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SUMMARY:'Arts\, Refugees and Mental Health' Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:A free online roundtable\, designed and delivered by Counterpoints Arts\, exploring the arts\, refugees and mental health.\nFree registration \nFlourishing Lives and the Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing invite you to our latest free online workshop exploring anti-racist action and inclusive practice in arts & wellbeing services. \nWe are delighted to be working in partnership with Counterpoints Arts on this roundtable and are immensely grateful to Tom Green\, Daniela Nofal and Lara Deffense from Counterpoints for designing and facilitating the session. \nIn this session we will: \n\nHear insights from people about their lived experience of seeking asylum in the UK\nExplore the arts\, refugees and mental health\nShare case studies that include a range of different approaches\nConsider some of the common themes that emerge\nSet out some of the challenges and opportunities in this work\nShare reflections and connections to your work\nExplore anti-racist actions that you can implement in your work\n\nJoin us to share ideas and advocate for inclusive practice and anti-racist action across the arts and wellbeing sector. \nAbout The Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing: \nThe Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing is a group of representatives from arts\, wellbeing and race equality charities – including Flourishing Lives\, HEAR Network\, Race Equality Foundation\, Decolonising the Archive\, and Southwark Culture Health and Wellbeing Partnership – who partner with ethnically and culturally diverse organisations\, facilitators\, community groups\, participants and people to share their knowledge\, expertise\, learning and lived experience to support the wider arts and wellbeing sector to explore anti-racist action\, and develop wider engagement in the arts and mental health. The aim is to facilitate conversations\, deepen understanding and identify opportunities for change. \nThis discussion is part of an ongoing series of workshops and roundtables kindly funded by The National Lottery Community Fund which will support Flourishing Lives and the Anti-Racist Action Group to explore a range of topics\, issues and anti-racist actions over the next 2 years to help advocate for inclusive practice across the arts and wellbeing sector.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/arts-refugees-and-mental-health-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Learning,Mental Health
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SUMMARY:Cross-Border Networking (online)
DESCRIPTION:Cross-border networking hosted by Sisters Working in Film & Television\, South Africa\, and ScreenCraft Works\, with Counterpoints Arts \nJoin us for this virtual event to bring together talent from different countries to stimulate new collaborations and for peer-to-peer networking. \nSign up here. \nScreenCraft Works is an international community of cross-border mentoring\, talks and networking\, supporting under-represented production and post talent working in film & TV. Our mission is to support international under-represented craft talent to further their careers across borders. \nSisters Working in Film & Television (SWIFT) is a non-profit organisation committed to championing empowerment and access to equal opportunities for women in a previously male-dominated industry\, by advocating for change from the historical imbalances and a legacy that discriminated against women in South Africa. SWIFT advocates for gender parity and intersectionality\, across the audio-visual sector and content production ecosystem.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/cross-border-networking-online/
CATEGORIES:Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:432 NO-MAD'S x Counterpoints
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Aspex Portsmouth for an afternoon of poetry performances followed by a panel discussion supporting refugees and asylum seekers focused under the theme of ‘progression’. \nPerformers include: Jackson Davies\, Addy\, DarkStarGraver and Seema. \nThis event is a partnership project between Counterpoints Arts and art collective 432 NO-MAD’S. \nBooking link
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/432-no-mads-x-counterpoints/
LOCATION:Aspex Gallery\, The Vulcan Building Gunwharf Quays\, Portsmouth\, PO1 3BF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Learning,Literature & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize Readings
DESCRIPTION:Sabrin Hasbun\, Dariia Lysiuk\, Roxana Shirazi\, Steve Tasane and Simon Weisz have been shortlisted for the inaugural Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize\, for writers from refugee or migrant backgrounds. \nThe five shortlisted authors will read and discuss their work at a live event hosted by the Southbank Centre on 11th February as part of the literature spring season 2024. The event will be chaired by poet and performer Arji Manuelpillai. \nThe writers will reflect on themes of displacement\, identity and resistance both in their selected works and more broadly \nHasbun is in the running with Wait For Her and Lysiuk is shortlisted for Notes of a Guilty Survivor. Shirazi’s Dead Iranian Girl and Tasane’s Spitting Bricks are also on the shortlist\, alongside Weisz’s Resolution. \nThe £15\,000 prize was set up to showcase and celebrate exceptional non-fiction writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, and to shine a new light on some of the most pertinent topics shaping our lives and society. \nThe winner and two runners-up will be announced in March\, selected by a judging panel comprising celebrated writers Elif Shafak\, Philippe Sands and Dina Nayeri. \nBook tickets now
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/footnote-x-counterpoints-writing-prize-readings/
LOCATION:Southbank Centre\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XX
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Orchestra of Samples by Addictive TV (Bristol)
DESCRIPTION:Orchestra of Samples by Addictive TV present an audiovisual global music show with guest Alphonse Daudet Touna. \nThis is a delayed event from the June 2023 Bristol Refugee Festival. \nEthno-sampling mavericks Addictive TV bring their global music project Orchestra of Samples to Bristol. Described as “ingenious and compelling” by The Times\, the acclaimed live performance is a unique musical journey without borders\, taking in Senegal\, Kazakhstan\, Indonesia\, Colombia\, Brazil\, India and many more\, connecting cultures and bringing together instruments\, from traditional and rare to the newly invented. \nWith their project\, Addictive TV filmed recording sessions around the world\, for over a decade\, with hundreds of musicians improvising; then sampled them all\, splicing instruments together to create new music of extraordinary fusions. Joining on stage live\, will be Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist Alphonse Daudet Touna from Cameroon. \nImmerse yourself in mesmerising rhythmic dialogues and discover instruments you never knew existed! \n“A glimpse into the very essence of music” – Cultured Vultures\n“Addictive TV create the perfect integration of audio and visual technologies in their thrilling live show” – HuffPost \nSupport act is the Bristol Griot (David Mowat and Moussa Kouyate)\nhttps://www.facebook.com/p/The-Bristol-Griot-100069058014190/ \nIf you are an asylum seeker\, and would like to come\, please email info@bristolrefugeefestival.org for guest list places. \nAny profits made from the show will go to Bristol Refugee Festival\, so we can keep putting on wonderful events like these\, and supporting refugees and asylum seekers in our communities. \nPresented in association with LARA and Platforma Festival/Counterpoints Arts
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/orchestra-of-samples-by-addictive-tv-bristol/
LOCATION:Strange Brew\, 10-12 Fairfax St\, Bristol\, BS1 3DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Mohand & Peter on tour
DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to continue our long-standing partnership with PSYCHEdelight theatre company in support of the national tour of their latest play Mohand & Peter\, recently seen at our Platforma festival.\nA backflip in time\, a quick hop back home: with humour and visual poetry Mohand & Peter will take you on a road trip through Sudan. The two brave clowns bounce on one of the toughest international news of the decade and fight horror with laughter to build a magnificent pedestal for Mohand’s home country. \n“Every day for the past 5 years since we created Borderline\, I witnessed how much my cast miss their homes. I saw pictures of beautiful lakes\, mountains\, and ancient buildings; Videos of family gatherings\, birthdays\, and silly cats. I Facetimed brothers\, sisters\, but also nieces and nephews. Those kids that we spoil at weekends but that the people I work with have never held in their arms because they are not allowed to go back. Not for a wedding\, not for a funeral\, never. Their country is not just a war zone or a Talibans’ nest\, it’s their homes. With Mohand & Peter\, we aim to celebrate them.” \nSophie Bertrand Besse\, Director \nThe Star Sheffield ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: “Magical and magnificent show. Charming\, funny and clever.” ​ \nCentre Stage Reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: “Tonight I laughed\, I learnt\, I travelled.” ​ \nEverything Theatre ⭐⭐⭐⭐: “A glorious celebration of Sudan\, and the magic of friendship across cultures” ​ \nThere Ought to Be Clowns: “Beautiful in both its poetic and physical language\, Mohand & Peter is a triumph”. ​ \nTOUR DATES\n17 Feb – Old Fire Station – (OXFORD) \n23 Feb – Portesham (DORSET) \n24 Feb – Hallstock (DORSET) \n28-29 Feb – The Cockpit (LONDON) \n2 March – Northern Stage (NEWCASTLE) \n6-7 March – Manchester University \n13 June – Home (MANCHESTER) \n14 June – Home (MANCHESTER) \n15 June – MAC (BIRMINGHAM) \n16 June – MAC (BIRMINGHAM)
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/mohand-peter-2/
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home @ Soho Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a new run of our brilliant stand-up comedy collaboration with Show & Tell and Soho Theatre\, starting with a  gig headlined by Sophie Duker\, hosted by Fatiha El-Ghorri and featuring No Direction Home comedians Teddy and Selam Amare. \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home\, a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. Created in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry. Previous shows have featured headliners such as Romesh Ranganathan\, Nish Kumar\, Joel Dommett\, Lou Sanders\, Suzi Ruffell and more. \n \nSelam Amare is a cultural producer\, comedian\, and advocate of migrant issues in London. She joined No Direction Home in 2019 and has since worked with Counterpoints Arts\, producing part of No Direction Home standup comedy event series. One of Selam’s projects is Azmari Bet\, she is passionate about platforming her native Ethiopian culture by promoting Ethiopian music styles\, artists\, food\, and dance. \n \nTeddy is an actor\, poet\, and comedian. He was part of the first No Direction Home cohort and has performed at venues including Camden People’s Theatre and Southbank Centre. Teddy engages with Phosphoros Theatre\, leads workshops for refugee youth\, and collaborates with education and mental health professionals. He’s a prolific poet\, performing at Ethiopian community events.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-soho-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Soho Theatre\, 21 Dean St\, London\, W1D 3NE
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:We're Exhibiting At Affordable Art Fair
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts is the official Charity Partner for Affordable Art Fair Battersea Spring\, running from 6 – 10 March. Visitors to the fair will be able to support us in a number of ways; whether that’s buying an artwork from our stand (B11) or donating when purchasing tickets at affordableartfair.com \nWe will be exhibiting and selling work by four artists from our network: Maryam Hashemi\, Ghafar Tajmohammad\, Nima Javan and Farida Yesmin at Stand B11 so please come say hi!  \nAll proceeds of artwork sales go to the artists\, and Counterpoints also benefits from donations made by people booking tickets. \nAffordable Art Fair’s major spring edition in London’s Battersea Park brings together the best in affordable contemporary art from over 100 leading galleries worldwide\, alongside special exhibitions celebrating International Women’s Day and interior trends for 2024\, including the Pantone Colour of the Year: Peach Fuzz. Discover a brand new installation by Argentinian artist Alejandro Propato\, colourful pieces from campaign artist Lawrie Hutcheon\, and 1\,000s of fresh artworks in all styles and mediums. \nBook your tickets here \nWe also have a limited number of VIP tickets (£30 each) and all ticket proceeds will go to Counterpoints Arts as charity partner for the fair. Please email us on hello@counterpoints.org.uk if you would like to purchase one. \nAbout the artists \nFarida Yesmin is a Bangladeshi artist\, now based in Folkestone Kent. She makes work across performance\, socially engaged practice\, video\, photography and drawing. Through her art\, Farida engages with the cultural expectations and ideological restrictions that confront her as a woman\, as an artist and as an immigrant. \nGhafar Tajmohammad reflects on home\, belonging\, and relocation within the Afghan diaspora community in the UK. Drawing upon his own lived experience as a British Afghan\, whose family was displaced during the 1997 civil war in Afghanistan\, he works primarily in the field of painting and\, more recently\, as a rug weaver. \nMaryam Sandjari Hashemi was born in Birmingham\, UK\, and raised in Iran. Drawing has been a passion of hers since early childhood\, with unwavering support from her family. Since 2018\, Maryam has been painting live alongside musicians at various venues\, introducing a new dimension to her art. This innovative approach incorporates dance and movement\, resulting in dynamic and unpredictable outcomes that infuse her work with energy and excitement. \nNima Javan was born in Iran and is now based in London. His personal work is concerned with creatures and animals that have been identified in a new world with issues concerning life and human resistance. He depicts the Eastern world (Persian miniatures and carpets) as childhood memories in the form of animal characters in a modern and technological space. \n  \nImage © Horniman Museum
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/were-exhibiting-at-the-affordable-art-fair/
LOCATION:Counterpoints Arts\, Stand B11\, Affordable Art Fair\, Battersea Evolution\, Chelsea Bridge Gate Entrance\,\, Stand B11\, Affordable Art Fair\, Battersea Evolution\, Chelsea Bridge Gate Entrance\, Battersea Park\, London\, SW8 4NW
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Publishing into the Hostile Environment
DESCRIPTION:This event is organised in collaboration with English Pen\, as part of the London Book Fair. \nAnti-immigration rhetoric is pervasive across all sectors of British society. This panel will discuss this ‘hostile environment’ and how its policies impact writers and creatives from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, how publishers can best support their writers and staff\, and how the books they commission and publish can better represent and platform the diversity of stories and voices. \nThe panel features writers Dina Nayeri and Awet Fissehaye\, and Vidisha Biswas from Footnote Press. The conversation is chaired by our co-chair\, Naima Khan. \nRead more here.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/publishing-into-the-hostile-environment/
LOCATION:London Book Fair\, Olympia London\, London\, W14 8UX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Learning,Literature & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Colette and Justin
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free afternoon screening of the film Colette and Justin\, followed by a discussion and Q&A with the filmmaker reflecting on the films themes. \nColette and Justin is an evocative\, poetic and thoughtful meditation on the intersection of political and family history\, and the multi-generational destructive reach of colonialism. \nFilm duration: 88mins \nBook your free tickets here \nThis debut film by Alain Kassanda starts off as a process of self-examination: How well does he really know his grandparents? How true are his ideas about his birth country DR Congo\, whose national identity was partly moulded by the Belgian colonisers? And\, by extension\, how much does he know about himself? In Colette et Justin\, Kassanda travels through time and his own past\, in the process bringing postcolonial Congo to evocative life. \nHe gets his grandfather Justin and grandmother Colette to reflect on their lives\, from their youth to their first encounter with a complex political period. The first years following Congo’s independence pass by in the form of a richly layered history that intertwines good and evil\, and in which Justin is destined to have an important role. The deep imprints left by colonialism are a constant presence. \nKassanda successfully re-casts major political developments in the context of an intimate family film\, with lively archive footage\, the director’s own enriching memories and curiosity\, as well as a poetic voice-over. \nYou can watch the trailer here. \nBorn in Kinshasa\, Alain Kassanda left the DRC for France at the age of 11. After studying communication\, he has been staging cycles of movie showings in various Parisian theaters. He then became the programmer of an art house cinema for five years\, in the suburbs of Paris\, before moving to Ibadan\, in southwestern Nigeria\, from 2015 to 2019. \nThere he directed Trouble Sleep\, a medium-length film centered on the road\, depicted from the perspectives of a taxi driver and a tax collector. The film received the Golden Dove for best film at the Dok Leipzig festival in 2020 and the special mention of the jury at the Visions du réel festival. This was followed by Colette and Justin\, a feature film intertwining his family history and the history of the decolonization of the Congo. The film was part of the international competition at Idfa in 2022. Coconut Head Generation is his third film. \nPopChange \nPopChange (Pop Culture & Social Change) is a pioneering initiative led by Counterpoints Arts exploring how the power of pop culture can be harnessed for social change in order to shift the way we talk\, think and feel about migration and displacement in the UK. Together with a network of cultural innovators\, creators\, producers\, funders and activists\, we are championing new ideas and cross-sector collaborations.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/colette-and-justin/
LOCATION:Birkbeck Cinema\, 43 Gordon Square\, London\, WC1H 0PD
CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:Who has the Right to Speak and Act in the Public Space?
DESCRIPTION:Who has the right to speak and act in public space?  \nReflecting on a series of public artworks commissioned by Counterpoints Arts in Greece\, the artists Tamara Al Mashouk\, Eirini Linardaki and Adrian Paci engage in a conversation with the co-curators Almir Koldzic and Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou. The artists and curators share insights and experiences relating to the process of artistic practice in the public space; community engagement; implications of the lack of transparent public art policy and strategy; and the social and political reactions generated when contemporary art comes into the urban landscape.  \nThis conversation will also reflect on the questions arising through the public programme that accompanied the commissions. Why is it so difficult to negotiate an artwork’s right to exist? What are the artistic and curatorial responsibilities\, and do we need a public policy for the arts in Greece?  \nAbout Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou \nNiovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou\, is an independent curator and Co-Director of Counterpoints Arts in Greece\, working on socially and politically engaged art projects relating to themes like national identity\, citizenship\, memory and reclaiming public space. Her curatorial work revolves around the question “Who is the Contemporary Athenian?”\, a project that she initiated as the Director of Victoria Square Project in Athens.   \nAbout Adrian Paci \nAdrian Paci was born in Shkodër\, Albania in 1969. Paci lives and works between Milan and Shkodër. Using his own experience of immigration from Albania to Italy\, and stories of family and friends\, Paci addresses issues such as exile\, identity\, memory and collective history. Paci’s body of work looks back on those tumultuous times\, addressing the radical political shifts of his homeland as it transitioned away from communism to a chaotic free market economy and his subsequent experiences as an artist in exile.   \nAbout Eirini Linardaki \nEirini Linardaki is a visual artist based in New York and Crete. Linardaki is also known for her community-based art projects\, particularly through workshops on accessibility and multiculturalism in several different countries like Liberia and France\, where she lived for more than 20 years. In 2019\, she initiated the “Occupy Art Project\,” a collaborative art research group that involves artists and curators from the US\, France and Greece. Linardaki’s activist work was recognised with the Sing For Hope Artivist Award in 2022. She is mother to two children.   \nAbout Tamara Al-Mashouk \nTamara Al-Mashouk is a London based Palestinian/Saudi artist and organizer. Through multi-channel video\, performance\, and architectural installation\, her work negotiates the relationship between home (both physical and metaphysical); the movement of people across societal and geographic borders; and memory\, with specific focus on the expansion of epigenetics beyond the body into place and matter. As a socially engaged practitioner in her organisational capacity\, she has been producing events for the past ten years. These have included: a BLM poetry night where the stage was the roof of a boat\, a fundraiser for the Lebanese thawra\, and most recently\, gatherings that feature food\, poetry\, music and discussion and carve vital space for connection within the diasporic Arabic communities in London.  \nReserve a spot at this event here.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/who-has-the-right-to-speak-and-act-in-the-public-space/
LOCATION:Hellenic Centre\, 16-18 Paddington Street\, London\, W1U 5AS
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Learning
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SUMMARY:Representation in Video Games
DESCRIPTION:Counterpoints Arts will be talking about video games and representation of POC as part of the Now Play This festival 2024 at Somerset House \nIn the rapidly changing world of entertainment\, video games stand out for their influence and potential\, yet they often reflect the same outdated representations of people of colour as seen in films\, TV\, and other media. \nThis talk will aim to dissect the layers of representation in video games\, identify the issues with such portrayals\, and explore pathways towards a more inclusive and truthful gaming ecosystem. \nNow Play This returns for its tenth anniversary this spring as a celebration of experimental game design at Somerset House in London. This year’s theme\, “Liminality\,” promises engaging play\, workshops\, and events.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/representation-in-video-games/
LOCATION:Somerset House\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 1LA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Digital,Gaming,Pop Culture
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240415T223000
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home featuring Sara Pascoe
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the latest gig in our brilliant stand-up comedy collaboration with Show & Tell and Soho Theatre\, headlined by Sara Pascoe\, hosted by Laura Smyth and featuring two No Direction Home comedians (tbc) \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home\, a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. Created in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry. Previous shows have featured headliners such as Sindhu Vee\, Nish Kumar\, Rosie Jones and Romesh Ranganathan. \nFull details and booking: https://sohotheatre.com/events/no-direction-home-3/ \nhttps://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NDH-Second-Vox-Pops.mp4\n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-featuring-sara-pascoe/
LOCATION:Soho Theatre\, 21 Dean St\, London\, W1D 3NE
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Voice Notes at New Art Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Voice Notes is an international art project exploring the role of the telephone in experiences of exile. Featuring recorded phone calls left by young refugees and asylum seekers from around the world\, the exhibition investigates displaced voices\, creative networks\, transnational communication\, and different modes of talking and listening across cultures. \nThis exhibition has been co-created with young people who have fled war\, violence\, conflict and persecution and yet who continue to offer stories of solidarity and hope. At the heart of the installation are multidirectional ultrasonic speakers that are positioned to create a network of intersecting telephone messages. As visitors move around the gallery\, they tap into stories of home and belonging\, landscape and loss\, and communication and connection. In turn\, visitors are invited to shape new ways of thinking about sanctuary by contributing their own voice notes as part of our evolving telephonic soundscape. \nPresented by New Arts Exchange\, Voice Notes is led by poet Dr Sarah Jackson\, Associate Professor in Modern and Contemporary Writing at Nottingham Trent University\, in collaboration with acclaimed sound artist and founder of the Space21 international festival Hardi Kurda\, and refugee arts organisation Compass Collective\, whose recent work includes the award-winning professional development arts programme Next Steps. The project is supported by international partners\, including New Art Exchange\, Counterpoints Arts\, Refugee Roots\, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature\, Slemani UNESCO Cities of Literature and STEP. It is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/voice-notes-at-new-art-exchange/
LOCATION:New Art Exchange\, 39-41 Gregory Boulevard\, Nottingham\, 6BE UK\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Makers & Creators 2024 Showcase
DESCRIPTION:TERN & Counterpoints Arts are delighted to invite you to witness the launch of more than a dozen new refugee-led ventures into London’s arts & creative sectors! Expect an evening of inspiration\, connection\, and celebration as a new wave of creative founders pitch their businesses and showcase their work. \nJoin fellow creative industry professionals and art lovers to support these emerging creatives by sharing your valuable feedback\, ideas\, and opportunities. \nRegister for a free ticket via Eventbrite \nEntrepreneurs will pitch\, display and demo their offerings in the following categories: \nEvents & Performance\, including Olena Nesterenko\, mind-blowing bubble artist & founder of L Show\, and Racqueline Changunda\, balloon garland stylist and founder of Meracqui Events. \nFashion & Products\, including Anil Qasemi\, activist\, writer\, and founder of wonderful hat retailer Hatopia\, and Oksana & Oleksii Chauin\, founders of Light Craft Family\, a range of lovely oak LED nightlights manufactured in Ukraine and assembled by hand\, with love\, here in London. \nCreative Communities\, including Ravi Rasaiah\, founder of Payanam and creator of a new photography course for refugees & asylum-seeking artists\, and Khrystyna Oryschak\, curator behind print shop Artists Against War. \nFine Arts\, including painter Karina Kucherenko\, and multimedia artist Mariia Besuza. \nCounterpoints are working alongside curator & TERN Alumni Tasala Seifi\, to design a one-off exhibition showcasing original pieces by the fine artists. \nEnjoy refreshments & live entertainment alongside the art\, products\, and pitches. \nTERN’s Makers & Creators is the UK’s first creative sector incubator for refugee artists\, designers and makers. Over 5 immersive months\, programme members develop their business\, venture or brand. Starting with creating a roadmap to launch\, cohort members build assets\, develop their stories\, and access targeted business support and opportunities that can lead to a sustainable creative career. The programme culminates with the Showcase event\, where entrepreneurs pitch & demo their offerings to the public. \nMakers & Creators is offered by TERN – The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network. TERN is an ambitious social enterprise on a mission to enable refugees to thrive through the power of their own ideas.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/makers-creators-2024-showcase/
LOCATION:Museum of the Home\, 136 Kingsland Road\, London\, E2 8EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Craft & Design,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Hip Hop Garden at Alkebulan - African Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Using hip hop and permaculture values\, this interactive workshop will explore environmentalism\, songwriting and performance.\n\nJoin MoYah and KMT Freedom Teacher for this free taster session that is part of a wider programme covering wellbeing\, food growing and cooking\, enterprise and employability\, event management\, social movement and green structures.\n\nMoYah and KMT Freedom Teacher will perform after the workshop\, 15:00-17:00\, and participants who feel ready to take the stage will also have a chance to share their work. \n\nBorn in Mozambique during a 16-year war\, MoYah was forced to flee his country as a political refugee & move to Lisbon at a young age. Inspired by his parents broad musical taste & the impact of Rap music whilst living in Portugal\, he quickly learned that music could be used not only for entertainment but also as a powerful tool for self exploration & social expression eventually leading him to writing raps that addressed issues relating to identity\, social injustices & spirituality from the perspective of a child of the African Diaspora. \n\nKMT Freedom Teacher KMT combines his love for music and nature\, grounded in a deep respect for the beauty and abundance of Pachamama (Mother Earth). With over 20 years of leading positive social change and raising awareness for a multitude of social issues through the powerful words and rhythms of Hip Hop music\, KMT demonstrates a non-exhaustive passion for the environment and conservation. His goal is to entertain and educate\, as he addresses issues of global food security\, providing solutions for local food growing systems. \nThis event is part of DIASPORA! \nDIASPORA! festival is a vibrant celebration of people\, music\, film\, poetry\, dance\, storytelling\, and more\, taking place at venues across the city on the Early May Bank Holiday weekend. These events aim to reflect the variety of talent within the region’s cultural communities. \n\n\n\nPart of Counterpoints’ networking in South West.\n\nRegister HERE.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/hip-hop-garden-at-alkebulan-african-storytelling/
LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\,  Trinity Rd\, Bristol\,  BS2 0NW
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Sustainability & Climate Justice
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SUMMARY:BAFTA Masterclass: Representations of Migrants and Refugees in documentaries
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a masterclass in collaboration with BAFTA as we explore the representation of migrants and refugees in documentaries. You can buy tickets (£10) after signing up for a free BAFTA account by visiting the BAFTA events page here. \nStep into the world of impactful storytelling and the art of capturing truthful refugee experiences on film. Led by documentary filmmakers\, learn the delicate balance between authenticity and empathy as we explore the nuances of representation. Discover powerful framing techniques that elevate narratives\, shedding light on the resilience and humanity within refugee communities.  \nFrom ethical considerations to creative approaches\, this masterclass aims to demonstrate the tools to craft compelling and dignified portrayals. Whether you’re a seasoned filmmaker or an aspiring documentarian\, join us as we amplify voices\, challenge perceptions\, and drive positive change. \nThis will be followed by an opportunity to network with refugee and asylum seeker creatives and filmmakers. \nPanelists:\nSarah Agha\, actor and presenter (The Holy Land and Us – Our Untold Stories\, BBC)\nBeyan Taher\, producer (Name Me Lawand) \nMore speakers to be announced. \nThis event is the latest instalment of a series of events exploring the importance of authentic storytelling of refugees onscreen\, and the positive impact of collaboration with creatives who have lived experience of migration\, in order to build narrative power and create social change. \n  \nThis event will be captioned. The panel discussion with be live-captioned.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bafta-masterclass-representations-of-migrants-and-refugees-in-documentaries/
LOCATION:BAFTA\, 195 Piccadilly\, St. James's\, London\, W1J 9LN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:Assemblages of Sanctuary: Art\, Displacement & Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this online panel to reflect on the role that art can play in having a positive impact on the wellbeing and mental health of sanctuary seekers when working in creative settings.\n  \nAs part of this year’s Creativity and Wellbeing Week\, we are pleased to invite Thahmina Begum\, Dana Olărescu\, Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin\, along with project participant Frieda N. Coleman\, to speak about their socially engaged artistic practices and to reflect on their experiences running arts-based projects with refugees and asylum seekers. \nCreative spaces of sanctuary are vibrant assemblages where artists and communities with lived experience of forced displacement come together to co-create dynamic spaces that embody an expansive sense of hope and possibility. \nIn this online panel conversation\, we ask – what role can art play to hold spaces that foster a sense of safety and promote wellbeing for refugees and people navigating the asylum system? How do they as creative practitioners navigate the hostile systems and structures that are detrimental to the wellbeing and mental health of sanctuary seekers? What kind of support structures can they put in place to look after their own wellbeing when working with communities confronted by vulnerability? And how can their experiences open up a critical space for learning and reflection for others with an interest in working in this space? \nThe online panel will last approximately 1.5 hours\, including space for questions or reflections. \nThe webinar will take place on Zoom and a meeting link will be sent to attendees in advance. Closed captioning will be available. \nThis conversation is part of Counterpoints Arts’ two-year programme focussing on mental health\, displacement and the arts running across 2024 & 2025\, and is generously supported by The Baring Foundation. \n  \nBook your free ticket here. \n  \nMeet the Speakers\nDana Olărescu\nDana Olărescu is a socially engaged artist with a focus on challenging minority exclusion and environmental injustice. Through participatory methodologies that democratise access to art and knowledge\, she aims to give agency to underserved migrant groups and people habitually excluded from decision-making processes\, so they can become active co-producers of culture. \nHer projects have been supported by\, among others\, the Arts Council\, Counterpoints Arts\, UCL Culture\, Invisible Dust\, and Urban Wilderness\, and presented at institutions in the UK and abroad\, including Tate Modern\, the London Short Film Festival\, the Low Carbon Design Institute\, Art Gene\, x-church\, ArtHouse Jersey\, Art Walk Projects\, Incheon Art Platform (South Korea)\, and La Virgule (France). \n  \nThahmina Begum\nThahmina Begum lives and works in Leeds\, Yorkshire. She is an Interdisciplinary Artist\, Poet\, and Workshop Facilitator. Begum has exhibited internationally\, nationally\, and hyper locally. Begum is a qualified and registered Art Psychotherapist (HCPC\, BATT). Her work explores cultures\, identities\, belonging and British /Bangladeshi/Muslim Diaspora. Begum’s work explores stories\, hidden narratives and storytelling through art and art making. Begum is passionate about making Art accessible for all sections of society and the promotion of art to improve our health and wellbeing. She love’s how Art can gives voices to communities/people that have been silenced. \nBegum’s work ranges from printmaking\, collage\, embroidery\, painting\, drawing\, poetry\, and creative conversations. She love’s working with Communities and groups to support and ease their ideas around art and what it means to them. She attended Leeds Arts University. \nBegum’s recent work/commissions include working with British Library (Food without Borders 2021-22)\,(Community History Project 2021) (Get Creative 2022-203) (Mapping Our Better Life\, 2024) (Our Stories\, our lives – Migration Stories\, Treasures Gallery\, London St Pancras\,2024) Leeds Art Gallery (Advisory Panel) (Shifting Perspectives and Conversation Table\, 2022) Yorkshire Sculpture Park (Concert for Bangladesh\,2021)\, (Walk a mile in my shoes\, 2022) Tetley Gallery (The Colour Pallette\,2021)\, LEEDS 2023 (Sarees and Street signs 2021 -22) and Yorkshire Sculpture International (Sylhet in my Suitcase\,2021 -22) Tara Theatre/British Council/Britto Arts Trust (Artist Make Spaces) (International Commission) Runnemede Trust -Artist in Residence (Racial Equality and Migrants Summit 2022) Commonwealth Theatre\, Bradford (Off the Curriculum\,2023) Woven in Kirklees (Dewsbury Fashion Show) University of Leeds and East Street Art –Cultural Institute (Creative Labs\, 2023). \n  \nAmanda Camenisch and Therese Westin\nAmanda Camenisch and Therese Westin\, London-based artists and wellbeing practitioners\, create immersive experiences through installation\, sculpture\, sound\, and performance art. They facilitate both individual and collective experiences\, often involving participation in workshops\, concerts\, and performances. Drawing from their background in wellbeing\, they craft meditative sculptural landscapes\, inviting participants to engage in sacred practices and fostering spaces for active imagination and play. \nTheir collaborative projects focus on activation and regeneration\, prioritizing the experiences of participants through a trauma-informed approach. Notable projects include a commission by The Brent Biennial to work with women from a local shelter\, resulting in sculptures exhibited at the Metroland Gallery and permanently installed at the shelter. They are currently completing a 14-month collaborative project supported by Arts Council England\, involving refugee centers and a women’s shelter\, with outcomes including exhibitions\, ceremonies\, and mentorship programs. Their performance project\, “A Home Is A Cloud\,” explores embodied experiences of trauma and displacement\, aiming to build strategies of home-making through community building and healing practices. \nSelected partnerships\, workshops and lectures: SPACE Ilford (London)\, The Museum of Home (London)\, University of Chicago (USA)\, CSM London\, and Universität der Künste Berlin\, Arts Council England\, Melissa Network (GR)\, Hackney Migrant Centre\, Marylebone project\, Jesuit Refugee Services\, Asian Women Resource Centre\, Metroland\, Arts and Health Hub\, Counterpoints Art\, Communitas (GR)\, House of Annetta Therese and Amanda have been awarded the Community Engagement Artist Award in 2021 and in 2023\, Arts Council England Project Grant 2021 & 2022. \n  \nFreida N. Coleman\nFreida N. Coleman\, born in Hopkins\, Belize\, is a long-term participant in projects facilitated by Amanda and Therese. She is a Garifuna woman who came to England in 2019. As a mother of twin girls\, she draws strength from her indigenous roots and traditions\, instilling in her children a deep connection to their heritage. Freida’s journey in London has been one of resilience and self-discovery\, navigating challenges such as postpartum depression and cultural displacement.\n\nHer quest for healing led her to explore meditation and holistic practices\, seeking solace in community support networks. Through emotional health classes and music-based meditation sessions\, Freida found empowerment and a sense of belonging. Inspired by the transformative power of sound and movement\, she embraced new experiences\, including the Lyra Project facilitated by Amanda and Therese.\n\nFreida’s involvement in the mentorship program facilitated by Amanda and Therese further deepened her understanding of meditation and self-care\, equipping her with valuable skills to guide others on their healing journey. With gratitude for her mentors and fellow participants\, Freida embraces the endless possibilities for growth and connection that lie ahead. \n  \nPhoto Credits – Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin ©
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/assemblages-of-sanctuary-art-displacement-mental-health/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Mental Health
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SUMMARY:No Direction Home featuring Nabil Abdulrashid
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the latest gig in our brilliant stand-up comedy collaboration with Show & Tell and Soho Theatre\, headlined by Nabil Abdulrashid\, hosted by Lou Sanders and featuring two No Direction Home comedians: Usman Khalid and Victor Rios. \nCounterpoints Arts runs No Direction Home\, a project for new comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds\, featuring workshops\, expert tuition and gigs around the country. Created in partnership with Camden People’s Theatre and comedian Tom Parry. Previous shows have featured headliners such as Sindhu Vee\, Nish Kumar\, Rosie Jones and Romesh Ranganathan. \nFull details and booking: https://sohotheatre.com/events/no-direction-home-3/ \nhttps://counterpoints.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NDH-Second-Vox-Pops.mp4
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/no-direction-home-featuring-nabil-abdulrashid/
LOCATION:Soho Theatre\, 21 Dean St\, London\, W1D 3NE
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SUMMARY:The Body As Data: People On The Move
DESCRIPTION:Thanet\, Dover\, Folkestone\nKent based dance artists Sidonie Carey Green and Tom Tegento are excited to announce the successful funding of its participatory performance project The Body As Data\, working with local communities and artists to explore personal narratives and experience of borders. \nThrough a series of creative movement workshops\, site specific walking events\, and filming using surveillance technologies\, a film will be created exploring how the ‘body-as-data’ can draw its own border by re-imagining the potential of drone technology and the power of walking practice. This project will connect local communities who have experienced forced migration and we will come together to mobilise the border of the Kent coast from Margate to Folkestone. \nThe Body as Data workshops and walks are set to begin on Saturday 1st June in Margate and will run through to Sunday 30th June in Folkestone. Attendees are invited to join by the location they live at\, and are very welcome to join the locations at Margate and Folkestone. \nFull details: www.thebodyasdataproject.com \nCounterpoints Arts is one of the co-commissioners of the project\, which is supported by Arts Council England.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/the-body-as-data-people-on-the-move/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Performance & Dance
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SUMMARY:London Refugee Week 2024 by Counterpoints Arts
DESCRIPTION:This Refugee Week Counterpoints has been working with artists\, organisations and partners across London to deliver an amazingly diverse\, dynamic and delicious programme. \nWe continue to work with our long-standing partners\, there are shoots of new collaborations and partnerships and as always we’re supporting artists already in our network as well as introducing new artists we’ve not worked with before. Some of the themes we’ve been working with are climate justice\, Palestine\, wellbeing\, archives\, gender\, mentoring and popular culture. There are events that are all about participation\, others are for families\, a lovely film programme and as always we are reflecting on the Refugee Week theme\, this year that is ‘Our Home’. \nWe will be sharing our final programme and all the detail about the individual projects and activities\, some are ticketed and have limited capacity. Please keep an eye on our updates and socials. \nHere is an overview of the programme\, there are individual event pages with more information: \n13th June – Our Heartbeats at The Jago – our new pilot mentoring programme for young people with sanctuary-seeking backgrounds who will be learning DJing skills\, who want to perform in front of live audiences\, develop opportunities to collaborate and earn. This project is a brainchild of Kensaye Russel and Dijana Rakovic\, and will be supported by DJ Mahnoor\, Compass Collective\, The Roundhouse\, Southbank Centre and a host of guest DJs and mentors. The event at The Jago is a club night (tickets start at £5)\, and these will be an integral part of the project. Also performing are DJs NOUR and KMT Freedom Teacher. \n17th to 22nd June – When Community is Home at Yorkton Workshops – a week-long programme of networking\, workshops\, conversations and podcasts\, theatre and music performances\, supper club\, exhibition… kite flying for Gaza\, afterschool club\, board games… This programme is supported by Pearson Lloyd design studio who own and manage the beautiful Yorkton Workshops gallery. \n17th to 23rd June – film programme at British Film Institute – a brilliant programme screening Talking with Rivers + intro and Q&A with directors Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Hana Makhmalbaf\, hosted by Victor Fraga of Dirty Movies; Io Capitano + intro and discussion; Àma Gloria\, Green Border and Bye Bye Tiberias. \n20th June – R.A.P. Party at London Library – Poet and playwright Inua Ellams brings his exhilarating live literature phenomenon\, the R.A.P Party\, back to The London Library for a nostalgic\, no-clutter\, no-fuss\, evening of music and words. \n20th June – ‘Our Home Voices of Afghanistan’ at Libreria Bookshop – Magdalena Morsy and Ariana Abawe present a special showcase of Voices from Afghanistan – an audio feature that shares different stories from Afghans from around the world. \n21st June – ‘Sounds Like Home’ – Join the Migration Museum and the Sounds Like Home Choir for a special Refugee Week event\, featuring an international women’s choir sharing songs from the places we call home. \n21st June – We Dare to Dream Screening and Q&A at Museum of the Home – screening of the documentary film about five refugee athletes\, followed by a discussion with Waad Alkateab and Ahmad Al-Rashid. \n22nd June – Refugee Week Walk on the Line – A guided walk from Three Mills to Cody Dock as part of Refugee Week\, produced by the brilliant The Line team. \n22nd June – soon to be announced collaboration with V&A – A beautiful performance by artists Amanda Camenisch and Therese Westin\, and their group of co-creators. \n23rd June – ‘Journeys from Home’ at The British Library – A family workshops with Art Refuge artists Aida Silvestri and Bobby Lloyd\, who will be working with their The Community Table project and maps from the Library’s collection and the families’ own experiences of travelling\, routes and journeys. \n28th June – ‘Room for Dinner’ at Palestine House – an exciting new collaboration with 3EIB\, soon to be opened Palestine House and London Festival of Architecture. An expanded supper club\, collaborative embroidery project\, fashion and book pop-up reimagines the dinner party as a convivial space for the intermingling of culture and heritage. Crucially\, this event will be fundraising funds for a Palestine House – backed safe water project on the ground in Gaza. Tickets soon to be released! \n29th and 30th June – 3EIB presents: ‘Room for Us’ at Palestine House – a weekend of storytelling\, workshops and spotlighting of Palestinian fashion brands.. and food by Hiba. \n30th June – We’re back at Southbank Centre with the Home: Short Films Screening and Q&A with Sarah Agha and From the Lips to the Moon – a music\, poetry and visuals led by electronic musician Pouya Ehsaei and writer-performer Tara Fatehi. \nFor even more events marking Refugee Week in London\, by a host of amazing individuals and organisations\, head over to Refugee Week website and search for what is happening in your area. Here are the ways of taking part in Refugee Week. \nImage: ‘Table Runner’ by Nol Collective\, commissioned by Counterpoints\, 3EIB and Palestine House for Room for Dinner \n  \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/london-refugee-week-2024-counterpoints-arts-highlights/
LOCATION:Various London venues
CATEGORIES:London Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:“My Home\, My Voice” – Post Detention Support Conference 2024
DESCRIPTION:Samphire’s Post Detention Support Conference 2024 is on the 13th of June\, and this year\, we are taking part!\n\nArt and creativity can positively contribute to improving our mental health and wellbeing. From having fun and accessing joy\, art can also help foster greater resilience\, increase confidence and create a sense of community and belonging. \nAlongside artist and theatre maker Debora Minà\, we will be co-facilitating a workshop titled ‘Play & Imagination: How creativity can support our wellbeing’ for members from Samphire’s PDSP network. \nThis practical and fun workshop\, offers the chance to try out some creative exercises to access your creative voice and to share your reflections. It is also an opportunity to find out more about our latest report titled\, ‘Creatively Minded and Refugees – Arts\, refugees and mental health’. \nYou can find out more about the conference here.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/my-home-my-voice-post-detention-support-conference-2024/
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Mental Health
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SUMMARY:OUR HEARTBEATS: A club night for Refugee Week
DESCRIPTION:Join Counterpoints Arts for a new club night\, as we showcase our new DJs and fundraise for our newly formed DJ programme. \nJoin us at The Jago Dalston for a night of music and dancing brought to you by the Counterpoints Arts DJ Workshop Graduates as part of this year’s Refugee Week celebrations alongside guest DJ sets from special guests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the workshops: \nAs part of a newly developed long term initiative to provide an entry point into DJing for young sanctuary seeking people\, DJs Kensaye and Mahnoor have been hosting DJ workshops at The Roundhouse for musically curious young individuals\, bringing electronic music development to Refugee Week for the first time ever. \nIn line with this year’s Refugee Week theme\, ‘Our Home’\, participants have been invited to fuse and blend together global and local sounds that signify home to them. \nNow get ready to groove to their beats as they showcase their skills whilst helping us raise funds to continue growing the programme and produce even more workshops. \n———————— \nEarly Bird Tickets: £5 \nGeneral Release: £7.50 \nOn the Door: £10 \nBuy tickets HERE! \n———————— \nLine up (full line up TBC): \nOur new DJ graduates \nKensaye \nMahnoor \nNOUR \n————————- \nDon’t miss out on this special event as we kickstart Refugee Week 2024 celebrations – get your tickets now now now! \n\nAbout artists: \nKensaye is a Paris-born\, London-based music producer\, percussionist and DJ\, with Haitian and American roots. He has a broad musical style\, ranging from Afrobeats\, pop\, dancehall\, reggaeton\, global bass\, hip-hop and neo soul\, and blends those influences to create unique pieces that are both progressive and radio-friendly. \nKensaye produces for major and independent artists around the world\, creating originals and remixes for acclaimed musicians such as Falz\, M.anifest\, Speech Debelle and Homeboy Sandman. \nHe also composes music for cinema and TV\, with placements in a BAFTA-winning feature film\, documentaries\, adverts and a Netflix series. Kensaye’s approach to collaboration is of support and synergy. He helps independent artists beyond just ‘making a beat’\, but provide solutions to problems they encounter throughout their music journeys. \nKnown for her blend of percussive grooves and dark rhythms\, Mahnoor is a DJ\, BBC radio presenter & founder of refugee supper club SUP? Supper Club. Drawing from her British Pakistani heritage\, from global diasporic sounds and grime beats that she grew up with in London\, to the rave sounds she explored in her late teens living in France\, her eclectic style is characterised by the murkier ends of the UK bass spectrum with South Asian influences that move the dancefloor and bring it together\, like she did at Dour\, and at Le Fil\, Saint\nEtienne.\nShe is also fast becoming a respected curator as part of her Mahnoor Presents shows\, showcasing the best of global British Underground at iconic London venues like Cafe Koko and Ministry of Sound.\nThrough this blend Mahnoor keeps crowds engaged and on their toes\, delivering sets for Wavey Garms and New Balance & Nike too as well as being a regular guest presenter and selector on Rinse and playing across key London venues including Colour Factory\, Phonox & more.\nMahnoor returns to the French music scene delivering one of the most energetic sets at Dour Festival as part of the Daytimers takeover.\nAlongside her BBC Asian Network residency\, appearances also included Paris’ Mahalla\, Rinse FM UK & Rinse France covers\, NTS special and guest mixes across BBC Asian Network\, Worldwide FM\, Reprezent & more. \nNour’s never-ending quest for sounds that resonate with how she expresses herself as an artist is found in between differing genres. As a native Palestinian\, her taste in music is fueled by both inner and outer influences of her culture and her own perceptions of her heritage. NOUR emerged onto the musical playing fields in another exotic land hat was Tulum\, Mexico where she earned the title as a resident DJ at Papaya Playa Project\, the offspring of the veterans of Bar 25\, now Kater Holzig. In this paradise\, NOUR played her unique sounds for 3 seasons\, from 2012 until 2015. \nHer talented mixing reached the ears of the international crowds and in 2015 she ventured off to Scorpios\, a beach club on the island of Mykonos. There she also became a resident Dj for 4 seasons. In Mexico she’s played some of the top festivals in Central America like Akamba\, Tropico\, and Bravo. A true nomadic force of music\, NOUR has played at events like Gardens of Babylon Amsterdam\, Woomoon Ibiza\, Storytellers Ibiza\, Dystopia\, and Acid Sundays. She is also a regular at KaterBlau in Berlin. \nIn 2017\, NOUR’s career blossomed as she ventured on a sonic journey into the field of production\, music anthropology\, sound therapy and crisscross creativity. A collaborative union with Lamat Uuc resulted in her her first EP imprinted on Talavera Records containing a number of original tracks and remixes. This summer she released an EP on the prominent well-known record label Sol Selectas. \nNOUR’S trademark sound- strategically woven with elements of her Oriental roots and cut with edgier beats\, is a refreshing experience to ears on the dancefloor searching to hear something truly unique.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/our-heartbeats-a-club-night-for-refugee-week/
LOCATION:The Jago\, 440 Kingsland Rd\, London E8 4AA\, 440 Kingsland Rd\, London\, London\, E8 4AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:London Refugee Week: BFI Film programme
DESCRIPTION:Announcing our Refugee Week 2024 film programme at British Film Institute – a brilliant programme screening Talking with Rivers + intro and Q&A with directors Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Hana Makhmalbaf\, hosted by Victor Fraga of Dirty Movies; Io Capitano + intro and discussion; Àma Gloria\, Green Border and Bye Bye Tiberias. More details on each of the films being screened below: \n  \nTalking with Rivers + intro and discussion\n+ intro and Q&A with directors Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Hana Makhmalbaf\, hosted by Victor Fraga of Dirty Movies.\nSunday 23 June 2024 14:00 / NFT2 \nTwo new films from the Makhmalbaf Film House explore the state of Afghanistan\, its historical association with Iran and the terrible plight of its people as a result of colonial wars. \nDirector: Mohsen Makhmalbaf\nWith Mohsen Makhmalbaf\, Jawanmard Paiez\nUK-Iran 2023. 50min\nEnglish subtitles \nA film essay featuring a poetic conversation between two neighbouring nations\, Iran and Afghanistan\, as they consider their shared and troubled history. \nScreening with: \nThe List\nDirector: Hana Makhmalbaf\nWith Mohsen Makhmalbaf\nUK-Afghanistan 2023. 65min\nEnglish subtitles \nFilm director Mohsen Makhmalbaf negotiates with international agencies and embassies for refugee relief in this unsettling portrait of artists attempting to flee Afghanistan following the sudden US and allied withdrawal in 2021.Content warning: Contains disturbing scenes. \nBOOK TICKETS HERE \n  \nIo Capitano\nScreening + intro and discussion 17 June 2024 17:50 / NFT3 \nDirector: Matteo Garrone\nWith Seydou Sarr\, Moustapha Fall\, Khady Sy\nItaly-Belgium-France 2023. 121min\nCertificate 15\nEnglish subtitles \nIn this epic drama from the director of Gomorrah\, two Senegalese teenagers attempt to travel across land and sea to Europe.\nSenegalese youngsters Seydou and Moussa\, keen to pursue a music career\, leave Dakar for Europe. Their journey takes them across a vast expanse of desert\, where they encounter vicious bandits and brutal authorities\, then face the perils of a dangerous Mediterranean crossing. Garrone’s powerful drama was thoroughly researched\, using first-hand accounts of the journey to map out the youngsters’ plight. The heart of the film is Seydou Sarr’s extraordinary performance\, aided in no small part by breathtaking cinematography\, moments of magical realism and a compassion that gives voice to the voiceless.Content warning: Contains scenes of torture.\nIn association with African Odysseys. \nBOOK TICKETS HERE \n  \nGreen Border\nScreening 21 – 27 June \nAs part of Refugee Week 2024\, Modern Films is happy to announce the screening of Green Border\, from three-times Oscar-nominated Polish film director Agnieszka Holland\, on Friday 21st June 2024\, at the British Film Institute\, NFT2\, 5:50pm. \nThe film will be shown at the BFI from 21st June until the 27th June. Don’t miss it! \nIn the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so-called “green border” between Belarus and Poland\, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe\, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU.Pawns in this hidden war\, the lives of Julia\, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life\, Jan\, a young border guard\, and a Syrian family\, intertwine. Through weaving together multiple perspectives\, the film\, shot starkly in black and white\, explores the lives of these varied individuals\, shedding light on the realities and challenges asylum seekers face. \nFollowing its World Premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival\, where it won the Special Jury Prize\, GREEN BORDER\, which uses multiple perspectives to look at the refugee crisis in Europe\, opens our eyes\, speaks to the heart\, and challenges us to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day. \n“Agnieszka Holland’s devastating refugee epic reverberates with deep empathy and quiet fury” ★★★★★ Time Out \n“A vital bearing of cinematic witness to what is happening in Europe right now” ★★★★ The Guardian \n“Insists that we not only look but see with clarity what is going on…essential\, urgent and damning”- Eye for Film \nBOOK TICKETS HERE\n \n  \nÀma Gloria\nScreening 14 – 27 June \nDirector: Marie Amachoukeli\nWith Louise Mauroy-Panzani\, Ilça Moreno\nFrance 2023. 84min\nCertificate: 12A\nEnglish subtitles\nA BFI release \nSix year old Cléo spends a final summer with her beloved nanny Gloria\, in this profoundly moving story of chosen family\, duty and innocence lost. Marie Amachoukeli’s solo-directorial debut grabs its audience tightly by the hand\, transporting us back to a child’s world of innocence and turmoil. Six year old Cléo is devastated when the nanny she is devoted to returns to Cape Verde. Granted one last summer in the magical world she has built with Gloria\, Cléo leaves her family in Paris to stay with her nanny and the children she has long been separated from. Newcomer Mauroy-Panzani’s portrayal of the envy\, humour\, delight and darkness contained within Cléo is dazzling\, as she discovers there is a world which no longer revolves around her. Heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure\, this coming-of-age tale uses imaginative animation and intimate camerawork to explore questions of class\, culture and race with childlike wonder.Ruby McGuigan\, Programme and Acquisitions \nThe screenings on Sunday 16 June 15:30 NFT4\, Tuesday 18 June 18:30 NFT4 and Thursday 20 June 14:50 NFT4 will be presented with additional descriptive subtitles of non-dialogue audio. \nBOOK TICKETS HERE \n  \nBye Bye Tiberias\nScreening 28 June – 4 July \nDirector: Lina Soualem\nWith Hiam Abbass\nFrance-Palestine-Belgium-Qatar 2023. 82min\nCertificate: TBC\nEnglish subtitles\nA TAPE Collective release \nA daughter’s powerful love letter to her mother and the strength of four generations of a Palestinian family.\nHiam Abbass\, the star of Succession and films ranging from Lemon Tree to Blade Runner 2049\, undertakes a journey back to her native Palestinian village in her daughter Lina Soualem’s tender and award-winning documentary. In her early twenties\, Hiam Abbass left Palestine for Europe in order to follow her dreams of becoming an actor. She left behind her mother\, grandmother and seven sisters. Some 30 years later\, Soualem employs archival footage\, photographs and poetry to excavate her family’s history and four generations of women who each had to make difficult decisions regarding their future. The result\, as Hiam and Lina reconnect with their homeland\, is a moving story of motherhood\, fractured identity and lost homes\, made with warmth and humour. It’s essential and deeply affecting for anyone who has ever wished to understand their mother better. \nThe screenings on Saturday 29 June 12:20 NFT3\, Tuesday 2 July 18:20 NFT4 and Wednesday 3 July 12:30 NFT4 will be presented with additional descriptive subtitles of non-dialogue audio. \nThe screening of Bye Bye Tiberias on Friday 28 June 18:00 will be followed by a Q&A with co-writer Nadine Naous. \nBOOK TICKETS HERE \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/london-refugee-week-bfi-film-programme/
LOCATION:BFI\, Belvedere Road\, London\, SE1 8XT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,London Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Refugee Week 2024: Our Home
DESCRIPTION:The theme for Refugee Week 2024 is “Our Home”. From the places we gather to share meals to our collective home\, planet earth: everyone is invited to celebrate what our Our Home means to them. \nRefugee Week is the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions\, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Established in 1998 in the UK\, this annual festival aligns with World Refugee Day\, celebrated globally on June 20th. In 2024\, join us from June 17th to 23rd for a community-powered week! \nRefugee Week is a partnership project coordinated by Counterpoints Arts. It is an open platform\, so anyone can get involved anywhere in the world. \nWe will be publishing our own programme of Refugee Week events in the coming weeks.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/refugee-week-2024-our-home/
CATEGORIES:Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Shaping the story
DESCRIPTION:A strategic day of networking\, research and practice sharing – with arts\, media\, research\, philanthropy\, charity and policy sectors. A collaboration between Unbound Philanthropy\, Climate Outreach and Counterpoints Arts.\n  \n‘Over the last six months we have been mapping the work underway in the UK at the intersections of climate and migration. Whilst we have found that a lot is happening\, there is currently a chronic lack of resource\, capacity and connections leading to limitations in the impact of this important work. It is very exciting to see a rapid growth in grassroots organising\, interest from funders\, and awareness of the importance of this work from NGOs and others. A concerted effort is now needed to make the most of the window of opportunity that exists to influence policies\, politics and narratives on climate-related migration.’ Ruth Grove-White & Ben Margolis\, authors of Building Common Ground briefing\, May 2024 \n  \nImage: Counterpoints’ Women’s Climate Justice and Migration retreat\, Hawkwood College\, November 2023\n—————————————————————————————————————————- \nWe are convening a dynamic group of around 50 individuals from the arts\, media\, research\, philanthropy\, charity\, and policy sectors for a series of critical conversations: \nPanel 1: The Ecosystem \nSetting the stage\, we will delineate priorities and share pivotal insights from the newly commissioned report by Unbound Philanthropy. \nChair: Alice Sachrajda\, UK Programme Officer & UK Head of Cultural Strategy – Unbound Philanthropy \nWith Ruth Grove-White & Ben Margolis\, Unbound consultants and authors of Building Common Ground: Yasmin Halima – JCWI; Alba Kapoor – Runnymede Trust \nPanel 2: How We Talk About Climate and Migration \nThis panel delves into the narratives shaping climate and migration\, exploring strategic communication practices and strategies to dismantle toxic narratives. \nChair: Maryam Pasha\, TEDxLondon and Climate Curious podcast \nWith Fahmida Miah – Climate Outreach; André Dallas\, People and Planet; Sangeetha Iengar – Goldsmith Chambers and University of Oxford \nPanel 3: The Storytellers: Art and Climate Justice \nFocusing on the arts\, this session spotlights artists committed to storytelling and socially engaged methodologies\, engaging themes of decolonization\, intersectionality\, and community collaboration. \nChair: Bonnie Chiu\, The Social Investment Consultancy \nWith Dhaqan Collective\, Farah Ahmed – Julie’s Bicycle\, Nana Bempah – POCC \n—————————————————————————————————————————- \nOur intention is to craft a reflective space that showcases the recent briefing by Ruth Grove-White and Ben Margolis on civil society work at the intersections of climate and migration in the UK. The briefing highlights the need for significant investment from funders\, building cross-sector relationships\, supporting diverse leadership\, committing to intersectional work\, and embedding a vision of systemic change. \nWe aim to foster cross-sector networking and explore innovative ways to represent lived experiences\, supporting collaboration and movement-building at the nexus of climate justice and migration. We also celebrate the practices of artists and activists reimagining storytelling around climate justice and global displacement. \nThis gathering aspires to embody these priorities\, fostering innovative and inclusive approaches to the intertwined challenges of climate and migration. \n—————————————————————————————————————————- \nUnbound Philanthropy is a private grantmaking foundation that works to ensure that migrants and refugees are treated with respect and engage with their new communities. We support pragmatic\, innovative\, and responsive approaches to immigration and immigrant integration in the United States and United Kingdom. \nClimate Outreach is the first British charity to focus exclusively on public engagement with climate change. Every year Climate Outreach helps hundreds of organisations think about how they can tell a different climate story. They do this through research and advice\, workshops and training\, and Climate Visuals. \nYorkton Workshops is a home to the award winning design studio\, Pearson Lloyd. Saved from demolition\, by considering the most sustainable\, socially valuable and creatively interesting paths of working with\, preserving and enhancing the existing building – Yorkton is also a gallery\, event space and location available for hire in Hackney\, East London. \n—————————————————————————————————————————-
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/shaping-the-story/
LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Learning,London Refugee Week,Pop Culture
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SUMMARY:When community is HOME\, at Yorkton Workshops
DESCRIPTION:When community is HOME is a week-long exhibition and a programme of workshops\, performances\, networking\, supper clubs\, podcasts\, kite-flying and communal singing — curated by Counterpoints Arts\, supported by Pearson Lloyd design studio. Counterpoints brings their network of collaborators to Yorkton Workshops to respond to the theme of Our Home through an exploration of the intersection of displacement\, climate justice and wellbeing. \nWe feel privileged to be working in the beautiful gallery. The curated programme is full of opportunity to participate\, meet the artists\, witness talks and performances and eat delicious food… and gather at a time when creatively connecting with friends and strangers feels like an act of self-care and support for others. \nThe creative programme is a set of collaborations with artists\, collectives and organisations. Some are ‘old’ friends and partners\, and others are new to our ever growing network. \nWe are working with: \nClimate Outreach \nUnbound Philanthropy \nEtaf \nNour Alsholi \nAditi Jaganathan \nZafeerah Heesambee \nTasnim Mahdy \nJohn Hunnex \nIn The Mix \nCompass Collective and Sarah Jackson / Nottingham Trent University \nKim Chin \nZhvan Theatre Company \nBosla Arts \nKites in Solidarity \nBint Mbareh \nand others! \nWe will see you at Yorkton Workshops. The programme runs from 17th to 22nd June. Ticketing info for some of the activities will follow shortly. \nImage: Bosla Arts\, The Art Persists podcast\, Yorkton Workshops\, 2023 © Paul Gilbey \n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/when-community-is-home-london-refugee-week-at-yorkton-workshops/
LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,Multi-Art Form,Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Voice Notes by Compass Collective and nottingham trent university
DESCRIPTION:Come and experience the ‘Voice Notes’ is an international art project exploring the role of the telephone in experiences of exile. Featuring recorded phone calls left by young refugees and asylum seekers from around the world\, the exhibition investigates displaced voices\, creative networks\, transnational communication\, and different modes of talking and listening across cultures.\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition has been co-created with over fifty young people who have fled war\, violence\, conflict and persecution and yet who continue to offer stories of solidarity and hope. At the heart of the installation are multidirectional ultrasonic speakers that are positioned to create a network of intersecting telephone messages. As visitors move around the gallery\, they tap into stories of home and belonging\, landscape and loss\, and communication and connection. In turn\, visitors are invited to shape new ways of thinking about sanctuary by contributing their own voice notes as part of our evolving telephonic soundscape.\n\nVoice Notes has been co-created with over 50 young refugees and asylum seekers living the UK and in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The exhibition is curated by poet Dr Sarah Jackson (Nottingham Trent University) in collaboration with acclaimed sound artist and founder of the Space21 international festival Hardi Kurda\, and refugee arts organisation Compass Collective.\n\nThe project is supported by international partners\, including New Art Exchange\, Counterpoints Arts\, Refugee Roots\, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature\, Slemani UNESCO Cities of Literature and STEP. It is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.\n\nDr Sarah Jackson is Associate Professor in Modern and Contemporary Writing. She teaches on the BA English\, BA Creative Writing\, MA Creative Writing and MRes English Literary Research programmes\, and supervises PhD students working in contemporary literature and creative writing. An award-winning poet and academic\, Sarah publishes widely on 20th and 21st century literature\, literary theory and creative-critical ecologies.\n\nPart of the exhibition curated by Counterpoints Arts\, with the support of Yorkton Workshops.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/voice-notes-by-compass-collective-and-nottingham-trent-university/
LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Audio,London Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:BAFTA Short Film Screenings + Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Join us at BAFTA for a special Refugee Week evening of short films followed by a panel + Q&A with the filmmakers. Delivered in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts\, this special event will be followed by an opportunity to network with refugee and asylum seeker creatives and filmmakers. \n\n\n\nThis year\, Counterpoints Arts and Other Cinemas – two organisations who work across intersections of racial justice and migration – have collaborated on a film programme taking place during Refugee Week: June 17th-23rd. \nThe programme\, curated by Other Cinemas\, consists of 3 feature films and 6 short films. \nThese films can be watched across the UK for free; either at home or used for a community screening! No need to get rights or licensing\, they have been arranged for the duration of Refugee Week. They will be available to be screened anywhere in the UK for free! \nIf you would like to gain access to these films to put on a screening or watch the films yourself- please go to www.refugeeweek.org.uk or go to the Refugee Week Instagram page\, to find a Google Form that you can fill out to gain access. \n\n\nLITTLE PYONGYANG by Roxy Rezvany \nWith exclusive access to one of the world’s largest community on North Korean defectors\, this is a tale of one North Korean’s struggle to leave behind the homeland. Joong-wha Choi\, a former soldier in the DPRK\, lives today with his wife and kids in a sleepy London suburb.  Despite enjoying the new found comforts of his British life\, and being emancipated from the pressures of the North Korean state\, his dilemma lies in a desire to return to the land that betrayed him\, but is undoubtedly his true home. \nMOTHERLAND by Ellen Evan \nMotherland speaks to the experiences of the Windrush generation and subsequent generations of Jamaicans navigating the landscape of the UK’s hostile environment. \nA SWING IN ATAYFIYAH by Bediah \nA Swing in Atayfiyah dwells in the memory of homes and friendships left behind in Iraq\, the irrecoverable sense of belonging\, and the dissonance of diaspora. \nI CARRY IT WITH ME EVERYWHERE by Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah \nI Carry It With Me Everywhere draws a line across multiple temporalities and registers of immigrant life\, uniting three different stories of migration in Northwest London through a shared condition of fragmentation. \nHosted by Counterpoints Arts producer Laith Elzubaidi. \n  \nBOOKING LINK HERE.
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/bafta-short-film-screenings-qa/
LOCATION:BAFTA\, 195 Piccadilly\, St. James's\, London\, W1J 9LN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Film and Photography,London Refugee Week
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SUMMARY:Hope as Discipline: Ritualising Collective Liberation
DESCRIPTION:How do we hold onto hope in dark times? Join us as we gather with Dr Aditi Jaganathan to moor ourselves in possibilities of hope as we organise for collective liberation\n  \nAs babylon crumbles; its architectures of oppression fall\, in Gaza\, in Haiti\, in Sudan\, in the Congo\, in the heart of empire. In this brokenness\,  spirit speaks; spirit calls on us to reach into otherwise possibilities\, otherwise ways of being in the fold of our collective being. \nWe gather as an offering of refusal\, refusing the structures which refuse our complex personhood\, refusing the suppression of rhythms of liberation. Leaning into this spirit of refusal we figure out ways to relinquish control and lean into our shared vulnerability; to orbit around ways of being moored in possibilities of hope. It is in the matter of being together\, as ritual\, that our tethering to hope as possibility emerges.  \nThis event invites organisers\, cultural workers\, creatives as well as dreamers and schemers who are affected by the passing of the Rwanda Bill and are organising in the wake of ongoing violence\, whether that be in the UK or beyond. We hope that by gathering we can thread together our interconnected struggles and hold space to resource ourselves through ritual and by centering our collective liberation. \n  \nDr Aditi Jaganathan is a thinker and creator\, writer and dreamer. \nHaving worked at the intersections of law\, culture and politics in various capacities\, Aditi is motivated by a politics of refusal\, living in rupture as rapture; turning away from hegemonic worlds of oppression and tuning into something different\, beyond the world we live in and moving to the rhythms of an elsewhere. It is this compulsion which guides her pedagogy in the education work she does. Riffing off education for liberation\, she creates spaces of  (un)learning as a site of radical praxis\, using tools of music\, film and visual culture\, to unpack the ways in which ideologies of oppression and liberation travel through cultural production. She teaches her own course\, Rhythm\, Race\, Revolution as well as courses at different London-based academic institutions. \nWith a particular interest in creativity as decolonial praxis\, she situates the imagination as a radical site of refusal and resistance. Her research work examines the different ways in which Black and Brown cultural production has activated autonomous modes of meaning-making and self-determination in London\, through contesting racialised norms and (re)imagining racialised postcolonial subjectivities. And it is through an ethic of jazz that Aditi curates this work. \nReserve your free spot for this session here. \nImage Credits © Carmel King
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/hope-as-discipline-ritualising-collective-liberation/
LOCATION:Yorkton Workshops\, 1-3 Yorkton St\, London\, London\, E2 8NH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Community & Participation,London Refugee Week,Mental Health
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