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Carpe Diem Emmie pre-reviews our CANTEEN Takeover and JOURNEYS WEEKENDER
Leicester’s food event CANTEEN has been an absolute hit to the city, taking place on the last Friday of every month and playing host to some of the best independent food businesses from in and around the city. On Friday 25 August Journeys Festival International will be taking over Canteen to launch the festival in Leicester, before the Journeys Weekender in Jubilee Square this weekend. CANTEEN will be given a JFI flavour for the night, with global inspired food, drink, music
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Journeys Festival International Wins Prestigious Award for its Support of Refugee Integration
City of Sanctuary UK (cityofsanctuary.org) awarded Journeys Festival International (Journeysfestival.com) (JFI) the UK’s first ‘Festival of Sanctuary’ Award – a prestigious title to recognise the festival’s work to support those seeking refuge in the UK. Journeys Festival International supports refugee artists in the UK cultural industries, giving more opportunities and celebrating their stories through great art and culture. City of Sanctuary UK is a charity that is committ
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Blogger Carpe Diem Emmie on our first Coffee Shop Conversation, Ethics Through a Lens
Photo: Farhad Berahman COFFEE SHOP CONVERSATIONS, JOURNEYS FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL, LEICESTER This year’s Coffee Shop Conversations are being hosted by some off the best independent coffee shops in Leicester’s City Centre. The conversations are part of Journeys Festival International, Leicester and are an opportunity to discuss and exchange views on topics whilst enjoying free tea, coffee and cake. The theme for this year’s Coffee Shop Conversations is ‘Documenting Refuge and
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Take Part in Journeys to Portsmouth
Working in partnership, Journeys Festival International and Friends Without Borders are seeking 10 participants to take part in their exciting new project Journeys to Portsmouth. Bringing together Portsmouth residents in conversation we hope to explore the commonalities between us all, and our relationships with ‘home’. The recorded conversations will be included in Journeys Festival International’s Container Project, at Portsmouth Cathedral, High St, Portsmouth PO1 2HH 22nd-
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Journeys Festival International Leicester -
Producers Top Picks!
Journeys Festival International comes to Leicester from the 21 August to 03 September with two weeks of creative events taking place across the city. The festival celebrates the talents of exceptional refugee and asylum seeker artists, exploring work that shares the refugee experience. With the festival just around the corner, Executive Producer Nicola Middler has put together her Producers Top Picks! to help guide you through the full programme. [Leicester programme availabl
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Journeys Festival International Proudly Presents #JeSuis (In Progress) from Aakash Odedra Company
The award-winning Aakash Odedra Company is building an international ensemble incorporating talented, young, Turkish contemporary dancers. Using a fusion of styles, #JeSuis – presented as part of Journeys Festival International 2017 across the three cities of Leicester, Manchester and Portsmouth – explores personal stories of conflict, media manipulation, displacement and identity. What makes “home” when millions are on the move? The performance of #JeSuis (In Progress) will
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