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Supporting the arts by & about refugees & migrants. Producing @RefugeeWeek #Platforma #PopxChange and lots more.

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Christmas appeal: Migrants enrich our culture from the fo... The Observer’s Christmas appeal is raising money for Counterpoints Arts. The writer and lawyer explains why its support of creative work by and about migrants resonates with him

Counterpoints Arts has been selected by The Observer as the beneficiary of their Christmas Appeal 2025.

A new article by Philippe Sands on how migrants enrich our cultural life, and why this work matters.

πŸ”— observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

#ObserverAppeal #CounterpointsArts

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β€˜Stories bring us closer together, while silences only ke... This year, The Observer’s Christmas appeal is raising funds for the charity Counterpoints Arts, which supports creative work by and about migrants. Their work is more vital than ever

β€œCounterpoints Arts creates a space of openness for people of all backgrounds and age groups via the arts… We need to support arts-based charities not only through our words but through our actions.”
β€” Elif Shafak

πŸ”— observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize - Counterpoints Footnote Press and Counterpoints Arts have partnered to launch the 2026 Footnote x Counterpoints Non-Fiction Prize for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

We’re excited to announce theΒ second Footnote x Counterpoints Prize, in collaboration with the Southbank Centre. ThisΒ iterationΒ of the prize isdedicated toΒ fiction.

The Prize champions bold new literary voices whose stories offer fresh perspectives.

counterpoints.org.uk/footnote-x-c...

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Β£15,000 prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds The Footnote x Counterpoints prize is intended to uncover new literary voices whose work reflects the experiences of migration

We’re delighted to see the new Footnote x Counterpoints Prize for Fiction featured in The Guardian.
The Β£15,000 award celebrates writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds whose fiction explores displacement, courage and belonging.
Submissions are now open.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

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Refugees Cannot Be Blamed!

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Marina Lewycka, British-Ukrainian author, dies aged 79 The writer, who was born in a refugee camp in Germany after the war, won the Wodehouse prize for comic writing for her debut A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

We are deeply saddened to share that one of our founding trustees and much loved British- Ukrainian author, Marina Lewycka, passed away yesterday
Thank you for everything, Marina. Rest in peace.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

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🌍πŸŽ₯ NEW: Host your own free film screening this November!

Introducing Our Shared Futures: Climate & Migration Film Festival 2025

πŸ“… 21–30 Nov (during #COP30)
πŸ“ UK-wide + online

Host anywhere

πŸ‘‰ Register: counterpoints.org.uk/event/our-shar…

#ClimateJustice #MigrantJustice #CommunityFilm

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We are here!

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