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…

Interview with Almir Koldzic, Head of Partnership for Arts and Refugees

Almir Koldzic has been working with Refugee Week since 2005, as Refugee Week UK Co-ordinator. From this year, he is Head of Partnership for Arts and Refugees, which is the new name for Refugee Week UK. The partnership includes Refugee Week, the Simple Acts campaign and the new Platforma Arts and Refugees Network.

As part of Refugee Week Radio 2011, SOAS Radio have recorded an interview with Almir. This is split into four short sections – radio stations may use any of these (in a non-profit way) without charge, as long as they credit SOAS Radio. Click on the links below to go to each section.

~ Almir Koldzic – What is refugee week? (MP3 – 3′ 10″)
~ Almir Koldzic – Why is refugee week important? (MP3 – 1′ 10″)
~ What is Celebrating Sanctuary Festival in London? (MP3 – 1′ 54″)
~ Almir Koldzic – What is the Simple Acts campaign? (MP3 – 1′ 57″)

If you do use any of the clips, please let us know and we will add your station to the list of those taking part in Refugee Week 2011.

You can also find all the Refugee Week 2011 material from SOAS Radio on this special page on their website – all items are available for radio stations to download and broadcast in a non-profit way, without charge, giving credit to SOAS Radio.

Interview with Tom Green, Platforma Arts + Refugees Network

Tom Green is the co-ordinator of Platforma, the new network for refugee related arts across the UK. Platforma is run in partnership between Refugee Week UK and Oval House Theatre and is supported by The Baring Foundation and Arts Council England.

In this interview Tom talks to Cathy Aitchison about the network, how it came about and
plans for future activities.
~ Tom Green, Platforma – main interview (MP3 – 5′ 59″)

In the second section of the interview he gives more details about the funding of Platforma.
~ Tom Green – funding of Platforma (MP3 – 1’05″)

For more information, please visit the Platforma website – or find them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/PlatformaArts.

Platforma

New for this year is Platforma arts and refugees network, which is about supporting, developing and mainstreaming refugee related arts.

Launched in January 2011, Platforma is free to join and brings together groups and individuals who are developing refugee related arts. It is supported by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation.