Building connections and creating new narratives between Birmingham and Africa – New Narratives
10 young Brits – including some of our community and Youth Steering Committee! – have headed to Rwanda for an exciting co-creation lab to pilot
10 young Brits – including some of our community and Youth Steering Committee! – have headed to Rwanda for an exciting co-creation lab to pilot
Book them, buy their anthologies, and pamphlets and frankly indulge in some beautiful spoken word.
They will be the next generation of leaders in the city. From co-creation, to governance, the YSC are trained and ready to take on the next challenge.
We want to bring you up to speed on what we’ve been working on for the last few months.
Free Radical created Verve Is Fake, a mock conspiracy theory website accusing the organisers behind Verve Poetry Festival of trying to mind-control attendants.
Why don’t we trust ourselves to confront our mental health?
We celebrated in the Birmingham Town Hall on Thursday 8th February with Poetry Jam V, alongside over 500 people including 25 poets.
How long do we have to wait until someone stops to listen to the future of the city? The time is now.
Beatfreeks Barbados began in 2016, set up by Luci to be the middle person between young people & companies. Following the first 18 months she’s explored the needs of Barbados.
Beatfreeks has created space for over 4000+ young people to experience spoken word through Poetry Jam, in February 2018 we’re marking five years with Poetry Jam V Birthday Special