art27 Presents: ReSounding

Walk of Shame is an organisation that has one mission: to rehumanize the way Europeans engage with the topics of migration and refugee status. By acknowledging the collective feelings of shame at having not done enough as a global society to help those in need, Walk of Shame hope to create greater communication through empathy and vulnerable understanding. Rikko Voorberg and Rouddy Kimpioka join u...

What do we mean when we talk about health and wellbeing? Across countries and cultures these words may take on totally different meanings and connotations. In countries where healthcare is taken for granted, the term "healthy" may be totally different to those in countries where healthcare is less easy to access. This month's guest, Injonge Karangwa, is a Rwandan singer, songwriter, and the Chief...

The Africa Center in New York City has set out on a huge task: to repair the narrative of African heritage and the African diaspora. Through it's incredibly varied programme of events, talks, exhibitions, outreach programmes and performances, the Center aims to create a healthier and more inclusive portrayal of the lives of African people and their descendants. In this episode Chris speaks to Alan...

Culture Declares a Climate & Ecological Emergency is a rapidly growing worldwide network of cultural institutions and creatives who are dedicating their work to tackling the worsening environmental disaster.  In this episode we spoke to Victoria Burns, Coordinator of Culture Declares. She told us how the initiative works with - rather than against - large institutions to bring about demonstrative...

As a registered City of Sanctuary, the city of Bristol UK, has been celebrating it's diverse cultural society for years. Central to these celebrations is the Bristol Refugee Festival, an annual display of the art, music, food, and beauty of the city's migrant and arrived populations. Last month, as part of our Artists as Changemakers conference series, our host Dr Chris Nicholson sat down with Dan...

This month, Dr Chris Nicholson talks with Writer, Poet, Activist, and Educator, Zena Edwards, in a special episode recorded for our Artists as Changemakers Conference that took place on June 20th, Refugee Day. Together they unpack the article 27 of the Declaration of Human Rights, stating that everyone has a right to participate in culture. Zena is a prolific writer, speaker, and performer based i...

The IN.DI.E Music Project stands for Interculture, Diversity and Empowerment. They offer support and training in music education, career advice and industry networking for musicians with diverse backgrounds living in Germany. This month, Chris Nicholson spoke to project leaders Matthias Witt and Ayham Nabuti to explore the many ways IN.DI.E Music is creating social and personal change on both the...

Our host Chris Nicholson is joined by Christopher Bailey, Arts and Health Lead at the World Health Organisation, in a discussion spanning the many ways that arts and health intersect, how artists facilitate different ways of healing, and how these issues relate directly to the lived experiences of displaced people. During the conversation Christopher shared with us some deeply moving personal stor...

In our first episode of the new ReSounding podcast, our host Chris Nicholson spoke with Eduard Nazarski, the former head of Amnesty International Netherlands. Eduard is now working with the refugee advocacy initiative Alarm Europa, in order to resound the alarm for greater action to be taken for refugees and forced migrants.  Eduard draws on his career in international advocacy and policy lobbying...