Counterpoints in Conversation is a brand new radio series on Resonance FM, in collaboration with Gaby D'Annunzio.
Ieva Sudargaite Douaihi presents new work in response to a time of mass displacement in Lebanon, continuing the twinning and solidarity between OUTPOST in Norwich and Takeover Beirut.
A gathering for museum, culture and heritage professionals to explore what spaces of care should feel like.
Meet the finalists for the £15,000 prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds who shine a light on today’s most pertinent topics.
The world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
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
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): 62 Gladstone Street presents a session blending sport and creativity that invites participants to reshape narratives with movement and dialogue - led by Maslaha in partnership with British Fencing.
Platforma 2025 (Lowestoft): Essex Cultural Diversity Project’s Artist Salons are free workshop and networking opportunities for creative practitioners and community organisers.
Platforma 2025 (Norwich): This socially engaged art piece and poem from Ruthie Collins and friends features beautiful butterflies made with children in Norfolk and objects inspired by movement, in heritage and nature.
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): Join the Aziz Foundation for lunch and hear about their support for British Muslim communities in the media, the arts, and public life.
Platforma 2025 (Ipswich): A day of sharing and celebration, giving space to artists and arts made by and with migrant and refugee communities across Suffolk and the East of England.
Platforma 2025 (Great Yarmouth): An interactive, site-responsive performance by Belén Yáñez that invites audiences to reflect on their interactions with people they don't know in new contexts.
Platforma (Colchester): The No Direction Home stand-up comedy collective comes to East Bergholt for one night only!
Platforma 2025 (Ipswich): Join local writer Sue Wallace-Shaddad for a poetry workshop reflecting on the challenges of belonging and consider what makes us who we are, and how our identities are influenced by others.
Platforma 2025 (Great Yarmouth): New work created by artists Tristan Shorr and Rae Champion (CONCRETE) in collaboration with Lomond Campbell, exploring migration, refugees, war and loss through the human voice.


























