Let us know of any resources for people working on the arts, refugees and migration that we might add to this list via hello@counterpointsarts.org.uk
Good practice
Platforma Manifesto – an overview of good practice approaches
Refugee Action Good Practice – a broad range of advice and guidance for refugee and asylum organisations
Sanctuary in the Arts Resource Pack – from City of Sanctuary
Refugee Week / Platforma Monthly Meet-Ups: Fundraising ; Offline and ‘hybrid’ approaches to creative projects
Refugee Week “Slow Conference” 2021 resources and films including Beyond Storytelling
Arts and Uncertainty : designing creative interventions in times of crisis – a toolkit from Ettijahat Independent Culture
Rules and regulations
Working in the UK while an asylum case is considered – “You will not normally be allowed to work while we consider your asylum application…” official government gudiance
Permission to work and volunteering for asylum seekers – Home Office gudiance
Volunteering and the law – Sport England guidance (ie how to ensure volunteers are not considered as employees)
Research reports
The Stuart Hall Foundation Race Report (2021) : A new review, written by Stephen D. Ashe, summarising the findings of the numerous inquiries that have looked at racial inequalities across British society in the past 40 years.
“It’s more than just black people on a stage”: Barriers to and opportunities for meaningful collaboration across the arts, migration and social justice sectors (Selina Nwulu, Counterpoints Arts 2021)
Refuge in a Moving World: Tracing refugee and migrant journeys across disciplines (UCL Press, 2020)
Everybody wants a refugee on stage: Conversations around contemporary artistic engagement with migration (IETM, 2019)
Culture for the Inclusion of Refugees and Migrants Handbook on Best Practices from Regions (Assembly of European Regions, 2018)
Networks and national organisations