London-based and interested in finding more out about PositiveNegatives.org’s work using comics and animation to amplify research? They have a free event coming up at Rich Mix in Bethnal Green soon – with free drink and food!
At Humanising Narratives Around Migration, taking place at the Rich Mix in Bethnal Green on Wednesday 18th September, you’ll be able to enjoy the short films and discuss important questions about how we effectively challenge migration narratives. Following the screening and discussion, join a panel of experts for a networking event on this kind of work, catered by Canababes.
Tickets for this event are free, but entry to the screening will be first come, first served on the day.
The event is chaired by Professor Heaven Crawley, Director of MIDEQ, with panellists Dr Benjamin Worku-Dix, Founding Director, and comic creator Karrie Fransman, Creative Director, PositiveNegatives; Nazek Ramadan, Director, Migrant Voice; Dr Gameli Tordzo, University of Glasgow; and Almir Koldzic, Founding Director, Counterpoints Arts.
The Migration for Equality and Development (MIDEQ) Hub works to advance the understanding and conceptualisation of South-South migration and inequalities and to improve outcomes for migrants and their families. Collectively, they have sought to use opportunities where they exist – and to create space where they do not – to challenge xenophobia and racialised portrayals of South-South migration through humanising migration and migrants.
PositiveNegatives is a non-profit creative research organisation based at SOAS University of London and has been one of the main creative partners of MIDEQ through the duration of the Hub. They work collaboratively with research teams to develop engaging and impactful comics, animations and educational resources to reach new audiences and help build a creative legacy from the research findings.
The MIDEQ Hub, with PositiveNegatives, has sought to bridge the gap between academia and the broader public, fostering a more informed and empathetic understanding of migration through five animations that humanise migration experiences: The Story of Migration, Covid Chronicles, The Boy with More?, Unstoppable Beat and Our Story of Migration.
• Humanising Narratives Around Migration Wednesday 18th September 2024 Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA, England | Book your free place now | Tickets for this event are free, but entry to the screening will be first come, first served on the day
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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