People of Creativity

Connecting and celebrating underrepresented groups in the creative sectors.

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

Thinking of moving and rebuilding People of Creativity into a #discord community 🤔☺️

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

Hi All @genrentuk are looking to know the experiences of POC private renters. Share your thoughts here ✍🏿✍🏾✍🏽✍🏼https://t.co/O7n00PGYvR

[MAMA Youth Project @MAMAYouth]

Digital Media Training applications are now open ! Tell a friend to tell a friend and get applying if you're eligible. Deadline is 8th August 2022 ! Click the link to apply now
https://t.co/cenmloQbJ0

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

A friend of ours is running a collective art workshop to explore the ‘others’ identity. Check it out over here https://t.co/6bdPz28QeM

[AZ Magazine @azmaguk]

Happy #TDOV from the AZ Mag team! Today is a day to celebrate and centre the trans community and also recognise there is still a long way to go to achieve trans liberation and freedom.

[ACM FAccT @FAccTConference]

ACM FAccT welcomes applications for the inaugural FAcct Diversity and Inclusion (DEI) Scholarships!

The program provides funding for scholars to conduct research that deepens our collective understanding of and advances DEI initiatives.
Consider applying!
https://t.co/vk36UZzk8h

[SUPERRR @[email protected] @superrrnetwork]

Who of you also needs a data healing recovery clinic? 👋 Thank you to artist and guerilla theorist Neema Githere for this beautiful tech vision. Read all about it and the great outage of 2021 on https://t.co/FOTxul4p9M #feministtech

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

If you want to support Ukraine here is a gofundme to support Afro-Caribbean students who are facing challenges while attempting to leave.
https://t.co/fJxnp4PLAf

[BlackStar Projects @BlackStarFest]

Submissions for this year's BlackStar Film Festival are now open! The early deadline is February 1 and the final deadline to submit your film is April 1, 2022. Learn more: https://t.co/bho7PQot8Z

#BSFF22 #byindiemeansnecessary

[clara greo 🌈 @claragt.bsky.social @claragt]

I'm joining @madetech in a couple of weeks to help get this design and research academy off the ground.

It's going to be great and lots of fun!
🔥🌟💓

If you know someone awesome from an under-represented group in tech who would love a career boost, pls share this with them!

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

Absolutely shocked 😢

[Kimberly Bryant @6Gems]

Press release: so it’s 3 days before Christmas and you wake up to discover the organization YOU created and built from the ground up has been taken away by a rogue board with no notification. VC: @BlackGirlsCode

[Google DeepMind @GoogleDeepMind]

Why do principles of distributive justice matter for AI?

This new paper by @iasongabriel explores how they can be used to evaluate AI systems across a range of contexts: https://t.co/HQ9Ng1ntFv

[Makrooh @MakroohUK]

Makrooh is back and bigger than ever, we're partnering up with @sohotheatre to bring you a jam like no other. Join us for a night of #Spokenword #Music & #OpenMic with mama's Kashmiri pink chai in hand. Can't wait to see you all! https://t.co/mhn8AulBa8

[Somerset House @SomersetHouse]

We’re looking for 35 Black-led creative businesses, based in South London to be part of our 12-months skill-building programme, which aims to help early-stage Black entrepreneurs + their creative enterprises to grow.

⏰Applications close this Fri 29 Oct: https://t.co/VeWCL5WSsn

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

So it is #BHM and here we go again with the corporations expecting the 1% of their population to do 101% of the work. 😒

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

Just listened to the amazing podcasts featuting @rafiazakaria and their book Against White Feminism...no lies told here 🔥 https://t.co/Df421xnpcD

[xanthus stan account @tobikyere]

Blue Corridor 15 - a short film i co-produced last year - is now up and available to watch on Dazed! 💙

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

The power of strategic unknowing is pervasive and detrimental to equality.

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

Balance is necessary, but it feels there is an overwhelming lack of TV highlighting black success and joy.

[People of Creativity @POCreativity]

There appears to be a resurgence of TV shows that want to highlight the suffering of black people...this needs to stop. 🙃

[Save Nour #FightTheTower @save_nour]

🚨🚨LAUNCH TODAY!🚨🚨

"Artworks of Resistance" is a new fund we are launching to support the creation of public art in Brixton!

Art is powerful. We know it - and a certain millionaire DJ knows it too. Art can paint over the cracks - or it can reveal them. Please share! [THREAD]