Platforma Festival 2011 – interviews

The 2011 Platforma Festival took place in East London in November-December 2011. Check out the Platforma website for details and to read the report.

You can also hear interviews with some of the artists and contributors here – they are available for downloading and can be used in a non-commercial way.

Thank you – keep in touch….

Refugee Week may be over but the activities go on – click here for the Refugee Week website.

You could also join Platforma Arts and Refugees Network or take part in the Simple Acts campaign.

And on this website you can continue to listen to some of the audio and find links to the radio stations which took part.

Meanwhile, thank you – keep in touch…

Refugee Documentary from Nomad Radio

This audio documentary for Refugee Week is from Nomad Radio.

Presenter Amina Ahmed with some facts about refugees and about Somalis in Britain – she also talks to Somali members of the public on topics including whether they feel torn between two cultures, whether they consider themselves a refugee and what difficulties they encountered when they first came to the UK. Produced by Abdul Adan.

~ Refugee Documentary from Nomad Radio (MP3 – 10′ 21″)

The documentary is available to play on community radio stations in a non-profit way, crediting the contributors and Nomad Radio.

SOAS Radio – Rita’s World – special programme for Refugee Week

Check out this programme from SOAS Radio. Rita Ray, one of the organisers of the Celebrating Sanctuary festival which took place in London last Sunday, presents a Refugee Week special edition of her radio show Rita’s World.

It’s one hour in length and is available for broadcasting on other community radio stations (in a non-profit way, crediting SOAS Radio).

~ Click here for more information and for the link to the audio.

Please let us know if you broadcast this programme on air, thank you.

Interviews from SOAS Radio

Reporters from SOAS Radio were at the Celebrating Sanctuary festival in London last Sunday, where they recorded 21 mini interviews with some of the participants.

These are available for radio stations to use free of charge in a non-profit way, crediting SOAS Radio.

The interviewees include
~ Donna Covey, CEO Refugee Council UK
~ Camilla Jelbart, Campaigns and Communications Manager at Freedom from Torture
as well as a number of musicians who performed at Celebrating Sanctuary including:
~ Krar Collective, Ethiopian band
~ Kerieva, a contemporary Romani musician and activist
~ Woven Gold, a choir made up of refugees of all ages
~ Danto Aya, an up and coming Tuareg musician
and many more.

Click here for more information and for links to all the interviews.
Do please let us know if you use any of them on air.