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SUMMARY:Dance/Movement\, Refugees and Migration
DESCRIPTION:Greenwich Dance\, The Borough Hall\, Royal Hill\, London SE10 8RE  \nCounterpoints Arts and Greenwich Dance present: \nA Platforma networking meeting looking at current practice and future directions. Open to all (whether you have previous experience in this work or not) and featuring presentations by Greenwich Dance\, Protein Dance\, Natasha Davis and Simona Scotto. \nThis will be a chance to hear from those with experience working in this area and to discuss issues including: \n> Engaging children and young people from refugee backgrounds \n> How to evaluate participatory work with refugees \n> Career pathways for dancers from refugee backgrounds \n> Representation of refugees and migrants in dance and movement work \n> Useful networks and contacts\, including internationally \n> Future actions and events \nTo reserve a free place\, or for more information\, please contact Tom Green tom@counterpoints.org.uk \nCounterpoints Arts engages with refugee and migrant experiences through arts and cultural programmes. Its 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. Central to the mission is our belief in the ability of the arts to inspire social change and enhance inclusion & cultural integration of refugees & migrants.  Counterpoints Arts manages Refugee Week and the national Platforma network on arts by\, about and with refugees. \nGreenwich Dance is the home of dance in South East London. An extraordinary meeting place for artists\, audiences and communities; they make the space for great dance to happen through incubation\, creation\, participation and performance. They challenge perceptions and change lives through excellence and innovation. Greenwich Dance aims to set the standard for dance locally\, nationally and internationally. \nPhoto: Stephen Morgan for Protein Dance
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/dancemovement-refugees-and-migration/
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week 2017 Conference
DESCRIPTION:After an unprecedented level of interest\, the 2017 Refugee Week Conference is now fully booked and the waiting list is closed. \nIf you can’t be there in person\, do follow the Refugee Week Facebook and Twitter feeds on the day as we will be live streaming some of the action and Tweeting throughout. \nThe Conference is 10am – 5pm on Friday 17 February at Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre\, 25 New Inn Yard\, London\, EC2A 3EA. \nThe day will offer a stimulating mix of workshops\, performances and short\, inspiring presentations to help you prepare for Refugee Week\, which is 19-25 June 2017. \nClick here for the full conference programme.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-2017-conference/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170622
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SUMMARY:Borderline: A Comedy about a Tragedy
DESCRIPTION:As part of Refugee Week at Southbank Centre\, witness a satire on Calais Jungle devised by an ensemble of European and refugee performers\, across the two dates. \nPSYCHEdelight presents Borderline\, a satire on the Calais Jungle directed by Sophie Besse.\n\n\n\n\nBorn from a year of workshops Besse conducted in Calais\, Borderline was created in collaboration with clown Frank Wurzinger and an ensemble of European performers and refugees from Syria\, Sudan\, Afghanistan and Palestine. \n‘High comedy amidst the poignance. Powerful. Important’ (The Huffington Post) \nTickets are likely to sell out quickly for this popular performance\, each followed by a 30-minute Q&A session.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/borderline-a-comedy-about-a-tragedy/
CATEGORIES:Performance & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161010T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161010T160000
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SUMMARY:Theatre and Sanctuary
DESCRIPTION:West Yorkshire Playhouse\, Leeds\, LS2 7UP \n12.45pm – 4pm with opportunities for informal networking afterwards Free: Book via West Yorkshire Playhouse Box Office on 0113 213 7700 or wyp.org.uk \nWest Yorkshire Playhouse (WYP) and Platforma invite you to a networking event exploring theatre\, dance\, refugees and migration. It will be a chance to hear from a variety of theatre companies\, writers and performers and to learn about WYP’s work as a Theatre of Sanctuary. There will be an opportunity to share your experiences and raise the issues that you feel are most pressing in this area of work. All welcome. \nSome bursaries are available to help with travel costs\, particularly for those from refugee backgrounds. \nQuestions\, including re. travel bursaries:\nruth.hannant@wyp.org.uk\ntom@counterpoints.org.uk \nFollowing the event\, attendees are invited to a 6.30pm screening of Andrea Arnold’s award-winning Wuthering Heights\, followed by a panel discussion. This can be booked at the reduced cost of £10 https://www.wyp.org.uk/events/brontes-stage-screen/ \nBackground \nIn 2014 West Yorkshire Playhouse became the first ever Theatre of Sanctuary\, a public statement and recognition of our commitment to being a place of safety\, hospitality and support for refugees and asylum seekers. They work closely with refugee organisations and with volunteers from the refugee and asylum seeker community in Leeds to offer a range of creative and practical projects (including Asmarina Voices pictured)\, and extend a warm welcome to the Playhouse community. \nPlatforma\, managed by Counterpoints Arts\, has been running since 2010 to develop and support the arts by\, about and with refugees and migrants. Through a national network of Regional Hubs\, artists and organisations Platforma runs events across all art forms\, including the biennial Platforma Festival. Earlier this year Platforma partnered with the Young Vic in London for a networking event called Beyond Borders; we hope some attendees will now come to this event at WYP so that those discussions can be continued.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/theatre-and-sanctuary/
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Ellen Schneider
DESCRIPTION:A Learning Lab Conversation with Ellen Schneider\, Founder and Director\, Active Voice Lab\, San Francisco\, CA \nImage: Horticulture\, Active Voice Lab \nVenue: Counterpoints Arts\, 128 Hoxton St\, London N1 6SH \nPlease join us for a Learning Lab Conversation with Ellen Schneider\, Founder and Director\, Active Voice Lab\, San Francisco\, CA \nHow do we know if the use of arts and culture is helping to shift attitudes\, increase integration\, even improve public policy around immigration issues? What can we learn from evaluation tools\, or should we even try? What are the consequences of attaching indicators to creativity\, especially in the wake of Arts Council England’s recently announced standardized system to measuring the ‘quality’ of the arts? \nCounterpoints Arts’ partner and ‘Impact Advisor’\, Ellen Schneider\, (founder of Active Voice Lab ) has been asking these questions for over a decade and is eager to know how counterparts in London are sorting through these issues. \nUsing clips from documentaries\, feature films\, and digital stories about the migrant experience\, Ellen will share an overview of her Horticulture framework\, which uses garden tools as metaphors to think about what kinds of stories can contribute to particular outcomes. \nWe’ll also open up the conversation to discuss whether and how practitioners can track if they are making a difference. \nWe anticipate a lively conversation that we hope will lead to further exploration and collaboration. \nIn collaboration with the Platforma Arts + Refugee Network \nFor more information and to register\, please contact: \naine@counterpoints.org.uk \ntom@counterpoints.org.uk
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/learning-lab-ellen-schneider/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161010
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SUMMARY:Somewhere Else at CROSSROADS Art Show
DESCRIPTION:“An important contribution to one of the most current topics”\nPeter Heslip\, Director of Visual Arts\, Arts Council England \n“Juan delGado captures traces of people fleeing”\nMathilda Svensson\, Göterborg Poston \nSocially-engaged artist Juan delGado has travelled to Greece\, Macedonia\, and Calais to record the journeys taken by refugees. But rather than focus on capturing these ‘invisible’ people\, his protagonists are the places that they have passed through. \nThe project is a journey. As a storyteller\, the artist recounts an intimate experience of travelling through an unfamiliar landscape through which the real life experience of thousands of refugees reverberates. \nAs the Berlin Wall once symbolised a division\, today the Mediterranean Sea seems to play a similar role as a barrier. A new border has been formed that the refugee cannot straddle but is now forced to navigate. An apparently ‘invisible’ frontier that contrasts leisure\, wealth and glamour for some with the harsh reality of becoming a refugee for others. The beautiful background of the Mediterranean bears witness to the trauma and displacement of the people who continue to move through it. \nIn his work delGado presents powerful fragments of experiences and fleeting moments that tell the human story of people caught in the unfolding sweep of history. \nSomewhere Else is supported by Counterpoints Arts and all profits go to Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants. \nThe exhibition is part of international art show CROSSROADS – visit the website for exact timings. \nPlease note the private view on Thursday 6 October is by invitation only.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/somewhere-else-at-crossroads-art-show-2016/
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161007
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SUMMARY:Arts of Social Change - Spoken Word and Music
DESCRIPTION:Internationally acclaimed\, Devon-based poetry star Alice Oswald joins Kayo Chingonyi\, a passionate new voice in UK poetry scene\, in a performance where they explore themes from their respective works\, including the politics of land\, of place\, contemporary migration and displacement. \nThe second performance is an ongoing musical collaboration and conversation between Syrian ney musician\, Louai Alhenawi\, and Stephen Ellis from indie band Revere and Gabby Young & Other Animals. Joined by Syrian musician Sanaa Wahbah on kanun and members of Revere\, the collaborators offer a unique blend of acoustic instruments\, percussion and classical Arabic music. \nTo end the evening\, virtuoso Syrian kanun player and composer\, Maya Youssef\, performs some of her soon to be released debut album with Carthage Music Publishing. Awarded ‘exceptional talent’ by the Arts Council England in 2012\, Youssef has performed at the UK’s most prestigious venues and festivals\, including the most recent BBC Proms and the Royal Albert Hall. \nPlease join the free pre-performance installation ‘Refugees Welcome’ on the lawn in front of the Great Hall. These performances are part of a programme of events showcasing the work of refugee and migrant Arts Hub Counterpoints Arts during their ‘Arts of Social Change’ retreat at Dartington.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/arts-of-social-change-spoken-word-and-music/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161005T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161005T193000
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SUMMARY:Arts of Social Change - Queens of Syria
DESCRIPTION:Award Winning Documentary plus Q&A \n“I have a scream I have to let out – I want the world to hear it.” Suad. \nYasmin Fedda’s award winning documentary ‘Queens of Syria’ tells a story of fifty refugee women exiled in Jordan\, who came together to perform a contemporary version of the ancient Greek tragedy\, The Trojan Women. \nThe screening is followed by Q&A with the Director. \nWatch the trailer here. \nThis film is part of a programme of events showcasing the work of refugee and migrant Arts Hub Counterpoints Arts during their ‘Arts of Social Change’ retreat at Dartington. Please join us the following day for an evening of Spoken Word and Music\, preceeded by a free installation.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/arts-of-social-change-queens-of-syria/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161008
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SUMMARY:Arts and Social Change retreat
DESCRIPTION:From 5-7 October 2016 Counterpoints Arts travelled to Dartington Hall for a retreat dedicated to the Arts and Social Change\, with a special focus on Migration and Displacement. \nDuring the retreat Dartington became home to a diverse group of people drawn from the arts\, activism\, advocacy\, philanthropy and education. \nThis was a timely retreat tackling an urgent topic through the lens of arts and culture. Mixing lively workshops\, presentations\, performances and screenings from an exciting line-up of artists\, the retreat aimed to connect people and organisations\, to enable them to think and creatively imagine new ways of working and co-producing in increasingly challenging times. \nThe arts and its ability to translate the essence of the human story was at the very heart of this retreat. It featured a screening of Yasmin Fedda’s award winning film ‘Queens of Syria’; a conversation between Devon-based poet\, Alice Oswald\, and the passionate new voice of Kayo Chingonyi; a magical collaboration between Syrian ney musician\, Louai Alhenawi and members of the indie band Revere\, plus a performance by the virtuoso Syrian kanun player\, Maya Youssef. \nThe performances were preceded by a bold and moving installation\, camped on the grounds of Dartington\, called ‘Refugees Welcome’. Performance artist and activist\, Alketa Xhafa-Mripa\, used her own memories of receiving a warm welcome as a Kosovan refugee to the UK in the 1990s\, to draw people into a public conversation about the nature of ‘welcome’ in the UK today. \nWe were delighted to be working with Dartington Hall. The place\, the surrounding landscape and its identity is very special\, not least because of its long history of giving refuge to the globally displaced and its enduring passion for socially engaged arts. We were also pleased to be joined by the members of the local Beyond Borders Totnes group\, who have been working tirelessly on welcoming asylum seekers and refugees to their community. \nThe retreat was presented in association with and support from Unbound Philanthropy and the Social Change Initiative.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/arts-and-social-change-retreat/
CATEGORIES:Learning,Multi-Art Form
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160918
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SUMMARY:Alketa Xhafa Mripa's 'Refugees Welcome' at solidarity demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Artist Alketa Xhafa Mripa took this dynamic installation to the Refugees Welcome Here demonstration in September 2016\, inviting members of public into the back of her van to share stories and reflections on the theme of welcome. \nAlketa\, who is originally from Kosovo\, drew on memories of her own welcome to the UK in creating the installation\, which she hopes will also provoke questions about the welcome received by refugees today. \n‘Refugees Welcome’ is commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and had its debut at British Museum as part of Refugee Week 2016. \nSee how visitors reacted to the installation in this short video.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/alketa-xhafa-mripas-refugees-welcome-at-solidarity-demonstration/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160716T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160716T180000
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SUMMARY:Everyday on Canalside Street Party
DESCRIPTION:Our community project and partnership with Canalside Residents Association reached its second year. We celebrated this wonderful community and our collaboration with a huge street party\, with residents\, local businesses\, cultural organisations and neighbours. \nThe Whitmore Community Centre and Phillip Street outside were a buzz with the very exciting programme: \nMUSIC by Pantonic Steel Orchestra\, Hackney’s SuperJazz youth Band and Carradine’s Cockney Sing-a-long.\n\nFREE FOOD\, the  Italian & Mediterranean feast cooked up by Chef Pierro Gammauta\, refreshments donated by the local branch of Tesco. \nACTIVITIES\, such as facepainting with Canalside resident Toni Barnes\, henna tattoos by Bijal and more from local organizations Bags of Taste\, Skyway Charity\, Geffrey Museum\, Shoreditch trust and others. \nFinally\, the EVERYDAYONCANALSIDE project hosted a number of storytelling activities:\nHumansOfCanalside with Marcia Chandra – individual photograph and story taken and printed for you to take home\nOur CanalsideConversations invited residents to take part in creating a shared picture of what and who makes up Canalside\nSocialBroadcasts with Lucia Scazzocchio – live radio chats sharing thoughts and stories about community. \nHosted by Canalside Residents’ Association in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts\, supported by Metropolitan. \nImages by Briony Campbell.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/everyday-on-canalside-street-party/
CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160709
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160711
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SUMMARY:Simple Acts of Welcome
DESCRIPTION:Add your voice to a chorus of welcome for refugees at  Festival of Love. \nWe invite you to join us to celebrate the opening weekend of Festival of Love at Royal Festival Hall’s Clore Ballroom by offering your simple act of welcome and writing it on a placard. \nThis year’s Festival of Love explores how acts of empathy\, no matter how small\, can start to change attitudes to and opinions of humanitarian issues. \nSimple Acts encourages us to learn and do more with and for refugees. With every new person joining in\, we get a little closer to removing barriers between international communities\, and to creating the kind of world we all want to live in. \nCurated and produced by Counterpoints Arts\, Simple Acts is a programme dedicated to inspiring individuals to use small\, everyday actions to change perceptions of refugees.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/simple-acts-of-welcome/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160712
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SUMMARY:Platforma SE showcase & exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Turner Contemporary\, Margate \nA new exhibition developed by Platforma South East network will launch with a Showcase Event on 2 July based on the Refugee Week 2016 theme ‘Welcome’. The show will bring together work created by\, with and about refugees and migrants from marginalised communities. \nThe exhibition will feature the following visual artists from across the region working in a variety of media: Hong Dam\, Jay Gearing & Amanda Rigby\, Gil Mualem Doron\, Edi Mandala\, and Josepa Munoz. \nProgramme for 2 July (subject to change): \n10-1pm\, 2.30-3.30pm & 4.30pm-5pm: Interactive photography installation with Gil Mualem Doron\, Sunley Gallery \n2pm-2.15pm: Artist showcase and introduction from Platforma\, Sunley Gallery \n2.30-3.15pm: Puppet Theatre with Ellen Muriel\, Foyle Studio \n3.30-4.30pm: Music performance and film screening with Kotchin\, Azza and young people \nSupported by Platforma\, Arts Council England\, Counterpoints Arts\, Music for Change\, Refugee Week \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/platforma-se-showcase-exhibition/
CATEGORIES:Music,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160625T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160625T233000
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SUMMARY:European Connections with Transylvania
DESCRIPTION:Refugees Welcome! Part 2: European Connections with Transylvania plus Guests as part of Refugee Week \nProduced as part of our music project Celebrating Sanctuary London. \nVenue: Rich Mix London \nEastern European band Transylvania headlines an evening of music celebrating Refugee Week 2016. \nThe second of two artist and activist nights at Rich Mix\, the evening also features a key match in the European Championships. \nTransylvania are a party band spanning the folk beats and music of the Ukraine and Romania\, combined with electronic dance music. Pushing the Balkan boom sound to the limits and with DJs and a VJ adding fuel to the fire of their show\, expect the evening to be true to form of their motto: ‘DAMN FUN!’ Transylvania will be presenting the mother of all parties to conclude Refugee Week\, the European cup final\, and the vote on whether we stay in or out of Europe! \nThe evening will kickstart with a showing of the match followed by a programme featuring artists and activists calling for support of those seeking safety across Europe\, and challenging the racism towards refugees that many in politics and the media have exploited in the run up to the Referendum Vote. \nMusicians\, spoken word artists and activists come together for a programme in support of Refugees rights concluding Refugee Week 2016. Balkan party sounds and music from Refugee artists including a host for the evening. \nExpect to question and be provoked\, expect to be inspired to show unity for refugees. \nTransylvania centres around the talents of Konstantin Zgomot and Vlad Damien. Their repertoire\, with an array of awesome acoustic musicians\, draws on their roots\, rhythms and melodies from the Bukovina region\, but with red hot beats and samples provided by ultra producer Konstantin. Live the band kicks up a storm\, with original visuals and video mixes. Latest CD MR VLAD is out now. \ntwitter: @Transylvania_cc
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/european-connections-with-transylvania-2/
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20160625T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160625T160000
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SUMMARY:Beats of the Antonov
DESCRIPTION:Beats of the Antonov is a documentary film following the displaced existences of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountain communities along the border of North and South Sudan. Directed by Hajooj Kuka (who was born in Sudan)\, the film sets out to explore the issues of identity that lie at the heart of the Sudanese civil war. \nWinner of the 2014 People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival\, Beats of the Antonov explores the resilience of a community in the face of cultural oppression\, through music and dance. \nInstead of focusing solely on the Sudanese conflict\, Kuka chooses to spotlight the vibrant cultural traditions of the Nuba population and the ways in which these are recreated in refugee camps. Scenes of music-making are interspersed with interviews and observational shots to provide a personal representation of the reality on the ground. \nBeats of the Antonov is a short but optimistic film that throws up more questions than answers\, bringing much-needed attention to the on-going conflict in Sudan\, whilst also demonstrating the important role of music in maintaining hope and identity. \nThe screening is a collaboration between Counterpoints Arts and BFI\, in conjunction with Refugee Week and African Odysseys – a programme of films by and about the people of Africa. \nTickets will be £6.50\, available to buy on the BFI website. \nWatch the film’s trailer here.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/beats-of-the-antonov/
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20160625T170000
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SUMMARY:Moving Stories - Supplementary Schools and families Special event
DESCRIPTION:Refugee Week celebrations at the British Museum continue with a Special Event focused on supplementary schools\, young people and families.  \nThe Museum team collaborated with us to organise a special day for families to take part in lots of fun and engaging activities and to find out about the positive contributions refugees have made and continue to make to the UK.  \nCome to the Museum to create art work to add to a large ‘Welcome’ door installation in the Great Court\, watch an animation film made by the British Red Cross youth groups\, a performance created in collaboration between Dost and the Young Vic. There will be a chance to find out more about Amnesty International\, the UNHCR\, and the International Rescue Committee’s work across the world as well as to attend a storytelling session and special guided tours of the Museum.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/moving-stories-supplementary-schools-and-families-special-event/
CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form
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SUMMARY:Refugees Welcome! Featuring Logic\, Afrikan Boy and OpSa! Balkan Band with Azza
DESCRIPTION:A hip hop gig engaging with this year’s Refugee Week theme of Welcome. \nProduced as part of our music project Celebrating Sanctuary London. \nVenue: Rich Mix London \nLogic\, one of the UK’s leading voices in political hip hop\, will be heading up the first of two special Refugee Week evenings featuring artists and activists calling for action and awareness for refugees in the UK\, Europe\, the Middle East and beyond. \nLogic is an artist and activist\, and states this position through empowering songs entitled Question Everything\, For my People and his latest track I’m not an Alien. His socio-political activism and commentary is entwined throughout lyrics with current themes about imperialism\, war\, government cuts & corporations\, equality and social consciousness. \nLogic has emerged from strong roots in the South London underground hip hop scene and is also co-founder of The People’s Army\, which he established with like-minded artists such as Lowkey to effect ‘positive change’. Featuring luminaries of the UK hip hop and grime scene like Akala\, George the Poet\, and Mic Righteous\, the People’s Army is a community and platform for ideas to raise awareness – and encourages participation by anyone who wants to contribute. His energy can be felt by music fans of all genres. Songs like Spectator tear your heart out with hard-hitting lyrics whilst more up-tempo anthems such as The Future make Logic one of the most talented live performers in UK hip hop. \nWe are delighted to host Grime artist and MOBO nominee Afrikan Boy two years after his South Bank debut with us. African Boy is a second generation Nigerian living in London who has built a strong reputation for cultural exchange\, youth activism and engaging with other rappers internationally in countries like Sudan and Algeria. He has toured and guested on songs by MIA\, collaborated with DJ Shadow\, and toured with the Africa Express 8 tour that featured legends like Baba Maal\, Femi Kuti\, Fatoumata Diawara and Damon Albarn. \n\nAfrican Boy is cheeky and vibrant in his performance\, with an extra sharp wardrobe cut from Nigerian threads – but at the heart of his songs are the hardships of the migrant and refugee experience\, visa issues\, and identity fused with urban sounds from the UK and Nigeria. His music is rooted in influences like Fela Kuti\, King Sunny Ade and Dizzy Rascal. In 2015 he performed at the “Jungle” camp in Calais where he met with and performed to refugees there – this resulted in a film produced in partnership with Secret Cinema called ‘Border Business’. The humanity with which Afrikan Boy highlights refugee predicaments and his energized celebration of migrant roots will be just the ticket for this very special Refugee Week show. \nThe Op Sa! Balkan Band are a brass-centred Balkan party band performing songs spanning Serbia\, Macedonia\, Bosnia and Roma cultures with a contemporary twist. They are returning once more to Refugee Week with Czech Roma MC Azza from Margate\, with a special set to open the Rich Mix nights on the festival theme of ‘Welcome’. \nExpect to question and be provoked\, expect to be inspired to show unity for refugees. \n\nfacebook: Logicarmy\, Afrikanboy\, OpSaBalkanBand \ntwitter: @cslondonfext\, @LogicArmy\, @AfrikanBoy
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugees-welcome-logic-for-refugee-week-uk/
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Moving stories: a Refugee Week special at the British Museum
DESCRIPTION:FREE EVENT \nIn partnership with the British Museum we produced a very special Friday Late event\, curated around the 2016 Refugee Week theme of Welcome and around the incredible Museum’s collection of objects\, stories and ideas. \nThe multi-disciplinary programme included theatre\, spoken word\, music\, film screenings\, social broadcasting project and an array of engaging workshops and activities by some of our arts and advocacy partners. \nThe Museum’s Great Court\, the Enlightenment\, Assyria\, Parthenon Galleries were some of the spaces we ‘took over’ for this very special evening. \nWe hope that this event is the beginning of a long term friendship and collaboration with our partners at The British Museum. \nProgramme: \nUNHCR at the British Museum\n18.00-20.30\, East Lawn\nVisit the very special tent painted by Syrian refugee children and learn more about the people and the facts behind the ‘refugee crisis’. \nGuest book with Refugee Council\n18.00-20.30\, Colonnade\nEngage with the work of Refugee Council and answer the question ‘What does ‘Welcome’ mean to you?’ Share your thoughts and reflections from the evening. \nThe Open Gateway\n18.00-20.30\, Great Court\nInspired by Mimmo Paladino’s work in Lampedusa\, this door installation by artist Emily Tracy will be decorated with visitors’ messages and drawings around the theme of Welcome. \nWorld map\n18.00-20.30\, Great Court\nJoin Amnesty International UK with their beautifully hand-painted map of the world installation. \nHealing Classroom\n18.00-20.30\, Great Court\nCome along to a recreated International Rescue Committee Healing Classroom. Help us to create classroom materials for students in Nigeria and view our accompanying multimedia exhibition. \nFloating Life by Hong Dam and Bern O’Donoghue\n18.00-20.30\, Room 25\nHong Dam and Bern O’Donoghue present Floating Life a participatory installation. The two artists contemplate the hopes and dreams of refugees and the perils they encounter on their journey in search of a new life. \nRefugees Welcome by Alketa Xhafa-Mripa\n18.00-20.00\, Room 34\nAlketa is an artist originally from Kosovo and her ongoing Refugees Welcome installation\, a Counterpoints Arts commission\, is a safe and welcoming space for conversations\, memories of artist’s own welcome to the UK and questioning of support and welcome that exists today. \nIllustration workshop by Olivier Kugler\n18.00-20.30\, West Foyer\nOver the last two and a half years illustrator Olivier Kugler has been commissioned by  Médecins Sans Frontières to create drawings documenting the circumstances of Syrian refugees. Join Olivier in his ‘artists studio’ to explore his practice. \nObject handling with the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants\n18.00-20.30\, West Foyer\nCome and meet ESOL learners and find out the connections they have made to the collections in the British Museum. \nSomething to Declare by Cultivators\n18.00-20.30\, Studio\nExperience border control and the transition from one place to another at the Something to Declare – ‘Arrivals Bureau’. Once you get through the queuing\, form filling\, senseless questions and  bureaucracy\, you’ll be led to the interview room to record your own or your family’s arrival to London story. \nTrail – Museum wide\nThe trail is based on the objects that refugees receive when welcomed in refugee camps across the world.\nFree\, collect from the Information Desk in the Great Court Special event \nKayo Chingonyi followed by Maya Youssef\n18.00-18.30 & 20.00-20.30 Great Court\nWriter\, editor\, creative producer and Counterpoints Arts’ Poet-in-Residence\, Kayo introduces this special event. Virtuoso Syrian kanun player and composer Maya Youssef has been a regular commentator in the media and a performer of many prestigious events. Maya will be accompanied by percussionist Antonio Romero. Free\, no seating \nLouai Alhenawi and Stephen Ellis\n19.00-19.40\, Great Court\nThis is a first-time collaboration led by Syrian ney musician Louai Alhenawi and Stephen Ellis from indie band Revere and Gabby Young & Other Animals. Joining them will be Syrian musicians Sanaa Wahbah on Qanun\, Moheddin Aljabi on vocals and members of Revere. Through acoustic instruments\, percussion and Classical Arabic music the artists will explore the Refugee Week theme of ‘Welcome’ with their unique blend of new\n& reinterpreted songs. \nFrom Syria to Sicily\,  storytelling with Alia Alzougbi\n18.15-18.45 & 19.45-20.15\, Room 17\nFar from the 24-hour rolling news are cultures rich with stories and wisdom. Join storyteller Alia Alzougbi as she shares a dynamic tapestry of tales from Syria to Sicily. Free\, just drop in\, limited seating. \nHaymanot Tesfa followed by Tales from Noah’s Ark from Write to Life\n18.00-18.30 & 19.30-20.00\, Room 1\nAmharic singer & traditional krar player\, Haymanot is originally from Ethiopia. ‘Freedom from Torture’s Write to Life creative writing group present their imaginative\, moving – and funny – responses to Julian Barnes’ account of the Noah’s Ark story’ Free\, just drop in\, limited seating. \nChildren of War by Arcola Theatre / Ala-Turka\n19.00-19.30\, Room 18\nArcola Ala-Turka present extracts from their sellout production CHILDREN OF WAR / SAVAŞIN ÇOCUKLARI\, which reimagines Euripides’ The Children of Hercules\, a 2400 year old study of tolerance\, understanding and displacement. Performance is in Turkish. Free\, just drop in\, limited seating. \nWe are here by the Young Vic / DOST\n18.30-19.00 & 19.30-20.00\, Room 25\nInspired by the recent hit production of If You Kiss Me\, Kiss Me at the Young Vic and set to a soundtrack of popular world music\, ‘We’re Here’ is a piece of live performance made by a group of young people from all over the world who now call London home. Free\, just drop in\, limited seating. \nA day in the life by ice&fire theatre\n19.30-20.30\, Sackler Rooms\nSince 2015\, ice&fire has been running fortnightly creative expression sessions with a several members of Room to Heal\, a healing community for refugees and asylum seekers who have survived torture and other forms of organised violence. Tonight\, the group will share an intimate performance of some of the work that has been\ncreated through these sessions. Free\, just drop in\, limited seating. \nFilm Programme\n18:00-18:30. Stevenson Lecture Theatre\nAnonymous in Lampedusa\nScreening of the film Anonymous in Lampedusa.  Followed by Q&A. \nFilming Syria: Stories from the Jasmine Tree\n19:00-20.00\, Stevenson Lecture Theatre\nFilming Syria is a selection of short films produced by young filmmakers based in Syria with support from Bidayyat Audiovisual Arts. Presented in collaboration with artist\, Juan delGado. Followed by Q&A. \nShare your experience\nFollow @britishmuseum and @counterpointsarts on Twitter and tweet using #refugeeswelcome. \nMore details on the programme and contributing artists and organisation to be announced shortly.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/moving-stories-a-refugee-week-special-at-the-british-museum/
CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week launch at Southbank Centre
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts is delighted to collaborate with Southbank Centre for the launch of Refugee Week in London on 19 June as part of their world famous Meltdown festival – curated by Guy Garvey. Under the heading of Refugees Welcome\, there will be an entire day of FREE activity at Southbank Centre involving Refugee Week partners. \nBeginning at 1pm with Refugees Welcome\, musicians\, poets\, artists and dancers will pop ­up across the site\, and the marketplace will host activities and craft workshops. Enjoy readings from Kayo Chingonyi\, the Refugee Tales Project and Bards Without Borders\, performance We Are Not Birds by Paper Project and meet with organisations including: Women for Refugee Women\, the Refugee Council\, UNHCR\, Amnesty International\, Migrant Help\, IOM\, Student Action for Refugees\, Red Cross\, the Migrant Offshore Aid Station and others. \n2.30-3.30pm Songs to Welcome  \n A big sing event for singers of all ages and abilities. Learn songs of welcome and share your voice in support of refugees and migrants.  \n3.30-7.00pm Music Live: Refugees Welcome  \n Our poet in residence Kayo Chingonyi will host an afternoon of performances featuring Zee Guveya & the Heritage Survival Band\, Rafiki Jazz\, Reem Kelani and Bruno Heinen. \n7.30-10.00pm Free Concert curated by Guy Garvey \nWith acts chosen by Guy Garvey and featuring the Southbank Sinfonia. Full lineup to be announced in the next few days. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-launch-at-southbank-centre/
CATEGORIES:Multi-Art Form
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SUMMARY:Migration Lab: Art/Human Rights/Refugees
DESCRIPTION:Venue: The Octagonal Exhibition Space\, South William Street\, Dublin 2 \nMigration Lab Partners: Counterpoints Arts\, Fire Station Artists’ Studios\, Immigrant Council of Ireland and Irish Film Institute. \n  \nSupported by the Community Foundation of Ireland\, British Council\, Creative Europe Desk Ireland – Culture Office and Arts Council of Ireland. \n  \nArtists communicate what is often difficult to put into words\, saying with clarity and directness through imagery or making something that shows urgency and purpose. It is these qualities that Artists can bring to bear on one of the biggest crises of our times\, as a catalyst for action and for assertion of human rights. \n  \nThis Call to Action for Artists and for Civil Society lies at the heart of this gathering in Dublin\, standing in solidarity with Refugee week UK and beyond. \n  \nBooking and RSVP: artadmin@firestation.ie \n  \nFull programme \n  \nFor further information: hello@counterpoints.org.uk / artadmin@firestation.ie
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/migration-lab-arthuman-rightsrefugees/
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SUMMARY:Learning Lab: Making Human Rights Across Borders
DESCRIPTION:  \nImage: This man in…Calais used my battered old Hasselblad to turn the tables; don’t think he took the shot. Jillian Edelstein \nMaking Human Rights across Borders: A Counterpoints Arts’ Learning Lab with the Migration Museum Project and ‘the drawing shed’ \nVenue: Palmer Room\, Hoxton Hall\, 130 Hoxton St.\, N1 6SH \nLearning Lab will explore the politics and consequences of curating\, representing and working at Calais refugee camp and other border crossings with communities of displacement. \nWhat does it mean to work in a precarious landscape where people’s identities are vulnerable to state surveillance and surrounding civic aggression? Who has the rights of authorship over the representation of people who live without the full exercise of political and civic rights? Whose ‘story’ is being framed\, mediated and communicated? For whom and to what end? What are the critical\, ethical and methodological challenges for individuals and organisations working in these spaces across the arts\, activism and advocacy? \nThe aim of Learning Lab is to share methodologies\, experiences and practices\, to bring a group of interdisciplinary and committed arts and other practitioners to reflect and learn together. Projects will include (among others): Art Refuge UK\, Calais Builds\, Refugee Rights Data Project\, and Altered Landscapes. \nFor more information and to register\, please contact: \nAnnaick@counterpoints.org.uk
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/learning-lab-making-human-rights-across-borders/
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week Preview: Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare)
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with BFI\, Counterpoints Arts presents a Refugee Week Preview of Fire at Sea. Directed by Gianfranco Rosi\, Fire at Sea is a powerful and beautifully-shot documentary film focusing on the experiences of Lampedusans as they struggle to deal with the thousands of North African and Middle Eastern refugees arriving daily to the island. \nThe film won the Golden Bear at the 2016 Berlin Film Festival and marks a new wave in documentary film-making that directly engages with the refugee crisis and its victims\, many of whom have perished in the Mediterranean sea. \nThis documentary follows the life of 12-year-old Samuele\, a local boy whose life is entrenched in traditional island culture. It thoughtfully examines to what extent the daily lives of Lampedusans are affected by the arrival of refugees\, using the perspective of the island doctor to serve as a bridge between each side. \n‘Rosi contrasts the tough but essentially content\, settled conditions of the Lampedusans with the terrifying uncertainty experienced by the incomers.’ \n– From the Guardian review of Fire at Sea by Andrew Pulver. \nFire at Sea is a delicate testimony to the struggle of refugees and will provide an important contextualisation of the current refugee crisis ahead of Refugee Week (20th-26th June 2016) as one of many events organised throughout June. \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion (guests to be confirmed). Tickets available on the BFI website. \nWatch the film’s trailer here.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-preview-fire-at-sea-fuccoammare-2/
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SUMMARY:Screen Stories of Conflict\, Migration and Place
DESCRIPTION:Screen Stories of Conflict\, Migration and Place was part of the Platforma North West Hub Learning Lab\, delivered by Community Arts North West (CAN) in partnership with Counterpoints Arts and Highlight Arts under the Moving Worlds Film Programme. \nVenue: HOME\,  2 Tony Wilson Place First Street Manchester M15 4FN \nDate: 4 May 2016 \nThis daylong event focused on the changing nature of digital storytelling and film production in the context of the Syrian civil war and other places of conflict. What motivates screenwriters\, filmmakers and producers to engage in creative storytelling in the middle of a violent conflict? Or when experiencing and/or witnessing dramatic human displacement? What are the new methods of capturing and re-imagining stories of everyday life for people and places undergoing transition because of conflict? \n2. Morning Workshop – Filming Syria \nThe civil war and scale of human displacement in Syria is one of the most YouTubed of conflicts. Despite Syria being a media-controlled territory before 2011\, filmmakers\, creative storytellers\, journalists and eyewitnesses have against great odds produced and communicated extraordinarily moving screen stories. \nThis workshop focused on films made in or about Syria\, exploring the notion of ‘home’ through the lens of first and second-time filmmakers. We looked at films produced within and against the backdrop of the civil war\, discussing recurring themes and film language and approach. Clips were screened  from films using low-budget mobile technologies that are reaching local and global audiences through social media\, including entries from Syria’s Mobile Phone Film Festival\, 2015. \n2. Workshop themes include: Place-making and ‘home’ though film; film in conflict; Syria captured through a particular lens; creating a vision of a place through film; displacement; violence versus non-violence. \nWorkshop questions include: What kind of storytelling matters? What equipment matters? What different form or process does it take to make these films; Are they reactions to a situation or the emergence of a new aesthetic? \n2. Afternoon Workshop – Widening the Lens \nIn the afternoon\, we explored how the morning’s workshop themes related to everyday and local experiences of migration\, displacement\, conflict and home. \nThis was a practical workshop in which participants developed a short story idea from the first person perspective. Participants developed an understanding of the digital storytelling process. They explored the power of self-representation; digital storytelling as a self-advocacy tool; models and tools for constructing and telling a digital story; and the ‘how to’ and ethics of digital distribution. \n3. Final session \nIn the final session\, we explored together the future needs of the Platforma North West Hub in the context of building sustainable platforms for digital advocacy\, storytelling\, and arts for social change. \nEvening Screening \nQueens of Syria Director\, Yasmin Fedda | Jordan/UAE/UK | 2014 | 70 mins \nWhilst the conflict in Syria continues and thousands have been displaced\, Yasmin Fedda’s powerful documentary ‘Queens of Syria’ follows a group of women living in exile in Jordan as they prepare to perform Euripides’ tragedy\, The Trojan Woman. Though separated by two thousand years and more\, the uprooting\, the enslavement and the bereavement suffered by the fictional queens of Ancient Greece mirrors the modern suffering of these ordinary\, yet extraordinary women. \nPost-screening Q/A  \nAine O’Brien\, Co-Director Counterpoints Arts in conversation with Yasmin Fedda\, Director of Queens of Syria \nFor more information\, please contact: \nAt CAN\, Manchester: sara@can.uk.com; katherine@can.uk.com \nAt Counterpoints Arts\, London: aine@counterpoints.org.uk
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/screen-stories-of-conflict-migration-and-place-2/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:Sampling as a Kind of Writing – An Interactive Lab with Kayo Chingonyi
DESCRIPTION:kayoVenue: RichMix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd\, London E1 6LA \nDate: 26th April 2016 \nTime: 4- 6:30 pm \nPlease join us for a Learning Lab with Kayo Chingonyi\, where we’ll explore\, through discussion and practice\, the idea of ‘sampling’ and writing as acts of migration. In particular\, we’ll look at the potential for ‘creative revision and activism’ when artists play with the texture of a word\, sound\, or image. \nDuring the Learning Lab we’ll also look at various kinds of disembodied language (content that has no explicit author). We’ll work with ‘found’ text and content to make new writing. \nAhead of the Lab\, we’d like you to record (in audio or visual format) some examples of words being used in this way. Some examples: leaflets\, signs\, train station announcements\, etc. \nPlease send one image or one short audio recording (10 – 15 seconds or so) tok.chingonyi@gmail.com by midnight April 24th with ‘sampling as a kind of writing’ in the subject field. Preferred format for audio is wav\, mp3\, or aac. \nLinks for further reading/inspiration:\n\nhttp://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2011/01/mess/ (an article by poet and performer\, Douglas Kearney) \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDGO6BrYNXQ&list=PLUjRLqgT2VpVK9Y5zhaOkF9J85XwTH9vb (A playlist exploring the role of sampling in Hip Hop and in particular the oeuvre of James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey). \nhttps://vimeo.com/112424063 (A collaborative performance incorporating poetry and sampling) \nhttp://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/audio/speaking-out-spoken-word-artistic-practice-audio-recordings (Audio from a symposium held at the Tate re: Cathy Lane’s book Playing With Words – which collects writing from a range of artists who use the spoken word in their practice). \nKayo Chingonyi is a fellow of the Complete Works and the author of two poetry pamphlets\, Some Bright Elegance (Salt\, 2012) and The Colour of James Brown’s Scream (Akashic\, 2016). He has held residencies with First Story\, the ICA\, and Nuffield Council on Bioethics and is currently Poet-in-Residence for Counterpoints Arts and Royal Holloway\, University of London. \nTo register and for more information\, contact Tom Green: tom@counterpoints.org.uk \nThe Lab is part of Kayo’s ongoing residency\, a collaboration between Humanities and Arts Research Centre\, Royal Holloway and Counterpoints Arts: https://artsmigration.wordpress.com/ \nA related event featuring Kayo will take place at RichMix that evening from 7.30pm: Literature and Activism – bringing refugee experiences ‘home’. The event is presented in association with Pereine Press in the run-up to the publication of breach\, by Olumide Popoola and Annie Holmes \nDetails and tickets: https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/literature-and-activism-bringing-refugee-experiences-home/ \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/sampling-as-a-kind-of-writing-an-interactive-lab-with-kayo-chingonyi/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:Literature and Activism - bringing refugee experiences 'home'
DESCRIPTION:The refugee ‘crisis’ has dominated the media in recent months and public engagement with the issue has never been higher.  Across TV\, radio\, newspapers and social media\, all aspects of the crisis are exhaustively discussed. So what role if any does literature play in helping to deepen our understanding? \nThe event will launch a highly anticipated new book\, breach\, by Olumide Popoola and Annie Holmes\, who were commissioned to engage with and bring back “home” the experiences of refugees and migrants in Calais. Coming from his unique poetical perspective will be the multi-talented spoken word artist\, Kayo Chingonyi\, who is currently doing a residency around the issues of migration. \nHosted by an author and experienced immigration expert\, Tim Finch\, the event will question whether literature can really move us to act and engage with experiences of refugees. And what can writers add to the efforts of their journalist colleagues. \nDrinks will be available from the bar. Kayo will also play a few tunes from his eclectic record collection. \nFeatured writers include: \nOlumide Popoola is a Nigerian German writer. Her publications include poetry and essays\, the novella this is not about sadness (2010) and the play Also by Mail (2013). She lives in London\, where she lectures in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths.  www.olumidepopoola.com \nAnnie Holmes is a Zimbabwean writer and film-maker\, now London-based. In addition to publishing short fiction\, she has co-edited two volumes of oral narratives in the McSweeney’s Voice of Witness series\, Underground America and Hope Deferred. Twitter @AnnieHolmesLit \nKayo Chingony is the author of two poetry books\, Some Bright Elegance (Salt\, 2012) and The Colour of James Brown’s Scream (Akashic\, 2016). He has been widely published in journals and anthologies and has delivered lectures and readings at venues and events around the world. He was awarded a Geoffrey Dearmer Prize and is currently a resident artist of Royal Holloway\, University of London and Counterpoints Arts\, engaging with issues around migration and activism. \nTim Finch\, author of The House Of Journalists (“A savagely funny broadside aimed at the industry of suffering” Metro “[An] effective mixture of often-light comedy and often-brutal reportage from the front line against tyranny” Daily Mail) and former Director of Communications at the Refugee Council. \nManveen Rana is a journalist for The World At One on BBC Radio 4. Last year\, she spent a few months following one Syrian family on their arduous journey from Turkey to their final home in Germany. Along the way they met people smugglers\, walked through forests at night\, got caught up in riots at the Macedonian border and spent nights sleeping on Serbian streets. Her reports of the family’s journey and their subsequent experiences of trying to forge a future in Frankfurt have been collated in a successful podcast series and a documentary. “A New Life In Europe: The Dhnie Family” has been shortlisted for both the Peabody Awards and the One World Media Awards. \nOrganised by Counterpoints Arts in collaboration with Peirene Press and Royal Holloway\, University of London \nTickets are £6 and can be booked on the Richmix website.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/literature-and-activism-bringing-refugee-experiences-home/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:Bards Without Borders: Shakespeare 400
DESCRIPTION:Richmix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd\, London E1 6LA \n8pm\, £10/£8 \nGolden lads and girls all must\,\n As chimney-sweepers\, come to dust. \nShakespeare has been dead for a while\, and on the anniversary of his death Bards Without Borders (BWB) held an international wake\, all be it 400 years late! Imagine a multilingual carnivalesque funeral which blended the traditions of ten different countries and involved a few of the Bard’s major and minor characters. \nBWB\, the London-based collective of poets and musicians from refugee and migrant backgrounds hosted an evening of new poetry\, live music\, puppetry and revelry rounded off with a DJ set and the chance to toast the original Bard and make sure he was truly spinning (and dancing) in his coffin. Bards Without Borders broke all borders be they national\, spiritual or literal. The night set the record straight on how Shakespeare shines a light on our very own experiences of journey\, loss\, joy and displacement. \nStirringly good\, heartfelt and skilled music for the ears tonight from #Bardswithoutborders (@DebsNewbold) \nJust when I needed a reminder that there is so much loveliness in the world (@skanoli) \nIf this were played upon a stage now\, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. (William Shakespeare) \nFollowing workshops led by poet/facilitator Laila Sumpton and theatre director Arne Pohlmeier (Two Gents Productions) and sell out debut performances at Hackney Showrooms\, Arcola Theatre and the Poetry Café this Rich Mix performance marked the exact date\, 400 years ago\, of Shakespeare’s passing. \nPresented in association with Platforma Arts & Refugees Network and supported by Arts Council England\, Global Shakespeare and Spread The Word. \nBWB poets: Freddy Macha\, Tolu Agbelusi\, Shamim Azad\, Alia’ Kuwalit\, Belinda Zhawi\, Edin Suljic\, Lloyd Benjamin\, Haroon O Mahdi\, Barbara Lopez\, Fatima Diriye & Hamdi Khalif. \nhttp://www.richmix.org.uk/events/spoken-word/bards-without-borders
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bards-without-borders-shakespeare-400/
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SUMMARY:Everyday On Canalside Community Event\, Saturday\, April 9\, 2016
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts and the Canalside Residents’ Association co-hosted a ‘Learning Lab’ at the Whitmore Community Centre \nThere was lots of hands-on creative activities\, including: \n* Radio podcasting with Social Broadcasts\n* A photographer  taking portraits for Humans of Canalside \n* Your histories\, ideas\, stories and knowledgewere shared through maps and posters \n* The Canalside gardening group met and talked about summer activities \nThere was also sharing of ideas and planning for the BIG Canalside Street Party in July! \nThoughts on activities\, music\, performance\, food\, art was all shared. Residents and local businesses met and shared with each other the diverse cultures and skills that exist in Canalside. \nMore info: Email info@everydayoncanalside.org or contact the Canalside Residents’ Association
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/everyday-on-canalside-community-event-saturday-april-9-2016-2/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:Beyond Borders
DESCRIPTION:Young Vic\, 66 The Cut\, Waterloo\, London SE1 8LZ \nCounterpoints Arts/Platforma and the Young Vic invite you to a free event looking at theatre and performance with and by refugees and migrants. \nA chance to hear about the Young Vic’s work with refugees and and asylum seekers and their future plans. \nAnd an opportunity to discuss themes including:\n– How participatory work can link to main house production\n– Connections between work in the UK and overseas\n– Pathways for artists from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, from their first engagement to career development. \nThe half-day session builds on an event held by Counterpoints Arts/Platforma and The Tricycle theatre July 2015\, bringing together organisations\, artists and others working in this field. \nTo reserve a place email Sharon Kanolik: sharonkanolik@youngvic.org\nIf you have any questions please contact Tom Green: tom@counterpoints.org.uk
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/beyond-borders/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week Conference EXTRA
DESCRIPTION:Image by Ambrose Musiyiwa \nDue to unprecedented demand for the Refugee Week Conference\, we are holding a special extra event on 26 February 3pm-5pm at Rich Mix in Bethnal Green\, London. \nThe mini-conference will be an opportunity to enjoy some of the highlights of the Refugee Week conference\, witness inspiring performances and speakers\, and share ideas with organisers and supporters from across the country in preparation for Refugee Week 2016. \nClick here for details and to book your free place.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-conference-extra/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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SUMMARY:Migration Lab @ Design Museum
DESCRIPTION:Going behind the headlines\, Migration Lab focuses on the ‘on-the-ground reality’ of forced migration\, inviting you to put yourself in the shoes of those who are creating solutions by making\, doing\, sharing\, and debating. \n\nWhat Can you Expect: \nThe Design Museum and the Learning Lab at Counterpoints Arts are collaborating to create the Migration Lab – an evening exploring the potential of design to build collective futures in the face of the daunting physical\, social\, and cultural challenges triggered by global population displacement. \nParticipate in a ‘bodging’ session led by artist and designer\, Jasleen Kaur. Using everyday and found materials and low-tech processes\, find out how to repair and make objects ‘built for how we do things\, not for how we should be doing them’. \nMeet some of the volunteers who have been working for StartupAid’s ‘Marhacar.com’ project\, distributing first aid items on the island of Lesbos. The ‘operations zone’ reconstructs Lesbos and its different camps and warehouses in miniature across the museum\, so that you can take part in simulated operations\, organising missions which use coordinated design and collaborative action to help as many people as possible. \nWatch a screening of The Architect by Muajhid Attar\, 2016. The Architect was supported by the Syria Mobile Film Festival training workshop. It explores a young boy’s dream to re-design and re-build his beloved city of Aleppo. \nEngage in a discussion led by Engin Isin\, author of Citizens Without Frontiers\, on diverse practices of mobile creativity across borders and the urgent realities of new modes of global citizenship. Engin will be in conversation with Joanna Theodorou\, Ismail Einashe\, Shahed Saleem\, Yasmin Fedda\, Paula Schwarz and Jasleen Kaur. \nMore about Speakers \n\n\n\n\nEngin Isin is Professor of Politics at The Open University\, UK. He is Chief Editor of the journal Citizenship Studies and author and editor of fifteen books in the field\, including Being Political and Citizens Without Frontiers. Engin is particularly interested in the history and practice of population exchange and the role of creative arts and design in recognizing the ingenuity of new modes of global citizenship. \nJasleen Kaur  is a Scottish-Indian artist based in London. Jasleen engages with the malleability of cultures and how social histories are embedded in materials and objects. Jasleen is a visiting lecturer at The Royal College of Art\, exhibits worldwide and was awarded the Jerwood Makers Open in 2015. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Royal College of Art and the UK Crafts Council. \n\n\n\nStartupAid was launched at the Global Economic Forum in January 2016 and is the initiative of social entrepreneur\, Paula Schwarz\, and her team. StartupAid connects humanitarian and creative entrepreneurs\, designers and NGOs through the ‘Harbor’ Internet – where users exchange knowledge and develop tools to solve problems together that refugees\, volunteers and NGOs face on a daily basis. \nPaula Schwarz – StartupAid studied Investment Management in Stanford and at ALBA University in Greece. She mentored for the Venture Bus in East Africa and founded the first carpooling community in Kenya (Jambocar.co.ke). She is a trained Investment Manager and worked for the private fund of Philipp Schindler (Google Global Head of Operations) in the Middle East. \nJoanna Theodorou – StartupAid specializes in Cultural Diplomacy and founded the NGO ‘Reload Greece’ in 2012. She is project leader for the social entrepreneurship programme of the municipality of Athens and is a grant officer for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. \nIsmail Einashe is a freelance journalist\, researcher and associate editor at Warscapes. He writes for Prospect\, Index on Censorship\, African Arguments and Welt-Sichten\, and has published in The Guardian\, Internazionale and The Mail & Guardian. Ismail presented on BBC radio on Four Thought\, The Cultural Frontline and From our own Correspondent’. Born in Somalia\, Ismail lived in Ethiopia before arriving in Britain as a child refugee. \nShahed Saleem teaches at the University of Westminster School of Architecture\, and is senior researcher on the Bartlett’s Survey of London project. Shahed’s The British Mosque is a social and architectural history and the first comprehensive account of Muslim architecture in Britain. Shahed’s work engages with processes of making community and religious spaces\, negotiating discourses of planning\, migration and visual cultures. \nYasmin Fedda is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose films have focused on a range of themes from Edinburgh bakeries to Syrian monasteries. Her films have been BAFTA-nominated and screened at numerous international festivals. Films include Breadmakers (2007)\, A Tale of Two Syrias (2012)\, Queens of Syria (2014). Fedda has also made broadcast films for the BBC and Al Jazeera. \n\nTickets include entry to the Designs of the Year and Designers in Residence exhibition before the activities begin. Doors will open at 18:15. Events begin at 19:00 and last until about 22:00. \nAdults £12 / Students £9 / Members £6 \nTo find out about other similar learning platforms\, visit our Learning Lab project site. \n\n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/migration-lab-design-museum/
CATEGORIES:Learning
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