Tag: Black History Month South
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Mobile storytellers share their “Proud To Be” stories at our first community stories screening
Our “Proud To Be” black stories screening took place at MAST Mayflower Studios on Monday 25th October. It was the first of our community stories screenings and, to mark Black History Month, showcased stories from Southampton’s African, Caribbean and black British communities. Nine local people shared their made-by-mobile “Proud To Be” themed videos to a […]
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Over 65s learn digital media skills to tell their stories through mobile video
Proud To Be is the theme of this year’s Black History Month and we’re running a Mobile Storytelling course with that theme! Our Version Media is Proud To Be a social enterprise equipping Southampton’s black, ethnic and other under-represented communities with digital media and storytelling skills to tell their own, authentic stories. With the first Proud To Be […]
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OVM founder awarded for “amplifying black voices”
Our Version Media’s founder, Veronica Gordon, has been awarded a Black History Month South Award for her work “amplifying black voices” in Southampton. The Award was presented during the city’s official Black History Month launch, as she was co-hosting alongside BHM South’s Lou Taylor and Olu Rowe. The launch, took place on Thursday 1st October […]