The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
International Women’s Day is coming up and this year’s campaign theme is ‘Balance for Better‘. The 2019 #BalanceforBetter campaign runs all year long. It doesn’t end on International Women’s Day.
The first Weekend of Wednesdays festival presented debate-generating films at Impact Hub at the end of last week. A primarily young audience showed interest in London black activism, the portrayal of women and femininity, the refugee crisis captured by the documentaries.
A brand new film festival showcasing a wide range of powerful documentaries, talks and discussion panels kicking off in Birmingham this weekend. Weekend of Wednesdays, described as a festival dedicated to “cinematic activism”, will be screening documentaries and short film programmes highlighting social movements and people power,from tomorrow.
A brand new film festival showcasing a wide range of powerful documentaries, talks and discussion panels is coming to Birmingham next month. Weekend of Wednesdays, described as a festival dedicated to “cinematic activism”, will be screening documentaries and short film programmes highlighting social movements and people power, in September.
Birmingham music star and television presenter Jamelia will be discussing all things ‘Black Girls Bible’ with writers Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené in Digbeth next week. The musician will be joining the authors to discuss their work ‘Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible‘, a long-awaited and highly anticipated “guide to life for a generation of…
A film about a brave village woman who fought off bandits in Pakistan is to be shown at a special screening in Birmingham this week. My Pure Land, a 2017 British drama film directed by Sarmad Masud, is being screened as part of the monthly Yellow Wednesdays film night at the Impact Hub in Digbeth.
[THE BELOW EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED, POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR] Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give (THUG), comes back to Birmingham to talk about the phenomenal success that has seen her debut novel take the Number One spot in the New York Times Bestseller list for 65 weeks. The Hate U Give is…
Poet, writer and LGBTQi activist Yrsa Daley-Ward is in Birmingham next week to discuss her latest book ‘The Terrible’. Of mixed West Indian and West African heritage and born to a Jamaican mother and a Nigerian father, Yrsa was raised by her devout Seventh Day Adventist grandparents in the small English town of Chorley.
A film screening and interactive discussion taking Brummies back to the late 60s was held at Impact Hub in Digbeth, as part of the city’s Flatpack Film Festival. Working with social action initiatives Free Radical and Yellow Wednesday, a group of young people invited some special guests to share their own tales of DIY culture and youth…
A day of workshops, entertainment, physical training, demonstrations, refreshment and conversations to empower women is set to take place this weekend as part of International Women’s Day related events. Described as “a small but mighty celebration of womxn and non binary people in Birmingham”, P.M.T – which stands for ‘Powering the Matriarchy Together’ – will…