We were delighted to present four films inspired by the theme We Cannot Walk Alone to wrap up 2021's Horizons Festival
Young people from Afrocats responded to 2021’s Horizons Festival, the arts festival celebrating Refugee Week developed and delivered in partnership with HOME, theme #WeCannotWalkAlone through creative movement and poetry created during lockdown.
Filmed in Whitworth Park by Leah Olwen Llewelyn and co-created by the young people with dance artist, Maya Marsh, and spoken word artist Keisha Thompson, this moving performance highlighted the relevance of the 1960s US civil rights leader Martin Luther King’s iconic speech ‘I Have A Dream’ to today’s young people. This dynamic performance from Afrocats’ Youth of the World programme showcased the creative expression and talents of young people from Manchester’s new migrant communities.
Leaders and campaigners from three local refugee-led organisations and groups – Rethink Rebuild Society, RAS Voices at Refugee Action and Migrant Destitution Action GM shared stories of their work and real-life refugee experiences. The groups explained the ways in which people can get involved in supporting Greater Manchester-based refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.
Rethink Rebuild:
Rani Moorthy
Filmmaker: Moaz El Sayed
RAS Voices:
Jean Masele
Migrant Destitution Action:
Mariatu Sissay
Afrocats:
Performed by young people from the Youth of the World programme.
Dance Artist: Maya Marsh.
Spoken Word Artist: Keisha Thompson.
Filmmaker: Leah Olwen Llewelyn.
Chief Executive Officer of Afrocats: Magdalen Bartlett
Project Funders:
Migrant Destitution Fund GM
Arts Council England
Manchester City Council
National Lottery Awards for All
BBC Children In Need
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