Siege Soup for Syria
Siege Soup for Syria: Monday 27th November 7 - 9pm Pembroke House, SE17 1QR This evenings line up: We will serve siege soup followed by a presentation from Migrateful chef and…
Cooking up companionship in the Migrateful kitchen
Some anthropologists say that sharing food is what makes us human. There’s nothing else we do that is so central to making us feel part of a group. Sharing food…
The privilege of home | Jess Thompson | OPENx 2017 Shortlist
In her poignant talk Jess explores the privilege of home and introduces us to people who have been forced to leave theirs with little hope of ever returning. With stories…
Planes and Prejudice: cultural fault lines in the Meadows
Overcoming ethnic tensions in one of the UK's lowest-income council estates As part of the Year Here Fellowship, our team was asked to carry out a two-month consultancy project in the Meadows…
The Beyond English Club
I want to live in a society where the likes of Jolanta, Claudia, Leonor, Ahmad and Noor can feel fully integrated members of our community. This is what inspired me to start the Beyond English Club…
Falling From The Sky
I recently finished a six month placement at the Bromley-by-Bow community centre, located in Tower Hamlets, one of the poorest and most ethnically diverse boroughs in London. 43% of residents…
Bombs, Bare-bums and Xenophobia
On holiday last July, we four Brits got changed behind some bushes beside a busy lake on the outskirts of Montpelier. To the groups delight, Tom mid-change tripped and fell…
The privilege of home
I first experienced the intensity of leaving home aged eighteen heading off to spend three months in Senegal - an overwhelming sensation of anxiety, impossible to distinguish from excitement. To…