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 (online): Embers of Care is a 100-artwork series by Yayen, a nurse, migrant, and artist, dedicated to honouring the journeys, resilience, and contributions of migrant healthcare workers in the UK.
Platforma 2025 (Norwich): A fascinating in-conversation event about writing the refugee experience with Eritrean-Ethiopian-British novelist Sulaiman Addonia, the acclaimed author of The Seers and Silence Is My Mother Tongue.
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): 62 Gladstone Street presents Slidefest: a workshop featuring four photographers whose powerful visual storytelling explores first-generation migration.
Platforma 2025 (Peterborough): 62 Gladstone Street presents a workshop led by Oloyede Michael: participants will blend improvisation, storytelling, and performance to create original pieces that celebrate us!
Platforma 2025 (Diss): A historical collage of conflict, colonialism and clowning from multi-talented Sami Abu Wardeh.
Platforma 2025 (Ipswich): Join award winning writer Dr Amanda Hodgkinson for a creative writing workshop taking inspiration from stories of arrival, community, and belonging.
Platforma 2025 (Norwich): Full of humour and beauty, Hamzeh Al-Hussien’s extraordinary story takes you on a personal tour of the places he knows best: his village in the Syrian mountains, Za’atari camp in Jordan, Gateshead and inside his mind.
The Our Shared Futures: Climate & Migration Community Film Festival 2025 features a curated selection of feature-length and short films from around the world at the intersection of climate and migration.
