Iceandfire

This Is Who I Am @ Theatre Royal Wakefield
2019-06-20 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London)
Details TBC

Asylum Monologues @ 100VE
2019-06-19 12:00 - 13:00
This is a private event.

Asylum Monologues @ Saint Margarets House
2019-06-18 19:30 - 21:30
Venue: Hall behind the Gallery Cafe at 21 Old Ford Road
6:30pm-9:30pm | Donation Entry: £5 Solidarity, £2/3 Standard, £0 Broke
“This waiting for the Home Office to decide – me, I always say that it is a diplomatic form of torture. They are not raping us, they are not burning us with cigarettes, they are not hitting us with guns, but they are torturing us mentally, and that’s the worst. Because – my scars, they heal. It was painful but if I touch them now, I feel no pain. But the torture that is mental – this is constant…”
The first script created for ice&fire’s Actors for Human Rights project, Asylum Monologues is a first-hand account of the UK’s asylum system in the words of people who have experienced it read by actors. The Actors for Human Rights programme was founded in 2006 and is a network of more than 700 professional actors across the UK who are dedicated to drawing public attention to human rights concerns, responding to requests for rehearsed readings of our documentary plays and can go anywhere at any time.
ice&fire explores human rights stories through performance, putting human rights at the core of everything they do to make accessible theatre for a wide range of audiences across the UK. The reading will be followed by a Q&A Panel Discussion.
‘This was not what I expected. I was expecting some kind of inauthentic moralising verbatim theatre experience. The acting (in Asylum Monologues) was delicate, minimal, allowing the words to speak for themselves. Although we know it must go on, it’s still shocking to hear the first-hand accounts of people devoured by the heartless machine of bureaucracy. This was brave, honest, close to the bone.’ – OXFORD THEATRE REVIEW
Event details here

This Is Who I Am @ Durham For Refugees Festival 2019
2019-06-15 15:00 - 16:30
Facebook event here, more details to follow

Detention Dialogues @ George Heriots School, Edinburgh
2019-06-10 10:00 - 13:00
This is a closed event

Actors For Human Rights @ Migrant Connections Festival
2019-06-08 10:00 - 23:00
Details of our involvement TBC, you can find details of the all day event here

Asylum Monologues @ Notre Dame High School
2019-06-04 11:00 - 13:00
This is closed event

Detention Dialogues @ Knockengorroch World Ceilidh Festival
2019-05-23 - 2019-05-26
Details here

Detention Dialogues @ Solas Festival
2019-05-22 12:00 - 21:30

Detention Dialogues @ Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre, Glasgow
2019-05-01 19:00 - 21:00
UNESCO RILA(Refugee Integration through Language and the Arts) Spring School event

Asylum Monologues @ Sussex University
2019-05-01 10:00 - 13:00

This Is Who I Am (Excerpts) Migration Lates: Queer Migration @ The Migration Museum
2019-04-11 18:00 - 21:30
ice&fire will present excerpts from This Is Who I Am at the Migration Museums Lates:Queer Migration evening, alongside spoken word and music performances and a panel discussion.
The event is free to attend – find out more on their website and facebook event

Asylum Monologues @ Sydenham Centre
2019-04-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Sydenham Centre 44A Sydenham Road, Sydenham SE26 5QX, Sydenham Centre, 44A Sydenham Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 5QX
Lewisham West and Penge Labour Party presents a reading of Asylum Monologues
Non-members welcome. Free entry.
14+ recommended.

This Is Who I Am @ Sheffield University
2019-04-03 19:00 - 21:00
‘This is Who I Am’ is a show produced by the Ice and Fire theatre company. The performance will highlight the experience of LGBT people seeking asylum in the UK.
“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like – how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”
First-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum about their experiences and on arrival in the UK, addressing the particular challenges they face.
ice&fire explores human rights stories through performance and put human rights at the core of everything they do to make accessible theatre for a wide range of audiences across the UK.
After the performance, there will be a Q&A session.

Actor for Human Rights @ Beyond Borders Festival
2019-03-30 14:30 - 18:00
The UK is set to leave the European Union on the 29th March. No one knows what this will look like, or even if it will happen, but what is certain is that the political landscape in Britain has changed. We have seen a rise in xenophobia, islamophobia and racism.
The UK is becoming more divided. It is more important than ever to recognise the power of grassroots activism, community organising and international solidarity.
On Saturday 30th of March, The People’s Film Club will be bringing together the best activist groups, charities, campaigns and art collectives in town for THE ACTIVIST FAIR, ft. Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants, Khidr Collective, Counterpoints Arts, Sisters Uncut, Feminist Anti-Fascist Assembly, Unis Resist Border Controls, The Outside Project, Refugee Info Bus, Skin Deep, Streets Kitchen & many, many more.
Iceandfire will be sharing real stories from people about their experiences of seeking refuge and the uk asylum process. Artists from the RCA will be hosting an interactive art exhibition entitled ‘Mini, Mini Europe’. Plus more workshops to be announced!
Join us for an afternoon of workshops, performances, and the chance to chat with the grassroots movements fighting for an open and equal Britain.
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The People’s Film Club is hosting BEYOND BORDERS, a festival of film, discussion, art, and performance celebrating the power of collaboration and international solidarity.
All funds raised will go to refugee and migrant support projects, led by L’Auberge des Migrants and Médecins Sans Frontières.
Come and join the conversation… #BeyondBordersBAC

Asylum Monologues @ Freedom of Movement, Our Future Now
2019-03-23 18:30 - 19:30
Asylum Monologues, March 23, London

Our Future Now (the Youth wing of Global Justice Now) are hosting a day of panels and workshops exploring what open borders will mean for all of us, and a night of spoken world, dance, live music and DJs celebrating the theme: Freedom of Movement.
We will be presenting some of our material there at around 6:30pm. Tickets are free for those who are unable to pay. There are also £5 solidarity tickets for those who can to donate. Monet raised will go to SOAS Detainee Support, a student-led initiative working in solidarity with people in and outside immigration detention centres.

DIY Space for London
96-108 Ormside Street
London
SE15 1TF

Book tickets here

Flight or Fight?
2019-03-13 19:00 - 21:30
‘We want to stop people being deported… so let’s stop the plane. It just made complete sense.’

In 2017, fifteen activists (the Stansted 15) cut through the perimeter fence of Stansted Airport and locked themselves together surrounding a plane, preventing the deportation of 60 people. This brand new documentary play follows the story of that action and its repercussions for the activists and some of the people who were meant to be on that flight.

‘The day before the flight, I called my daughter and told her I’ve decided to relocate to Nigeria. I didn’t tell her I was in detention, I just tried to console her’

This script was developed in collaboration with End Deportations

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7pm Doors

7.30pm Reading

8.30pm Q&A Panel Discussion

This event is FREE and tickets are available here

Location

Amnesty International UK
25 New Inn Yard
London
EC2A 3EA

This Is Who I Am @ Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
2019-03-02 18:30 - 21:30, 2019-03-01 18:30 - 21:30
This Is Who I Am

“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like “how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”

First-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK about their experiences in their own country and on arrival in the UK, addressing the particular challenges they face. Read by members of the Actors For Human Rights Network.
“The monologues simply but powerfully illustrate the pain, hurdles and humiliation they encounter and are given an unadorned reading… the accounts speak for themselves and allow a light to be shone on the plight of a particular group of refugees that are ignored or met with incomprehension or minimisation of what they go through.” Audience Member
This is an open event, details TBC

This Is Who I Am @ Kala Sangam, Bradford
2019-02-21 18:00 - 21:00

This Is Who I Am @ St Margarets House, Bethnal Green, London
2019-02-19 18:30 - 21:30
This Is Who I Am

“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like “how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”

First-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK about their experiences in their own country and on arrival in the UK, addressing the particular challenges they face. Read by members of the Actors For Human Rights Network.“The monologues simply but powerfully illustrate the pain, hurdles and humiliation they encounter and are given an unadorned reading… the accounts speak for themselves and allow a light to be shone on the plight of a particular group of refugees that are ignored or met with incomprehension or minimisation of what they go through.” Audience Member

Schedule:

6:30 – 7:30pm participatory workshop on mapping the asylum process
7:30pm This is Who I Am reading followed by a Q&A discussion panel with Lisa Matthews, Right2Remain + more TBC

More info from the venue here

This is a free event and you can book your tickets here

This Is Who I Am @ Warwick University
2019-02-08 19:30 - 21:30
‘This is Who I Am’ is a show produced by the Ice and Fire theatre company. The performance will highlight the experience of LGBT people seeking asylum in the UK.
“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like – how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”
First-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum about their experiences and on arrival in the UK, addressing the particular challenges they face.
ice&fire explores human rights stories through performance and put human rights at the core of everything they do to make accessible theatre for a wide range of audiences across the UK.
After the performance, there will be a Q&A session.
The event will be hosted at the University of Warwick by Warwick STAR, and will be the last event in Refugee Week.

This Is Who I Am @ World Without Borders, Friends House, Euston
2019-02-02 10:00 - 12:00
World Without Borders
“Then they separated us. We tried to say no, we applied for asylum as a couple. They say we don’t have any civil evidence that we are a couple. And we’re like – how can we show you any civil evidence if homosexuality is forbidden in my country?”
First-hand accounts of LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK about their experiences in their own country and on arrival in the UK, addressing the particular challenges they face. Read by members of the Actors For Human Rights Network, an outreach project run by ice&fire.
ice&fire explores human rights stories through performance. We put human rights at the core of everything we do to make accessible theatre for a wide range of audiences across the UK.
The reading will be followed by a Q&A discussion

This Is Who I Am reading @ Liverpool Mental Health Centre
2018-12-18 19:00 - 21:00

This Is Who I Am reading @ The University of Birmingham
2018-12-10 19:00 - 21:00
Details to follow

Asylum Monologues @ Bell House, Dulwich
2018-11-29 19:00

Asylum Monologues reading & workshop @ Durham University Law Society
2018-11-24 13:30 - 16:00

Asylum Monologues @ NHS GP Training, Sevenoaks
2018-11-13 19:00 - 21:00

Verbatim Masterclass @ Queen Marys University
2018-11-12 11:00 - 13:00
This is a closed reading

Detention Dialogues Reading @ Banished Behind Bars, Resource For London
2018-11-08 13:30 - 17:00
Banished behind bars: Detention in the UK

by the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University

DESCRIPTION

In the UK, people may find themselves in the asylum system for many years. What is not widely known is asylum seekers may be detained indefinitely, having committed no crime and with no known release date.
Join academics, NGO workers, policy makers, archivists and human rights activists, to share ideas for researching and documenting the experiences of people being detained as asylum seekers in the UK.
Who will be there?
Dr Zibiah Alfred Loakthar from the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex will be joined by other invited guests.
Who should go?
Those interested in raising awareness of the challenges faced by individuals in the UK asylum system.
Where do I find out more?
Register here to book your place for free.
Contributing organisations include:]
Tavistock Centre https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/
University of East London https://www.uel.ac.uk/
Living Refugee Archive www.livingrefugeearchive.org>
Every Voice http://www.everyvoice.org.uk/
Hibiscus Initiatives http://hibiscusinitiatives.org.uk
Middlesex Tamil Academy https://middlesextamilacademy.org/#/
Community Language Support Services http://www.communitylss.com/
Evelyn Oldfield Unit http://evelynoldfield.co.uk/
Essex Integration http://essexintegration.org/
Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile https://baobabsurvivors.org/
Institute of Race Relations www.irr.org.uk
Student Action for Refugees www.star-network.org.uk
Women for Refugee Women http://www.refugeewomen.co.uk/
Ice&Fire Actors for Human Rights

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