IGNITE – Poem by Rotimi Skyer
Written on the night ot Tottenham unrest. More voices of our Positive Young please. Peace.IgniteFireBlack engulfs da airSmoke blocks out skyHands raised up high...FireBlack is da youthEmotions feel da heatppl burnt too much to retreatFireBullet tears thru blackPigs grunt in their styMama,...
Our first meeting for the ‘Britain on Trial – Arts and Activism’ event
Jane, Rotimi, Samia and Selina from the SHAKE! collective took a day trip to Leeds yesterday to meet up with Khadijah and Simon, facilitators from Leeds Young Authors and Stuart, a researcher from the University of Leeds MA in Activism & Social Change. The meeting was planned to lay down the...
Check out “Lifting the Lid”
Recently sent info about this exciting new organisation Lifting the Lid, set up in Manchester by Kooj Chuhan and colleagues, exploring "radical ideas, approaches, histories". Seems like some potentially close links to SHAKE! here. See the first two of Lifting the Lid aims:To develop and...
Rotimi’s poem “Hey Stevie” presented to Doreen Lawrence
It was such a special moment last Thursday, when Rotimi Skyers and Nuha Baruti from SHAKE! presented a beautifully designed poster of Rotimi's poem to Doreen Lawrence at the Stephen Lawrence Centre.Doreen was guest of honour at the SHAKE! Preview at The Albany in February, and was very struck by...
The Bus is launched in Tottenham!
On Tottenham Civic Day, 25th June, the day dawned damp. But we needn't have worried. The weather held and a good crowd enjoyed the full programme of outdoor performances, creative artists' stalls, and delicious barbecue that was laid on by the great staff at Bernie Grant Arts CentreThe Centre...
Two Charged with Stephen Lawrence Murder
Two men are to face trial for the murder of London teenager Stephen Lawrence 18 years ago.Gary Dobson and David Norris have been charged with killing the 18-year-old at a bus stop in Eltham in 1993.Dobson, 35, and 34-year-old Norris were arrested last September but the development could not be...