Platforma arts + refugees

closedthinker:

Afghan Refugees in Pakistani Border Town by United Nations Photo on Flickr.

Afghan Refugees in Pakistani Border Town by United Nations Photo on Flickr.

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Tom Croll-Knight is a PhD researcher at the University of Sheffield. He spoke at the Platforma conference in London in December about his participatory research exploring the politics and practices of North African music in contemporary France.
Interviewer: Cathy Aitchison

Finding A Voice - this is the film by Write To Life and Tamasha Theatre Co. that featured in one of the sessions at the Platforma Conference

Ali Abdolrezaei & Abol Froushan performing at the Platforma Festival Spoken Word & Acoustic event

This interview with Almir Koldzic was recorded at the Platforma Festival in London on 2nd December 2011. He explains the scope of the Festival and the Platforma project as a whole. Interviewer: Cathy Aitchison

Audience watching a performance at the Counterpoint Private View (photo by Edurne Aginaga and Ana Reyes Elices de Dios)

Robyn Appleton, visual artist, interviewed at the Platforma Festival. She talks about her work with refugees and asylum seekers in Reading and about ‘Resource-ful’, which was part of the Counterpoint exhibiton.
Interviewer: Cathy Aitchison