Counterpoints in Conversation is a brand new radio series on Resonance FM, in collaboration with Gaby D'Annunzio.
New co-commission with Whitechapel Gallery - To-Recite by Aliaskar Abarkas. Sign up for workshops across April and May.
The world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
A brand new digital art-meets-football project made with people from all over the world who now call Sheffield home, to celebrate the World Cup and Refugee Week.
A night of comedy featuring No Direction Home and the Palestine Comedy Club, presented by the University of Westiminster.
An intimate evening of storytelling, reflection, and conversation exploring the meaning of home, migration, and belonging.
A collective of filmmakers capture the lives of a people caught up in a conflict that has ravaged Sudan.
An audio-visual installation and community project by artist Kadir Karababa that explores how music carries memory, identity and a sense of home across borders.
A celebration of music and spoken word shaped by migration – co-curated by Anoushka Shankar and hosted by Nish Kumar.
Global bestselling writer and renowned activist Elif Shafak explores whether creativity can help heal our divided world.
Join a celebration of global club sounds and community at the Southbank Centre with Our Heartbeats DJ Crew for Refugee Week
A screening of exceptional short films selected by Sarah Agha for Arab Film Club, followed by a Q&A.
Past Events
Join us for a special night of stand-up comedy from the brilliant No Direction Home collective, hosted by Stella Graham with guest headliner Sami Abu Wardeh.
In this moving and inspiring portrait, we follow Lawand’s evolution from extreme isolation to becoming able to be his true self.
Join Bristol-based performance artist Howl Yuan on this social gathering, featuring friendship, celebration and joy-making practices
We are hosting a mini-retreat in the Southwest on climate and displacement, engaging intersectionally with womanhood, migration and belonging.
Online event: Trigger and Maison Foo share their experiences of working with food and hospitality to engage with asylum seekers and help change narratives around displacement
How can art change the conversation about migration and those who seek refuge?
Join Company Scheherazade Director, Mario Tarokh and Company Musician, Mario Christofi for a free movement workshop at acta in Bristol. Featuring a fun, dynamic soundtrack mixing classical Persian music and electronica. Open to all levels and genders. Suitable for 16+.
"Dear Laila, you are five now and have started to ask me where I grew up, and why we can’t go there. This is me trying to give you an answer." The seeds of Dear Laila were planted when Basel’s five-year-old daughter Laila began to ask him about his home growing up. Unable to take [...]
STAR (Student Action for Refugees) at Cardiff University are hosting an innovative evening of panellists, workshops and conversations.
