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SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH 2021
Get involved and shape the Official Calendar for #SouthAsianHeritageMonth 2021, running from July 18th to Aug 17th throughout the UK.
ART, STORYTELLING & THE ENVIRONMENT WITH AKRAM KHAN & AMITAV GHOSH
These two men, each known for using their storytelling as vehicles for tackling wider issues, will discuss their respective creative outputs and how they utilise art to create meaningful and powerful messages about the environmental crisis.
HEFORSHE SUMMIT 2021
The HeForShe Summit is the leading platform of the United Nations for policy, corporate and academic leaders who are working for a more diverse, inclusive and gender equal world.
EID AL-FITR #EIDMUBARAK
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan and is celebrated by millions of Muslims across the globe.
TELL THEM, I AM
Our podcast of the month: Tell Them, I Am focuses on small defining moments and characteristics that make 22 different Muslims who they are.
#VAISAKHI2021 & #GUDIPADWA2021
What is Vaisakhi and Gudi Padwa? Meaning behind the Sikh and Hindu festival, when it falls in 2021 and why it’s celebrated.
WATCH, LISTEN & CONNECT THIS AIR MAX DAY
This year Air Max Day Worldwide is taking you on an interactive journey around the globe to experience and discover the incredible communities and cultures inspired by Air Max’s iconic design.
MUMMY'S BOY HUSSAIN MANAWER SHARES HIS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO MARK INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Poet Hussain Manawer introduces Goody’s poem “Arrival”, raising awareness of sex/gender biases traditions.
THE WOW FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES WOW SOUNDS LINE-UP TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
WOW Sounds will showcase musical performances by women, girls and non-binary artists as part of WOW Festival UK 2021 throughout March.
THE WOW FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MAJOR PROGRAMME OF FESTIVALS AND EVENTS ADDRESSING GENDER INEQUALITY ACROSS THE GLOBE IN 2021
From 1st March digital WOW Festivals go live from the UK, New York, Nepal, Pakistan, Istanbul, and Bangladesh, and WOW Think Ins take place in Taiwan and Western Australia.
POET HUSSAIN MANAWER releases POWERFUL POETIC SHORT FILM ‘LONELY’
Hussain Manawer releases moving short film on male loneliness with important message.
WHAT IS PONGAL? #HAPPYPONGAL
Pongal is a four-day-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu.
WHAT IS LOHRI? #LOHRI2021
Lohri marks the end of the winter solstice and the beginning of the new harvest season.
DANCE FILM COMMISSIONS FOR SOUTH ASIAN DANCE ON SCREEN
As part of the festival, Akademi will be commissioning artists to create original screen dance work.
REMEMBERING JAYABEN DESAI
Today mark’s 10 years of the passing of Jayaben Desai. She led a walkout at London's Grunwick factory with other migrant, mainly South Asian women.
WOW - WOMEN OF THE WORLD LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL 2021
For 2021's International Women's Day, WOW - Women of the World will create a one-off evening of celebration, inspiration and unity at the Royal Albert Hall.
BBC ASIAN NETWORK NEW PRESENTER VOICES
BBC Asian Network announces a brand new talent search for presenters, who will host their own shows on the station from March 2021.
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