16 March 2021 • Reference • Pop culture & social change
New Brave World: The power, opportunities and potential of pop culture for social change in the UK
A follow-up report to Riding the Waves
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5 March 2021 • Updates • PopChange
Pop Culture meets Social Change Retreat 2021
Welcome to our first online ‘Pop Culture meets Social Change Retreat’.
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25 November 2020 • Video • Comedy
How to be a stand-up comedian
A 3 part series presented as part of the No Direction Home comedy project run by Counterpoints
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19 July 2020 • Article • Comedy
A Guardian feature: The refugee standup night
The Guardian article on No Direction Home
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24 June 2020 • Article • Gaming & Media
Game changers : Award-winning video games with refugee experiences at the heart
Game designer Florent Maurin on some of the best games to play
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21 June 2020 • Article • Comedy
Trump, pet goats and refugees: comedians with new perspectives
Mo Omar shares some of his favourite stand-up comics to follow
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19 June 2020 • Video • Music & Dance
“Unity” Music Video from Lady Leshurr
Lady Leshurr and Counterpoints Arts Launch a Football Fan Song Celebrating Diversity
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19 June 2020 • Article • Football
Football, Migration, Music and Chants
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19 June 2020 • Reference • Football
Did you know? Facts & figures on football + migration
Migration has and continues to have a massive impact on football.
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17 June 2020 • Article • Music & Dance
Songs of resistance, resilience, revolution and exile
Music curators Mohammed Yahya & Sashwati Mira Sengupta on their top five songs for Refugee Week
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17 June 2020 • Article • Media & Entertainment
Superman, Dr Who and more famous refugee heroes for young people
Author Onjali Q. Raúf invites us to have a fresh look at some beloved characters
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15 June 2020 • Article • Media & Entertainment
Pride and prejudice: the best books on the refugee experience
Author Dina Nayeri selects the best books about asylum