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Zines as Method: Participation, Community, and Emotional Archives
Mar 4
Zines as Method: Participation, Community, and Emotional Archives

A practical workshop exploring zines as a participatory methodology for meaningful engagement and reimagining archives.

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Launch of The Living Archive | Panel Discussion | Badge Making
Mar 21
Launch of The Living Archive | Panel Discussion | Badge Making

A creative workshop to help collect a colour palette that shouts Newham, selected by Newham locals through photography and collage-making.

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Passing It On: How Local Skills Became Community Power
Passing It On: How Local Skills Became Community Power

The Pass It On Project began with a simple idea: to bring those hidden talents into the spotlight and celebrate them as skills worth sharing, valuing, and passing on. Learn more in this blog post from Ife Okwudili

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Reflections: 18 Months with the Community Voices Panel
Reflections: 18 Months with the Community Voices Panel

Architect Fabien Danker joined the Culture Within Newham Community Voices Panel with the aim of using his skills to support the wider community. In this blog post, he reflects on his time on the panel.

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Workshop Facilitator Call Out: Pass It On Project
Workshop Facilitator Call Out: Pass It On Project

Creatives who run workshops, or have events coming up in Newham are invited to take part in Community Clay Newham’s Open Day.

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Art in Unexpected Places - Green Street
Art in Unexpected Places - Green Street

Do you run a public space, shop or venue on Green Street? Apply to become one of our ‘unexpected places’ and host an arts or culture pop-up event in 2026!

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Heritage in our Hands by Maryam Huq
Heritage in our Hands by Maryam Huq

Maryam Huq is collaborating with the Wellbeing Club at Azhar Academy Girls School to promote student wellness and confidence through creative, art-based workshops that explore personal identity and heritage.

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The Living Archive by Ioana Simion
The Living Archive by Ioana Simion

The Living Archive is a socially engaged art project by Ioana Simion (Artizine), part of the East London Creative Communities project Commission in collaboration with ReInstate and commissioned by Culture Within Newham.

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Culture Within Newham is a transformative community-led programme unleashing diverse cultural and creative opportunities for everyone across Newham.

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