Empowering young people to find their voices through writing and creative arts
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6 days ago
#Opportunity Alert from ‘On The Record’.....If you are 16-25, interested in creative writing, poetry, rapping, singing, performance and spoken word then this call out is for you! 👇🏾Fighting SUS is a project that uses the arts as a form of responding to injustices; in this case we are responding to the history of the 1970-1981 Sus Law which was used by police to arrest and harass black and Asian men, and of course today's Stop and Search. We will investigate how communities fought back in the '70s and how the Sus Law was overturned in 1981. Join us for: *FREE workshops in performance, creative writing, poetry, rapping, spoken word and historical research. *Perform and publish your work.*Lunch and travel expenses paid.*Performing in a filmWhen:We will meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; from 31st July-1st September 2018 @ 11am-5pm in East London. The main performance will be on Saturday 1st September (date tbc).To apply contact Patrice - patrice@on-the-record.org.uk / 07378 346 521 👈🏾 ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago
A little thank you gift from our talented young person! 😊#thankfulthursday #blessings #happy ... See MoreSee Less
This week marks the 2018Srebrenica Memorial Week (8th-15th July). Join us in remembering and honouring the innocent victims of the Bosnian War and Genocide. #rememberingsrebrenica ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago
Good Afternoon Everyone! In this month's newsletter we are proud to profile one of our inspiring participants from the 'Voices of Redemption' project in 2015; Noel Njk who has been doing incredible work.We have had a very productive 3 months, thanks to our incredible team and our community! Click the July Newsletter link below to read and find out about the positive impact of our work!! 😊https://mailchi.mp/46771a1b7c12/summer-is-here-july-2018-newsletter?e=ce88fa80a8 ... See MoreSee Less
Hello You Press family & community, we are excited to share with you Gabriella Sonabend aka Evelyn Drach's first music video called 'The Beast': https://vimeo.com/278459511. 😊Evelyn Drach is a musician, storyteller and performance artist. Her works crosses between sound, words and movement. Her performances take place on the streets, deep underground, in art galleries, music venues and cabaret clubs. Listen to her new album on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/545qksa3t20D9EHltdrvo9…Welcome to Soho, a place you think you know. Evelyn Drach dances through the city streets bringing passersby into her dance as the roads are perpetually being dug… ... See MoreSee Less
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