Congratulations to Habib Rezaie, Becoming Adult researcher, for winning the Outstanding Individual Learner Award! The award celebrates remarkable individuals who, through learning, have transformed their own lives and the lives of their families, friends, their communities, and the places they … Continue reading Congratulations to Habib Rezaie, Outstanding Individual Learner!
Here are some more poems from the poetry workshop we ran with the Becoming Adult project. They are poems about the multiple transitions, belonging, and hopes of young migrants who make their journey to the UK. Continue reading Poems – Poetry series
The Becoming Adult Project, with Sue Clayton, is organising the screening of CALAIS CHILDREN: A CASE TO ANSWER Venue: Institute of Education, UCL Christopher Ingold Building Auditorium 20 Gordon Street WC1H 0AJ (Directions: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps/christopher-ingold-building) When: Tuesday 11 July, 17:30-19:00 This is a new film … Continue reading Film screening – Calais Children: A Case to Answer
In this video Habib Rezaie, researcher in the Becoming Adult project, is trying to teach his colleagues to play the surnay, an Afghan musical instruments. Can his colleagues learn to play the surnay? Continue reading Learning to play the surnay
We publish here the poem “My City” created during the research workshop that the Becoming Adult Team had in Cornwall in June 2017 My City My city is full of my dreams City is not a city when there is … Continue reading My City – Poetry Series
We publish here the poem “Future” created during the research workshop that the Becoming Adult Team had in Cornwall in June 2017 Future Optimistic Looking forward eyes toward the sky Hopefully we’re gonna get there Heads up high Try … Continue reading Future – Becoming Adult Poetry Series
The Becoming Adult Team is excited to start a collaboration with actREAL, to disseminate research findings through theatre and comedy. Stay tuned! Summary of our time in Cornwall w/ @Becoming_Adult – a lovely focus on humour & comedy w/ an … Continue reading Disseminating research findings through theatre
We publish a musical documentary by Eda Elif Tibet on music and refugees in Turkey. The documentary is made using a participatory and self-reflexive film-making approach. Refugee Here I am ( 2015, 86 mins, Directed by E.E.Tibet & Enzo … Continue reading Participatory film-making: Music and refugees in Turkey
The Becoming Adult project in partnership with MiCLU, Shpresa and IOM is organising the event Walking a Tightrope: The Hidden Protection Needs of Albanian UASC. This event seeks to increase understanding of the lives, circumstances and protection needs of Albanian young … Continue reading Event: The Hidden Protection Needs of Albanian UASC
New Becoming Adult publication freshly printed! Eds. Meloni, F., Chase, E., Haile, S. 2017. Walking a Tightrope: Migrant Young People, Transitions and Futures. London: University College London. (Photographic Book with photographs and texts produced by migrant young people) This book … Continue reading Walking a Tightrope: Migrant Young People, Transitions and Futures
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