United Kingdom

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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

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.