Performed by Elektric & Produced by Mellow Deep.
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Elektric - Movements (Brum Youth Trends 2017)

It is a time to remind them that we all have voices, it's time to be heard.

Nyanda Foday - Amplify

Yasmina Silva shares her journey with Poetry Jam and Beatfreeks over the last 5 Years.

With thanks to BCU/School Of Media for recording.

Poetry Jam Stories: Yasmina Silva's Journey

Adjei Dsane shares his journey with Poetry Jam and Beatfreeks over the last 5 Years.

With thanks to BCU/School Of Media for recording.

Poetry Jam Stories: Adjei Dsane's Journey

Raza Hussain shares his journey with Poetry Jam and Beatfreeks over the last 5 Years.

With thanks to BCU/School Of Media for recording.

Poetry Jam Stories: Raza Hussain's Story

Joe Cook shares his journey with Poetry Jam and Beatfreeks over the last 5 Years.

With thanks to BCU/School Of Media for recording.

Poetry Jam Stories: Joe Cook's Journey

Nyanda Foday shares her journey with Poetry Jam and Beatfreeks over the last 5 Years.

With thanks to BCU/School Of Media for recording.

Poetry Jam Stories: Nyanda Foday's Journey

We're really excited to present to you our second podcast, this one introducing a new format: BLAB Studio. As opposed to taking audio and ideas directly from one of our live events, as in episode one, we've invited a host and a panellist down to Beatfreeks HQ to tackle the question 'What Has Changed for Black Women in Music?'

This bubbler of a chat weaves through a few of the issues black women face in the contemporary industry: the world of saturated social media feeds, unwarranted comparisons, beef and the potential of a black sisterhood in music. We welcome Tia Cham, radio presenter and episode host, who is in conversation with conscious rapper Lady Sanity. The pair are introduced by season host, and Creative Practitioner at Free Radical, Bethany Slinn. The topic leads on from Pass the Mic, a Beatfreeks, BBC music day and BBC Asian Network produced event, which saw 24 female musicians take over the Birmingham - Wolverhampton Tram. It is draws on the themes of the day along with Black History Month.

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Backlash Against the Bland: a brand new series of podcasts brought to you by Free Radical, a part of the Beatfreeks Collective - a community of young people, spoken word poets, facilitators, researchers and artists daring people to use creativity for good.

This series of podcasts brings the core of this community together with relevant experts (think criminology academics to aerial performers) to probe the awkward questions that, as far we can make out, don’t have any easy answers.

This series is a pilot, but instead of dipping our toe in the water we’ve done a bomb in the shallow end. We’ve decided to focus on some of the issues which make us spill coffee on ourselves and trip over our words in meetings. It’s the hits: How do you shake off the emerging label? Does art play a role in your mental health? Isn’t it about time we got a proper job?

Backlash Against the Bland - asked by you; answered by experts, artists and activists.

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More Information On Our Host &amp; Panellists

Tia Cham - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tia-cham-83156710b
Lady Sanity - https://www.ladysanity.com/

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This podcast is supported by The Space and Arts Council England through National Lottery funding. It is hosted by Bethany Slinn and produced by Fabio Thomas. Graphic design by Bradley Morrison, animation from Malikah Holder, music by Earwax Addict, and sound and video editing by Pete Styles.


What Has Changed for Black Women In Music?

Mental health and wellbeing is hot on the agenda of news and media, but how do we engage with the issue in a meaningful way, and not just let it sit on the shelf? It the recent Brum Youth Trends report, the Beatfreeks Collective found that many young people use the arts as method to manage their mental health. We thought we'd take the question to some industry experts to see what they thought.

In this episode we are joined by Caroline Horton (Theatre Maker), Shazia Gulzar (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner) and Martin Glynn (Academic and Writer) as we discuss 'Does Art Endanger Your Mental Health?'. The conversation, hosted by Kiz Bangerh, happened as BLAB x Headspvace: the meeting of two regular Free Radical events, the former the live version of this podcast, the latter a seasonal meeting of the Beatfreeks community around the topic of mental health. Together, the evening saw spaces open to relax, reflect, unwind and perform, as well as our three panelists harnessed from the ceiling of our venue during their conversation. Here, our host Bethany Slinn walks us through the conversation and opens some of the ideas up for wider thought.

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Leave Your Feedback&nbsp;- https://www.beatfreeks.com/backlash-against-the-bland-podcast

As this series is a podcast, we want to know what you think. If we do continue the podcast, we want it shaped it by it's listeners.

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More Information On Our Host &amp; Panelists 

Martin Glynn: https://twitter.com/msoulfires
Caroline Horton: https://twitter.com/carolineplays
Shazia Gulzar: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/shazia-gulzar-bsc-hons-msc-0a3600b4
Kiz Bangerh: https://www.facebook.com/hiphophealsuk/

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This podcast is supported by The Space and Arts Council England through National Lottery funding. It is hosted by Bethany Slinn and produced by Fabio Thomas. Graphic design by Bradley Morrison, animation from Malikah Holder, music by Earwax Addict, and sound and video editing by Pete Styles.


Does Art Endanger Your Mental Health?

Young people in Birmingham face barriers everyday: from the pressures of social media to finding meaningful paths into work in the city to travelling to their jobs in the first place. Brum Youth Trends brings the voice of young people to the power of the city. It holds them accountable. It asks them who's making the calls?

In this episode we're discussing all of this and more as we explore "Who Runs Brum?"; recorded in the studio, hosted by activist and artist, Bethany Slinn. We're joined by Sideman Allday (Comedian and Broadcaster at Radio 1xtra) Selina Akthar (Free Radical YSC Board Member) and Zeddie Lawal (Community Developer at Free Radical).

We want to hear you join the conversation, please leave your thoughts, opinions and feedback in the comments, ratings and at https://www.beatfreeks.com/blabpodcast

This podcast is supported by The Space and Arts Council England through National Lottery funding. It is hosted by Bethany Slinn and produced by Fabio Thomas. Graphic design by Bradley Morrison, animation from Malikah Holder, music by Earwax Addict, and sound and video editing by Pete Styles.


Who Runs Brum?

Let's pick up these artists and let them shout proud about what they do for work. The arts is an industry of talented, passionate and dedicated professionals, but isn't it about time other industries started treating us as that? Isn't it about time a creative career in the arts is given the respect its due? Isn't it about time we started shouting about our real jobs?

In this episode, we're discussing all of this and more as we chat about getting a 'real job' with a young artist and one of their parents; recorded in the studio, hosted by activist and artist, Bethany Slinn. We're joined by Ahsen Sayeed (photographer, filmmaker and member of the BAIT Collective) and his mum Shagufta. 

We want to hear you join the conversation, please leave your thoughts, opinions and feedback in the comments, ratings and at https://www.beatfreeks.com/blabpodcast

This podcast is supported by The Space and Arts Council England through National Lottery funding. It is hosted by Bethany Slinn and produced by Fabio Thomas. Graphic design by Bradley Morrison, animation from Malikah Holder, music by Earwax Addict, and sound and video editing by Pete Styles.


Get a Real Job?

Is Online Activism Effective?

From anxiety becoming an epidemic to owning the "other" - we spoke to over 1,500 young people from Birmingham and asked for their views, opinions and thoughts about themselves & the city for our latest version of Brum Youth Trends; to spark conversation and change.

This is a short synopsis of our 2018 Brum Youth Trends report which also looks ahead to the 2019 report to be released on October 16th. 

Brum Youth Trends is a pioneering flagship report for Birmingham giving unprecedented insight on what young people think, want and need.

This audio version is voiced by Shaun Hill

Brum Youth Trends 2018 Audiobook (Short Version)

We pioneer new ways of engaging, empowering and equipping young people and spaces through a blend of arts, digital media, social action, leadership and enterprise. We like to think of it as art activism or even Artivism.

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