Beatfreeks and Free Radical launch 'Don't Settle 'in Birmingham, to create more diversity in heritage organisations

New three-year project launched to increase diversity in Birmingham’s heritage organisations

Beatfreeks, a creative organisation which focuses on giving young people in Birmingham a voice, has launched a new project called Don’t Settle, which aims to make all stories in museums visible by changing who tells these stories Free Radical, part of the Beatfreeks Collective, is working on the three-year project, aimed at improving representation and involving more…

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The first-ever late night rave was held in the Birmingham Council House's banqueting suite

The first-ever rave was held at Birmingham Council House, and this is what went down

The first-ever late night rave was held at the Birmingham City Council House’s prestigious banqueting suite last night, as part of the Festival of Audacity. Intent of being creatively audacious and daring, youth organisation Free Radical ensured the city’s Council House allowed young people to hold a music and dance filled extravaganza at the historic…

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The Festival of Audacity 2018 in Birmingham, UK. Photo: Paul Stringer.

20 awesome photos from Brum’s inaugural Festival of Audacity

The Festival of Audacity, a free three-day extravaganza from Free Radical, has seen a myriad of creatives and artists occupy unusual spaces across Birmingham these last few days. Described by organisers as a “multidisciplinary festival of activist art making all of Birmingham its stage”,  the showcase aims to take art out of its comfort zone, and boy, has it…

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