tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79423706010448863882024-02-07T22:42:29.817+00:00Bridging ArtsWe link real people to real issues with real action - bringing people of different cultures, interests and backgrounds together.
We commission work, stage and tour exhibitions, develop educational resources and offer workshops. More on www.bridging-arts.orgSusan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.comBlogger531125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-29208445998797034892023-10-29T16:30:00.005+00:002023-10-29T16:30:48.789+00:00Not to be missed - photos of Cornish flower pickers at The Box in Plymouth<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PIzNFjh-19bwN6i50wtB1Cg6-GOgDeb2igvqo28mDKSY8wSOl9yKiNqolpXMnP6XOWkbMPTTU6cY0DlHXk_DEuvZ302XD2E5ls41960v4eOAeCJOE4IVEH1PmpcIXMgmjihlXfpI3JprseIzYVecuAdLTBHPLPwiia1X8Hrcm4nxWPsOWu1F0E3Z/s5869/DSC_6932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3918" data-original-width="5869" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PIzNFjh-19bwN6i50wtB1Cg6-GOgDeb2igvqo28mDKSY8wSOl9yKiNqolpXMnP6XOWkbMPTTU6cY0DlHXk_DEuvZ302XD2E5ls41960v4eOAeCJOE4IVEH1PmpcIXMgmjihlXfpI3JprseIzYVecuAdLTBHPLPwiia1X8Hrcm4nxWPsOWu1F0E3Z/w400-h268/DSC_6932.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The wonderful venue The Box in Plymouth is featuring some of Tom
Pilston's photographs of flower pickers in Cornwall - taken as part of
our project I PACKED THIS MYSELF, which throws a spotlight on the
workers from overseas in Cornwall, who play such a vital role in the
local economy.<p></p><p>Click here for more about The Box's <a href="https://www.theboxplymouth.com/events/exhibitions/dutch-flowers">Dutch Flowers exhibition - </a> open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am-5pm and selected bank holidays until 7 January 2024.</p><div class="summary"><div class="container px-snug md:px-loose"><p class="font-display text-lg text-daintree leading-relaxed md:text-2xl md:px-loose w-full md:max-w-5xl">The
exhibition explores the development of Dutch flower painting from its
beginnings in the early 1600s to its blossoming in the late 1700s. The
engagement space at the gallery features Tom Pilston's photos, taken as
part of our 'I Packed This Myself' project, which explores the
experiences of migrant workers making journeys to the UK and the
pressures on local communities.</p></div></div>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-52485416468112015702023-05-15T20:25:00.003+01:002023-05-15T20:25:21.151+01:00Learning about a refugee's life - and Arabic<div class="separator"><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Names-in-Arabic.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-5976 alignleft" height="300" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Names-in-Arabic-225x300.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><p> <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Scooters.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5975 alignright" height="240" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Scooters-300x225.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/KS1-classroom.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-5978 alignleft" height="300" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/KS1-classroom-300x225.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>A morning (15 May 2023) in brilliant sunshine at Madron Primary School in west Cornwall - talking about a refugee's life and learning a few words of Arabic.<br />A stunning view overlooking Mount's Bay from the playground in this tiny school - scooters lined up here in the bike rack. Rawda Alater spoke about her life in Syria and subsequent experience of the UK in Truro. She arrived about six years ago as a refugee from Syria, and has now gained British citizenship. Children asked about the differences between Syria and Cornwall - in particular, the food the religion and the weather!<br />Rawda very kindly wrote children's names in Arabic and we learned how to say 'Hello', How are you?' 'Thank you' and 'Goodbye' in her language. To welcome any new students who might arrive from an Arabic-speaking country.<br /><p>This is part of <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/suitcases-created-by-migrant-workers/">I PACKED THIS MYSELF</a>, our project funded by Cornwall Council. We are working to break down prejudice and increase understanding of people from different backgrounds - from overseas - who have come to Cornwall to live and work. </p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-69448803810130045972023-05-12T20:25:00.001+01:002023-05-15T20:26:29.381+01:00A celebration cream tea in Cornwall<p> A wonderful afternoon at the Hall for Cornwall to round off this season's <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/photography-workshop-for-overseas-nhs-nurses/">THROUGH MY LENS</a> workshops. A splendid cream tea - and a chance to meet the Royal Cornwall Hospital's Communications Team member Adrian Pennington, who is going to make a film about our workshops and the photos taken. Watch this space for more.</p><p><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_7905-scaled.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-5971 alignleft" height="225" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_7905-300x225.jpeg" width="300" /></a>In the meantime, we simply enjoyed the time together - and seeing each other again. A huge thank you to the Hall for Cornwall for arranging such a feast - and also for allowing us to venture into the theatre and have a photograph taken on the stage. It was the first time many - me included - had been backstage. High spirits on a sunny Friday in Truro as we waved 'Hello' to Cornwall (see above).</p><p>Very many thank yous to all involved- not least to photography tutor <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MikeNewmanPhotography/?locale=en_GB">Mike Newman</a> who worked so hard to make this project happen. The Hall for Cornwall for welcoming us in the cafe and theatre. The Royal Cornwall Museum and Penlee House, Penzance, for allowing us to visit and take photographs.</p><p>Biggest thanks of all, though, are due to our keen photographers who took time out of demanding and busy schedules at the hospital to join us and learn a little more about Cornwall.</p><p>Just a few comments today:</p><p>"I learned a lot during this activity, especially the rich history of Cornwall."</p><p>"The most exciting part for me was when we went to Penzance. Aside from the photography session, we were able to have a bond over coffee, and a small chit chat outside our workplace made us happy."</p><p>"I hope there will be more workshops as these are a breather for us."</p><p> </p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-8226956277532686162023-03-24T13:12:00.002+00:002023-03-24T13:12:18.332+00:00International nurses photograph Penzance<p><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Group-Penlee-scaled.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-5936 alignleft" height="225" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Group-Penlee-300x225.jpeg" width="300" /></a> Our sixth workshop with international NHS workers at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, took us to Penzance. We were unlucky with the weather! But escaped the rain at Penlee House Gallery where we saw familiar paintings. Some depicted scenes we later photographed when the sun (just) started to shine!</p><p>Our new project - Through My Lens - throws a spotlight on the people who work so hard for the NHS - and save our lives. <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/international-nurses-photograph-falmouth/">Click here to read about our workshop in Falmouth</a>. And <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/photography-workshop-for-overseas-nhs-nurses/">here</a> to see how we started off in Truro. We're planning a short film and exhibition of photographs produced.</p><p>A big thank you to Katie Herbert at Penlee House Gallery for welcoming our visit.</p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-17050089687952406312023-03-09T18:45:00.003+00:002023-03-09T18:45:29.515+00:00Learning about Syrian - and Arabic - in Penznce<p><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Penzance-Y5.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-5927 alignleft" height="225" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Penzance-Y5-300x225.jpeg" width="300" /></a> A wonderful day today at St Mary's Primary School, Penzance, with Rawda Alater originally from Syria, who came to the UK as a refugee about six years ago. Rawda told students (of all ages) how it was to experience war, and have to leave your own country. She answered questions - however difficult - about missing her family and life in the UK.</p><p>Children learned how to say yes, no, hello and thank you in Arabic - so that if an Arabic speaker came to the school they could at least try and make contact. Rawda explained that this would have made a huge difference to her when she arrived in Truro.</p><p><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Penzance-early-years.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-5925 alignleft" height="225" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Penzance-early-years-300x225.jpeg" width="300" /></a>Rawda also wrote children's names in Arabic. This was very popular!</p><p>Everyone had language postcards to take home to practise phrases once school had ended....</p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-74335458424248851932023-03-09T18:25:00.002+00:002023-03-09T18:25:16.463+00:00Mirabela at the Cornwall Equalities and Diversity Network<p> So delighted that Mirabela Robatzchi - part of our team since before Covid - was able to attend the most recent meeting of the Cornwall Equalities and Diversity Network. Mirabela has worked so hard on our project about migration and international workers in Cornwall - I PACKED THIS MYSELF. So it was absolutely right that she should make the presentation. And it was a good one!</p><p>In summary:</p><p>I Packed This Myself/Migration - <a href="https://youtu.be/3OWroMWa9cM">Mirabela</a></p><p> Presentation of latest update from Bridging Arts as requested in previous meeting.</p><p>Mirabela Robatzchi (MR) works on project with Susan (Roberts).</p><p> “I packed this myself” started as a discussion about migration</p><p> More people on the move than ever and more than ever coming to Cornwall. Aim of</p><p>project to break down prejudice around those coming to live and work in Cornwall</p><p>and increase importance of role played by those born overseas who live and work</p><p>here.</p><p> Migrant workers previously came for things such as daffodil picking – now in</p><p>hospitality, care workers and range of other areas which need work force in Cornwall</p><p> Suitcases – find out from migrant workers what they would take with them in their</p><p>suitcase that shows something about their heritage, choices etc. Slides shown which</p><p>revealed what people had packed.</p><p> Art showing range of issues raised was presented. Exhibits have been used in school</p><p>and assemblies to discuss with children (y2 – y6). This was to try and explain this to</p><p>children who may comprehend better and relay information or findings to their own</p><p>families. Secondary schools not as successful.</p><p> Used cards with basic phrases in English and Portuguese, Romanian etc. to aid</p><p>translation.</p><p> Asked children what they would take if you had to make a long journey, to open the</p><p>discussion. Went very well with children interacting fully and designed their own</p><p>‘suitcases’ with what they would take. Also, how would it make you feel?</p><p> Watched video on link. The Welcome Song video was taken at summer camp as</p><p>diverse group of children in attendance and Susan from Bridging Arts</p><p> Project continues to run. Susan tried secondary schools</p><p>but not receptive. Would need to be part of a curriculum session rather than</p><p>assembly. Mirabela has a history in conflict resolution in adolescents and it would</p><p>assist in avoiding conflicts which arise from racism in Cornwall. This would then</p><p>support the fight against bullying in schools and also encourage children to be aware</p><p>of others and awareness of a need for equality.</p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-76345797253972104892023-03-05T21:19:00.002+00:002023-03-05T21:28:27.046+00:00Newlyn fish market<p> Loving the paintings by Henrietta Graham outside Newlyn fish</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVza0i_bWAvfpSn-j4Da912OZ32h1JHGpG4mglRjffAaAwl42_h5JMg_eLiM997F90WUMaLQqN8aR1801vBQWl8Pj4pZ0xomTrN95W_FhTCqLZwnsMcUkOkTRD_Db9lgnYa5xLYJoUgjQ_U8trnsN2mXyaJCFUXGwqlzBQpydCe2dl0I20_gKSQ/s4032/DE86F865-B8DB-4765-AC90-F08DE53450BD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVza0i_bWAvfpSn-j4Da912OZ32h1JHGpG4mglRjffAaAwl42_h5JMg_eLiM997F90WUMaLQqN8aR1801vBQWl8Pj4pZ0xomTrN95W_FhTCqLZwnsMcUkOkTRD_Db9lgnYa5xLYJoUgjQ_U8trnsN2mXyaJCFUXGwqlzBQpydCe2dl0I20_gKSQ/s320/DE86F865-B8DB-4765-AC90-F08DE53450BD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSUbxd44frHig8PvTWDz2lZfUtxTGlVSa6-1lVXDSCNhrBwDg-mU0see-6zTzCWKklQdGCpzzEW4j7VjhbqtPaFR_tc8tJQnsU_9ZUZA_k5n_wLEYhs8RMR_g5ZTgOgDbTncvk-KQ97zTXd9hrDCrOfDpcijHlpdFi8CBrNM-7Ih5eNCM1etm5w/s1334/6E409486-F997-48AE-B865-FA07B411BCCB.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSUbxd44frHig8PvTWDz2lZfUtxTGlVSa6-1lVXDSCNhrBwDg-mU0see-6zTzCWKklQdGCpzzEW4j7VjhbqtPaFR_tc8tJQnsU_9ZUZA_k5n_wLEYhs8RMR_g5ZTgOgDbTncvk-KQ97zTXd9hrDCrOfDpcijHlpdFi8CBrNM-7Ih5eNCM1etm5w/s320/6E409486-F997-48AE-B865-FA07B411BCCB.png" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-65622243503247143952023-02-27T11:57:00.002+00:002023-03-05T21:26:53.810+00:00Cutting cauliflower in Cornwall<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJJvNKTf5dhudSZv9oZ6LXqw0KXOnNUtGoxSjW3EtsTQmejxJbaZ3MXIr5gAVFrdlYWXS5BZHTWqX0KwGZ1g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's the time of year when fields in west Cornwall are filled with workers cutting cauliflowers and picking daffodils... This is hard and back-breaking work - particularly on wet and/or frosty mornings - and is done almost uniquely from workers from overseas. The industry couldn't continue without these international workers.</div><p></p><p><br /></p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-23756943215706058132023-02-24T11:02:00.004+00:002023-02-24T11:03:05.657+00:00Photography workshop in Truro with international nurses<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix3kpbU0xtgU8Mj5mJchgLp0yjoRbGlcc9X_EPni_umT5QTNyDapKcDbQg1LumS2ByBTzYN9I2VitY6z9ZSwn-HTucSslJVRS8e3xWSAVkjlQaQcTMGVHW1DQo5RVw3fVQNEuW52nSXleskP3wy0pZlT4XyouN78uZ1fUzeh8oDFwhDFIdzaiukI/s4032/IMG_7363.heic" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix3kpbU0xtgU8Mj5mJchgLp0yjoRbGlcc9X_EPni_umT5QTNyDapKcDbQg1LumS2ByBTzYN9I2VitY6z9ZSwn-HTucSslJVRS8e3xWSAVkjlQaQcTMGVHW1DQo5RVw3fVQNEuW52nSXleskP3wy0pZlT4XyouN78uZ1fUzeh8oDFwhDFIdzaiukI/s320/IMG_7363.heic" width="320" /></a> A wonderful workshop yesterday in Truro, Cornwall, with international nurses from the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske. Many have not been here for many months, so this was a great introduction to the city - led by our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MikeNewmanPhotography/">photography tutor Mike Newman.</a> Thank you Hall for Cornwall for providing such a splendid cream tea (what an introduction to Cornish cuisine!) and allowing us to visit the theatre.</p><p>A full report on <a href="http://www.bridging-arts.org">www.bridging-arts.org</a></p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-69776695392220611602023-02-02T16:26:00.001+00:002023-02-06T16:32:22.760+00:00Photography workshops with international nurses working in Truro<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIfVgsjnwbzfQiBqSUGxV9eOaY4GIuas6PnlloBQdq1imxk1YDsE-1cI9M1TSXigD0oE3pk-NRrY1Q7jQq8uCtlKm3PX8Ykn-C88zPJ2gcOc5X13biKG50KlAlARv5QAqm0EvMzuK5RsE1zdQzgwl0Bv2fboapDfrwJz-U7E7BnHa1e4w93uN4g/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-01%20at%2016.55.25%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIfVgsjnwbzfQiBqSUGxV9eOaY4GIuas6PnlloBQdq1imxk1YDsE-1cI9M1TSXigD0oE3pk-NRrY1Q7jQq8uCtlKm3PX8Ykn-C88zPJ2gcOc5X13biKG50KlAlARv5QAqm0EvMzuK5RsE1zdQzgwl0Bv2fboapDfrwJz-U7E7BnHa1e4w93uN4g/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-01%20at%2016.55.25%20(1).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGSXFL1hNqWDRwMmksdBmqdrc0fQCXwBelD3UeTmLWoTFAqqQQf3sCGRGkTznB6YBI3qyr22D0pIPENAxcvFL8eZvvqfXaU9bCg2-P7k3Llzmye88AU91SbO-EF42pWRRjoBhSgzbsSRaAm3sTAKhAt-4HuYfQTKfnFgujPzuRQhsmSbKFTwwpQ/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-01%20at%2014.54.27.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGSXFL1hNqWDRwMmksdBmqdrc0fQCXwBelD3UeTmLWoTFAqqQQf3sCGRGkTznB6YBI3qyr22D0pIPENAxcvFL8eZvvqfXaU9bCg2-P7k3Llzmye88AU91SbO-EF42pWRRjoBhSgzbsSRaAm3sTAKhAt-4HuYfQTKfnFgujPzuRQhsmSbKFTwwpQ/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-02-01%20at%2014.54.27.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A cold but inspiring afternoon in Falmouth last week when international nurses from the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, joined us for a photography workshop led by Mike Newman. Stills of the photographers in action by Caleb Giddens.<br /><br />This is part of our project <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/suitcases-created-by-migrant-workers/">I PACKED THIS MYSELF</a>, funded by Cornwall Council and aimed at breaking down prejudice and increasing understanding of the people from overseas who play a vital role in the local economy and our lives.<br />The photography workshops are funded through <a href="https://localgiving.org/magic-little-grants/">Magic Little Grant</a> through the partnership between <a href="https://localgiving.org/">Localgiving </a>and<a href="https://www.postcodesocietytrust.org.uk/"> Postcode Society Trust</a>. Postcode Society Trust is a grant-giving charity funded by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Localgiving is the UK’s leading membership and support network for local charities and community groups. Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-41963421288594836812023-01-12T11:51:00.003+00:002023-01-12T11:51:33.941+00:00Cristingle messages with a difference<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ioPQgoZS7dPiVC8m7hhQ5yVurl5ij6Icwv1nqXR1Ph_o7TA2Cp8hWqTS6TEELQxBA5GSKI3-OSNMrVOHIqWUHl9EV75vG2Rsx4_fUPBDgRvgZwXat-DmONOS2nja-Bap0pY1Dj-BbkgVwCaZlvnJK6CiiuDx2rxTlCYtYz9_6aXyDlRqEqZ4JQ/s2086/IMG_5265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2086" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ioPQgoZS7dPiVC8m7hhQ5yVurl5ij6Icwv1nqXR1Ph_o7TA2Cp8hWqTS6TEELQxBA5GSKI3-OSNMrVOHIqWUHl9EV75vG2Rsx4_fUPBDgRvgZwXat-DmONOS2nja-Bap0pY1Dj-BbkgVwCaZlvnJK6CiiuDx2rxTlCYtYz9_6aXyDlRqEqZ4JQ/s320/IMG_5265.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We were delighted to work with Penlee Cluster to develop Cristingle materials with a difference this year. The cut-out birds carrying messages of peace and goodwill in different languages - welcoming people from overseas to Cornwall - were created by children in schools in Penzance, west Cornwall, and surrounding areas this past Christmas (2022). <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/cristingle-messages-with-a-difference/">Click here to read more.</a><p></p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-51045987185247080762022-11-11T12:51:00.005+00:002022-11-12T21:30:01.197+00:00Another Arabic language - and culture - workshop in Falmouth<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBpZ-srVOVG-YBkwWuOC5t0_s1-aJUtOOglNmvEBhi0s2Hk6LnmqHcHK43hIi_q5BuATw99DDKkw92ug93qsfKQTSp4Vb1YFcUfjqcoo904QEpD8zl-jRsWDWvnHWlwysHC97OhA4s4sxC0o9bqn4ScqsmvKXd8U8osv9Vtycsevwk-YmAV_1sgc/s1024/Rawda%20in%20classrom.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBpZ-srVOVG-YBkwWuOC5t0_s1-aJUtOOglNmvEBhi0s2Hk6LnmqHcHK43hIi_q5BuATw99DDKkw92ug93qsfKQTSp4Vb1YFcUfjqcoo904QEpD8zl-jRsWDWvnHWlwysHC97OhA4s4sxC0o9bqn4ScqsmvKXd8U8osv9Vtycsevwk-YmAV_1sgc/s320/Rawda%20in%20classrom.jpeg" width="320" /></a> Back at Falmouth Primary School today for a further assembly and classroom workshops in Arabic with the wonderful Rawda Alater, who arrived in Truro from Lebanon and Syria about six years ago.</p><p></p><p>There are several native Arabic speakers at the school and they helped today. <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Recording-arabic-1.mp3">Here is a Syrian student in Year 6 having a conversation with a classmate - a few easy phrases that the native English speaker learned in minutes. </a></p><p></p><p>We had our Arabic language postcards to hand out - and we realised that some children had been practising overnight with siblings we had worked with yesterday. </p><p>It was wonderful to see the children's enthusiasm - and eagerness to learn.</p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-49524401006081447612022-11-10T15:53:00.004+00:002022-11-12T21:31:11.801+00:00Learning about Syria - and Arabic - in Falmouth<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXMO8zTOXMQeDz8NVpnS8atjnRCJOwh2Z1H3RdiEMxA5pF_BKbH8P_Z75KODLgpFVQ5UjF4a4JM_jMZeNojA5_9sYR4MKl7BwttopIqTu74s-tnbXi5mIyc78xOgElXvMkKvdudWNXV14xRFGSSVKpMK8QQ1jUhw9GxT2M5QSeMBliN6mZcDaQA/s1024/Rawda.jpeg" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXMO8zTOXMQeDz8NVpnS8atjnRCJOwh2Z1H3RdiEMxA5pF_BKbH8P_Z75KODLgpFVQ5UjF4a4JM_jMZeNojA5_9sYR4MKl7BwttopIqTu74s-tnbXi5mIyc78xOgElXvMkKvdudWNXV14xRFGSSVKpMK8QQ1jUhw9GxT2M5QSeMBliN6mZcDaQA/s320/Rawda.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </p>A valuable morning at <a href="https://www.falmouth.kernowlearning.co.uk/web">Falmouth Primary School</a> in west Cornwall this morning with the wonderful Rawda Alater, who spoke about her life in Syria and her subsequent experience in the UK. She answered children's questions - and even taught a bit of Arabic.<p></p><p><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Falmouth-Primary-School.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-5784 alignleft" height="225" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Falmouth-Primary-School-300x225.jpeg" width="300" /></a>In at least two classes there were Arabic speakers. In one, a child from Saudi Arabia spoke no English at all and was delighted to be able to chat with Rawda. As the rest of us listened, we realised what it must feel like to be 'the one' who doesn't understand. It's a strange and disconcerting experience - and one that non-English speaking children must come up against when they first arrive here.</p><p>Rawda spoke about the difference between schools in this country and in Syria. In Syria, children don't have hot dinners at school. The opposite - they take a packed lunch of flat bread and maybe cheese. Houses don't have curtains and carpets. It's hot. Life is different.</p><p>Rawda explained how she felt when she arrived as a refugee in Truro from Lebanon, where she'd been living for five years since she left the war in Syria in 2010.</p><p><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Learning-phrases.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-5783 alignleft" height="300" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Learning-phrases-225x300.jpeg" width="225" /></a>She was afraid to open the door, she said, because she didn't understand a word of English.</p><p>Together this morning we learned how to say hello, how are you! And with the help of Arabic speaking pupils, wrote a few words in Arabic on the flip chart.</p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-52908777508758700392022-11-03T12:12:00.002+00:002022-11-03T12:12:44.315+00:00Family researchers uncover long-lost history<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uxCmeD9KroJgm4rARh9zJhWVgfrBc-qtzAh9N4q9yWXyO5hbFl0FLqA4c2zebcYqacVwZPx08YHM3gF7j75JH57pbGpbXjA2J4HD5CYtbHi1b3JPfkRMkkitwfIBYOP9A72aSaL7z8h4hp4mYE9dlnmaBsOD5kD9gBF0hvb7BO457rsPzRWBMg/s2204/May%20Belle%20Stoneman%201%20(2)%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uxCmeD9KroJgm4rARh9zJhWVgfrBc-qtzAh9N4q9yWXyO5hbFl0FLqA4c2zebcYqacVwZPx08YHM3gF7j75JH57pbGpbXjA2J4HD5CYtbHi1b3JPfkRMkkitwfIBYOP9A72aSaL7z8h4hp4mYE9dlnmaBsOD5kD9gBF0hvb7BO457rsPzRWBMg/w273-h400/May%20Belle%20Stoneman%201%20(2)%20(1).jpg" width="273" /></a></div>Nearly 106 years after her death, a photo has been discovered of Maybelle Stoneman - <a href="https://www.heartofconflict.org.uk/remembering-two-young-women-from-hayle/">one of the two young women who were killed in a factory in the National Explosives Factory, Hayle, on 20 December 1916.</a><p></p><p>The factory at the time was producing munitions for the Front and was one of the largest in the country – part of a huge war effort to manufacture much-needed ordnance. Click <a href="https://www.heartofconflict.org.uk/remembering-two-young-women-from-hayle/">here</a> to read the accident which killed four people - May Stoneman, Cissie Rogers, <a href="https://www.heartofconflict.org.uk/grave-of-george-perry/">George Perry</a> and James Cock.</p><p>Ray Rogers, the great nephew of Cissie Rogers and Kay Gibbons, the niece of May Stoneman, have been researching this story since we started to uncover local stories during the centenary of the end of World War One. Our website <a href="http://www.heartofconflict.org.uk">Heart of Conflict</a> gathers together these stories.</p><p>Kay’s maiden name was Stoneman and her father was May’s younger brother, Henry James Stoneman, who emigrated to New Zealand in the 1930’s.</p><p>It is thanks to both Ray and Kay, who have formed networks with other cousins and descendants, that this photo has been uncovered. Local communities can now learn more about this story - and see a picture of the young woman who died, something that we never imagined that we would be able to do when we started to research the story and found their grave in Phillack. Very many thanks to Ray and to Kay, and to other descendants who have worked so hard on this.</p><p> </p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-53987568606682633422022-10-20T12:40:00.005+01:002022-10-20T12:40:53.653+01:00Teaching Romanian in Camborne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmIHOONjS_hkonz3npRijxVgFCujvWkVWJPWF-SLO6TMWTNxcccIMCrD0KogUZO1TvkSv1e-QqIgS-n-finnKEYQfp428yiOvwoxGFG0y86YA5Wk9lIK3jtvU-a4roeXNzTCz47wNjL13WuHdEDoG2lRq-2WIlXAjmvfaDzGljueeMQvLttFK8A/s1024/Mirabela%20St%20Johns%2020%20October%202022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmIHOONjS_hkonz3npRijxVgFCujvWkVWJPWF-SLO6TMWTNxcccIMCrD0KogUZO1TvkSv1e-QqIgS-n-finnKEYQfp428yiOvwoxGFG0y86YA5Wk9lIK3jtvU-a4roeXNzTCz47wNjL13WuHdEDoG2lRq-2WIlXAjmvfaDzGljueeMQvLttFK8A/s320/Mirabela%20St%20Johns%2020%20October%202022.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Great to be back at <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/our-first-school-assembly-for-two-years/">St John's Catholic Primary School in Camborne, west Cornwall</a>, to teach a few phrases of Romanian - so that children could welcome any newcomers to the school who spoke no English.</p><p>Mirabela from Bucharest, who has been working with us since before the pandemic, led the assembly. And she had two willing young helpers who had arrived at the school from Romania just a couple of years earlier, themselves without any English....</p><p>We left language postcards at the school so that children could take them home to practise the phrases that they had learned.</p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-11987598963872399442022-10-02T12:43:00.001+01:002022-10-20T12:44:53.083+01:00A Welcome Song<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeqQXZOPZIDkeUv_3lvfXeui1P2dDrq8kBaGsjigS8Y_j7z8Bf64V4gbfG0T2PMqt23-kOWT5vz5hnTtitecEuCEm_nASB_CvrT6AeJ8jN1a4z1DkMSD76QD6PgjCnAOocYDM083WDiBtSp-Bgi5Lm-XFtl8m1-ZXDS07181i3nHmhm2QHLQn4w/s1652/Learning%20song.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1652" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeqQXZOPZIDkeUv_3lvfXeui1P2dDrq8kBaGsjigS8Y_j7z8Bf64V4gbfG0T2PMqt23-kOWT5vz5hnTtitecEuCEm_nASB_CvrT6AeJ8jN1a4z1DkMSD76QD6PgjCnAOocYDM083WDiBtSp-Bgi5Lm-XFtl8m1-ZXDS07181i3nHmhm2QHLQn4w/s320/Learning%20song.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A brand new song composed for our project I PACKED THIS MYSELF - breaking down prejudice and welcoming people from overseas who play such a vital role in the Cornish economy.<p></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/I3q5ZrQVpe0">This song, written by Cornish composer Lindsay Eddy, is sung here by children at a summer camp in Paul, west Cornwall, in August 2022. </a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/I3q5ZrQVpe0">Click here to listen.</a></p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-81922731181852297172022-08-27T12:45:00.001+01:002022-10-20T12:46:32.538+01:00A photography workshop for overseas nurses in Truro<p> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HFC-Cafe.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-5762 alignleft" height="210" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HFC-Cafe.jpg" width="280" /></a>A damp but exciting afternoon in Truro, west Cornwall, on Wednesday 24 August. Overseas nurses from the Royal Cornwall Hospital met up with Penzance-based photographer Mike Newman for a photography workshop with a difference. The nurses - here to provide an essential boost to hospital staff - had a unique and much-needed chance to meet and interact with local people - and learn some new skills at the same time.<br />After a few top tips from Mike and a cream tea at the Hall for Cornwall, Michael Apas, Chloe Mickelson and Ace Gonzales– all from the Philippines – ventured out despite the rain into the market to meet traders, chat and take photographs of them and their stalls.</p><p>“It’s a nice link up with nursing,” said Michael afterwards. “Nursing is not just a science, there’s art in it as well. And the same with photography - there's science alongside the art.</p><p>‘’This is something that I also learned when I was doing Interpretive Phenomenological research back home: It is that a picture could resound meaningful messages that is hard to explain. Often, we have plethora of experiences in line with our work and some of those experiences needed not to be explained but to be felt.’’</p><p>‘’This Photography session is a good avenue wherein we could enhance our ways of translating interactions to a deeper and meaningful level. Isn’t it amazing that we are all complete strangers coming from a different background and perspective, but we are unified with art? It only goes to show the power of photography and how it becomes a unifying force that could bridge the gap, and breaks the barriers of culture, language, and ethnicity.’’</p><p>Workshop leader Mike Newman agreed and was highly impressed by the results.<br />“I wanted you to meet people you might not normally meet,” he said to the nurses afterwards. "But also, for them to meet people they would not normally meet and chat to – you!”<br />There will be more photography workshops this autumn and photographs taken will be displayed in an exhibition. The workshops are part of our I Packed This Myself project - breaking down barriers and increasing understanding of the vital role played by people born overseas in the Cornish economy – and in particular in the health service.</p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-89403884562140004052022-08-01T13:08:00.002+01:002022-08-02T13:18:04.584+01:00Stithians soldier remembered in church<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHbyhrAxYDNH7C2Z9sqNvWVSObzOzWgukEe0RrPGpX_G-gAqT7YV94NzNVTH4ch8x65rwoHbthRe8fKxjIo8-3XKaPJHOcqXG0b8rT61nLX1K8Z6lKy7-TqaySkMaa3KlLkQtsNpckcpHekinc4lk6XtRGNReEtIchTQX4ojiKLzIKcxwyYwreA/s1024/board%20at%20Stithians%201.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCHbyhrAxYDNH7C2Z9sqNvWVSObzOzWgukEe0RrPGpX_G-gAqT7YV94NzNVTH4ch8x65rwoHbthRe8fKxjIo8-3XKaPJHOcqXG0b8rT61nLX1K8Z6lKy7-TqaySkMaa3KlLkQtsNpckcpHekinc4lk6XtRGNReEtIchTQX4ojiKLzIKcxwyYwreA/s320/board%20at%20Stithians%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>It was very good to call in at Stithians Church today and see a board we created eight years ago now - in 2016 when we were working on remembering World War One locally. <a href="https://www.heartofconflict.org.uk/remembering-joseph-martin-in-stithians/">Rhiannon Stevenson helped research the background of Joseph Martyn, buried in the graveyard, who died of wounds in Nottingham after being wounded on the Western Front.</a><p></p><p>So many years afterwards - where has the time gone?! - it's good to see the board we worked on, with Rhiannon's help, on display in the church.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu5mBRhLU8-KmzlcUK5i_KySbLj95B6MM3bY0tRr-gVIDZLUZepgB4X5XwdwPCrBT1nz2LLgpi5PX56YrIt51AZ4X07Ct5ahvS4q5LDR1-bkHTUY66H5ofSsbj7kL_BT3ArRD9VXfVBjTeu4aPQgzg1UtMUE2vRtGjBeKQ5E2QVjxMHR28CHG79Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div>A very good Trustees' meeting tonight at the Royal College of Music. This was the first of the college's 'Catalyst' series - 'Fostering Community: Music of Migration and Connection'.<p></p><p>We thought it would be particularly relevant in view of our work in Cornwall on <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/suitcases-created-by-migrant-workers/">I PACKED THIS MYSELF - encouraging understanding of all the people from overseas who play such a vital role in the local economy.</a></p><p>The concert was led by Michelle Hromin, a Croatian-American clarinettist who played in both <i>Babylon, Our Own</i> by Aleksandra Vrebalov and <i>2 Suitcases </i>by Mary Kouyoumdjian.<br /></p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-8963614703572565212022-02-09T17:29:00.008+00:002022-02-09T17:34:07.989+00:00Lecture at Truro College on long journeys and new horizons<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivB_GLfAVFTJgSIVy-xRUxyNbWq3p0ZL-Wqne7wPyvOF2zp4U-bsHyZUvKIHlXwWWh5GhCzKS5nu2ovRID4mwMFr_Y1uTODqJ6WH-WY8lxdk88m_t6_qCtm0Ampwn1-HJIvsHuxRvhEh6m2Eu7cRdUK722w_Q-y3IdlU-z4iLtyHTs3TsrXD4nKw=s1024" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivB_GLfAVFTJgSIVy-xRUxyNbWq3p0ZL-Wqne7wPyvOF2zp4U-bsHyZUvKIHlXwWWh5GhCzKS5nu2ovRID4mwMFr_Y1uTODqJ6WH-WY8lxdk88m_t6_qCtm0Ampwn1-HJIvsHuxRvhEh6m2Eu7cRdUK722w_Q-y3IdlU-z4iLtyHTs3TsrXD4nKw=s320" width="240" /></a></p>Great to be at Truro College today (9 February 2022) to talk to students about migration and all the surrounding issues. <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/suitcases-created-by-migrant-workers/">A run through all our work over the past 15 years....</a> and our project I PACKED THIS MYSELF.<br /><p></p><p>Anew voice joined us at very short notice - Hillary Tan, originally from Kuala Lumpur, who came to study at University in Falmouth four years ago when she was 20.<br />She has indeed made a long journey to change her life and pursue a dream. She studied Business and Digital Marketing - and dance. Her long-term aim is to set up her own dance school in Cornwall.</p><p>Hillary decided to come to the UK as both her parents had studied here. She had heard that Falmouth was a particularly creative university: she is also keen to develop her dance certification - and this originated in the UK so it made sense to study here. <br /></p><p>She answered questions this afternoon about a whole range of things. </p><p>What she found difficult in Cornwall? The weather!<br />To what she missed? Malaysian food. She found English cooking quite limited and didn't know how to cook at the start. "My mum wanted me to study. She said she would do the cooking so I had time."</p><p></p><p>What was hard? Leaving her family.</p><p>"In Asian cultures we're really close. I grew up with being cared by my grandparents. Not seing them for a long time is hard. But at least I can see them online."</p><p>Hillary said she had not experienced any racism, even though she found that there were not many Asian students in Falmouth.</p><p>The best thing about Cornwall? Picking up sea glass at the beach and the scenery.</p><p>The worst thing? The lack of variety in food.</p><p>Hillary kindly offered to give advice to any students thinking of studying abroad - or even in Falmouth!</p><p>Very many thanks to Euan Beattie for inviting us.<br /></p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-11515735916109147912022-02-03T19:21:00.002+00:002022-02-03T19:21:27.301+00:00Filming at Parc Eglos School in Helston<p> <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mike-filming.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-5684 alignleft" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mike-filming-225x300.jpeg" /></a>An exciting day for us today at P<a href="http://www.parc-eglos.cornwall.sch.uk/website">arc Eglos Primary School in Helston, Cornwall </a> as we shot a short film with Penzance-based photographer <a href="https://www.mikenewman.photography/">Mike Newman</a> about our work on migration and all the issues around it. We ran assemblies and <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/three-days-in-helston-and-making-progress-in-romanian/">workshops</a> at the school last month and even <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/5620-2/">taught a little Romanian</a>
with the help of Mirabela Robatzchi (Mirabela, originally from
Bucharest, is now living in Helston with her family.) We left behind
cut-out <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/workshops-in-schools-migration-and-workers-from-overseas/">cardboard suitcases for children to create</a> and imagine what they would take with them if they had to leave home to make a long journey.</p><p>The results are stunning, as we saw today when we returned to see what the children had created. <a href="https://oceanacademyofdance.co.uk/about-us/">Dance teacher Jo Simms worked with the children to stage an amazing modern dance</a> reflecting the emotions, hopes and fears of people who make long journeys to change their lives. <br /></p><p>Watch this space for more about the film.</p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-83384615461852648492022-01-14T14:13:00.005+00:002022-01-14T14:13:48.299+00:00A Factory Suitcase<p> </p><p><a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/A-Factory-Suitcase-at-Parc-Eglos.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-5644 size-thumbnail alignleft" height="150" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/A-Factory-Suitcase-at-Parc-Eglos-150x150.jpg" width="150" /></a>Very good to see 'A Factory Suitcase' by the artist Ross Tibbles once more on display. It's now at <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/suitcases-on-a-school-stage-in-helston/">Parc Eglos School in Helston, Cornwall</a> (left). Ross created this suitcase more than ten years ago when he was a 3D design student at University College, Falmouth. It's been on display several times over the years as we've continued<a href="https://bridging-arts.org/suitcases-created-by-migrant-workers/"> work on migration and related issues</a>.</p><p>It has an intriguing message. Ross was inspired to create it after he worked in a cheesecake factory in Devon one summer. Most of his fellow workers spoke little English and he suddenly realised how it felt not to be able to communicate through language. He felt extremely isolated.<a href="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/factory-suitcase-scaled.jpg"><img alt="" class="wp-image-5643 size-large" height="480" src="https://bridging-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/factory-suitcase-1024x768.jpg" width="640" /></a> The suitcase on display at Penair School, Truro</p><p>“Workers from overseas often find themselves all alone, far away from family and friends whom they have left behind to try and earn more money than they could do at home," he said at the time. “Often, they speak little English and cannot understand what is being said to them - or make themselves understood."</p><p>Ross is now a self-employed graphic designer working across a mix of media and specialising in marketing, advertising, stationery and websites. He also does publication design and helped to start up <a href="http://themoorlander.co.uk">The Moorlande</a>r, a newspaper reporting on Dartmoor and surrounding areas. His portfolio site is <a href="http://arosstibblesdesign.com"><span class="tojvnm2t a6sixzi8 abs2jz4q a8s20v7p t1p8iaqh k5wvi7nf q3lfd5jv pk4s997a bipmatt0 cebpdrjk qowsmv63 owwhemhu dp1hu0rb dhp61c6y iyyx5f41">arosstibblesdesign.com</span></a></p><p>Our work on migration is aimed at breaking down prejudice and increasing understanding of the role played by workers from overseas in the Cornish economy. It's called <a href="https://bridging-arts.org/suitcases-created-by-migrant-workers/">I PACKED THIS MYSELF</a> and is funded by Cornwall Council via Inclusion Cornwall.</p><div class="ns4p8fja j83agx80 cbu4d94t a6sixzi8 bkfpd7mw d2edcug0 kb5gq1qc nred35xi" role="none"><div aria-hidden="true" class="pfnyh3mw j83agx80 cbu4d94t jcr6t5e3 taijpn5t buofh1pr l9j0dhe7 s90hwng2 qnrpqo6b"><div class="bp9cbjyn jcr6t5e3 j83agx80 btwxx1t3" role="none"><div class="bp9cbjyn jcr6t5e3 j83agx80 btwxx1t3" role="none"><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-55789661641606593792022-01-13T19:44:00.001+00:002022-01-13T19:44:07.337+00:00A pop up exhibition in Helston<p> At Parc Eglos Primary School, Helston, for the fourth day running this week - only in the afternoon this time, to set up a pop-up exhibition in the school hall. It's amazing what you can do using old cardboard suitcases as plinths, easels as signs for signage and brightly coloured fabric to draw the whole display together.</p><p></p><p>This display will be at the school for the next few weeks. On Friday 4 February there'll be an Open Day for parents. </p><p>And on Thursday 27 January, well before that, we'll be there to film a dance created by students about the experience of migration - in particular leaving home and loved ones behind. They were rehearsing today as we set up and even at this early stage I had to wipe a tear from my eye!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU5XWVOYg6oGAO1n3RdcmeM5nXI-WOnyg4ShOcH4g9jo6sKlgv0EwkKF9lIkgBtvUorMU8Vkzzv4lp7uf96tLakvv-g6H9HOQj44ua4LSSU7C6Z3vNMn6Eurp3WfwPE3a5Rvw86g7qXRLi-ev4I1oAidzkq6JIrxeW7PMUg-0ZdOFV32Lr1Fg1_i4=s1024" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU5XWVOYg6oGAO1n3RdcmeM5nXI-WOnyg4ShOcH4g9jo6sKlgv0EwkKF9lIkgBtvUorMU8Vkzzv4lp7uf96tLakvv-g6H9HOQj44ua4LSSU7C6Z3vNMn6Eurp3WfwPE3a5Rvw86g7qXRLi-ev4I1oAidzkq6JIrxeW7PMUg-0ZdOFV32Lr1Fg1_i4=s320" width="240" /></a></div>This is part of our project I PACKED THIS MYSELF, drawing attention to the vital role played by workers from overseas in the local economy and attempting to break down prejudice against them.<br /><br />This work is funded by Cornwall Council via Inclusion Cornwall. We've been delighted to work at Parc Eglos this week - Mirabela Robatzchi has brilliantly helped to deliver language workshops and assemblies.<br />Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942370601044886388.post-79486840936468758362022-01-12T19:09:00.004+00:002022-01-12T19:09:40.632+00:00Three days at Parc Eglos and making progress in Romanian<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwCYjYkb5c5taIiWUzmNGyMVOrXIK1-l4dc9-bIgL32iTjR3vkgx7ySgtbqQwjEOz08Byaav1OnSy5trQCVWr0qM38NNbFcn9oGWUKen1qgu4kOW9cMt-3TULIUiZHwYchwC0BvB_DzKv0zKggXqUS3dBQJkeVT11K0ZtxhyknRo3INuivbuOHFQ=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwCYjYkb5c5taIiWUzmNGyMVOrXIK1-l4dc9-bIgL32iTjR3vkgx7ySgtbqQwjEOz08Byaav1OnSy5trQCVWr0qM38NNbFcn9oGWUKen1qgu4kOW9cMt-3TULIUiZHwYchwC0BvB_DzKv0zKggXqUS3dBQJkeVT11K0ZtxhyknRo3INuivbuOHFQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div> At Parc Eglos Primary School, Helston, Cornwall, again today (12/1/22) for the third day running to talk to students about migration and teach a few phrases of Romanian. The idea? So that they could welcome any new students without English to their school. It might have seemed a bit ambitious to teach Romanian in 20 minutes but it worked!<br />Particularly today with the older children in Years 5 and 6.<p></p><p>Not only did we manage to master simple phrases like 'Hello', Goodbye' and 'How are you?'. We moved on to 'Thank you' (a long word in Romanian), 'Please' and - very impressively - 'How are you feeling?' </p><p>The boy in Year 6 who suggested this really put himself in the shoes of a newcomer to the school without any English. Very impressive.</p><p>We had some good feedback, too, from the lovely dance teacher who visits the school every week. She also - independently - runs ballet classes in Helston and on Monday evening (after our first visit to the school) some of her young students greeted her with a little bit of Romanian - 'Hello!' </p><p>What a good start.</p><p><br /></p>Susan Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08600379232993678865noreply@blogger.com0