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    shahireh wrote a new post, Under The Shadow, on the site Shahireh 2 years, 1 month 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 […]

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    Student mentors required for an exciting two-day workshop with Manchester School of Art.

    Workshop Description: For this workshop, participants will be challenged to write and perform short sci-fi dramas […]

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    mickfuzz wrote a new post, Apply, on the site EdLab MMU 2 years, 1 month ago

    Student Application

    If you are a student and want to get started with EdLab programme click on the Apply Now button.

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    EdLab MMU invite you to get involved in StarLab. Your challenge is to use StarLab as a stimulus for learning experiences to be delivered to children between 0-5 in a local Reggio Emilia nursery.

    This will […]

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    EdLab MMU and Community Arts North West are working with Petrus Homeless project to support the Hidden Rochdale project, a highly interactive digital trail that will tell the hidden stories of Petrus homeless […]

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    treedrum wrote a new post, Two tunes for Saturday, on the site Treedrum 2 years, 1 month ago

    I’d like to introduce to you Dominic Galligan a man less than half my age who has been the main musical influence in my life for the past three years. We both suffer from acute anxiety but together we seem to be […]

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    shahireh wrote a new post, In the launch mood, on the site Shahireh 2 years, 2 months ago

    Saturday (10th September 2016) is a day which is difficult to forget. It was all about our book launch, #Elavator #Fiction: a collection of micro narratives under 500 words by 30 BAME writers (published by […]

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    fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, Iranian refugee wins cartooning award, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 2 years, 2 months ago

    Have you heard the story of a detainee in Papua New Guinea who has won cartooning award?
    Ali, an Iranian refugee held at Papua New Guinea Manus Island detention centre, and whose pen name is Eaten Fish, drew […]

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    shahireh wrote a new post, Short fiction, on the site Shahireh 2 years, 2 months ago

    Two of my short stories are published in Elevator Fiction – an anthology featuring flash fiction by 30 BAME writers. Available this September ‪#‎elevatorfiction‬
    دو داستان كوتاه از من در اين كتاب چاپ شده. ما […]

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    shahireh wrote a new post, Writer of the month for August, on the site Shahireh 2 years, 3 months ago

     

    Hooray! Look who’s chosen as the #Cultureword’s Writer of the Month for August!

    Dear #publishers please don’t all rush in at once!

    چه افتخاری! کالچرورد مرا به عنوان نویسنده ماه اوت انتخاب کرده […]

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    fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, Guardian reports on asylum houses in London, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 2 years, 3 months ago

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    I have been to this house a few times to visit a friend of mine who is an asylum seeker and lives in a single room with her daughter. The little girl, age 5,  is suffering from Arthritis […]

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    Year 5 pupils from Rolls Crescent working with EdLab were asked by the Royal Society to review six children’s science books. Working in pairs pupils took the books home in order to give them an in-depth […]

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    treedrum wrote a new post, Lament to the EU REMAIN V BREXIT vote 23rd June 2016, on the site Treedrum 2 years, 4 months ago

    Lament to the EU REMAIN V BREXIT vote 23rd June 2016
    It’s 10 am I’ve just been to the polling station and cast my vote to remain, for what it’s worth.

    Divide and rule it’s the Tory scum school arguing […]

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    treedrum wrote a new post, Phat Bollard – busking Cornish ensemble v Manchester council jobsworth 13/07/2016, on the site Treedrum 2 years, 4 months ago

    Once upon a time some friends who played music decided to get together to form a busking band in order live outside the constraints and boundaries that modern day society impose on us all. They are called Phat […]

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    As a result of an earlier project aimed at widening the participation of girls in science, engineering, technology and maths (STEM) subjects EdLab facilitated a follow up tinkering session at Whalley Range High […]

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    fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, Ruth’s story: One child refugee’s journey from Eritrea to England by BBC, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 2 years, 4 months ago

     

    According to BBC three-thousand children arrived in the UK alone last year. Many of them are migrants or refugees escaping war or devastation in their home countries. They’ve travelled thousands of miles ac […]

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    fereshtehmozaffari wrote a new post, Journey Festival International Open Day, on the site Refugees-in-Manchester 2 years, 4 months ago

     

    Another festival for refugees in Manchester.
    Journeys Festival International celebrates the extraordinary creativity, culture and experiences that refugees bring to the UK. Managed by ArtReach and e […]

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    Join Northern Chamber Orchestra’s percussionist Andrea Vogler for a participatory session composing and performing music using an exciting array of junk percussion instruments.

     

    This workshop is […]

  • Amang Mardokhy wrote a new post, The Art of Amang Mardokhy, on the site Amang Mardokhy 2 years, 4 months ago

    The Art of Amang Mardokhy
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    Rubbing, splashing, sprinkling. The canvas has become a war zone. It is a war zone of contrasting colours, of light and darkness, and of conflicting […]

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    Help build the Mechanised String Section for Manchester’s Robot Orchestra. This will involve several different skills:

    DIY/woodwork skills to attach the mini machines and string instruments onto a large f […]

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