RISE UP Festival – Leeds Playhouse leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/rise-up-…

David slept rough in #Leeds in the 1960s. The number of ppl rough sleeping is up by 59% inYorkshire & Humber. This trend must be reversed. ⁦Simon on the Streets⁩ ⁦St George's Crypt⁩ bigissue.com/news/housing/r…

Thank you all so much for your support. Glad u had a great time🙏🌹🌹

#DoreenLawrence ’s impassioned plea for change (in education as well as policing) is as necessary as ever, 25 years since Stephen’s murder. Remember Oluwale #BlackLivesMatter theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

#DavidOluwaleBridge . Congratulations to Mott MacDonald for winning the Smeaton award at the Yorkshire branch of ICE. It was commissioned by leedscitycouncil & built by BAM UK & Ireland. Illuminated by #TheLightLab . Here are my shots of part of the team & the bridge.

In Leeds? Take a 10-minute walk from the rail station, down to the David Oluwale bridge and memorial to see the Hibiscus Rising sculpture. Find out about the life, & death, of David there, & in these photos. #UK #policemurder #immigration #1969 Remember Oluwale

Join us next Saturday (17 February) as BUFF presents ‘Oluwale’ and ‘Suicide Kelly’ in East London 🎬🎬 @richmixlondon @jeremiahquinn @rememberoluwale @j_s_kennedy and Idle Work Factory 🕜 20.15 🎥 Rich Mix #UpNorthDownSouth | #BUFF2024

richmix.org.uk/cinema/up-nort…

Tickets: £7

Please join us to experience the culture & heritage of 15 of the African nations we're proud to have here in #Leeds at a festival at #TJ 's in #Woodhouse on Sat 24th Feb. It's free but you must register! @leeds_list Leeds African Communities Trust Remember Oluwale bit.ly/africanheritag…

Thank you so much to The National Lottery Community Fund. Along with the funding from LEEDS 2023 it’s meant a year of events that we wouldn’t have been able to fund. Poetry workshops, a mini festival, walks, a lecture and more - all the herald the arrival of #HibiscusRising and to #rememberOluwale

Ending the year with some festive funding cheer! 🎊

Thanks to #NationalLottery players, we've awarded almost £580m to over 11,500 community groups across England in 2023.

Find out how National Lottery funding is being used to strengthen society and improve lives. 👇

⁦SeniSeneviratne⁩ led our first poetry workshop in #Chapeltown #Leeds & this is an example of how good she is. Her work is available ⁦Peepal Tree Press⁩. Poem of the week: The Weight of the World by Seni Seneviratne | Poetry | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2023/dec…

Leeds Unveils 'Hibiscus Rising' By Yinka Shonibare, a Towering Tribute to David Oluwale artnewsafrica.com/yinka-shonibar…

Here's our latest news, including launch tomorrow of Oluwale Now (ed Sai Murray & Emily Zobel Marshall), pub. by Peepal Tree Press; opening of #HibiscusRising YINKA SHONIBARE CBE; & how you can support us when you go shopping! bit.ly/3uPYp8c

An engaging and moving evening ChapelFM Arts Centre for the life broadcast of “Hibiscus Rising: the Legacy of David Oluwale”.

If you missed it you can listen here. chapelfm.co.uk/elfm-player/ar…

Poetry, reminiscences and discussion.

#rememberoluwale #hibiscusrising #WOA2023

‘Oluwale Now’ Book Launch – Friday 8th December, 6pm at The Tetley Leeds.

Please join us for the launch of this new book edited by Emily Zobel Marshall & Sai Murray, published by Peepal Tree Press

For more info & to book your free ticket: oluwalenow.eventbrite.co.uk
#rememberoluwale

Since #HibiscusRising was launched in a day of activities organised by LEEDS 2023 just 9 days ago, it’s been hard to keep track of the media coverage. Media agency Anita Morris Associates Anita Morris Associates has put together this astonishing report. 
 
#hibiscusrising #rememberoluwale

It’s not too late to be part of the studio audience or join the poetry open mic. Please book via eventbrite bit.ly/hibiscusrising…. Or you can listen live at chapelfm.co.uk (pink button) #rememberoluwale