Finding Power SEASON: UPCOMING EVENTS
Season Launch Party
Thu 26 Mar | 19:00 - 23:00
Season launch party with poetry, installations, and music
Part of Finding Power season
Speaking Truth To Power
Presented by Reporters Without Borders
Mon 30 Mar | 19:00 - 21:00
A dynamic conversation on global reporting and power
Part of Finding Power season
Smashing It
Presented by Sabrina Mahfouz
Thu 2 Apr | 19:00 - 21:00
A celebration of working class writers making it happen in the UK today
Part of Finding Power season
I Tried To F**K Up The System
Presented by Travis Alabanza
Thu 9 Apr | 19:00 - 21:00
A performance on power and loneliness by Travis Alabanza
Part of Finding Power season
Fierce Words
Presented by Arvon
Sat 11 Apr | 10:00 - 16:00
A collaborative Arvon writing workshop addressing the climate emergency
Part of Finding Power season
Taking Back Power
Presented by Liv Wynter
Wed 15 Apr | 18:30 - 21:00
A mapping workshop on spaces of care
Part of Finding Power season
Writing Futures
Presented by Ama Josephine Budge
Thu 16 Apr | 19:00 - 21:00
Science Fiction writing workshops with Ama Josephine Budge
Part of Finding Power season
Speaking Under Surveillance
Presented by Maslaha and Liberty
Tue 21 Apr | 19:00 - 21:00
An evening exploring the censorship of Muslim communities and artists in the UK
Part of Finding Power season
Un Nuevo Sol
Presented by Invisible Presence
Thu 30 Apr | 19:00 - 21:30
Latinx writers celebrate histories and futures of resistance
Part of Finding Power season
Liberating Languages
Presented by English PEN
Wed 6 May | 19:00 - 21:00
An evening exploring the languages we use and the power they hold
Part of Finding Power season
What Words Are Ours?
Presented by Talia Randall
Thu 7 May | 19:30 - 22:30
A tongue-twisting, thigh-slapping, tear-jerking poetry-cabaret show
Part of Finding Power season
Invisible Power, Online Lives
Presented by ARTICLE 19
Wed 13 May | 19:00 - 21:00
Challenge how the Internet shapes power relations with discussion and digital art
Part of Finding Power season
Decolonise Power
Presented by Decolonise Fest
Thu 14 May | 19:30 - 22:30
A night of acoustic music by punx of colour, curated by Decolonise Fest
Part of Finding Power season
Finding Your Voice
Presented by Patrice Lawrence and The Literary Consultancy
Tue 19 May | 19:00 - 21:00
Reconnect with your reasons for writing, with Patrice Lawrence
Part of Finding Power season
Oh God! Not Another One?
Presented by Selina Thompson
Tue 19 May | 19:00 - 21:00
A Kitchen Table Workshop with Selina Thompson re-learning how we do democracy
Part of Finding Power season
The Neurology Of Power
Presented by Suzanne Alleyne
Thu 28 May | 19:00 - 21:00
An interactive lecture from Suzanne Alleyne, looking at culture, power and the brain
Part of Finding Power season
Sharing Futures
Presented by Ama Josephine Budge
Thu 4 Jun | 19:00 - 21:00
Science Fiction showcase: the power of alternative futures
Part of Finding Power season
Building Peace
Presented by 4MATION
Thu 11 Jun | 19:00 - 21:00
A youth-led evening of presentations on power, violence and peace
Part of Finding Power season
Power of a Soundsystem
Presented by Brent 2020 and Blueprint Collective
Fri 19 Jun | 19:30 - 00:00
A club night looking at UK sound system culture and the legacy of reggae-as-resistance
Part of Finding Power season
MORE EVENTS
Dissent as an Everyday Experience
Presented by English PEN, Czech Centre London, and Karolinum Press
Thu 20 Feb | 19:00 - 21:30
A discussion on the work of Ludvík Vaculík and writing dissent today.
Practical training for requesters
Presented by Campaign for Freedom of Information
Thu 27 Feb | 09:45 - 16:30
The Nightcrawlers: screening and conversation
Presented by Reporters Without Borders
Thu 27 Feb | 18:00 - 21:00
Exclusive screening and conversation with director Alexander Mora and Veronica Pedrosa
Finding Your Voice
Presented by The Literary Consultancy
Sat 25 Apr | 10:00 - 16:00
Learn the craft of writing from the inside out
Writers' Day 2020
Presented by The Literary Consultancy
Sat 20 Jun | 10:00 - 16:00
A day of talks and workshops by inspiring expert speakers
MEDIA
Audio: Somalinimo (till I dhimo)
Sound Installation by Amina Jama
Audio
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Somalinimo (till I dhimo)
Reading list curated by Amina Jama and The Reading Agency
Reading List
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Writing Our Way Home: Installation
Installation by RESOLVE Collective
Part of Writing Our Way Home season
Video: All The Ways We Could Grow
A talk by Travis Alabanza
Video
Part of All The Ways We Could Grow season
The Apocalypse Reading Room List
Curated by Ama Josephine Budge
Reading List
Part of All The Ways We Could Grow season