, we’re hosting an all-day outdoor party. Dance until the sun goes down\, all in the name of supporting refugee causes.\n  \nDance for Refuge put on parties where people can let their hair down and dance to the music they love while raising funds and providing supplies for charities and organisations supporting refugees in Calais\, Yemen and across the globe. \n  \nFree. Suitable for all ages.  Approximate run time: 480 mins. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/dance-for-refuge/ LOCATION:Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rinse-bloc-party-1012.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220625T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220625T173000 DTSTAMP:20260604T214251 CREATED:20220620T092712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T145003Z UID:10000044-1656162000-1656178200@counterpoints.org.uk SUMMARY:Celebrating Sanctuary: Lewisham Refugee Week Festival DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate Refugee Week at the Horniman\, with partners from across Lewisham. \nCelebrating Sanctuary will be an afternoon of live music and dance\, storytelling\, workshops and more\, all by people newly arrived in Lewisham from around the world. Community organisations have joined together to create a programme that will be taking place across the Horniman Museum and Gardens. \nTaking place across the beautiful Horniman Museum and Gardens\, this mini-festival has been developed in partnership with Create Without Borders and We Are Lewisham\, London Borough of Culture 2022\, to mark Lewisham’s status as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary. \nFor all ages unless otherwise stated. Workshop numbers will be limited on a first come\, first served basis\, so get there early to grab your spot! \nProgramme for the day: \nConservatory\nAll day\nInformation stall. Come and find out about local groups and how you can get involved\nin upcoming projects and campaigns. \nAll day\nLewisham Fostering Team. Information about fostering unaccompanied refugee children and young people. \nAll day\nArt exhibition. A showcase of paintings from Create Without Borders. \nAll day\nMessages from the Heart – Hope in the Heart X LRMN. This exhibition is a rich collection of images\, personal narrative and more\, created by people with Lived Experience. \nAll day\nHealing Together. A collaborative artwork inspired by the paintings of Abel Rodríguez.\nAll day Sanctuary banner. A giant welcome banner created by Year 5 and 6 students with artist Ghafar Tajmohammad as part of the Migration Museum’s involvement in the Walk With Amal project at Deptford. \n2-5pm \nHealing pods. Exploring the notion of Healing through Design\, this project unites people across London and Athens as part of Refugee Week through a virtual experience in a place without borders. \n1-2pm and 3-4pm\nWellbeing session. Head/hand massage\, reiki (sign–up). \n3–4pm\nTea and biscuits with Refugee Café \n3–4pm\nWellbeing session. Head/hand massage\, reiki (sign–up). \nOutside\n2–2. 30pm\nKids Yoga. Introducing fun ways to incorporate mindfulness and balance \n  \nBandstand\nAll day Stall.\nAffordable art\, coffee\, clothing\, preserves and other tasty treats from a collective of refugee artists and organisations. \n1pm\nOpening address from Councillor Campbell \n1.05–2pm\nFashion Show.\nA showcase of traditional clothing from around the world. \n2.15–2.45pm\nDance Performance. A mix of dances from Latin America with Asociación de Madres y Padres Latinoamericanos and LAF Community Salay UK. \n3–3.45pm\nThe Flotsam Orchestra. An incredible global roots ensemble. \n4–4.30pm\nOpen Mic. Readings\, spoken word and comedy. \n4.45–5pm\nE–S–K–I–S–T–A. Learn traditional Ethiopian dance. \n5–5.30pm\nClosing the day. Music and dancing. Music gallery performance space. \nAll day\nSonic Minds. An interactive sculpture co–produced with children and young people who have experienced displacement. \n1–1.30pm\nSafe HAVEN. Join Usman Khalid for a screening of the film Safe HAVEN and audience Q&A. \n2–2.30pm\nFlotsam music workshop. Learn an Afro–Colombian song with Jenny Parra and the Flotsam Orchestra! \n3–3.45pm\nComedy workshop. An interactive workshop with comedienne Ola Labib. \n4–5pm\n#NoticeUs. Healing through taking action together. Online performance and discussion on the campaign to improve temporary accommodation. \nEducation Centre (1)\nAll day Photo exhibition. An exhibition of photos taken of the 2021 Migrant Connections Festival. \n1–1.45pm\nMindfulness photography. Connect with nature through photography. This session will include a walk through the Horniman Gardens. \n2–2.45pm\nMarco’s Miracle Mountain – family cookie decoration. Join Refugee Café to decorate\nEcuadorian biscuits and bread. Fun for all the family! \n3.15–4pm\nMessages from the Heart. Arts and crafts –visit the exhibition and then create your own ‘Message from the Heart’. \n4.15– 5pm\nCalligraphy workshop. Using traditional and modern Persian letters and words – create a drawing to take home. \nEducation Centre (2)\nAll day Photo exhibition. An exhibition of photos taken of the 2021 Migrant Connections Festival. \n1.50–2.50pm\nLondon Must Act workshop. Find out ways to support our campaign fighting for a humane migration policy for all. \n3.10–4.10pm\nWhat makes a good migrant festival? This workshop\, hosted next to Migrant Connections exhibition space\, explores what makes a good migrant festival. \nHands on base\n1–1.20pm\nThis London. Short performance following the journeys of migrant women arriving in the UK. \n1.30–2.30pm\nStorytelling with object handling. Share and create your own story with museum artefacts. \n2.45–3.45pm\nThis is London. Short performance following the journeys of migrant women arriving to the UK and workshop on building a Borough of Sanctuary. \n4–5pm\nDesta (Happiness) Workshop. A wellbeing workshop using creativity\, discussions exploring our journey and hopes for the future. For adults and children 10+. URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-festival-celebrating-sanctuary/ LOCATION:Horniman Museum and Gardens\, 100 London Road\, London\, \, SE23 3PQ CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Music,Theatre ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/download.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR