August 2014

              Do you want to improve your skills  in writing, blogging, social media,  photography, video making,  engaging with your MP, etc? The join our free mentoring sessions  with experts in the field The Migrant Voice Media lab project has now started and our first session in Birmingham will take place on September 3rd from 3.00 – 8.00pm  (you can drop in during these times)  at Piers Road Resource Centre, 1 Piers Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands B21 0UY Are you working on a new article? Writing a blog? Taking photo that tells a story? Producing a short messaging video? Or simply wanting  to improve your social media skills? Then drop in at our next Media Lab session and get free professional practical support and mentoring from experts. For the September 3rd session  we have following experts: Niki Anastasopoulou,  News and Documentary Producer – from 3.00 – 8.00 pm to help with video making and editing Salman Mirza,  –  Asylum immigration advisor, and campaigner, with experience successfully getting stories covered by the national media  from 3.00-5.00 pm – to help with how to get your message across in an interview or article. Anne Stoltenberg – photography trainer – from 3.00 – 8.00 pm – to help with photography projects The additional theme for this lab will be ‘Who? Me? – the personal impact of the  immigration debate’.  If you are not  already working on a project, we hope this will inspire you to produce media around this theme. Please note that it is important to sign  up for a time slot – so please contact […]

Are you concerned about equality in the UK and looking to do more than pay lip service? Do you have the passion, skills, and strength to do what’s right when everyone tells you it’s wrong or doesn’t matter? Becoming a board member for brap is more than just an opportunity to support one of the

Statistics Unavailable, funded by ACE, is an exciting and thought provoking production exploring issues of human interaction, relationships and social dynamics, covering themes that include Adult Bullying. The production seeks to question and challenge an audience through a range of theatrical genres such as comedy, drama and the downright absurd. http://www.birmingham-box.co.uk/event/statistics-unavailable/ When: Sun 21 Sep 2014, 6:30pm Where: The

DEADLINE 22nd August 2014 The city of Port Harcourt now in its 3rd month as UNESCO World Book Capital has launched various programmes to fulfill the World Book Capital (WBC) mandate as expressed in the winning bid. Programmes that have kicked-off include Reading Tree and Book Clubs, the Walking Book and National Essay competition for