United Kingdom

0161 Festival

National Network
United Kingdom
Address

20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
United Kingdom

Telephone
07534322806
E-Mail
info@0161festival.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2014
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Youth and education
General Information
We are an anti-fascist / anti-racist benefit community festival group. We have a committee based organisation with around 10-15 people involved at an organising level. We have one strict main project in the middle of the year but also organise football and other sporting events around the year.
Mission and Objectives

To bring people from the community together through festivals and other creative events.
To give people from all over the world a platform to perform and share their ideas.
To assist people in everyday struggles and to help give them a productive outlet.
To celebrate diversity throughout the community.

Main Projects / Activities

Our main event is 0161 Festival in June but we are also involved in football and other sporting events. As well as this we run a political walking tour in Manchester.

Contact (1) Full Name
Jozef Chlebik
Head of the organisation
Jozef Chlebik

6 Million+

National Network
United Kingdom
Address

c/o 8 Bankfield Terrace
Armitage Bridge
Huddersfield
HD4 7PE
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 (0)7947897062
E-Mail
kim.strickson@6millionplus.org
E-Mail (2)
chris.squire@6millionplus.org
E-Mail (3)
brian.cross@6millionplus.org
Website
http://www.6millionplus.org
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2014
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Heritage
  4. Human rights
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Media
  7. Youth and education
General Information
6 Million+ Charitable Trust A Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered in England and Wales Registration number: 1157073 Patrons Iby Knill Michael Morpurgo The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York Lemn Sissay Board of Trustees Brian Cross (Chair) Tim Thornton (University of Huddersfield) Hillary Haigh Chris Squire Nigel Grizzard Michael Sharpe Neil West Mashuda Shaikh Adam Strickson Project Team Kim Strickson (Project Director) Antonia Stowe (Lead Artist) Adam Strickson Chris Squire Currently Fundraising for the Memorial Sculpture and Creative Learning Programme Currently planning a range of Holocaust Memorial Day events 2016
Mission and Objectives

To create a public memorial sculpture
A permanent, public sculpture in Huddersfield commemorating the Jews and other minorities(1) killed in the Holocaust, and continuing genocides(2).
With a connected programme of information, education and live events, exploring the connections between the Holocaust and the experience of persecuted minorities in the world today, especially those people who seek sanctuary in our community.
Note1: Other Minorities: The Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), the disabled, homosexuals, trade unionists, conscientious objectors, Jehovah’s Witnesses, opponents of the Nazi regime and the destitute.
Note 2: Genocide: The deliberate extermination of a minority. Genocides since World War II have taken place in countries including Rwanda, Cambodia, Bosnia and Iraq.

Main Projects / Activities

The Story of 6 million+
In 2005, we initiated a project to collect over 6 million buttons to illustrate the industrial scale of the Holocaust and other genocides. The public collection began in West Yorkshire, but word soon spread and many of the buttons were collected regionally, nationally and even internationally. Leeds based artist Antonia Stowe was commissioned to design the installation for Huddersfield Art Gallery. 6 million+ had a huge impact on visitors and toured nationally for the next five years to places including Ripon Cathedral and Brent Cross Shopping Centre in London.
The project has involved thousands of young people, community groups and individuals in the process of collecting buttons and thinking about genocide and discrimination. The installation included a film featuring conversations between Holocaust survivors and asylum seekers and poetry written in response to their experiences.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Network, links

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Contacts, network, links, partners, funding

Contact (1) Full Name
Kim Strickson
Job Title
Project Director
Head of the organisation
Brian Cross
Contact (2) Full Name
Chris Squire
Job Title (2)
Trustee

Accadian

National Network
United Kingdom
Address

Studio F7,
Battersea Studios,
London
SW8 3HE
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 20 3397 0500
E-Mail
pieter@accadian.co.uk
E-Mail (2)
harry@accadian.co.uk
E-Mail (3)
joel@accadian.co.uk
Mobile Phone
7565920677
Website
http://www.accadian.co.uk
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2011
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. Heritage
  5. Human rights
  6. International/Cultural relations
  7. Media
  8. Religion
  9. Research
  10. Youth and education
General Information
Accadian is a London-based strategic research and communications agency operating across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. We research, develop, implement and evaluate projects, programmes and campaigns which address some of the world’s most pressing social, political and economic issues. Working with governments, national and international development agencies, not-for-profit organisations and the private sector, we conduct insightful, penetrative research and analysis to better understand the factors that influence the way people think and act. With specialist expertise working in conflict-affected environments and emerging markets, we help to build resilience, capacity and sustainable progress. Our projects engage the excluded, promote human rights and representative governance, tackle corruption, counter extremism, and improve access to education and prosperity.
Mission and Objectives

We deliver engaging communications campaigns that frame and reframe narratives, relate compelling human stories, and stimulate conversations and activity. We do this to influence attitudes and change behaviours for positive social impact.
Accadian applies five key values in everything that we do. We are:
COLLABORATIVE
CONNECTED
RESPECTFUL
PRINCIPLED
COMPETENT

Main Projects / Activities

Accadian was founded to deliver effective research and communications in the most challenging environments, drawing on the deep experience of its founders. Our work spans projects in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.
As an independent agency, focusing on a specialist sector, and with the ability to draw on a broad network of associates and specialists, Accadian offers an approach that is nimble, professional and cost-effective.
We partner with individuals and organisations that provide our clients with effective reach and influence among any target audience or community, while conforming to Accadian’s core values, processes and standards.

Contact (1) Full Name
Pieter Preston
Job Title
Strategic Partnerships
Head of the organisation
Harry Wynne-Williams
Contact (2) Full Name
Harry Wynne-Williams
Job Title (2)
Director

Accentuate (North East)

National Network
United Kingdom
Address

11 Elgy Road
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 4UU
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 (0)7957309022 (Stewart Deas)
E-Mail
stewart@accentuate.uk.com
E-Mail (2)
rick@accentuate.uk.com
Website
http://www.accentuate.uk.com
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2010
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. Heritage
  5. Human rights
  6. International/Cultural relations
  7. Research
  8. Youth and education
General Information
Accentuate is a private limited company based in the north east of England, with two full-time members of staff, one part-time administrator, and a number of independent consultants and associates. Sources of funding are primarily the EU-funded programmes, as Accentuate's focus is on trans-national projects, seminars and exchanges. We have an extensive range of partners, both in the UK and across the EU and its candidate countries.
Mission and Objectives

Accentuate is a UK-based organisation focused on supporting businesses, education and training providers, charities and young people in the north east of England. Our aim is to improve employability amongst young people in the region by supporting these organisations to create links, partnerships and projects in the EU. In order to achieve this, we provide work and life experience for young people through placements in other countries, and we support north east-based schools, education and training providers and charities in the development of innovative projects, enabling them to offer a better service to learners and service users.

Main Projects / Activities

Our main projects and activities are associated with EU funded programmes, focusing on the development of young people’s skills and learning, and promoting awareness of cultural diversity in the local community.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We believe that our focus on enabling trans-national mobility for young people can help the UK ALF network to maximise the opportunities offered to gain from such experiences. We believe that our experience and expertise in organising such activities will also be a useful contribution to the UK ALF network.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We wish to join the ALF network because we are in sympathy with its aims and objectives, and believe that our activities should strive to make links with the non-EU countries of the Mediterranean basin, and in particular enable the young people of the UK to interact with their peers in that region, in order to extend and develop inter-cultural understanding and co-operation.

Contact (1) Full Name
Stewart Deas
Job Title
International Manager
Head of the organisation
Rick McCordall
Contact (2) Full Name
Rick McCordall
Job Title (2)
Director

ActionDog

National Network
United Kingdom
Address

Studio 16
Trinity Buoy Wharf
London
E14 0FN
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 (0)7943804043
E-Mail
tim@actiondog.net
Website
http://www.reedproject.eu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2000
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Youth and education
General Information
ActionDog is a small community interest company with 2 x directors, 1 x manager and 33 x freelance professionals in the creative arts, including music production, video production, film and documentary making, animation, fashion, dance, drama, media & advertising, cookery, photography, web skills, textiles, jewelllery making, knitwear design etc. ActionDog deliver music, video and animation projects with primary and secondary schools around the UK. We are regularly funded by Connexions to deliver workshops with the disaffected and young people who are socially excluded from the community. ADP is a member of the Palace of Westminster Education Forum (WEdF), launched to provide the premier impartial environment where parliamentarians, representatives of local and national government, regulators and others deciding and implementing public policy in education can discuss major issues with leaders from academia, unions, suppliers and service providers, major interest groups, regulators and others.
Mission and Objectives

ActionDog is dedicated to training individuals and organisations to express themselves using digital media. We also develop and publish audio-visual software applications which are fun, educational and stimulating. Since our launch in 2000, our software products and training services have inspired thousands of people every year from a wide and varied client list. ActionDog’s experienced and committed staff of industry professionals delivers high quality training designed to inspire and energise. Our groundbreaking educational software Cinematrix 3 provides the user with the unique experience of mixing music and video in real time. It can bring together many multimedia tools already being used in schools. This produces impressive results instantly and easily. ActionDog's company ethos is to encourage people to ACHIEVE, INNOVATE and CREATE. As such we aim to continue to deliver and develop quality products, projects and services.

Main Projects / Activities

ActionDog has worked with thousands of young people in projects all over London and the UK, including the following:

"Newham" - a creative film written by and starring girls from Plashet School, East Ham (2007)

"Corporeal Cacophony" - inspired by a Honda TV commercial, an animation film with a vocal soundtrack of the deterioration of the human body through smoking, poor diet and lack of exercise (2007)

Greenford High School, Ealing - delivering a full term of music technology workshops and film workshops to sixth form students (2006-7)

Tower Hamlets - ActionDog worked in partnership with the Idea store in Whitechapel to deliver music and video programmes to young people throughout the year, including after-school and holiday projects (2006-7)

"Trust" - a film made by the young people of Hackney, exploring topics such as postcode/ territory issues, relationships with the local police and life as a young person in the area (2006)

Contact (1) Full Name
Tim Barklem
Job Title
Development Director
Head of the organisation
Tim Barklem

Ahdaf

National Network
United Kingdom
Address

37 Borrowdale
Robert Street
London
NW1 3QG
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 (0)7841873277
E-Mail
georgina@ahdaf.org.uk
E-Mail (2)
jamal@ahdaf.org.uk
Mobile Phone
+44 (0)7841873277 (Georgina Saad)
Mobile Phone (other)
+44 (0)7988049890 (Jamal Saad)
Website
http://www.ahdaf.org.uk
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Youth and education
General Information
Ahdaf is a registered charity and is run by three co-founding trustees who receive no payment for their work. At present Ahdaf has no employees. The main activity is to provide scholarships for Palestinian students to come to the UK, and to support them through a mentoring programme. The students conduct voluntary projects in their community. The students who are supported by Ahdaf are considered members of the organisation and contribute through their own voluntary projects as well as through involvement in the annual selection process of new students. Students also contribute their opinions about how Ahdaf is run and their views are taken into account when decisions are made. Ahdaf has an investment portfolio and the interest generated from this provides our only income currently. We intend to start a fundraising programme to supplement this.
Mission and Objectives

Mission: Building today for Palestine’s tomorrow
Aims: To empower youth in Palestine to become: community leaders, critical thinkers and active participants in building civil society
Objectives:

provide access to higher education engage youth in community-based voluntary projects

increase young people’s skills and confidence with peer groups and elders

connect youth across Palestine to promote co-operation and collaboration

Main Projects / Activities

Provides scholarships to study for an undergraduate degree

Supports students to develop and shape their communities through voluntary projects

Empowers youth to develop as active members of society who can influence their communities through positive action, building a strong and cohesive civil society

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Ahdaf is unique: no other organisation that works with youth in Palestine operates in the way Ahdaf does, and its structure ensures that the students are at the heart of its development. Students and alumni are members of Ahdaf and contribute their energy and direction to help us shape what we do. We are keen to share our own experiences and ideas with others, helping us all to develop and grow, and to improve the work that we’re doing.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We hope joining the network will offer us a number of benefits, including the potential to offer our students access to other opportunities to help support their work in Palestine, improving our own networking opportunities, linking us with other organisations working in areas of youth empowerment and community development, and increasing opportunities to learn from others to broaden our knowledge, skills and understanding.

Contact (1) Full Name
Georgina Reeves
Job Title
Trustee
Head of the organisation
Jamal Saad
Contact (2) Full Name
Jamal Saad
Job Title (2)
Trustee

ALDATERRA Projects

National Network
United Kingdom
Address

61a Belmont Avenue
London
N17 6AX
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 (0)2082925974
E-Mail
info@aldaterra.com
E-Mail (2)
alda@aldaterra.com
E-Mail (3)
coordinator@aldaterra.com
Mobile Phone
+44 (0)7890853392 (Alda Terracciano)
Mobile Phone (other)
+44 (0)7901240730 (Luca De Rosa)
Website
http://www.aldaterra.com
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2010
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Heritage
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Youth and education
General Information
ALDATERRA Projects is a not-for-profit making organisation set up to promote the dialogue between different cultures and to support critical debate on issues related to migration through the arts and education. It promotes international cultural exchange, intergenerational and intercultural programmes and the use of new media. The organisation supports international artistic collaborations to engage diverse audiences nationally and internationally, and to explore new artistic practises based on cross-fertilisation between different disciplines and art forms.
Mission and Objectives

The Company is a not-for-profit organisation established to:

Promote the dialogue between different cultures and support the critical debate on issues related to migration through arts and education;

Stimulate the exploration of new art forms by fostering interdisciplinary collaborations and international artistic exchange;

Develop activities based on cross-fertilisation between different art forms and disciplines, aesthetic experimentation and technological innovation;

Deliver educational activities and community engagement programmes through the arts and the use of new media;

Engage diverse audiences nationally and internationally and promote social cohesion, intergenerational dialogues and intercultural exchange;

Promote research and development into any aspect of the objectives of the Company and its work and disseminate the results of any such research for the public benefit.

Main Projects / Activities

The organisation is currently developing an educational and outreach programme called "The Living Archeology of the Place" as part of "Streets of...", an international visual arts project which explores the everyday life of seven cities around the world to uncover the traces left in the human body by three migratory journeys - the Indo European migrations, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and the Silk Road.
“Streets of…” was first conceived by Alda Terracciano in 2004 and aims to be exhibited as a video audio installation in 2012 in London as part of the Cultural Olympiad, in conjunction with other international venues. "Streets of..." also aims to be presented in 2013 as part of the Universal Forum of Cultures in Naples (Italy). “The Living Archeology of the Place” programme is currently developed in collaboration with art galleries, community centers and educational organisations based in the seven cities that are explored in the “Streets of…” project, and will culminate in an exhibition of material recorded, submitted and produced by members of the communities, young people, international artists and the general public during its production.
The aim of the programme is to stimulate professional development and confidence in the participants, wider understanding of issues related to migration, and the creation of stronger links across generations. "The Living Archeology of the Place" exhibition will also increase older people's emotional well-being by giving them a sense of full participation in the creation of contemporary cultural trends. The exhibition and digital media labs created in each city will give an opportunity to the participants to take their ideas forward for new creative outcomes, while facilitating public debates on issues related to migration, arts and cultural diversity in the Europe.

Contact (1) Full Name
Alda Terracciano
Job Title
Artistic Director
Head of the organisation
Alda Terracciano
Contact (2) Full Name
Luca De Rosa
Job Title (2)
Community Co-ordinator
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Culture
Gender

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Alexandria Trust

National Network
United Kingdom
Address

96 Kensington High Street
London
W8 4SG
United Kingdom

Telephone
+44 (0)7597440007
E-Mail
sarafa@thealexandriatrust.org
Website
http://www.thealexandriatrust.org
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. Media
  2. Youth and education
General Information
The Alexandria Trust is a London-based charity with a mission to contributing to improving the quality of education in the Arab region.
Mission and Objectives

To contribute to improving the quality of education in the Arab region

Main Projects / Activities

- Al Fanar Media: online publication dedicated to providing news and opinion on the state of Higher Education in the Arab region
- Translation: an inititave to translate analyses of seminal texts in the humanities and social sciences into Arabic

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We have engaged on several occassions with the ALF, most recently participating in a conference on translation in Cairo.  There are several overlapping interests between the Alexandria Trust and the ALF. We would also like to tap into ALF funding if possible.

Contact (1) Full Name
Shady Arafa
Job Title
Operations Manager
Head of the organisation
Salah Khalil