'Climate for me and the stories around climate are all about culture... If you want policy change, you have to really be able to impact culture because policy follows culture.'
Céline Semaan Slow Factory
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Public programming is a response to the ingrained & programmatic nature of oppression. It's how we build analysis & embed new practice/discourse. Amid mass trauma & global fights for justice, we need to support survival, connection & healing, centering grief & community needs.

Any suggestions for a badass technician to support with our work, IT systems and equipment MAIA?

Looking for someone freelance on a casual basis. Ideally based in (or near to) Birmingham. We can discuss budget, scope, etc.

Any strong leads, trusted techies?

Diamond: The Sixth Cut

In our sixth year of reporting we have found disabled people in senior roles are underrepresented. Contributions by disabled talent also remain low.

See the breakdown in our report: creativediversitynetwork.com/diamond/diamon…

#diamond Data #DoublingDisability

This is the Memphis Listening Lab. I’ve donated vinyl here and helped facilitate some donations from Larry Heard as well :) all free to listen and sample :)

📢 NEW CASTING CALL!

We've got a casting call open. Casting an Arabic speaking woman to play The Press Character in Project O (working title) with aisha zia.

🔗 theupsetters.co.uk/casting-call

Fee: £2,725. A self-tape required. Deadline for applications is Friday 8 March at 12pm.

Absolute luxury to have two days together- sharing and building the work generously, rigorously, joyfully. So much 💚💚💚for everyone and everything that is CIVIC SQUARE 🙌

I really enjoyed jaz MAIA session on building a Black British cultural manifesto yesterday. Can’t wait to deep dive into some Black world building resources I came across thanks to Intelligent Mischief

What could life-affirming Black British culture look like as reclamation? What skills, principles and ancestral wisdoms could we take with us onto the Arkhe?

MAIA Associate Artist ari’s lennocks 🍉 has curated a series of gorgeous spaces to explore: maiagroup.co/upcoming-events

Come through to FREE YARD on Tuesday, where we’ll be honouring + documenting spaces in Brum that we have loved and cherished 💕 how might these then inform new spaces that we’re dreaming up for the city?

Soup from the incredible Chae 🍲🍲🍲

See you there! Drop-in 12-8pm 💛

FREE YARD continues on Tues 20th, where we’re asking, are there particular things you want to bring, see or make happen at YARD? 💭

We’ll also be talking about community infrastructure + spaces in Brum, and at 6pm screening THE SUN RISES IN THE EAST ☀️

Drop in anytime 12-8pm ❤️