For the last 6 years I have been involved in Voices That Shake as a writer, poet, project developer and … More
Category: Youth
Verbalisation with BeatFreeks at BRep
Birmingham with Beatfreeks on Wednesday 27th July. “How do you find your inspiration for your work?” is the most frequently … More
What Women Believe – finding our poetry
What do you believe? Take a moment. Sit with that question. Bullet point your conclusions on a piece of paper … More
LLSB – Long Live Southbank
If you’ve heard about the Long Live Southbank campaign, then you’ll know it was 180,000 members and signatories pushing back against … More
The Voice of Burntwood Girls
Last Summer, as part of the Battersea Arts Centre Heritage Project, I worked with a group of young women whose … More
SHAKE! Youth Art and Activism – My Thought on the 3 R’s
I have been working on this incredible youth project for the last four years. Shake! is Platform London’s youth initiative … More
Shake! Youth Arts, Race, Media and Power Project 2013 Is Go!
I have been a core project consultant and deviser of Platform London’s Youth Project, ‘Shake!’, and finally the time has … More
The UK “Riot” Maze
My own mixed-feelings and thoughts around the UK riots have been just as compelling to me as the multitude of … More
The UK “Riot” Maze
My own mixed-feelings and thoughts around the UK riots have been just as compelling to me as the multitude of … More
The UK “Riot” Maze
My own mixed-feelings and thoughts around the UK riots have been just as compelling to me as the multitude of … More
Britain on Trial – a public debate
The August ‘Youth’ Riots/insurrections was the tilling of a dry and cracked soil. I shall be attending and facilitating creative … More
Writing for England – a Young Black British perspective
Last month I was privileged to work wth Talawa theatre company on a new Young Peoples Theatre production called “I … More
A BROTHERS KEEPER – WE MUST STEP BACK IN (in tribute to 13 Young Lives Lost in the New Cross Fire 1981)
Well, it was 14. The last friend who could not bear the loss of so many friends and took his … More
SHAKE! – Art and Activism at The Stephen Lawrence Centre
Last week has got to be the most inspiring week of the year for me. Not sure it can be … More