The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
The UK’s biggest photography and video show of the year, set to take place in Birmingham, has been postponed due to the escalation of the virus COVID-19 in Europe. The Photography Show, co-located with The Video Show, is a 4-day annual event that happens at The NEC in Birmingham, offering patrons the chance to try…
World famous graffiti artist Banksy has unveiled a new mural in Birmingham, which focuses on homelessness in the city. Painted onto a brick wall on Vyse Street in the city’s Jewellery Quarter, next to a bin, the piece of art sees two reindeer seemingly pulling a bench as a sleigh. In a video posted onto…
A group of young refugees and asylum seekers in Birmingham have put together a film screening entitled ‘Our Story’ as part of British Red Cross’ Surviving to Thriving project, a unique partnership with Refugee Council that supports unaccompanied refugees and asylum seekers aged 11-25. The film screening was hosted by the young refugees themselves,…
A young entrepreneur from Birmingham is set to teach refugees and asylum seekers the art of blogging in a bid to help their share them migration stories. Creative writer, social media guru and website designer Jordan Garvey will lead a Migrant Voice Media Lab training session on Tuesday 27 August to help represent migrant voices…
One of the West Midland’s few black female photojournalists is to lead a special photography skills workshop in Wolverhampton next week to inspire and empower refugees and migrants to share their stories. Denise Maxwell, who founded and pioneered Lensi Photography, is one of very few female photojournalists of black and minority ethnic origin working within the…
Protesters who have been campaigning against LGBT inclusive education being taught at Anderton Park School have vowed to challenge an injunction from Birmingham City Council to create an exclusion zone around the school to stop future protests disrupting the school day. The council’s application to impose the exclusion zone was granted last week by the High Court,…
After 3 seasons in the English Football League Championship Aston Villa Football Club have been promoted back to the Premier League. Much like spoilers for Game Of Thrones, Facebook timelines around Birmingham and the West Midlands have been splashed by the news that Aston Villa Football Club are returning to the the top tier of …
Parents continued protests outside Anderton Park School in Balsall Heath, Birmingham on Friday (24 May) as a demonstration and rally was held outside the primary school after organisers promoted and billed the event as a “National Protest”. Despite the publicity, only around 120 people turned out for the protest, including some other parts of the country,…
An investigation has been launched by West Midlands Police this afternoon after a serious incident in Smethwick which left a man seriously wounded after being stabbed. Police sealed off Smethwick High Street as the scene was analysed by officers, and public transport diverted as Smethwick High Street from Stony Lane was sealed off to allow officers to gather evidence.
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…