Phakama's BigGive Campaign

This winter your donation can go further.
Please give from as little as £5 to as much as £5,000
And every pound will be doubled!

Phakama and Index on Censorship have joined forces this year to run Tripwires - a young people’s leadership training and performance programme. We use theatre, poetry, music, dance, film and more to explore freedom of expression, offence and self-censorship.

This project has already secured the support of City Bridge Trust, Awards for All (Big Lottery Fund) and Queen Mary, University of London but in order to deliver the full programme, we are still fundraising and need your support.
We need your help to meet our target of £6,000 this December. Every donation made online between 6 and 10 December 2010 will be matched pound-for-pound by the Reed Foundation and Phakama’s and Index's major supporters.

Your donation will:

* Help 25 young people gain access to a 20-week arts training programme designed to develop their leadership skills enhancing their prospects of further training and employment
* Enable the 25 trainees to run workshops themselves with peer groups widening the project’s reach
* Support a group of culturally diverse young people achieve Arts Awards Accreditation
* Enable the production of a final large-scale performance involving 60 young people (including the 25 trainees) in a two-week devising period with the support of professional artists


This chance to double the value of your donation is only available between 6 and 10 December 2010 – so please to log on during these days go to:
http://bit.ly/tripwires

Please make your donation go even further by choosing to GIFT AID. For every £1 you donate, we will receive a further 28p through HMRC.

Please pass this message to all your friends.

Thank you for your support!

Tripwires Voxpop

Check some interviews with our Tripwires trainees

Phakama's BigGive Campaign

This winter your donation can go further
Please give from as little as £5 to as much as £5,000
And every pound will be doubled!

Phakama and Index on Censorship have joined forces this year to run Tripwires - a young people’s leadership training and performance programme. We use theatre, poetry, music, dance, film and more to explore freedom of expression, offence and self-censorship.

This project has already secured the support of City Bridge Trust, Awards for All (Big Lottery Fund) and Queen Mary, University of London but in order to deliver the full programme, we are still fundraising and need your support.
We need your help to meet our target of £6,000 this December. Every donation made online between 6 and 10 December 2010 will be matched pound-for-pound by the Reed Foundation and Phakama’s and Index's major’s supporters.

Your donation will:

• Help 25 young people gain access to a 20-week arts training programme designed to develop their leadership skills enhancing their prospects of further training and employment
• Enable the 25 trainees to run workshops themselves with peer groups widening the project’s reach
• Support a group of culturally diverse young people achieve Arts Awards Accreditation
• Enable the production of a final large-scale performance involving 60 young people (including the 25 trainees) in a two-week devising period with the support of professional artists
  

This chance to double the value of your donation is only available between 6 and 10 December 2010 – so to log on during these days please click here

Please make your donation go even further by choosing to GIFT AID. For every £1 you donate, we will receive a further 28p through HMRC.

Please pass this message to all your friends.

Thank you for your support!

Phakama AGM and Housewarming Party - 01 Dec 2010

Dear Friend,

Come and join us for our Annual General Meeting and find out about our latest achievements, our present endeavours and our future plans.
We would also love to officially invite you to come and see our new home at Queen Mary University and to toast with us.
This evening will be a great opportunity to hear about our projects from artists, board members and young people.

When?
Wednesday 01 December 2010 from 8.30 - 10.00pm

Where?
Pinter Studio (Arts Building - number 29 on the map) - Queen Mary University, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Please click here to download a map of the Campus

If you would like to attend this event please email RSVP to Ines at inest@projectphakama.org by Friday 26 November 2010.

We look forward to meeting you,

The Phakama Team

Tripwires

Tripwires is a leadership training and performance programme. We use theatre, poetry, music, dance, film and more to explore freedom of expression, offence and self-censorship.

We are looking for 25 people aged 17-23 from East London to be the Tripwires leadership trainees.
Starting on Saturday 23rd of October at Queen Mary, University of London (Mile End Campus), it runs for 20 Saturdays, followed by outreach and performance in Spring 2011.

If you would like to join us to explore these issues, learn new skills in the arts, plan and deliver your own projects and help devise the final performance, with the opportunity to go for accreditation, email Isobel by 26 September 2010 at arts@indexoncensorship.org for more details.

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Tripwires is a collaboration between Index on Censorship and Project Phakama UK, with the support from City Bridge Trust and Queen Mary, University of London

Phakama and Orpheus group photo

A huge well done to all members of Phakama and Orpheus for creating the most amazing show!

Phakama and Orpheus Outdoor Spectacular

Dear Friends,

Phakama and Orpheus have joined forces this summer to create a site specific event at the Orpheus Centre.

Phakama's and Orpheus' young artists and facilitators will be in residence at the centre for two weeks this month. The two groups will bring together shared experiences and stories which will become a short exploratory performance full of puppetry, music and audience interaction.

Come and join us at Orpheus Centre on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th August, 7.30pm.
Tickets are £8 (£6 concessions) available on 01883 741414 or email marketing@orpheus.org.uk

For details on how to get to Orpheus Centre please check the link below:
http://www.orpheus.org.uk/contact-us/map-and-directions.html

We look forward to seeing you at the performance,

Best wishes

The Phakama team