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creationpen wrote a new post, MIF Jerwood Creative Fellowship Follow up, on the site Creation Pen (Mahboobeh.co.uk) 1 year, 1 month ago

The Count Down Started to MIF:

So it’s only 2 days left to the opening of the biggest festival in Manchester which is ‘Manchester International Festival’ and follow up my previous posts, I am proud to be […]

fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, Refugee Festival in salford Manchester, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 1 year, 1 month ago

Another refugee week festival this time in Salford. Organised by the British Red Cross, Rainbow Haven, mrsn, and a few other charity organisations across Greater Manchester. Come along and enjoy a fun day […]

fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, our city, our home: Refugee festival is coming to Manchester, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 1 year, 2 months ago

It’s festival season in Manchester and Refugee Festival is coming with events taking place across the country.

Our beautiful city is recovering from a brutal terrorist attack that took many lives inc […]

creationpen wrote a new post, My Jerwood Creative Fellowship with MIF, on the site Creation Pen (Mahboobeh.co.uk) 1 year, 2 months ago

It’s time to write about my experience as Jerwood Creative Fellow at MIF.

We are 6 local Artists with different skills and each of us working on different projects. Here are us:

Hafsah Aneela Bashir, a […]

mickfuzz wrote a new post, Some Ideas behind Funologists, on the site EdLab MMU 1 year, 3 months ago

The Funologists series of activities that EdLab runs has some fun and accessible ideas at its core. This blog post aims to scratch the surface of the theory behind having fun with technology.
Video of Funologists […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Irish and celtic music in Manchester, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 4 months ago

I’ve been making Irish and celtic music a part of my life for just over a year now. This born out of necessity with me replacing my old guitar that had broken with my new James Neligan acoustic guitar and I […]

mickfuzz wrote a new post, Found Sound Test Recording One, on the site Found Sound System 1 year, 5 months ago

fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, Empowering Women: A Unique Exhibition of Refugee Women, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 1 year, 5 months ago

Go and see this amazing exhibition by non-professional women who came together to express themselves through painting.

Empowering the women” is a collection of artwork from women who are members of Migrants […]

creationpen wrote a new post, BIG Announcement, on the site Creation Pen (Mahboobeh.co.uk) 1 year, 5 months ago

I started 2017 with such amazing news.

I had meetings for my Innovative Digital Performance Idea and all has been hugely successful in January and February (basically up until now) I can see the foundation of […]

fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, Holocaust Memorial Day at Huddersfield University, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 1 year, 5 months ago

Last month, I had the chance to read my poems at the Holocaust memorial day at Huddersfield University. The memorial is not just a simple act of remembrance. It is a great event of growing relevance: […]

treedrum wrote a new post, Guerilla busking #coffee4Craig, on the site Treedrum 1 year, 7 months ago

I was asked to perform a few songs this week for #coffee4Craig a homeless charity in St Annes Square in Manchester town. It was under the banner of #poetscorner put on by AMP an events collective based in […]

fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, Updates on Dianne Case, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 1 year, 8 months ago

From Jam’na Keats facebook page:

UPDATE RE DIANNE. A SMALL VICTORY BUT NOT THE END OF THE BATTLE:

According to Lucy Powell, Dianne has had her deportation deferred whilst her right of appeal is assessed. If […]

mickfuzz wrote a new post, Create a One Page Wonder Website Workshop at HCGC, on the site EdLab MMU 1 year, 8 months ago

The key message for this workshop was Keep it Simple. We wanted to avoid over complicated processes when creating a website for a new project. To do the workshop was divided into three parts.

Chat about us […]

fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, The case of Dianne Ngoza, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 1 year, 8 months ago

There is a campaign going on in Manchester for Dianne Ngoza, a woman from Congo who is in danger of being deported.

I met Dianne last year at Methodist church in Manchester. I was volunteered to work w […]

mickfuzz wrote a new post, Digital Storytelling Workshop at Hulme Community Garden Centre, on the site EdLab MMU 1 year, 8 months ago

Hulme Community Garden Centre are legends full stop. But for us at EdLab they provide a rich resource for our students to experience high level community learning right on our doorstep.

This session as designed […]

fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, No Refugee in Calais, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 1 year, 9 months ago

It has been long time since I updated this blog due to my university assignments ( I am doing creative writing /MA). However, I have been reading news everyday and there is a lot to talk about. Most i […]

creationpen wrote a new post, My Recent Art Works, on the site Creation Pen (Mahboobeh.co.uk) 1 year, 9 months ago

So basically life been fantastically productive for me after finishing Youth Art programme 2015-16 in March.

I have started ‘Hidden Tales, From The Rochdale Underground’ project as the Digital […]

mickfuzz wrote a new post, Children’s Reading On Screen: RSA Catalyst Grant for Manchester Metropolitan University, on the site EdLab MMU 1 year, 10 months ago

This article is reposted from The RSA website to increase reach. Written by: Natalia Kucirkova FRSA
Sharing books with young children is known to be one of the most enriching and educationally beneficial […]

treedrum wrote a new post, I know little, earn less but my love bucket is full., on the site Treedrum 1 year, 10 months ago

I saw the film “I Daniel Blake” last night and this morning I wake up to a text from my drumming circle venue taking me to my own Daniel Blake moment.

After a moaning gentrified new Hulme resident has managed […]

shahireh wrote a new post, Under The Shadow, on the site Shahireh 1 year, 10 months ago

*Under The Shadow

What a fantastic film ‘Under The Shadow’ turned out to be.The film most effective element was in its ability to merge the post revolution turmoil and the horror of war with supernatural e […]