Platforma - arts and refugee network is about supporting, developing and mainstreaming refugee related arts. Its aim is to bring together groups and artists of any background or political status (e.g. refugees and non-refugees), whose work examines the varied experiences of refugees both before and after they arrived and settled in their host country. We also hope that the quality and diversity of the work that will be presented within the Platforma project in the next few years will encourage new audiences to relate more closely and empathically to the experiences of refugees.Tumblr (3.0; @platforma-arts)http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34600695?byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/15670490918http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/15670490918Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:24:33 -0500refugeeartsculture<a href="http://www.platforma.org.uk/users/faith-pearson/images/camp-0">Camp by Faith Pearson</a>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/15298157912http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/15298157912Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:20:34 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwz8vxlORF1r97bjqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://closedthinker.tumblr.com/post/14982190924/afghan-refugees-in-pakistani-border-town-by-united">closedthinker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/5471014631/" title="Afghan Refugees in Pakistani Border Town">Afghan Refugees in Pakistani Border Town</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/">United Nations Photo</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/15296883088http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/15296883088Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:38:03 -0500<p>book</p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/15294524741http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/15294524741Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:04:30 -0500<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30770879&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><div id="track-description-value"> <p>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. <br/>Interviewer: Cathy Aitchison</p> </div>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14304522777http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14304522777Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:50:18 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23315069" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>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</p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218957037http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218957037Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:54:53 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GdXXGcW8kNk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ali Abdolrezaei & Abol Froushan performing at the Platforma Festival Spoken Word & Acoustic event</p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218760854http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218760854Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:48:19 -0500<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30414569&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>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</p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218695838http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218695838Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:46:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7d79An551r8r738o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Audience watching a performance at the Counterpoint Private View (<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">photo by Edurne Aginaga and Ana Reyes Elices de Dios)</span></p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218665688http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218665688Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:45:09 -0500<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30419415&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>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. <br/>Interviewer: Cathy Aitchison</p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218595074http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218595074Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:42:50 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7d29KaoO1r8r738o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Danto Aiyya at the Platforma Festival (photo by Eli Sadeqi)</p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218575492http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218575492Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:42:09 -0500<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30502573&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>An interview with Ania Bas about the Asylum Seekers Board Game which was developed with refugees and asylum seekers in Portsmouth (by Cathy Aitchison)</p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218538770http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218538770Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:40:53 -0500<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F30417059&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>An interview with Counterpoint artist Faith Pearson (by Cathy Aitchison)</p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218305256http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218305256Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:33:09 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33239177" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A film by by <a href="http://vimeo.com/wist">Saman Gareeb</a></p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218234059http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218234059Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:30:51 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7caug6yr1r8r738o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hassan Mahamdallie opens the Platforma Conference (photo by Eli Sadiqi<a href="mailto:sadmetal@live.com" title="blocked::mailto:sadmetal@live.com sadmetal@live.com">)</a></p>http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218080192http://platforma-arts.tumblr.com/post/14218080192Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:25:42 -0500