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SUMMARY:We Are The Many Festival
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts presents: We Are The Many at EartH Hackney on Sunday 15 June – a festival kicking off London Refugee Week 2025 – curated around the theme of ‘Community as a Superpower’\, serving up music\, stories\, sustenance\, healing and resistance. \n\nHosted by Nigerian-born British poet and playwright Inua Ellams\, the event brings together artists\, architects\, chefs\, DJs and musicians in a programme framed around collective and community organising; and ideas for a more equitable and inclusive world. Join us and be part of the many! \n  \nBOOK HERE! \n  \nWorkshop / Food / Spoken Word (EartH Kitchen) \n3pm:\n A closed workshop for youth groups will be led by Linett Kamala – the first female DJ at Notting Hill Carnival – focusing on healing through sound where participants will experience the calming and restorative sonic effects of sound systems. \n5pm:\nEartH Kitchen will open up to the public with an interactive edible sculpture by gastro-architect duo Playte inspired by The Rice Theory of Culture about how rice farming contributes to more collectivistic cultures\, stronger social bonds and a greater emphasis on collective well-being. Alongside this sculpture\, rice dishes will be available by guest chefs –  Carol Puthussery\, Najeem Ebadi (In The Mix)\, Seeds of Wild and sisterwoman vegan\, celebrating diverse cultural heritage and local ingredients. \n5:30pm:\nThe spoken word segment of the programme will feature exciting multi-hyphenates such as writer/actor/filmmaker Chakira Alin\, DJ/poet DJ Kat the Kat-a-lyst\, MC/rapper Fedzilla\, poet/writer/musician/educator Samatar Elmi and artist/performer/writer Tara Fatehi\, who will share their personal stories\, impart lived wisdom and speak to the collective power of community. \nAll are welcome to stay on and connect with others till doors close at 10pm. \n  \nMusic (EartH Theatre) \nOur music programme brings together artists whose voices amplify collective healing\, friendship\, and community. This sonic experience is all about connections and collaborations that cross genres and invite you to celebrate the many. \nDoors 7pm:\nBefore heading to the EartH Theatre\, don’t forget to drop by EartH Kitchen to taste the nourishing rice dishes cooked by our guest chefs before they sell out! \nFrom 7:30pm:\nBlack Obsidian Sound System (B.O.S.S.) was established in the summer of 2018 with the intention of bringing together a community of queer\, trans and non-binary black and people of colour involved in art\, sound and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn\, build and sustain a resource for our collective struggles. The black-led system\, based in London\, is available to use or rent by community groups and others with the purpose of amplifying and connecting them. \nFrench-Senegalese anaiis grew up between continents\, moving from Toulouse to Dublin and Dakar before settling in Oakland\, California. She studied at Tisch School of Arts in New York before relocating to London to pursue her music career. Her work is self-reflective and created in pursuit of a collective healing. Following her debut release ‘Nina’\, a liberation chant and reclamation of freedom\, she went on to release her transcendent project\, ‘Darkness at Play’ which reflects her observations of the world\, seeking hope amidst injustice\, and explorations of the divine feminine as a healing force. 2024 sees anaiis add to her extensive list of collaborations with a joint mini-album with Brazilian Group Grupo Cosmo\, including features from Luedji Luna\, and Sessa – before a stunning new solo album in Fall 2025.\n\nSouth London post-punk band Goat Girl are committed to grassroots music\, community engagement and addressing issues like gentrification\, climate change\, migration and social injustice. On their third album\, Below the Waste\, Goat Girl encourages the listener to imagine a world where oppressive structures are broken and stripped away. Beyond the ugliness of the unnatural and unnecessary\, the trio envision a society where collectivism\, community and friendship are celebrated. \n  \nAge: 18+ \nFor more information\, contact Dijana Rakovic\, dijana@counterpoints.org.uk \n  \n“We can begin the process of making community wherever we are. We can begin by sharing a smile\, a warm greeting\, a bit of conversation; by doing a kind deed or by acknowledging kindness offered to us.”- bell hooks
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/we-are-the-many-festival/
LOCATION:EartH Hackney\, 11-17 Stoke Newington Rd\, London N16 8BH
CATEGORIES:London Refugee Week,Music,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Encounters
DESCRIPTION:ENCOUNTERS is a site-specific installation developed by Kingston School of Art’s MArch Architecture students in collaboration with MA Photography students\, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration rooted in circular economy principles and reuse strategies. Featuring photographic and moving image works\, the exhibition responds to the themes of migration\, refuge\, and displacement. \nThe exhibition is running from 16 to 22 June\, 11am – 4pm each day\, at Yorkton Workshops. \nAlongside the exhibition\, a panel discussion will explore cultural production and research practices related to migration\, displacement\, and social justice. These conversations aim to deepen engagement with the themes at the heart of the project. \nThe panel discussion will be led by Dr Maria Mencia\, an artist-researcher in media arts and digital poetics\, codirector of the research group Sound/Image/Media/ Encounters (SIME) and postgraduate coordinator at Kingston School of Art. Guest speakers will include Dr Amak Mahmoodian\, a multidisciplinary artist and educator\, Kate Watson\, visual artist\, researcher and educator\, Liz Hingley\, artist and anthropologist and Edwin Mingard\, visual artist working principally with moving image. \nThe panel will take place on Thursday 19 June 2025 from 3 to 6pm. Reserve your free place here. Spaces are limited. \nThere will also be a Private Viewing on Thursday 19 June 2025\, from 6.30-9pm. \nThis project is created in partnership with Refugee Week (the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary)\, Counterpoints (a leading national organisation in the field of arts\, migration and cultural change) and Yorkton Workshops (home to award-winning design studio Pearson Lloyd). \nThe Project:\nEncounters began as a live brief module for MA Photography students\, developed in partnership with Refugee Week and Counterpoints Arts. The students were invited to respond to a brief set by the Refugee Week team and independently devise projects that explore the themes of migration and displacement. For many\, this marked their first direct engagement with refugee experiences and the complexities surrounding displacement. \nTackling such a profound and challenging subject matter has proven to be both a demanding and deeply rewarding journey. It was a process of learning\, and in many cases\, of unlearning: questioning assumptions\, cultivating empathy\, and discovering new ways of seeing. This exhibition presents a diverse range of creative responses\, reflecting not only on the realities of displacement\, but also on the process of coming to understand those realities. \nThe final installation emerged from yet another meaningful Encounter – this time with 17 exceptionally talented MArch Architecture students. Volunteering their time\, they collaborated with MA Photography students to create a site-specific installation that responds to the themes of displacement and refuge. Their design is grounded in circular economy principles\, bringing a sense of lightness/ transience and a commitment to adaptability\, reuse and sustainability. \nThis exhibition is\, above all\, a reflection of all these Encounters – between disciplines\, between people\, and between perspectives. It seeks to convey the insights and growth our students have experienced as they engaged with this vital and urgent topic. \nParticipating Artists:\nAnchen Li\, Anna Jannepalli\, Tommy Pai\, Edith Robinson\, Eghbal Raoufifard\, Jaewoo Lee\, Jay Lin\, Justin Pappoe\, Meng Zhang\, Jingyao Yan\, Rui Zheng\, Shubham Kakade\, Tilan Xue\, Zixin Luo\, Tom Cai\, Yang Tonge\, with Nana Varveropoulou as MA Photography module leader. \nRify Hossain\, Chelsea Richards\, Cam Heslop\, Priyanshi Dhanrajbhai Jain\, Pete Goding\, Alice Parker\, Azsvina Ragunathan\, Eadan Filbrandt\, Babitha Ravi Kumar\, Telma Ferraris\, Rama Shetty\, Rio Jablonski\, Ian Karuhanga\, Berfin Tas\, Valerie Wan\, Shadi Rashedi\, Anisha Iqbal\, Rajan Savaliya\, with Aoife Donnelly as MArch Architecture Lead.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/encounters/
LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Digital,Film and Photography,London Refugee Week,Multi-Art Form,Photography,Refugee Week,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Quo Vadis\, Aida?
DESCRIPTION:Join Counterpoint Arts for this special screening as part of Refugee Week\, to mark 30 years since the beginning of the Srebrenica Genocide. \nJasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis\, Aida? is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s entry for the 2021 International Feature Oscar. It premiered in competition at the 2020 Venice Film Festival\, and later won the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award at the 2021 Rotterdam International Film Festival. \nThe film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature\, and nominated for the Best Director and Best Film Not in the English Language BAFTAs. \nQuo Vadis\, Aida? chronicles the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica\, Bosnia. The film follows the fictional character Aida (Jasna Đuričić)\, a schoolteacher from Srebrenica who is employed by the UN as a translator during wartime. Over the course of a few days\, Serbian troops invade Srebrenica\, led by General Ratko Mladić. The townspeople are evacuated to a nearby UN shelter\, where Aida aids the UN officials while trying to secure safety for her husband and two sons. \nThe screening will be introduced by Almir Koldzic and followed by a Q&A. \nBook your tickets here.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/quo-vadis-aida/
LOCATION:RichMix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road\, London\, E1 6LA
CATEGORIES:Film,London Refugee Week
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T200000
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SUMMARY:Haiyu - Screening & Screentalk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of documentary film Haiyu\, intertwining the life narrative of Mariem Hassan with her relentless quest for Western Sahara’s liberation. Mariem’s life and music have been deeply affected by the ongoing tragedy committed to the Sahrawis throughout the colonial era continuing up to this very day. Her songs have been given comfort and hope and have been used as a tool in the fight for independence in Africa’s last colony\, Western Sahara. \nThis year marks 50 years since the Sahrawis people were forced into exile. Winner of the Sheffield Doc Fest Youth Jury Prize\, Haiyu will be followed up by a Q&A with the filmmakers and Danielle Smith\, founder of Sandblast\, an organisation dedicated to building awareness and solidarity for the indigenous Saharawis of Western Sahara. \nGet your tickets here. This film is presented at the Barbican in partnership with Counterpoints.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/haiyu-the-barbican/
LOCATION:The Barbican\, Silk St\, Barbican\, London\, EC2Y 8DS
CATEGORIES:Film,London Refugee Week,Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T210000
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SUMMARY:Roundhouse Refugee Week Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Roundhouse Refugee Week Open Mic  event! Join us on Wed 18 Jun 2025 for an evening filled with creative performances and showcases \nWith this year’s Refugee Week theme “Community as a Superpower” we are celebrating creativity with various performances by young people from Community organisations in collaboration with the Roundhouse and groups and organisations working with young people with refugee backgrounds – Babylon Migrant Project\, Compass Collective\, New Citizen Gateway\, Young Roots and Phosphorus Theatre. Project supported by Our HeartBeats DJ project. \nThe event is a celebration of diversity and unity and presents the perfect opportunity to come together as a community. \nLet’s make this evening memorable and show support for refugees through the power of creativity and expression. See you there! \nMore info HERE!
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/roundhouse-refugee-week-open-mic/
LOCATION:Roundhouse\, Chalk Farm Road London NW1 8EH
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music,Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T213000
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home x Greene King
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of fresh stand-up comedy at The Tatterhalls Tavern in Knightsbridge from the No Direction Home collective\, plus 5-minute open mic spots for local comedians hosted by Laith Elzubaidi. Entrance is Free\, all welcome and opened from 8pm. Also featuring Selam Amare and Teddy. \nA special collaboration with Greene King for Refugee Week. \nEnthusiastic about getting into comedy? Book your open mic spot via email at 7263@greeneking.co.uk!
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-x-greene-king/
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Refugee Week
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250620T170000
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SUMMARY:Waymarkers with liz hingley
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon gathering\, inspired by The Portland Global Friendship Group. \nWAYMARKERS showcases hundreds of personal glass prints made in The SIM Project workshops by people with roots in over 40 countries. The project uses the SIM card as a symbol of connection and a creative tool to bring people with different experiences of mobility together. On display for the first time is an elaborate jewellery piece inspired by The Portland Global Friendship Group and the international trade of Portland stone. \nProject team : Liz Hingley\, Egemen Kizilcan\, Frank Menger\, Sofie Boons. \nProgramme on the 20th June: \n3 pm – Tour of The Curiosity Cabinet exhibition \n@ 171 The Strand\, London\, WC2R \n3:45-5 pm – Activities and refreshments \n@ Exchange\, Bush House North East Wing\, Aldwych \, WC2B 4BG \nFree but please register HERE. \nLiz Hingley is an artist and anthropologist. Her interdisciplinary practice is informed by growing up in Birmingham\, a UK city home to over 180 nationalities\, and living across Europe and China. Blending photography\, sculpture and curation with a lot of conversation and exchange\, Liz seeks to illuminate systems and technologies of belonging and belief that connect people around the world. In the process she has authored five books. \nLiz founded The SIM Project in 2017 and has toured it to 8 countries. The growing collection of unique wearable artefacts made by participants in intimate workshops\, materialise and value stories of mobility and belonging through personal digital archives. The project was selected by London Design Festival 2024 and exhibited at V&A\, London. Liz is currently Honorary Artist at Migration Mobilities Bristol and a Leverhulme Doctoral Scholar on the Programme for Interdisciplinary Resilience Studies. She has also held positions at Kings College London (Digital Humanities)\, The Migration Research Centre\, University College London\, SOAS University (South Asia Institute) and the University of Austin\, Texas (Art History). Between 2013 and 2017 she lived in China as a visiting scholar at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. \nEvent produced in collaboration with King’s College London.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/waymarkers-with-liz-hingley-and/
LOCATION:171 The Strand\, London\, WC2R
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,London Refugee Week
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250620T193000
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SUMMARY:Bread & Roses - Screening and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of Bread & Roses\, a searing portrayal of three women fighting to recover their autonomy after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021. Directed by Sahra Mani\, the film captures the spirit and resilience of Afghan women through the depiction of their harrowing plight and struggle for their rights and freedom. \nThe screening is at 18:10 on Friday 20 June\, followed by a Q&A with Sahra. Get your tickets here. \n\nBFI Southbank is presenting this film in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Counterpoints as part of Refugee Week 2025.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bread-and-roses-screening/
LOCATION:BFI\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film,London Refugee Week,Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T175618
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SUMMARY:V&A: Threads of Joy and Community
DESCRIPTION:A day of family-friendly workshops and performances to celebrate Refugee Week\, inspired by themes of joy and small acts of kindness. \n  \n“you’re a man now\, boy”   by Isaac Ouro-Gnao\n13:00-13:20 and 15:00-15:20 at the Raphael Gallery\nyou’re a man now\, boy is a dance performance weaving hip hop\, contemporary\, and magical realism into an empathetic experience. Through voice and dynamic movement\, it explores the joy\, the hardship\, and the community found through the healing of mental health difficulties and trauma. \n\n\n\n\n  \nCollaging workshop with Community Arts Box\n\n11:00 – 16:00 at the Learning Centre\nFree drop in collaging workshop focussing on this years Refugee Week theme: Community as a Superpower \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nV&A have curated a day long of family friendly Refugee Week activities\, check out the full programme here:
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/va-threads-of-joy-and-community/
LOCATION:V&A\, Cromwell Rd\, London\, SW7 2RL
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Refugee Week
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250621T211500
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SUMMARY:Is it OK to Laugh?
DESCRIPTION:Sheffield Doc Fest presents an evening of comedy and conversation with the Palestine Comedy Club exploring how humour can challenge power\, shift narratives\, and hold space for difficult truths. \nBooking \nJoin us for a unique look at the making of Palestine Comedy Club\, a documentary that follows six Palestinian comedians as they journey across borders\, checkpoints\, and cultural divides to bring laughter to packed theatres in Palestine. \nThrough a mix of film clips\, live reflections\, and a taste of their comedy\, we explores the challenges of earning comic license in complex environments and connecting with audiences across vastly different backgrounds. \nMeet the team behind the film as they share insights on the creative process\, the resilience required to tour under difficult circumstances\, and the power of humour as a form of resistance\, connection\, and storytelling. \nSpeakers:\nAlaa ‘Regash’ Aliabdallah (Director\, Palestine Comedy Club)\nCharlotte Knowles (Producer\, Palestine Comedy Club and Founder\, Tough Crowd)\nAlaa Shehada (Comedian\, Storyteller & Co-Founder\, Palestine Comedy Club) \nModerator: Laith Elzubaidi (Pop Culture and Social Change Producer\, Counterpoints Arts) \nThis event is this age restricted to 16+\nSupported by Counterpoints Arts and Tough Crowd
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/is-it-ok-to-laugh/
LOCATION:Crucible Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk St\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250622T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250622T203000
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SUMMARY:The Blessing: Power of Community - Hackney Empire and Counterpoints
DESCRIPTION:The Blessing is a spectacular celebration marking Windrush Day and Refugee Week 2025 that will bring together musicians\, artists and our local community.\nThe event will start with a Caribbean blessing for Hackney\, featuring drumming\, spoken word\, steel pan and singing. The show will finish with our massed choirs\, taking the stage alongside an exciting line up of musical headliners to fill the theatre with rhythm and joy.    \nA partnership between Hackney Empire\, Counterpoints Arts\, and Rising Tide\, The Blessing will be guided by conversations and creative collaboration between young people and their elders. We will celebrate the superpowers of Community and Welcome\, pay tribute to the contributions and experiences of refugee and Windrush generations\, and bring healing and solidarity to those that attend under the watchful eyes of Papa Bois\, a Caribbean folklore character.  \nAll ticket sales will go towards supporting Hackney Empire and Counterpoints’ wider engagement programmes. \nFunded by the Windrush Day Grant Scheme\, supported by Ministry of Housing Community and Local Government administered by Near Neighbours. \nThis project is supported by Hackney Council. \nPresented by Hackney Empire and Counterpoints Arts. \nTickets: \nPrice: £10 – £30 (plus £1.20 per ticket online\, £1.40 per ticket over the phone) \nBOOK HERE\n\nGenerations Together Tickets:\nYoung people can bring someone from an older generation for free – and vice versa. Whether it’s a grandparent and grandchild\, a mentor and mentee\, or just two friends from different eras\, The Blessing is all about sharing experiences across generations.\n• Young Person – Under 25\n• Middle Generation – 25-59\n• Older Generation – 60+ \nRunning time: Approximately 2 hours\, including a 20 minute interval \nContent warning: Contains the use of haze\, frequently changing lighting states and performers in the auditorium
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-blessing-power-of-community-hackney-empire-and-counterpoints/
LOCATION:Hackney Empire\, 291 Mare Street\, London\, E8 1EJ
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250623T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250623T220000
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SUMMARY:Paired by Sup?
DESCRIPTION:For Refugee Week\, SUP? are excited to unveil a new concept of their supper club series in partnership with Counterpoints and Refugee Week UK\, pairing together our favourite chefs from the refugee community with musicians of a shared background.\n\nFor this first edition\, we are incredibly excited to invite rapper\, Chef and TV personality Big Zuu as he joins heads with Chef Majeda Khoury (The Syrian Sunflower) to curate a one off bespoke menu\, celebrating their shared Levantine heritage at much loved South London venue\, Jumbi.\n\nJoin us for a warm evening championing the power of food and music in bringing communities together\, as Big Zuu and Majeda explore the this year’s Refugee Week theme ‘Community as a superpower’\, whilst raising awareness for the displaced experience and fundraising for the South London Refugee Association.Expect the best of Levantine classics and flavours reimagined\,  music\, prize auctions and conversations around cultural connections in the hopes to offer tangible takeaways on supporting local refugee communities.\n\nWhat’s included:\n\nFood\nExpect a generous 3 course menu of Levantine classics curated by Big Zuu and cooked by Majeda. Veg and Non veg options available at checkout.Drinks will also be available at Jumbi’s bar.\n\nPay it forward\nAs part of our ‘pay it forward’ system\, we reserve 5 seats for asylum seekers from the local hostels to attend the supper club\, so if you can’t make the event and want to support\, there’s an option to purchase their supper club ticket  – or you can make a contribution towards it if you’re already joining!\n\nTickets are limited\, make sure you don’t miss out and reserve your seat now! BOOK HERE!\n\nIf you would also like to donate directly to South London Refugee Association click here.\n\nAllergy information: As the kitchen is used for multiple settings\, unfortunately nothing can be guaranteed to be allergen or gluten-free – if you have any concerns at all about allergies or intolerances\, please get in touch: contact@supsupperclub.com.\n\nAbout SUP?\n\nBorne from a desire to dispel myths around immigration\, SUP? is a non profit organisation empowering displaced people through sharing food\, music and solidarity. We host supper club events to create consciousness-raising conversations that highlight the experience of people who are forced to migrate countries\, whilst celebrating their cultures\, through their own lens.\n\nAbout Majeda\n\nMajeda Khouri is a Syrian chef and human rights activist\, also known as the Syrian Sunflower is dedicated to bringing the vibrant flavours of Middle East to London. Majeda sought refuge in the UK in 2017 and began catering to integrate into British society\, share her rich culture\, and support human rights causes. She used food as a way to tell her story and raise awareness about the situation in Syria.\nAbout Big Zuu\nBig Zuu is a London based Rapper\, Grime artist\, TV Chef & Entrepreneur has made his mark with a dynamic blend of music and entertainment\, whilst remaining a vocal advocate for refugees and marginalised communities.\nAbout Jumbi\nWorld renowned Jumbi is a hi-fi music bar and restaurant in the heart of Peckham known for celebrating the sounds and flavours of the African-Caribbean diaspora.\n\nMake sure to arrive on time on the night and help us highlight the true power of community through shared spaces. Sahtein!
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/paired-by-sup/
LOCATION:Jumbi\, Unit 4.1\, Copeland Park\, 133 Copeland Rd\, London SE15 3SN
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Moving Roots: Diaspora Communities x Climate Action
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Refugee Week and London Climate Action Week\, Climate Outreach is hosting an event exploring the interconnections between climate action\, migration and diaspora communities. \nAccording to the latest RACE report*\, the UK’s climate sector remains one of the least diverse in the UK\, despite climate change impacting all of us. We know the UK’s society is made up of many diverse diaspora communities connected to cultures\, lands and communities all over the world. \nMany of these groups are playing a key role in ensuring the climate change conversation includes their community’s voices and that climate action is shaped by their unique challenges and experiences. \nIn partnership with Counterpoints Arts\, this event aims to highlight the integral role diaspora communities play in supporting and providing agency to those impacted by climate change and climate-driven migration\, despite often not being included in the conversation. \nWe will also showcase the creative and unique ways diaspora members and leaders are taking climate action and making vital links to their cultures and community spaces\, ensuring the climate conversation includes people from all backgrounds and represents diverse experiences. \nJoin the event to hear from: \n– Fahmida Miah\, Climate Outreach \n– Farah Ahmed\, Our Diaspora Futures \n– Jebi Rahman\, Bangladeshi Diaspora Climate Action (BDCA) \n– Zamzam Ibrahim\, Somalis for Sustainability \n– Ania Drewniok\, POMOC \nAlongside the panel discussion\, there will be delicious plant-based food served\, an artistic performance\, and opportunities to connect with others in the climate and migrant justice space! \nSign up before 20th June to attend. \nBOOK HERE! \n* Racial Action for the Climate Emergency (www.race-report.uk) \n* Photo credit: Photo by Zen Chung from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/women-gardening-5529587/
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/moving-roots-diaspora-communities-x-climate-action/
LOCATION:Pelican House\, 144 Cambridge Heath Road London E1 5QJ
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Refugee Week,Sustainability & Climate Justice
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home @ Cutty Sark
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Selam Amare\, with comedians Roann Hassani McCloskey\, Alaa Shehada and Victor Rios. \n6:30pm\, Cutty Sark\, pay what you can \nThis is part of a series of events at Royal Museums Greenwich to mark Refugee Week. \nEvent timings: \n\nDoors and bar open: 5.45pm\nEvent starts: 6.30pm\nEvent finishes: 8pm\n\nHost: A proud Ethiopian\, Selam Amare is an entrepreneur and comedian. Selam is the founder of Selam Le Ethiopia and Azmari Bet – an initiative that promotes Ethiopian culture through music\, performance and food. Selam has created a very funny and charming storytelling persona of her own\, sharing experiences of both Ethiopia and England. \nRoann Hassani McCloskey has over 10 years’ experience within the creative industries occupying many roles. They have worked as an award-winning writer (My Father the Tantric Masseur and Who Murdered My Cat?)\, director\, producer\, script supervisor\, production consultant and as an actor\, most recently at Shakespeare’s Globe (Macbeth). Roann is Algerian-British\, Queer and many other things that have led them to focus their storytelling on the heart and humour that runs through tragedy. Their work centres their curiosity and desire to bring stories left at the margins to the centre where they belong. \nAlaa Shehada is a Palestinian actor\, comedian and a graduate of The Freedom Theatre acting school in Jenin camp\, a Palestinian theatre company nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024. He is also the co-founder of the Palestine Comedy Club – a platform for Palestinian comedians to share their stories\, humour and Palestinian culture. \nNominated for the TV Collective’s Breakthrough Leaders Programme 2025\, Victor Rios is a performer\, artist\, theatre facilitator and filmmaker. Victor is the co-founder of LatinX Actors UK\, a database of Latin-American actors and performers based in the UK. He has worked with organisations including the Royal Festival Hall\, Red Cross\, Young Roots and Brixton House. \nThe No Direction Home comedy collective has been running since 2019 to support new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. \nNo Direction Home is produced by Counterpoints Arts as part of our PopChange initiative.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-cutty-sark/
LOCATION:Cutty Sark\, King William Walk\, London\, SE10 9HT
CATEGORIES:Comedy,London Refugee Week,Pop Culture,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Dokhol দখল ’84: Housing Policy and Migration (Postponed)
DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed from 29 June; the new date will be announced here shortly. \nA panel of artists\, activists and architects share stories of housing activism in past movements and present-day campaigns. \nArtist Sonia Uddin’s project Dokhol দখল ’84 is an important starting point which looks at how Bengali homeless families who were housed in appalling conditions in hostels took on the Council\, occupying Camden Town Hall in 1984. The collective organising power of this movement was captured in the archival materials which she shares as an important\, historical archive. \nHousing policy affects and applies to many across the country\, including migrants. Join us\, creatives and activists\, on the day to learn about community empowerment and how to harness collective action in order to fight for housing as a basic human right that should be available to all. \nFree. \nIn partnership with Southbank Centre and part of Refugee Week 2025.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/dokhol-%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%96%e0%a6%b2-84-housing-policy-and-migration/
LOCATION:Queen Elizabeth Foyer\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,London Refugee Week,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Babylon Albion
DESCRIPTION:A new voice on nature and belonging\, writer and artist Dalia Al-Dujaili delves into the layered ties between land\, myth and identity. \n\n‘Whoever said nature is still has never watched the seasons migrate.’ \nA lyrical and vivid new work\, Babylon Albion offers a poetic reflection on belonging – not only to a place or a people\, but to the stories that bind them together. \nDrawing from Arab and Islamic mythology alongside English folklore and the Christian pastoral tradition\, Al-Dujaili moves between the real and the mythical – from date palms to oak trees\, from Lamassu to unicorns – inviting us to rethink how we connect with place and with the living world around us. \nIt is\, in many ways\, a love letter – to Britain\, to Iraq and to the earth we all share. It gestures towards a different kind of nativeness: one shaped by layers\, by openness\, and by the restless hum of history\, myth\, and movement. \n\n\nDalia Al-Dujaili is an Iraqi-British writer\, editor and producer based in London. She is the online editor of The British Journal of Photography. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian\, Dazed\, GQ and more. She is the founder of The Road to Nowhere Magazine and in 2023 she was the Producer of Refugee Week. She holds an MA Hons in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh. \nSaqi Books is a leading independent publishing house of trade and academic books on the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in London in 1983\, but with its roots in Lebanon\, Saqi’s publishing programme has led to a rigorous reassessment of Arab cultural heritage. Saqi has been at the forefront of establishing Middle Eastern culture in the UK and beyond for more than four decades. \nSaqi’s publishing – encompassing art\, photography and cookery books\, language\, literature and philosophy\, history and current affairs and much more – is recognised all over the world. They offer an independent platform for writers and artists from all places and cultures. Their authors have attained international prominence not only for the quality of their prose\, but for their authoritative and innovative contributions to public debate. \nSaqi was awarded the British Book Industry Award for Diversity in Literature\, the IPG Diversity Award and the Arab British Culture and Society award. \nTickets: £10 +£3.50 booking fee. Concessions 25%. \nBOOK HERE. \nIn partnership with Southbank Centre and Saqi Books. Part of Refugee Week 2025.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/babylon-albion/
LOCATION:Purcell Room\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word,London Refugee Week,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:The Sound of Us: Building Community Through Music
DESCRIPTION:Come together to hear personal stories of the ways that music nurtures creativity\, builds connections and drives social change. \nThis session explores how music breaks down barriers and creates spaces of belonging\, reconnecting people with their cultural roots and strengthening the bonds that connect us all. \nThrough personal stories and reflections around different approaches and practices\, the artists demonstrate how music is a universal language of creative expression\, bringing communities together regardless of background. \nGaby D’Annunzio is a London-based community organiser and activist. She shares her journey as Co-Founder of Open Music Lab and her work at Refuge Worldwide\, highlighting how providing creative education and opportunities has built diverse and supportive communities within the music industry. \nIn partnership with Southbank Centre as part of Refugee Week 2025.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-sound-of-us-building-community-through-music/
LOCATION:Queen Elizabeth Foyer\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,London Refugee Week,Music
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SUMMARY:Arab Film Club: An Evening of Shorts and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a programme of exceptional short films curated by actress and writer Sarah Agha\, exploring stories of migration and refugee narratives. \nThe Arab Film Club returns this June for a special screening for Refugee Week\, which this year has the central theme of ‘Community as Superpower’. \nEach title has been written and directed by a refugee filmmaker or draws on real life experience. These films demonstrate the power of cinema and humanise struggle and injustice through art. Full programme to be announced soon. \nThe screening is followed by a Q&A hosted by Sarah Agha with the filmmakers on stage. \nTickets £10. 25% concessions. \nBOOK HERE \nThis event is part of our London Refugee Week programme and presented in partnership with Southbank Centre.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/arab-film-club-an-evening-of-shorts-and-qa/
LOCATION:Purcell Room\, Queen Elizabeth Hall\, Southbank Centre\, London SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Film,London Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Sudan\, Remember Us
DESCRIPTION:Join PopChange Film Club for the next edition of our monthly programme featuring filmmakers from migrant and refugee backgrounds. \nIn 2019\, documentary filmmaker Hind Meddab flew to Sudan to film a sit-in protest at the Army headquarters in Khartoum. The people of Sudan were assembling\, demanding reform after decades of military dictatorship. There she met a selection of young activists that she would continue to film over the course of 4 years\, from the swell of hope and accomplishment following dictator Omar al-Bashir’s fall\, to the oppression of the military crackdown and subsequent civil war\, which today\, leaves Sudan in ruins. Standing in front of a powerful army\, how could the civilian movement find the strength to persist? \nIn conversations\, in demonstrations and on walls – the Sudanese tradition of poetry becomes a powerful tool for activism. Art\, music and poetry bolster every stage of the Sudanese fight for freedom. This extraordinary documentary bears witness to a lost revolution and within it unearths a tribute to the power of creativity as a tool of survival and resistance. \nThis screening will be introduced by Hind Meddab and followed by a Q&A. The film is in arabic w/ English language subtitles – descriptive subtitles for HoH audiences are available. \nFull details and tickets
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sudan-remember-us/
LOCATION:RichMix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road\, London\, E1 6LA
CATEGORIES:Film,Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:Leaving Were the Ones
DESCRIPTION:Beverley Carruthers\, Bettina Furnée\, Olga Jürgenson and Idit Nathan present a ‘work in progress’ event with special guests at Wysing Arts Centre\, Cambridgeshire.\nFollowing their ‘work in progress’ days (17th-20th July) join the artists on Sunday 20 July for a special closing event with writer Ali Smith & filmmaker Sarah Wood who will lead a conversation focused on the exhibition themes. \nThis event is part of Leaving Are The Ones Who Could Not Stay – a new exhibition for Broadway Gallery\, Letchworth that explores the socio-political forces shaping familial bonds\, migration\, and intergenerational memory. \nLeaving Were The Ones Who Could Not Stay has been co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts to be presented as part of the Platforma Festival October 2025\, and the Broadway Gallery\, a charitable service of the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation. It is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Special thanks to the Garden City Collection and Revoluton Arts and METAL for their generous support and collaboration. \nFull details and booking via Eventbrite.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/leaving-were-the-ones/
LOCATION:Wysing Arts Centre\, Fox Road\, Bourn\, CB23 2TX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Palestine: Peace de Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Edinburgh Fringe: A historical collage of conflict\, colonialism and clowning from multi-talented Sami Abu-Wardeh.\n‘The rockstar voice of the Palestinian Diaspora’ – Alexei Sayle\nBooking via The Pleasance\, Edinburgh \nYou can run from resistance but it will always catch up with you – as Sami finds out in his latest show. Join his open call for mass civil disobedience\, equitable distribution of hand puppets and more! Find out once and for all: can resistance be funny? \nThings are not well in the world\, we don’t know if you’ve heard. Sami Abu-Wardeh\, Channel 4’s The Sheikh\, 2022 comedy hour BEDU\, BBC Radio – returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with another non-stop clown-cum-standup hour of rage\, righteousness\, resistance and silly silly silly times.\nSami’s life was saved before he was born\, his father having boarded a bus to return to his homeland to fight for the Palestine Liberation Organization only to be turned back at the Jordanian border. Sami is a Palestinian born in exile\, only to then be displaced from his country of birth – Kuwait – by yet another war. These are a few of many moments of truth and sobering reality in this brand new 70 minutes\, added to the Pleasance Festival Fringe line-up at the last minute for 2025. \nAs our host for the evening tells us\, expect storytelling\, clowning\, cocktails and stand-up from a cast of (mostly*) mediterranean and Arab characters – each with a striking story to tell about their commitment to their human rights – a glimpse through time at the front lines of the resistance. \nSami doesn’t hold back\, digging into his family’s ties with resistance and the extraordinary choices of freedom fighters. As Sami finds out in Peace De Resistance\, his second solo comedy show\, you can run from resistance but it will always catch up with you. Come and join his open call for mass civil disobedience\, equitable distribution of hand puppets and more! Get ready to find out once and for all: can resistance actually be funny? \n*also birds. \nSami’s work and life experience speaks to the urgent issues of today. Join us for what may be one of the most politically charged happenings of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. \nPrevious Praise for Sami Abu-Wardeh:\n‘Blissfully funny while barely speaking a word…’ – ★★★★ The Guardian\n‘Outstandingly well written’ – ★★★★★ Everything Theatre\n‘The single funniest face I’ve seen in years.’ – – ★★★★ Chortle \nWritten and Performed by Sami Abu-Wardeh\nDirected by Sam Beale\nProduced by Qasim Salam\nSupported by Counterpoints and Palestine Comedy Club
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/palestine-peace-de-resistance/
LOCATION:Pleasance Dome\, 1 Bristo Square\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9AL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250821T220000
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SUMMARY:Our Heartbeats: Unity in Motion Residency
DESCRIPTION:Our HeartBeats\, spearheaded by Lead Artist and producer/DJ Kensaye alongside Counterpoints’ Senior Producer Dijana Rakovic\, is an initiative designed to empower individuals from sanctuary-seeking backgrounds. More than a DJ Crew\, Our HeartBeats is a movement. Rooted in the belief that music has the power to unite\, empower and challenge narratives\, Our HeartBeats creates spaces where culture\, migration and identity collide on the dance floor. \nChampioning DJs from displaced and underrepresented backgrounds\, the collective curates line-ups that transcend borders\, blending sounds from home with the sonic influences of London’s ever-evolving music scene. This summer\, the collective takes on a new residency at Southbank Centre\, Unity in Motion. With the Our HeartBeats DJs setting the tone each night\, join us for a journey through electronic music\, Amapiano\, Afrobeats\, dancehall\, and house music\, with headline DJs joining to amplify the energy. \nMore than just a party\, this residency is about reclaiming civic and cultural spaces\, building bridges and understanding about who we are\, shifting narratives and finding out ‘what makes us move’ – welcoming both music lovers and those looking to connect through culture. The collective will be performing at The Space Between\, a living\, breathing installation at Southbank Centre produced by creative practice Beyond the Box. \n\nDates & times\nThu 31 Jul 2025\, 6pm\nThu 7 Aug 2025\, 6pm\nThu 14 Aug 2025\, 6pm\nThu 21 Aug 2025\, 6pm \nRun time\n4 hours (approx) \nStandard entry\nFree – no ticket required \nHeadliners\nThu 31 Jul: Gaby D’Annunzio & Ornella Mutoni\nDJ\, radio host\, and an audio producer Gaby D’Annunzio has long been a key player in Berlin community music\, both as the co-founder of Open Music Lab and community organiser at Refuge Worldwide. Counterpoints’ Pop Culture Change Producer Ornella Mutoni is a documentary filmmaker & DJ\, with previous shows on Balalmii\, Voices Radio and lsslss radio. \nThu 7 Aug: Ivicore\nExplosive Venezuelan DJ Ivicore brings the heat with her spicy upbeat tunes inspired by the vibrant rhythms of LatinX Caribbean music. She meshes smash remixes\, timeless classics and the latest global hits into her own signature sound she calls ‘Elektro Afro Perreo’. Ivicore’s electrifying performances have graced the stages of major festivals including Glastonbury\, Boomtown and Mighty Hoopla. \nThu 14 Aug: Black Obsidian Sound System\nBlack Obsidian Sound System (B.O.S.S.) was established in the summer of 2018 with the intention of bringing together a community of queer\, trans and non-binary black and people of colour involved in art\, sound and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn\, build and sustain a resource for our collective struggles. \n\nThu 21 Aug: Mina & Bryte\nMina & Bryte first met in Accra\, Ghana in 2017\, and instantly connected over their shared love of club music. Since then they have released many tracks\, and appeared at festivals including Glastonbury\, Nuites Sonores and Nyege Nyege Festival. Together they have an infectious energy\, with a sound that fuses together styles from the UK\, Ghana and around the world. \n  \nOur HeartBeats’ is led by Music Producer Kensaye\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. It is a partnership with Babylon Migrants Project and Compass Collective\, supported by the Southbank Centre and Roundhouse.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/unity-in-motion/
LOCATION:Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Music,Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:Gaza\, Dance and Hope
DESCRIPTION:Join us at WE OUT HERE Festival. We will be hosting a panel discussion about Gaza\, Dance and Hope. From a conversation with Gaza based Breakdance crew Camp Breakerz\, co-founder Funk told us: “The sky is above us\, the ground is beneath us\, and we are here.”Using this as a guide\, we’ll explore how dance functions as therapeutic movement\, a form of resistance\, and a tool for solidarity. \nPanelists: \nClint Sinclair\nMaren Ellermann\nMona El Ghazl\nNzinga Mascall \nHosted by Rain Crew and ARCCA Magazine. Supported by Counterpoints Arts. \n\n\nFind further information on WE OUT HERE festival and ticket information here
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/gaza-dance-and-hope/
LOCATION:Wimborne St Giles in Dorset\, St. Giles House\, Wimborne St Giles\, Dorset\, BH21 5NA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Performance & Dance
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T170000
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SUMMARY:Leaving Were The Ones Who Could Not Stay
DESCRIPTION:Broadway Gallery in Letchworth presents Leaving Were The Ones Who Could Not Stay\, a new exhibition featuring the work of Beverley Carruthers\, Bettina Furnée\, Olga Jürgenson and Idit Elia Nathan. \nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nOpening Reception: Thursday 4 September 2025\, 18.30-21.00 \nWorkshop: Memory\, Identity & Home\nSaturday 4 October 2025\, 11:00 – 12:30\nJoin artists Beverley Carruthers and Bettina Furnée for a creative workshop exploring the experience of arriving in a new place. Inspired by photos from The Garden City Collection. We will work with writing\, storytelling and photography to create new versions of our own and others’ treasured memories. \nArtist-Led Walk & Talk\nSaturday 11 October 2025\, 12:00 – 13:30\nGain insight into the exhibition through a guided ‘walk and talk’ with the artists\, as they discuss their work and ideas. \nThe exhibition features four Cambridge-based artists who explore the socio-political forces shaping familial bonds\, migration\, and intergenerational memory. Through sound\, video\, collage\, and interactive installations\, they draw on personal histories\, interviews\, found material and family archives to reimagine borders\, displacement\, and the meaning of home. \nThis collectively created project encourages sharing of prescient stories of migration and displacement to question societal change and bonds. \nAll four artists present large-scale new works in this exhibition: Hailstones\, Bars and Meshes is a sound installation with photographic prints by Beverley Carruthers\, exploring contemporary oral histories of labour\, migration\, and community storytelling. Out Of Our Earth is a three-channel film and sound installation by Bettina Furnée that explores ‘leaving’- a friend\, a home\, a country\, our planet- by blending tales of migration and farewell with recorded interviews and elements of science fiction. Permission to Return Granted by Olga Jürgenson is exploring the impact of forced collectivisation\, Stalin’s terror and World War II on the migrant Estonian community\, including her family\, in the Ulyanovsk area of Soviet Russia during the period between 1929 and 1953. Trigger Warning by Idit Nathan is a sculptural installation of handkerchiefs passed down through the maternal line\, delicately embroidered with press images from the war in Gaza and artistic responses to historic horrors of war. \nThe project was developed in partnership with Counterpoints Arts as part of Platforma (October 2025). Additional events with Uncovering Letchworth\, METAL Peterborough and Revoluton Arts\, Luton\, will use the exhibition themes to stimulate conversation and connect (migrant) artists in the region. \nBeverley Carruthers is a multimedia artist exploring female experience\, and how this is navigated through ritual and performance in photography\, generative text\, sound art\, performance and film. She is a Royal College of Art alumnus and was senior lecturer in photography at London College of Communication where she co-created the Writing Photographs research project\, investigating how image and text come together\, particularly in an installation context. She recently ran The Expanded Librarian as collaboration between The Royal College of Art\, CRASSH\, University of Cambridge\, and University of The Arts\, London. She organised the Reframing Menopause research project where she has made collaborative film and texts works and co-curated the first multidisciplinary menopause conference at University of Cambridge in 2019. She has run two conferences at Tate Modern\, and an extensive exhibition\, public lecture\, and workshop program. She is an experienced workshop leader having taught for over 30 years at University of the Arts\, with public workshops at The Photographers’ Gallery\, Tate Modern and LCC Studios. \nBettina Furnée was born in The Netherlands and is studio artist at Wysing Arts Centre. Her text-based practice includes installation\, live events and moving image. She works collaboratively with writers\, musicians and participants to create projects that challenge dominant narratives and amplify voices from the community. Her projects are often situated in public places where power resides\, such as a church\, library\, mountain or bunker\, exploring the instability of language through wordplay\, text and sound. For instance\, collaborative project Even You Song was a choral evensong based on interviews with twelve couples about a potential space mission\, and this premiered at Peterborough Cathedral\, before touring in 2019. Powerhouse was a temporary installation\, set of posters\, archival work and film\, which resulted from a durational word association game staged at Cambridge University Library\, as part of a residency at Kettle’s Yard. She has been awarded public commissions\, group and solo shows\, residencies and support for self-initiated projects. In 2020 she was selected for alternative learning programme Syllabus VI\, and she is currently artist in residence for Natur Am Byth\, Wales’ green recovery programme. \nOlga Jürgenson was born in Siberia and raised in Estonia; she is currently based in Cambridge and works and exhibits internationally. Olga is drawn to the subject of human nature’s complexity – whether it’s from the perspective of a female artist collaborating with the world’s first AI sex doll Samantha\, TV detective stories questioning the role of god\, or a painter of portraits of robots disguised as celebrities. She has participated in many group exhibitions globally\, including 56th Venice Biennial\, MANIFESTA 10\, and Liverpool\, Moscow and Ural biennials. She has been awarded grants and awards from several European foundations\, and in 2011 she was nominated for the Kandinsky Prize (Moscow\, Russia). Recent solo exhibitions were at the Tallinn Art Hall Gallery\, Estonia (2021-2022)\, Espronceda Centre for Arts and Culture\, Barcelona\, Spain (2018)\, New Hall Art Collection\, University of Cambridge\, UK (2014)\, amongst others. Olga’s works are held in state and private collections across the world\, including British Film Institute\, London (UK)\, The University of Cambridge (UK)\, Oulu Art Museum (Finland)\, National Centre for Contemporary Art (Russia). Olga curated the National Pavilion of Mauritius at the 56th and 57th Venice Biennale. \nIdit Elia Nathan grew up in Jerusalem. She is a conceptual artist whose work includes interactive installations\, live events\, games\, audio-visual works\, walks and artists’ books where play operates as a productively provocative space to challenge accepted understandings. Using optics\, scale and perspective\, participants are invited to respond to contemporary dilemmas both as actors with free will and actors in an historical and cultural context. Her artworks have been been exhibited internationally and are held in private and public collections including Kettle’s Yard\, Standpoint\, IMT\, Parasol Unit\, Royal Institute of British Architects\, Triangle Space\, Pushkin House\, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama\, Pembroke and Homerton colleges (Cambridge)\, Crypt Gallery and Materia Gallery (Rome)\, Toxic Dreams (Vienna)\, Display Cult (Canada and US) and Zarya Centre for Contemporary Arts (Vladivostok). Until recently Idit was associate lecturer at Central St. Martin’s College (University of the Arts London)\, where she completed an arts practice PhD titled Art of Play in Zones of Conflict – the Case of Israel Palestine in 2018. \nImage: Bettina Furnée
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/leaving-were-the-ones-who-could-not-stay/
LOCATION:Broadway Gallery\, 2 The Arcade\, Letchworth Garden City\, SG6 3ES\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Unstable
DESCRIPTION:A new exhibition by Mohammad Noureddini in association with Counterpoints Arts.\nMohammad Noureddini is a visual storyteller shaped by a lifelong devotion to drawing\, painting\, and expressing emotion through form. His background in Fine Art began with traditional media including oil\, watercolour\, ink\, pen\, and printmaking\, and expanded into digital illustration and concept art. Mohammad has always seen art as a language beyond words\, a way to understand the world and connect with others. \nPrivate View 5th September 6-8pm
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/unstable/
LOCATION:Cambridge Artworks and Artspace\, 5 Green's Road\, Cambridge\, CB4 3EF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Ghafar Tajmohammad: If you throw a stone in the crowd\, someone’s going to get hurt
DESCRIPTION:Explore Ghafar Tajmohammad’s thought-provoking collection of paintings and hand-woven rugs\, called kilims\, reflecting on conflict\, home\, and the search for hope and resilience.\nBy combining painting\, hand-woven rugs\, and lived experiences\, Ghafar’s work responds to the ongoing global turmoil and its impact. Whilst seemingly distant\, such conflicts mark real lives\, especially those of civilians caught in the crossfire. Ghafar draws on his own experience of displacement as a British Afghan\, while also turning outward to wider struggles and shared hopes. \nCo-commissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025)\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nAbout the exhibition \nThe exhibition’s title comes from a proverb shared with Ghafar by a fellow Afghan while talking about the bombings in Afghanistan. \nToday\, the phrase feels even more powerful against the backdrop of global conflicts. For Ghafar\, it reflects both feelings of helplessness and the hope that expressing the collective “crowd” might encourage solidarity and social connection. \nGhafar’s work talks about ideas like home\, belonging\, and migration of people moving from one place to another. \nHis art looks closely at the experiences of people from the Afghan community who have moved to new places\, especially to the UK. He uses painting in new and different ways to share these stories. \nFull exhibition details \nWhat to expect \nOne of the works in this exhibition is a collection of hand-woven\, painted rugs\, called kilims\, named “Love Letters.” This personal piece was inspired by a workshop Ghafar co-led with ArtRefuge at a refugee camp in the UK. \nDuring this workshop\, he invited participants to write and draw their initials using both Arabic and English letters. This simple act of writing one’s own initials became a powerful way for people to express identity\, memory\, and presence. \n“Love Letters” begins with these initials as a starting point\, not only to acknowledge the individuals who took part\, but also to open the space for others. \nAnother highlight is “Dirt Upon My Head”. It is made from one large canvas stretched over several square frames. Each frame represents a single home\, and together they suggest a neighbourhood or city frozen in a moment of impact. The canvas stretches out from the centre\, giving a feeling of breaking or tearing. \nAbout Ghafar Tajmohammad \nGhafar is of Afghan heritage and was displaced as a small child. He grew up in Southeast London\, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Painting at Camberwell College of Arts and works as a Curatorial Project Manager at the Migration Museum. \nAbout Firstsite \nFirstsite is the East of England’s contemporary visual arts organisation where you can experience the most exciting developments in contemporary art\, and explore the rich artistic legacy cultivated by the East of England’s unique landscape and character. \nImage: Homage to Najia\, Fall of Kabul by Ghafar Tajmohammad\, courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/ghafar-tajmohammad-if-you-throw-a-stone-in-the-crowd-someones-going-to-get-hurt/
LOCATION:Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, High Street\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Platforma,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Platforma Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:Our 8th Platforma Festival will take place in October across the East of England\, co-produced with local artists and organisations and also featuring touring work from across the country.\nPlatforma 2025 will include more than 35 arts events across music\, theatre\, film exhibitions\, and more. \nCo-produced by Counterpoints Arts in partnership with local artists and organisations\, Platforma is a festival that takes place every two years in a different part of England. The aim is to present work by\, with and about refugees to a wide audience\, build capacity and share learning. \nLocations this October include Cambridge\, Colchester\, Diss\, Ipswich\, Diss\, Great Yarmouth\, Lowestoft\, Norwich\, Peterborough and Snape. \nProgramme highlights include: \n–The Table – a new play by Aisha Zia\, directed by Suba Das at The Key Theatre\, Peterborough\n–Hearts\, Bodies and Words – in conversation with novelist Sulaiman Addonia at the National Centre for Writing\, Norwich\n-If You Throw A Stone In The Crowd\, Someone’s Going To Get Hurt – an exhibition of work by Ghafar Tajmohammad at Firstsite\, Colchester\n-A Community Takeover at Jerwood DanceHouse\, Ipswich\n-You Never Asked My Name – installation by Jill Eastland at Cambridge Junction\n-Penguin – a play by Hamzeh Al Hussein and Amy Golding touring to Norwich and Cambridge\n–MAS(S) – a new sound installation by Tristan Shorr and Rae Champion (CONCRETE) in collaboration with Lomond Campbell\, touring to Great Yarmouth\n-Palestine: Peace De Resistance – Sami Abu Wardeh’s new comedy show comes to Diss\n-Touchstones – a participatory photography and writing project led by Gillian Allard in partnership with Living Grief\n–A Think Tank on Music and Displacement with Britten Pears Arts in Snape \nFor the full programme visit: https://counterpoints.org.uk/upcoming-events/ \nFor more information contact Counterpoints Senior Producer\, Tom Green via hello@counterpoints.org.uk \nThe Platforma Festival takes place in a different area of England every two years\, produced by Counterpoints Arts in collaboration with local partners to present work by\, with and about refugees and to build capacity and share learning. \nThe 8th Platforma festival will take place across the East of England in October 2025\, following a series of meetings with networks\, artists and organisations over the past 18 months. \nIn 2023 the 7th Platforma festival was held over 5 weeks across the South West of England. A key part of the programme is connecting organisations and people across the arts\, migration and other sectors. We also seek to make connections between places\, within the region and with visiting artists and practitioners from across the UK and internationally. \nBy focusing on a different region every two years\, Counterpoints is able to spend time getting to know a wide range of new partners and to build and understanding of the context. Our co-commissions and overall programme are responsive to that\, with a view to capacity building for the longer term and creating collaborations that last well beyond the festival period.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/platforma-festival-2025/
CATEGORIES:Platforma
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SUMMARY:Displaced\, Disabled & Dynamic
DESCRIPTION:An online event featuring Hamzeh Al Hussien and Amy Golding discussing the experiences\, triumphs and challenges touring their play Penguin (performed and co-created by\, directed and co-created by Amy) across the UK and internationally. \nPlus: Alia Alzougbi (CEO and Artistic Director\, Shubbak) and Matt Burman (Cambridge Junction) share their perspectives on the intersections of displacement\, disability and touring. \nFollowed by: online Q&A \nCommissioned and presented as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nBook a free place via Eventbrite \nAbout Penguin\nFull of humour and beauty\, Hamzeh Al-Hussien’s extraordinary story takes you on a personal tour of the places he knows best: his village in the Syrian mountains\, the Za’atari camp in Jordan\, Gateshead and inside his mind\, a place full of music\, dancing\, fantasies and marbles. Hamzeh invites the audience to be his childhood friends\, to hold up the moon to light his way into his dreams\, brushing the dust from his clothes…and taking the stage. \n“From dodging bombs to dancing in nightclubs\, Syrian theatre-maker Hamzeh Al Hussien enacts the story of his life”\n★★★★ The Guardian \nPenguin is touring to Cambridge (7-8 October) and Norwich (9 October) as part of Platforma. \nAbout the panel\nHamzeh Al Hussien was first introduced to performing during his six years in a refugee camp having been displaced from Syria\, where he trained with a Spanish NGO in physical theatre. He performed in various productions there and facilitated drama and theatre projects with disabled children in the camp. In 2018 he joined the Arriving project\, Curious Monkey’s ongoing creative project for people seeking sanctuary. He won “Best Newcomer” for Penguin in the North East Culture Awards 2023. \nAmy Golding is an artist\, activist\, facilitator and consultant. As an artist she makes theatre and works across art forms to create joyful pop-up experiences. Whilst completing a Clore Cultural Leadership Fellowship she founded Curious Monkey – a Theatre Company of Sanctuary that specialised in creating socially relevant productions\, for which it became a significant company in the north east and across the UK. Amy was Artistic Director & Joint CEO there for 12 years. She has now stepped into a new phase of her career as a freelance multidisciplinary artist. \nAlia Alzougbi is a Syrian-Lebanese disabled cultural strategist\, artist and facilitator working at the intersection of art and social and environmental justice. She is CEO and Artistic Director of Shubbak (meaning ‘window’ in Arabic) which supports and celebrates the diversity of Arab and South West Asian & North African (SWANA) artists’ creativity and innovation through its professional\, participatory and engagement programmes\, national touring and biennial multi-artform festival. Among Shubbak’s initiatives has been Sync Arabi\, a disabled leadership intensive residential for disabled cultural workers from the SWANA region in partnership with Sync Leadership and Art 2 Heart Palestine funded by British Council. \nMatt Burman has been Artistic Director and Chief Executive at Cambridge Junction since 2018. He previously worked as an Independent Producer and Programmer for clients including London International Festival of Theatre and Leeds City Council. Prior to that\, he held positions including Artistic Director at Yorkshire Festival\, Head of Programme at Warwick Arts Centre and Executive Producer at Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Among the initiatives at Cambridge Junction is Total Arts\, a fortnightly participation group for disabled young people aged 13-25.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/displaced-disabled-dynamic/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Platforma,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Welcome
DESCRIPTION:Welcome is an interactive\, site-responsive performance by Belén Yáñez that invites audiences to reflect on their interactions with people they don’t know in new contexts.\nWearing full-face masks and headphones\, participants are guided through a sound-based narrative that offers a reimagined perspective on their surroundings.\nSet in unconventional locations and facilitated by performers\, Welcome transforms everyday spaces into immersive landscapes\, encouraging participants to engage with their environment and each other in new ways. \nThis is a fully interactive experience. All participants will be required to wear headphones and a full-face mask for the duration of the performance. There is no speaking involved\, but active engagement through movement. \nFull details to be confirmed\, including times and booking. \nCo-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts. Presented in partnership with Firstsite\, as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025) produced by Counterpoints Arts. Supported by Arts Council England. \nhttps://www.belenlyanez.com/welcome \nFirstsite Studio 2 \nFriday 3rd October: 18:00\, 19:30\nSaturday 4th October: 14:00\, 15:30 \nAge Recommendation 12+ (for participation) \nConceived & Directed\nBelén Yáñez \nOriginal Music and Sound Design\nMike de Lis \nPiti Varela \nChris Murphy \nPerformer\nBelén Yáñez \nJosé Gonçalo Pais \nMasks\nCarmen Triguero \nCostumes\nRocio H. Valentín \nBelén Yáñez\nBelén is an interdisciplinary artist whose participatory practice blends performance\, installation\, sound\, and visual art. Her work explores how social conventions shape behaviour and perception\, using immersive spaces rooted in everyday experiences to foster shared understanding and collective action. Her pieces are designed to stimulate the imagination of those who engage with them\, fostering a sense of connection and\nco-creation.\nhttps://www.belenlyanez.com/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/belenlyanez/
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/welcome/
LOCATION:Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, High Street\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Performance,Platforma
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SUMMARY:“We all love music we all love to dance and we all love food”
DESCRIPTION:A community event with refugees and asylum seekers in Norwich with a focus on the arts\, mental health and wellbeing. \nWith the Norwich Sanctuary Ambassadors\, Zainab Project and Norwich City of Sanctuary Health Stream \nFeaturing a community meal\, music and singing. \nPresented and co-commissioned as part of the Platforma festival 2025\, produced by Counterpoints Arts. \nFor safeguarding reasons this event is by invite only.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/we-all-love-music-we-all-love-to-dance-and-we-all-love-food/
CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Platforma
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