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SUMMARY:Brent Health Matters – Community Grants Support Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Brent Health Matters – Community Grants Support Session 2\, where we’ll discuss how to access funding for health projects.\n\n\nBrent Health Matters – Community Grants Support Session 2 \nWelcome to the first session of Brent Health Matters’ Community Grants Support! This online event is designed to assist individuals and organizations in navigating the grant application process. Whether you’re a newcomer or a seasoned applicant\, join us for valuable insights\, tips\, and resources to help you secure funding for your health-related projects. Our team of experts will be on hand to answer your questions and provide guidance every step of the way. Don’t miss this opportunity to boost your chances of success! Register now to reserve your spot. \nThese sessions will provide guidance on the application process\, eligibility criteria\, and how to develop a strong proposal. \nGrants of up to £10\,000 are available for Brent-based projects that aim to improve health and wellbeing in local neighbourhoods. We are particularly keen to support initiatives that: \n• Promote healthy living and raise awareness of health issues \n• Provide emotional and mental health support \n• Encourage early intervention and health screenings \n• Improve access to vaccinations \n• Engage children and young people in physical activity \n• Focus on specific groups experiencing health inequalities \n• Clearly demonstrate impact and outcomes \nWe encourage projects supporting children and young people\, and those working with disadvantaged communities. \nFor full details on the Community Grants Fund and how to apply\, visit: Community Grants Fund | Brent Council
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-health-matters-community-grants-support-session-2/
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SUMMARY:Hate Crime Awareness Workshop hosted by Stop Hate UK
DESCRIPTION:For professionals working in Brent\, join the Community Safety team and Stop Hate UK for this upcoming hate crime awareness workshop\n\n\nBrent Community Safety team welcome professionals from local organisations\, and council staff to attend this workshop focused on hate crime\, hosted by Stop Hate UK.  \nIf you would like to further your knowledge and insight to support residents\, improve your own professional and personal development\, this workshop will address what a hate crime is\, exploring online hate\, freedom of speech online\, being an upstander and scenario practice.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/hate-crime-awareness-workshop-hosted-by-stop-hate-uk/
LOCATION:Brent Civic Centre\, Engineers Way\, Wembley Park\, England\, HA9 0FJ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T160000
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DTSTAMP:20251011T054623Z
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SUMMARY:Stories of Harrow Ciyaar Somali Community event
DESCRIPTION:Hadda waxaad ka warqabtaa sheekooyinka dadka reer Ciyaar ee Soomaaliyeed ee Harrow\, waxaadna ka wada shaqaynaysaa dadka kale ee Soomaalida k\n\n\nStories of Harrow Ciyaar Somali Community event \nCome join us at our in-person event where we will be sharing stories from the vibrant Ciyaar Somali Community. Immerse yourself in the rich culture and traditions of the Somali people. The event will be held at HA1 1YB\, so mark your calendars and don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with our community.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/stories-of-harrow-ciyaar-somali-community-event/
LOCATION:HA1 1YB\, Barons Mead\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 1YB\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T103000
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SUMMARY:Repair Items for FREE - Willesden Repair Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Free clothing repairs\, small electrical fixes\, bike servicing\, a bike market\, and more!\n\n\nJoin this FREE event promoting repair and reuse in the community \n*Entry is free\, but please book a ticket. It’s first come\, first served and we cannot guarantee that everyone will be seen\, so please arrive early.* \nCome join us for a fun day of fixing! Bring your broken items and our skilled volunteers will help you repair them for free. Everything from a faulty alarm clock to a squeaky bike. Let’s reduce waste together and learn new skills in the process. See you there! \n \n\nTextile repairs with TRAID – Learn how to sew and repair your own clothes in a friendly workshop setting.\n\n \n\nElectrical repairs with the Restart Project – Repairers will help you troubleshoot and fix small electronic appliances. You are responsible for your device and any data stored on it. Please only bring one item per person.\n\n \n\nBike repairs with Peddle My Wheels – Cycle instructor mechanics will check your bike — wheels\, brakes\, gears\, racks\, pedals and saddles. Minor adjustments will be fixed on the day; for major repairs\, you’ll get advice on what to do next.\n\n \n\nBike market – Browse fully serviced\, affordable\, used bikes. You can also donate your old bike to Peddle My Wheels\, who are running the market.\n\n \nNEW: Electrical Repair Training Workshops with West Central London Fixers \nFor the first time\, we’re also offering two free hands-on workshops where you can learn how to repair small electrical items yourself. Each session runs for approximately 2 hours and is an opportunity to watch\, learn and participate in electronic repairs of anything from a laptop to a sewing machine. \nSession 1: 10:30am – 12:30pm \nSession 2: 12:30pm – 2:30pm \nSpaces are limited\, so please only book if you’re committed to attending for the specified time. If you can’t make it\, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your spot to someone on the waiting list. \nLast entry to the main event is at 2.00pm. \nFor more information\, or if you require assistance or have any specific requirements to be able to take part in the event\, please contact: climateemergency@brent.gov.uk.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/repair-items-for-free-willesden-repair-cafe/
LOCATION:The Pakistan Centre\, Marley Walk\, London\, England\, NW2 4PU\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Wembley Brent Connects  Autumn 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join Wembley  Brent Connects Autumn 2025 – an epic online event which  is bringing people together !\n\n\nJoin us for the Wembley Brent Connects meeting!\n \nIf you live\, work or are interested and passionate in all things Wembley and surrounding areas – join our meeting ! \nThese regular meetings are a great opportunity to stay informed about your neighborhood. Sharing your views and disscusing the issues that affecting your area can lead to possitive change and improvements. This is your chance to access\, influence council’s decisions and hear from speakers and senior leaders at Brent Council. We hope you can join us; everyone is welcome! \nMeetings will be chaired by your local ward councillors and as part of our ongoing commitment to the transparency of Brent Connects\, we will be recording meetings. Additionally\, this will act as an official record of the discussions held\, motions proposed\, and the decisions taken. \nDon’t miss chance to connect\, collaborate\, and create positive change!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/wembley-brent-connects-autumn-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T150000
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SUMMARY:Brent Private Renters Fair 2025
DESCRIPTION:Brent Councils Private Renters Fair is where you’ll find everything you need to know about renting  in Brent\,  all under one roof!\n\n\nBrent Private Renters Fair 2025 \nCome join us at the Brent Civic Centre – Grand Hall for a fantastic event being held for all private renters in the borough! This fair is the perfect opportunity to connect\, learn\, and get expert advice. \nThis fair will be a one-stop shop for everything our private renting community needs\, combining exhibits\, stalls and presentations\, the fair will: \n\nFind out what the Renter’s Rights Bill means for you\nProvide essential support and guidance on renter rights\, tenancy agreements\, and how to navigate challenging situations with landlords.\nEmpower renters with knowledge about their rights and responsibilities\, fostering a positive and respectful relationship between landlords and tenants.\nShowcase the benefits of renting privately in Brent.\n\nThe fair will also host informative guest speakers from across the housing sector covering a range of topics\, ensuring your questions get answered. \nDon’t miss out on this exciting event! Mark your calendars and join us at the Brent Civic Centre for an afternoon filled with knowledge\, connections\, and opportunities. \nPlease note: You don’t need a ticket to attend\, but booking one helps us get an idea of numbers. Feel free to just drop in on the day.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-private-renters-fair-2025/
LOCATION:Brent Civic Centre\, Engineers Way\, Wembley Park\, England\, HA9 0FJ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T120000
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SUMMARY:Stitch Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the summer season of Stitch Social and enjoy a rich blend of storytelling and stitch art creativity. Funded by NLWA
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/stitch-social-29/
LOCATION:Sycamore Community Hall\, 27A West End Lane\, London\, England\, NW6 4NY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T123000
DTSTAMP:20251007T180336Z
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SUMMARY:Women Supporting Women: A New Social Club for Women in NW6 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join our new women’s group; share experiences\, build friendships & support each other. Launch 17 Sept\, 10:30am. All welcome!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/women-supporting-women-a-new-social-club-for-women-in-nw6-and-beyond-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251007T110000
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SUMMARY:Kingsbury Library Coffee Morning:  Wembley's 1948 Olympic Games
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to step back in time and experience the magic of Wembley’s 1948 Olympic Games like never before!\n\n\nAs the world was recovering from the Second World War\, the first Olympic Games for twelve years could help to bring people back together in friendship\, and it was Wembley which played host to them in the summer of 1948. Join Philip Grant\, from Wembley History Society\, for this richly illustrated talk which tells the story not just of the sporting events\, but the part which local residents and Wembley Council played in making these “Austerity Games” a success. \nThis event is part of the nationwide project Our Freedom Then and Now\, exploring the legacy of VE Day and VJ Day. In Brent this takes the form of a dynamic community programme jointly delivered by Brent Libraries\, Culture and Heritage and the Jason Roberts Foundation.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/kingsbury-library-coffee-morning-wembleys-1948-olympic-games/
LOCATION:Kingsbury Library\, Kingsbury Road\, London\, England\, NW9 9HE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251007T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251007T120000
DTSTAMP:20251006T174601Z
CREATED:20250926T150131Z
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SUMMARY:Kilburn Foraging Walks
DESCRIPTION:Learn about edible weeds and other plants growing wild in Kilburn on our guided foraging walks project\, open to everyone.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/kilburn-foraging-walks-2/
LOCATION:Varies\, Varies\, London\, England\, NW6 XXX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251006T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251006T203000
DTSTAMP:20251006T131414Z
CREATED:20250623T151355Z
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SUMMARY:Harlesden Brent Connects Autumn 2025
DESCRIPTION:Come join us at Harlesden Brent Connects for Autumn  round gathering in 2025- In PERSON!!\n\n\nJoin us for the Harlesden Brent Connects meeting!\n \nIf you live\, work or are interested and passionate in all things Harlesden and surrounding areas – join our meeting IN-PERSON!! \nThe venue : \nBrent Start Adult Education Service \nTwybridge Way\, \nNW10 0ST \nThese regular meetings are a great opportunity to stay informed about your neighborhood. Sharing your views and disscusing the issues that affecting your area can lead to possitive change and improvements. This is your chance to access\, influence council’s decisions and hear from speakers and senior leaders at Brent Council. We hope you can join us; everyone is welcome! \nMeetings will be chaired by your local ward councillors and as part of our ongoing commitment to the transparency of Brent Connects\, we will be recording these meetings.Additionally\, this will act as an official record of the discussions held\, motions proposed\, and the decisions taken. \nDon’t miss chance to connect\, collaborate\, and create positive change!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/harlesden-brent-connects-autumn-2025/
LOCATION:Brent Start Adult Education Service\, Twybridge Way\, London\, England\, NW10 0ST\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251006T173000
DTSTAMP:20251006T131414Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Health Matters – Community Grants Support Session 1
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Brent Health Matters – Community Grants Support Session 1\, where we’ll discuss how to access funding for health projects.\n\n\nBrent Health Matters – Community Grants Support Session 1 \nWelcome to the first session of Brent Health Matters’ Community Grants Support! This online event is designed to assist individuals and organizations in navigating the grant application process. Whether you’re a newcomer or a seasoned applicant\, join us for valuable insights\, tips\, and resources to help you secure funding for your health-related projects. Our team of experts will be on hand to answer your questions and provide guidance every step of the way. Don’t miss this opportunity to boost your chances of success! Register now to reserve your spot. \nThese sessions will provide guidance on the application process\, eligibility criteria\, and how to develop a strong proposal. \nGrants of up to £10\,000 are available for Brent-based projects that aim to improve health and wellbeing in local neighbourhoods. We are particularly keen to support initiatives that: \n• Promote healthy living and raise awareness of health issues \n• Provide emotional and mental health support \n• Encourage early intervention and health screenings \n• Improve access to vaccinations \n• Engage children and young people in physical activity \n• Focus on specific groups experiencing health inequalities \n• Clearly demonstrate impact and outcomes \nWe encourage projects supporting children and young people\, and those working with disadvantaged communities. \nFor full details on the Community Grants Fund and how to apply\, visit: Community Grants Fund | Brent Council
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-health-matters-community-grants-support-session-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T200000
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual – "Curing the World? " with Alfredo Jaar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an artist’s talk by Alfredo Jaar\, followed by a discussion with artists Abbas Zahedi\, Yarli Allison and curator Annie Jael Kwan\n\n\nAbout the event: \nAn evening of discussion\, reflection and renewal – an artist’s talk by Alfredo Jaar titled “Things Fall Apart\,” followed by “Curing the World?” a discussion between Jaar and artists Abbas Zahedi and Yarli Allison\, moderated by curator Annie Jael Kwan. \nThe Brent Biennial 2025 FIRE Ritual asks: what if art could burn away indifference\, cauterise wounds\, and spark renewal in a world ablaze? We live amid inflammation and exhaustion—bodies\, minds\, and ecosystems scorched by injustice\, overheated by grief. Yet in the embers and ashes\, art offers not a salve of false comfort\, but a vital force: reigniting\, enlivening\, repairing. \nThis gathering brings together Alfredo Jaar\, Abbas Zahedi\, and Yarli Allison\, three artists who offer art as a living agent—not a passive reflection\, but a fever\, medicine\, a call. \nFor more than forty years\, Alfredo Jaar has worked at the fault lines of ethics and representation\, asking how images and cultural gestures can cut through indifference\, disrupt power\, galvanise change\, and demand empathy. Abbas Zahedi constructs resonant social architectures – part ritual\, part encounter – that pulse with collective breath\, showing how art can hold fragility and translate it into forms of care. Yarli Allison crafts speculative worlds out of migration\, queerness\, biotech\, and digital entanglement\, where survival means weaving tenderness through precarity. \nTogether\, they refuse the snake-oil fantasy of easy cures. Instead\, they ask: can art’s true power lie in its ability to gather us\, to change us\, to imagine otherwise? \nThis event is not a prescription. It is a provocation\, a fire lit in common ground—inviting audiences to see care as resistance\, healing as insurgency\, and art as a force that might yet reshape the future. \n \nAbout the artists: \nAlfredo Jaar is an artist\, architect\, and filmmaker who lives and works in New York. His work has been shown extensively around the world. He has participated in the Biennales of Venice (1986\, 2007\, 2009\, 2013)\, Sao Paulo (1987\, 1989\, 2010\, 2021)\, and Gwangju (1995\, 2000\, 2020) as well as Documenta in Kassel (1987\, 2002). The artist has realized more than seventy five public interventions around the world. Over eighty monographic publications have been published about his work. His work can be found in most major museum collections worldwide. He received the Hiroshima Art Prize in 2018 and the Hasselblad Award in 2020. This year he was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Edward MacDowell Medal. \nAbbas Zahedi is an artist whose practice blends sound\, sculpture\, performance\, and social processes to explore memory\, identity\, and belonging. With a background in medicine from University College London and an MA from Central Saint Martins\, Zahedi’s work engages with systems of care\, thresholds of experience\, and the creation of communal spaces for dialogue. His projects often interweave personal narratives with broader collective concerns\, using sound and materiality as conduits for reflection and connection. Recent exhibitions include Tate Modern\, CAPC\, Bordeaux\, and East Side Projects\, Birmingham. In addition to his artistic practice\, Zahedi collaborates with musicians\, researchers\, and institutions to develop interdisciplinary projects that explore the intersections of art\, architecture\, and sonic culture. His work has been recognised with awards such as the Stanley Picker Fellowship\, 2024 and Frieze Artist Award\, 2022. \nAnnie Jael Kwan is an independent curator and researcher based in London. Her practice is located at the intersection of contemporary art\, cultural and pedagogical activism with an interest in archives\, feminist/queer and alternative knowledge\, collective relations\, sisterhood\, solidarity and spiritual justice. She is the Director of Something Human\, a curatorial initiative that launched the largest Southeast Asia Performance Collection in Europe at the Live Art Development Agency in 2017\, where she also leads Asia-Art-Activism\, which is an interdisciplinary and intergenerational network\, and is the founding council member of Asia Forum for the contemporary arts of Global Asias\, co-launched with the Bagri Foundation during the opening of the 59th Venice Biennale\, and presented with Asymmetry Art Foundation for the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024. Her curatorial projects include UnAuthorised Medium\, 2018 at Framer Framed (NL)\, Future Ages Will Wonder\, when she was the Curator-in-Residence at FACT Liverpool (2020-2022)\, and Noguchi Resonances for the Barbican Center (2021). She was also associate curator for Pera+Fauna+Flora\, collateral project for the 59th Venice Biennale\, and programme advisor for the 12th Seoul Mediacity Biennale (2023). She undertook the role of Curator of the Brent Biennial (2023-2025)\, and is also a techne scholar at CREAM (Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media)\, University of Westminster. \nYarli Allison is a Canadian-born\, Hong Kongese art-worker based in London with an interdisciplinary approach traversing sculpture\, XR\, film\, drawings\, tattooing\, and performances. Yarli’s works were exhibited at Tai Kwun Contemporary Museum\, Barbican Centre\, Institute of Contemporary Arts: ICA London\, V&A Museum. Recent project grants were awarded to Yarli by the Arts Council England\, the Canadian Council for the Arts\, and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. \nBrent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual \nFIRE Ritual takes place from 26 September to 12 October 2025. \nFire is a tool\, both revered and feared. A glowing hearth calls us home\, to safety and sustenance. Gentle embers create warmth\, while a blazing flame provides illumination and a force for change. Its power is exponential\, and the insurgencies and profligacies of fire threaten destruction. Fire symbolises the potential for creation and destruction. It challenges the notion that structures should last forever\, and instead speaks to transferences of im/materiality across dimensions. \nFIRE Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements\, the Biennial is curated by Annie Jael Kwan\, and unfolds across a series of four elemental rituals – WATER\, EARTH\, FIRE and AIR – at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough— Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn— the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition. \nThis event is hosted by CREAM (Centre for Research and Education in Art and Media)\, University of Westminster\, as part of Brent Biennial 2025. \nFIRE Ritual is presented by the Brent Biennial 2025\, with the support of Arts Council England\, Brent Council\, Canada Council for the Arts\, Hong Kong Arts Development Council\, Something Human\, and University of Westminster. \nFor more information visit : https://metrolandcultures.com/events/brent-biennial-2025/ \n \nImage: © Alfredo Jaar
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-fire-ritual-alfredo-jaar-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Ambika P3\, 35 Marylebone Road\, London\, England\, NW1 5LS\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T140000
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SUMMARY:Stitch Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the summer season of Stitch Social and enjoy a rich blend of storytelling and stitch art creativity. Funded by NLWA
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/stitch-social-28/
LOCATION:Sycamore Community Hall\, 27A West End Lane\, London\, England\, NW6 4NY\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T123000
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SUMMARY:Women Supporting Women: A New Social Club for Women in NW6 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join our new women’s group; share experiences\, build friendships & support each other. Launch 17 Sept\, 10:30am. All welcome!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/women-supporting-women-a-new-social-club-for-women-in-nw6-and-beyond/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T120000
DTSTAMP:20250929T162334Z
CREATED:20250926T150131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T162334Z
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SUMMARY:Kilburn Foraging Walks
DESCRIPTION:Learn about edible weeds and other plants growing wild in Kilburn on our guided foraging walks project\, open to everyone.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/kilburn-foraging-walks/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250928T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250928T180000
DTSTAMP:20250928T155900Z
CREATED:20250926T150138Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual - Embers of Light
DESCRIPTION:Explore transformation\, trust and impermanance through lumen printing—an alternative photographic technique – with artist Xinyue Tao\n\n\nAbout the workshop \nAs part of Brent Biennial 2025: Bones\, Stones and Calling the Four Elements\, we gather in a Fire Ritual to explore transformation through the lumen print process—an alternative photographic technique where objects are placed on light-sensitive paper and exposed to sunlight\, leaving ephemeral traces shaped by light and heat. \nBeginning with a meditation on fire as warmth\, energy\, and renewal\, we choose intuitively from materials connected to the four elements. Placed on the paper and exposed to sunlight\, these materials mark their fleeting presence. \nTogether we witness images appear\, shift\, and slowly fade. This impermanence becomes the essence of our ritual: a cycle of ignition\, manifestation\, disappearance\, and renewal. What remains is not permanence\, but resonance—an inner fire carried forward. We take our prints with us\, allowing them to keep transforming\, and continue the practice of presence\, trust\, and impermanence beyond the workshop. \n \nAbout the artist \nXinyue Tao (b.1998\, Kunming\, China) is a London-based artist whose practice explores the subjective perception of time and space through self-identity\, memory\, and the unconscious. Guided by intuition\, her work is primarily rooted in photography\, while also extending into performance\, installation\, and experimental forms. She engages deeply with darkroom printing and alternative photographic processes\, integrating light-sensitive materials and slow\, embodied methods into her image-making. Tao also embraces collaboration as a working method\, co-creating interdisciplinary works and initiating community-based workshops that foster dialogue\, shared experiences\, and connections. She is dedicated to creating fields of resonance where deep connections can emerge through artistic engagement. \nBrent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual \nFIRE Ritual takes place from 26 September to 12 October 2025. \nFire is a tool\, both revered and feared. A glowing hearth calls us home\, to safety and sustenance. Gentle embers create warmth\, while a blazing flame provides illumination and a force for change. Its power is exponential\, and the insurgencies and profligacies of fire threaten destruction. Fire symbolises the potential for creation and destruction. It challenges the notion that structures should last forever\, and instead speaks to transferences of im/materiality across dimensions. \nFIRE Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements\, the Biennial is curated by Annie Jael Kwan\, and unfolds across a series of four elemental rituals – WATER\, EARTH\, FIRE and AIR – at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough— Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn— the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition. \nFIRE Ritual is presented by the Brent Biennial 2025\, with the support of Arts Council England\, Brent Council\, Canada Council for the Arts\, Granville Community Kitchen\, Hong Kong Arts Development Council\, K2K Radio\, Kilburn Square Housing Co-op\, Something Human\, University of Westminster\, and Wing Yip. \nFor more information visit : https://metrolandcultures.com/events/brent-biennial-2025/
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-fire-ritual-embers-of-light/
LOCATION:Metroland Studio\, 91 Kilburn Square\, (access via walking through Kilburn Market)\, London\, NW6 6PS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250928T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250928T160000
DTSTAMP:20250928T155900Z
CREATED:20250926T150137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T155900Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual - Deheat Mudmud workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us to get your hands dirty\, to deheat (or restore heat) with medicinal plants and to make your body feel new!\n\n\nAbout the event: \nArtist Yarli Allison and botanical designer Orin Chung invites you to craft in “Deheat Mudmud”\, a hands-on workshop that revives ancient plant-based healing methods in thinking about modern medicine approaches with future biotechnologies. \nDrawing from practices of ‘Deep Medicine’ (Raj Patel and Rupa Marya) alongside Sino-botanical wisdom on addressing imbalances in the inner body like ‘heat toxins’ (Cantonese: 熱毒 Jit6 Duk6) and ‘damp-heat’ (濕熱 Sap1 Jit6)\, the artists invite you to restore the harmony of your full being: to connect symptoms as part of an interwoven web of identities\, stories\, people\, non-humans\, land\, and environments while biotech advances. You are invited to craft wearable talismans\, brew your restorative tea\, sip to reset your nervous system. \n \nAbout the artists: \nYarli Allison is a Canadian-born\, Hong Kongese art-worker based in London with an interdisciplinary approach traversing sculpture\, XR\, film\, drawings\, tattooing\, and performances. Yarli graduated with an MFA first-class honour from The Slade School of Fine Art. Yarli’s works have been exhibited at Tai Kwun Contemporary Museum\, Barbican Centre\, Institute of Contemporary Arts: ICA London\, and the V&A Museum. Recent project grants were awarded to Yarli by Arts Council England\, the Canadian Council for the Arts\, and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Through their work\, Yarli explores themes of digital humanity along with belongings\, decolonisation\, feminist futures\, biotech ethics and queer solar punk scenarios. \nOrin Chung is a London-based floral and botanical designer and the founder of Oxygen Flower Studio. Known for his transformative installations\, Orin reimagines spaces through carefully curated floral compositions that often feel like spatial teleportation\, turning environments into ethereal\, immersive experiences. Orin’s background in fashion design informs his practice in floral artistry\, bringing meticulous craftsmanship\, conceptual thinking\, and a hands-on experimentation approach to colour\, form\, material\, and texture. This experience has also refined his eye for composition and structure\, enabling him to explore new techniques and creative possibilities in his floral work. In 2023\, Orin relocated to the UK from Hong Kong\, where his East Asian identity and diasporic experiences in urban cityscapes inspired his exploration of new themes. His diasporic perspective informs a critical engagement with nature’s role in cultural identity and spatial storytelling\, expanding the discourse on the human-plant relationship. \nBrent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual \nFIRE Ritual takes place from 26 September to 12 October 2025. \nFire is a tool\, both revered and feared. A glowing hearth calls us home\, to safety and sustenance. Gentle embers create warmth\, while a blazing flame provides illumination and a force for change. Its power is exponential\, and the insurgencies and profligacies of fire threaten destruction. Fire symbolises the potential for creation and destruction. It challenges the notion that structures should last forever\, and instead speaks to transferences of im/materiality across dimensions. \nFIRE Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements\, the Biennial is curated by Annie Jael Kwan\, and unfolds across a series of four elemental rituals – WATER\, EARTH\, FIRE and AIR – at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough— Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn— the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition. \nFIRE Ritual is presented by the Brent Biennial 2025\, with the support of Arts Council England\, Brent Council\, Canada Council for the Arts\, Granville Community Kitchen\, Hong Kong Arts Development Council\, K2K Radio\, Kilburn Square Housing Co-op\, Something Human\, University of Westminster\, and Wing Yip. \nFor more information visit : https://metrolandcultures.com/events/brent-biennial-2025/
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-fire-ritual-deheat-mudmud-workshop/
LOCATION:Metroland Studio\, 91 Kilburn Square\, (access via walking through Kilburn Market)\, London\, NW6 6PS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T170000
DTSTAMP:20250927T155715Z
CREATED:20250926T150135Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual - Tarot & Transformation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Annie Kwan and Sun Park for a tarot workshop\n\n\nAbout the event \n”Anger is a source of inspiration and motivation\, an immense power that must be trained and constrained lest its fires become self destructive from the inside-out.” – Audre Lorde \nFire is an ancient teacher. It warms the hearth\, feeds the body\, and lights the path forward. It is the ember that sustains\, the beacon that shines the way\, the blaze that transforms\, and the wild force that both destroys and clears space for what is yet to come. \nThis gathering responds to the FIRE Ritual of Brent Biennial 2025 by calling on participants who feel the fires within and around us. We hold a space where you are invited to enter into conversation with the archetypes of flame—rage and grief\, renewal and creation—and allow them to move through our bodies\, our stories\, and our collective imagination. \nWe will approach tarot as a spiritual technology and storytelling to spark new associations and collective insights. Working with archetypes from the major arcana\, we will light up connections to ancestors and deities\, and scribe new visions with free/collective writing. \nThis is a circle for those who feel the rising heat—within the body\, within the world—and long to transmute it. We gather not to extinguish the fire\, but to learn how to tend it\, honor it\, and let it illuminate the path ahead. \nThe workshop will take place inside the Metroland Studios Social Space. \nImage: Tarot Deck by Jia Sung\, photo by Sun Park \n \nMaterials to bring: \n– Tarot cards (if you have a deck\, please bring them) \n– An object you use for spiritual or creative associations \n \nAbout the artists \nSun Park makes\, writes and works as a cultural worker in London. She is currently interested in gossip\, friendship\, and risk while studying topics like Cosmotechnics\, Asian Futurism\, and feminist remembering with positive obsession. Lately\, the Hanged Man card has been returning to her\, and she hopes to write about it in relation to Fred Moten’s idea of nonperformance. She is learning and resting with the Asian Feminist Studio for Art and Research (AFSAR) and Carefuffle Working Group. \nAnnie Jael Kwan centres diasporic feminist/queer lived experiences and practices\, collective knowledge and radical spirituality as part of her PhD research. She instigates and curates the Radical Spiritual Collective\, an intersectional multi-cosmological gathering of alternative knowledge and belief systems\, intended towards nurturing middle-aged sisterhood and spiritual justice. Her alt-personas of Raving Auntie\, High Priestess and oneiromancer are sometimes glimpsed at pasar malams\, tiny coastal towns and dimly lit rooftops. \nBrent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual \nFIRE Ritual takes place from 26 September to 12 October 2025. \nFire is a tool\, both revered and feared. A glowing hearth calls us home\, to safety and sustenance. Gentle embers create warmth\, while a blazing flame provides illumination and a force for change. Its power is exponential\, and the insurgencies and profligacies of fire threaten destruction. Fire symbolises the potential for creation and destruction. It challenges the notion that structures should last forever\, and instead speaks to transferences of im/materiality across dimensions. \nFIRE Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements\, the Biennial is curated by Annie Jael Kwan\, and unfolds across a series of four elemental rituals – WATER\, EARTH\, FIRE and AIR – at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough— Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn— the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition. \nFIRE Ritual is presented by the Brent Biennial 2025\, with the support of Arts Council England\, Brent Council\, Canada Council for the Arts\, Granville Community Kitchen\, Hong Kong Arts Development Council\, K2K Radio\, Kilburn Square Housing Co-op\, Something Human\, University of Westminster\, and Wing Yip. \nFor more information visit : https://metrolandcultures.com/events/brent-biennial-2025/
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-fire-ritual-tarot-transformation-workshop/
LOCATION:Metroland Studio\, 91 Kilburn Square\, (access via walking through Kilburn Market)\, London\, NW6 6PS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T140000
DTSTAMP:20250927T155715Z
CREATED:20250926T150134Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual - Growler’s Kilburn Stroll
DESCRIPTION:Join Growler – a shamanic singing vulva – on a theatrical journey through grief\, loss\, exile and displacement in Kilburn’s streets\n\n\nAbout the event \nGrowler is Dee Mulrooney’s alter-ego and performance piece. She is an 85-year-old drum-banging shamanic vulva living in exile. Through storytelling\, song\, spoken word and comedy Growler takes audiences on a ritualistic\, theatrical journey through grief\, loss\, exile and displacement. No stone is left unturned and no one is left behind on Growler’s quest to heal the past and help people to love the “eejit” out of themselves. With a tongue like a lash and a heart of gold\, Growler is at the coal face\, blazing the streets with her trolley and staff\, remembering the everyday sacred. Growler will be coming to Kilburn to connect with the Holywell and remember the thousands of Irish ancestors who settled in the area. Beneath the concrete and cement the memory is held. \n \nDee Mulrooney \nDee Mulrooney is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice encompasses painting\, drawing\, film\, storytelling\, and performance. Her work is profoundly shaped by her lived experience as a woman\, with recurring themes of identity\, exile\, class\, and displacement. Dee addresses complex subjects such as abuse\, loss\, and trauma\, employing art as a medium for transformation and reclamation. By highlighting underrepresented female experiences\, her projects foster collective reflection and healing within the context of intersectional feminist discourse. \nDee’s alter ego\, Growler\, is an 85-year-old vulva and liminal space holder who navigates themes of sexuality\, religion\, and sexual violence. Drawing on elemental intuitive practices\, Growler embodies the archetype of the sacred clown\, using her arresting theatrical rituals to challenge societal norms and articulate truths that are often left unspoken. Dee won the Lustrum award at Edinburgh Fringe 2023 for “Most unforgettable performance”. Since October 2022\, Dee has collaborated with Heart of Glass\, a community arts organisation in Liverpool\, on a public commission concerning themes of displacement and grief. \nBrent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual \nFIRE Ritual takes place from 26 September to 12 October 2025. \nFire is a tool\, both revered and feared. A glowing hearth calls us home\, to safety and sustenance. Gentle embers create warmth\, while a blazing flame provides illumination and a force for change. Its power is exponential\, and the insurgencies and profligacies of fire threaten destruction. Fire symbolises the potential for creation and destruction. It challenges the notion that structures should last forever\, and instead speaks to transferences of im/materiality across dimensions. \nFIRE Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements\, the Biennial is curated by Annie Jael Kwan\, and unfolds across a series of four elemental rituals – WATER\, EARTH\, FIRE and AIR – at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough— Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn— the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition. \nFIRE Ritual is presented by the Brent Biennial 2025\, with the support of Arts Council England\, Brent Council\, Canada Council for the Arts\, Granville Community Kitchen\, Hong Kong Arts Development Council\, K2K Radio\, Kilburn Square Housing Co-op\, Something Human\, University of Westminster\, and Wing Yip. \nFor more information visit : https://metrolandcultures.com/events/brent-biennial-2025/
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-fire-ritual-growlers-kilburn-stroll/
LOCATION:Metroland Studio\, 91 Kilburn Square\, (access via walking through Kilburn Market)\, London\, NW6 6PS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T200000
DTSTAMP:20250926T153717Z
CREATED:20250926T150133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T153717Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial: FIRE Ritual Launch Party + K2K Radio Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate FIRE Ritual\, with an evening of local DJs\, food\, drink and an exploration of grief rememberance and renegeration\n\n\nAbout the event \nJoin us at Metroland Cultures for an evening of rhythms and connection\, as we celebrate the launch of the FIRE Ritual programme\, co-hosted by Brent Biennial 2025 and K2K Radio.  \nExperience the world premiere of In Petri Dishes We Sing《 於培養皿內唱歌 》\, a new moving image work and installation by artist Yarli Allison\, and join us for opening speeches\, food and drink. Then step inside the K2K Radio studio for a live show exploring grief\, remembrance\, and music as medicine. Local DJs will bring the heat to Kilburn Square for an outdoor music party. This evening is a special fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Support. \nAbout K2K Radio \nK2K Radio is a community-powered station and creative platform based at Metroland Studios in Kilburn. Founded in 2012\, it has grown into an inclusive\, volunteer-led hub where people of all ages and backgrounds can connect\, create\, and share their voices. \nFrom live radio shows and DJ sets to hands-on training and community events\, K2K offers space and support for anyone curious about broadcasting\, music\, and media as well as people looking to giveback and connect. Relocating to Metroland and Kilburn Square in 2024 has deepened K2K’s roots\, placing it at the heart of a network of residents\, artists\, and grassroots changemakers. Today\, the station continues to champion hidden voices\, amplify culture and creativity\, and use radio as a joyful tool for confidence\, wellbeing\, and collective connection. \nBrent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual \nFIRE Ritual takes place from 26 September to 12 October 2025. \nFire is a tool\, both revered and feared. A glowing hearth calls us home\, to safety and sustenance. Gentle embers create warmth\, while a blazing flame provides illumination and a force for change. Its power is exponential\, and the insurgencies and profligacies of fire threaten destruction. Fire symbolises the potential for creation and destruction. It challenges the notion that structures should last forever\, and instead speaks to transferences of im/materiality across dimensions. \nFIRE Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements\, the Biennial is curated by Annie Jael Kwan\, and unfolds across a series of four elemental rituals – WATER\, EARTH\, FIRE and AIR – at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough— Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn— the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition. \nFIRE Ritual is presented by the Brent Biennial 2025\, with the support of Arts Council England\, Brent Council\, Canada Council for the Arts\, Granville Community Kitchen\, Hong Kong Arts Development Council\, K2K Radio\, Kilburn Square Housing Co-op\, Something Human\, University of Westminster\, and Wing Yip. \nFor more information visit : https://metrolandcultures.com/events/brent-biennial-2025/ \nImages:Still from Yarli Allison\, In Petri Dishes We Sing\, 2025 (Moving Image\, 4K 28:30)K2K Radio\, photo by Thomas Coles
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-fire-ritual-launch-party-k2k-radio-celebration/
LOCATION:Metroland Studio\, 91 Kilburn Square\, (access via walking through Kilburn Market)\, London\, NW6 6PS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T180000
DTSTAMP:20250926T153718Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual - Grieving Kilburn
DESCRIPTION:Join creative producer and interfaith minister Caren Owen for a ceremony for connection\, healing and grief\n\n\nAbout the event \nFollowing the autumn equinox\, and in these times of personal\, collective and land grief\, this open-hearted participatory session centres ritual and fire as allies for death\, grief and transformation. \nLed by local interfaith minister Caren Wynn-Owen\, participants will be held in simple practices that honour the elements and invite connection\, release and renewal. \nBridging the gardens of Kilburn Square and Metroland Studios\, the session flows into space for conversation\, rest and music. \n \nAbout the artist: \nCaren Wynn-Owen is a producer\, OneSpirit interfaith minister and DJ rooted in community\, ceremony and creative practice. She is committed to creating inclusive spaces of connection\, care and celebration — from public rituals to intimate circles\, rites of passage and spiritual counselling. \nHer journey weaves together leadership in arts and community programmes — including founding K2K Radio\, managing South Kilburn Studios and Kilburn Festival\, and work with Brent 2020 London Borough of Culture\, Camden Council\, The Arrigo Programme and SEED Network. \nBased in Kilburn\, London\, Caren lives with her two teenagers and brings warmth\, creativity and presence to all she holds. \n \nBrent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual \nFIRE Ritual takes place from 26 September to 12 October 2025. \nFire is a tool\, both revered and feared. A glowing hearth calls us home\, to safety and sustenance. Gentle embers create warmth\, while a blazing flame provides illumination and a force for change. Its power is exponential\, and the insurgencies and profligacies of fire threaten destruction. Fire symbolises the potential for creation and destruction. It challenges the notion that structures should last forever\, and instead speaks to transferences of im/materiality across dimensions. \nFIRE Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements\, the Biennial is curated by Annie Jael Kwan\, and unfolds across a series of four elemental rituals – WATER\, EARTH\, FIRE and AIR – at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough— Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn— the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition. \nFIRE Ritual is presented by the Brent Biennial 2025\, with the support of Arts Council England\, Brent Council\, Canada Council for the Arts\, Granville Community Kitchen\, Hong Kong Arts Development Council\, K2K Radio\, Kilburn Square Housing Co-op\, Something Human\, University of Westminster\, and Wing Yip. \nFor more information visit : https://metrolandcultures.com/events/brent-biennial-2025/
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-fire-ritual-grieving-kilburn/
LOCATION:Metroland Studio\, 91 Kilburn Square\, (access via walking through Kilburn Market)\, London\, NW6 6PS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T160000
DTSTAMP:20250926T153717Z
CREATED:20250926T150130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T153717Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual - O: LADLE ME
DESCRIPTION:Join artists Sue Man & Capri Jiang for a workshop to transform ladles into protective talismans inspired by Chinese folk practices\n\n\nAbout the event: \nThe ladle\, often a quiet presence in the domestic sphere\, is a vessel of nourishment and care—a simple tool that bridges hands\, hearts\, and histories. Inspired by the Shehuo 社火 (Community Fire) traditions of Northwest China\, this ceremony transforms the ladle into a mask of meaning\, a talisman imbued with protection\, memory\, and connection. \nPresented by Sue Man and Capri Jiang\, artists rooted in hospitality and food heritage\, this event explores food as both medium and language in artistic expression. Through their practice\, fire\, food\, and storytelling merge—transforming the simple act of feeding into a shared ritual of remembrance\, care\, and healing. \nThrough it\, we gather to honour what sustains us and to share the warmth of being together\, creating a moment where everyday objects and gestures become symbols of community and healing. This event becomes an alchemical exchange\, where the act of sharing food evolves into a ritual of protection and transformation. Talismans emerge through storytelling\, nourishment\, and the shared experience of connection. \n \nAbout the artists: \nSue Man (b. Stockholm\, Sweden) is a London-based artist of Chinese heritage. Through a participatory\, multidisciplinary approach\, she investigates cultural heritage\, memory\, and the intricate weave of belonging and identity. Working across mixed media—including ephemera\, textiles\, clay\, sculpture\, and food—she creates spaces where stories are shared\, resilience is nurtured\, and futures are imagined. \nAs an artist\, cultural programmer\, and community builder\, Sue mobilises intergenerational narratives through materiality and conversation\, repurposing her family trade in hospitality to connect communities and amplify voices and stories often overlooked. Since 2009\, she has led creative projects with institutions such as the Southbank Centre and Museum of the Home\, alongside grassroots organisations. \nAlongside her collaborative work\, Sue continues her studio practice\, exploring domestic rituals\, memory\, and food as a site of cultural expression and community activism\, creating work that reflects both personal and collective histories in immersive\, engaging experiences. \n \nCapri Jiang is a participatory artist\, community event coordinator\, and researcher who leverages art and design as transformative tools to communicate\, support communities\, and challenge prevailing narratives. Her practice focuses on creative interventions in social justice issues\, particularly the right to food and gentrification\, expressed through multidisciplinary mediums such as zine creation\, short films\, art workshops and curatorial projects. \nIn collaboration with Granville Community Kitchen\, Capri developed a series of participatory research projects to respond to local food insecurity and celebrate diverse food heritage in South Kilburn while nurturing collective action around the right to food. For Capri\, food serves as a universal and inclusive medium\, deeply tied to culture\, land\, human rights\, and self-expression\, that grounds and shapes her socially engaged artistic practice. \n \nBrent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual \nFIRE Ritual takes place from 26 September to 12 October 2025. \nFire is a tool\, both revered and feared. A glowing hearth calls us home\, to safety and sustenance. Gentle embers create warmth\, while a blazing flame provides illumination and a force for change. Its power is exponential\, and the insurgencies and profligacies of fire threaten destruction. Fire symbolises the potential for creation and destruction. It challenges the notion that structures should last forever\, and instead speaks to transferences of im/materiality across dimensions. \nFIRE Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements\, the Biennial is curated by Annie Jael Kwan\, and unfolds across a series of four elemental rituals – WATER\, EARTH\, FIRE and AIR – at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough— Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn— the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition. \nFIRE Ritual is presented by the Brent Biennial 2025\, with the support of Arts Council England\, Brent Council\, Canada Council for the Arts\, Granville Community Kitchen\, Hong Kong Arts Development Council\, K2K Radio\, Kilburn Square Housing Co-op\, Something Human\, University of Westminster\, and Wing Yip. \nFor more information visit : https://metrolandcultures.com/events/brent-biennial-2025/
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-fire-ritual-o-ladle-me/
LOCATION:Metroland Studio\, 91 Kilburn Square\, (access via walking through Kilburn Market)\, London\, NW6 6PS\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T130000
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual – I Can't Go On. I'll Go On. Alfredo Jaar
DESCRIPTION:Join us on a walk from Kensal Green – following ancient routes for pilgrims\, traders and explorers – to activate Alfredo Jaar’s artwork\n\n\nAbout the event \nJoin us on a walk from Kensal Green to Kilburn to activate Alfredo Jaar’s artwork I Can’t Go On. I’ll Go On. We’ll be following the ancient route for pilgrims\, traders and explorers\, and marking locations of community interest – where we will share this proclamation with the public as a collective gesture of resistance and hope. \n \nI Can’t Go On. I’ll Go On\, Alfredo Jaar \nThis is a project based on a direct quote from Samuel Becket’s 1953 novel The Unnamable. These seven words are in fact the last words of the book. \nIn the artist’s view\, this statement perfectly reflects our state of mind in today’s dark times. Most of us are probably pessimistic intellectually\, but still optimistic\, at least with our will. Because we have no choice. \nIts public presentation is an act of resistance\, an act of hope\, inviting the audience to use these words as a hopeful lament. \nYou can see the work on display outside Kensal Green station (639 Harrow Road\, London\, W10 4RA) and 147A Kilburn High Road (London\, NW6 7HT) between 22 September – 5 October 2025 \nOn 1 October Alfredo Jaar will give a talk about his work at Ambika P3 as part of Brent Biennial 2025\, and be in discussion with curator Annie Jael Kwan and artists Abbas Zahedi and Yarli Allison. Sign up for that event here. \n \nAbout the artist \nAlfredo Jaar is an artist\, architect\, and filmmaker who lives and works in New York. His work has been shown extensively around the world. He has participated in the Biennales of Venice (1986\, 2007\, 2009\, 2013)\, Sao Paulo (1987\, 1989\, 2010\, 2021)\, and Gwangju (1995\, 2000\, 2020) as well as Documenta in Kassel (1987\, 2002). The artist has realized more than seventy-five public interventions around the world. Over eighty monographic publications have been published about his work. His work can be found in most major museum collections worldwide. He received the Hiroshima Art Prize in 2018 and the Hasselblad Award in 2020. This year he was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Edward MacDowell Medal. \n \nBrent Biennial 2025: FIRE Ritual \nFIRE Ritual takes place from 26 September to 12 October 2025. \nFire is a tool\, both revered and feared. A glowing hearth calls us home\, to safety and sustenance. Gentle embers create warmth\, while a blazing flame provides illumination and a force for change. Its power is exponential\, and the insurgencies and profligacies of fire threaten destruction. Fire symbolises the potential for creation and destruction. It challenges the notion that structures should last forever\, and instead speaks to transferences of im/materiality across dimensions. \nFIRE Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements\, the Biennial is curated by Annie Jael Kwan\, and unfolds across a series of four elemental rituals – WATER\, EARTH\, FIRE and AIR – at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough— Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn— the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition. \nFIRE Ritual is presented by the Brent Biennial 2025\, with the support of Arts Council England\, Brent Council\, Canada Council for the Arts\, Granville Community Kitchen\, Hong Kong Arts Development Council\, K2K Radio\, Kilburn Square Housing Co-op\, Something Human\, University of Westminster\, and Wing Yip. \nFor more information visit : https://metrolandcultures.com/events/brent-biennial-2025/
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-fire-ritual-i-cant-go-on-ill-go-on-alfredo-jaar/
LOCATION:Kensal Green Station\, College Road\, London\, England\, NW10 5JT\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T123000
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SUMMARY:Structuring for Impact: Choosing the Right Legal Framework for Your Charity
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to navigate the legal maze of charity structures and choose the right path for your impactful journey.\n\n\nCVS Brent will be delivering a training session on the various types of organisational structures available for delivering not-for-profit activities. \nThe legal structure you choose—whether it’s a not-for-profit constituted body\, Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)\, Community Interest Company (CIC)\, Company Limited by Guarantee\, or a traditional charity—each comes with its own benefits and considerations. \nGain a clear understanding of structural distinctions\, legal responsibilities\, and governance best practices—so you can lead with integrity and assurance. \nIdeal for trustees\, directors\, and founders committed to building resilient\, compliant\, and purpose-driven organisations in the not-for-profit sector. \nThis is an online training event. The link should be received by confirmed bookings automatically through Eventbrite and will also be sent closer to the date by the CVS Brent team. If you are having issues joining or have not received the link\, please do email ibrahim.ansari@cvsbrent.org.uk
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/structuring-for-impact-choosing-the-right-legal-framework-for-your-charity/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T110000
DTSTAMP:20250818T132843Z
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SUMMARY:Community Champions Fitness for All
DESCRIPTION:Weekly fitness training sessions for all abilities taking place weekly on Thursdays in Kilburn Grange Park from 10-11am.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/community-champions-fitness-for-all-9/
LOCATION:Outdoor Gym\, Kilburn Grange Park\, London\, England\, NW6 2JL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250922T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250922T123000
DTSTAMP:20250919T090951Z
CREATED:20250707T093034Z
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SUMMARY:Social Media Training - LinkedIn Intermediate
DESCRIPTION:Level up your LinkedIn: build visibility\, connect strategically\, and share with confidence\n\n\nYou have your LinkedIn profile set up. You have some connections You’ve even created a few posts. But what next? \nPerhaps you’re wondering how to get more from LinkedIn. Or you want to know how to really use LinkedIn to build relationships and find the people you need. \nIn this online workshop\, Chantal Cornelius from Appletree Marketing will be able to look at your LinkedIn profile and how you’re using it. She’ll show you how to transform it into a really powerful marketing tool\, without it taking up all your time. The session will be packed with useful\, down-to-earth advice that you can put into practice straight away. \nChantal has delivered many workshops for CVS Brent\, covering a range of marketing topics. She’s been showing local businesses and charities how to get the most from their marketing and their time. \nImagine how much she can help you and your LinkedIn profile! Book your place on this session if you want to take LinkedIn to the next level. \n \nThis is an online training event. The link should be received by confirmed bookings automatically through Eventbrite and will also be sent closer to the date by the CVS Brent team. If you are having issues joining or have not received the link\, please do email ibrahim.ansari@cvsbrent.org.uk
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/social-media-training-linkedin-intermediate/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T164500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T181500
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SUMMARY:Clinical Work Groups
DESCRIPTION:Join experienced Brent Centre Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists for a clinical discussion of your work with adolescents and young people.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/clinical-work-groups-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T163000
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SUMMARY:BCYP Presents - Adolescence: Contemporary Psychoanalytic Approach
DESCRIPTION:The Brent Centre for Young People presents a insightful series of seminars by our diverse range of adolescent psychoanalytic experts.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/bcyp-presents-adolescence-contemporary-psychoanalytic-perspectives-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T110000
DTSTAMP:20250818T132843Z
CREATED:20250722T095901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T132843Z
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SUMMARY:Community Champions Fitness for All
DESCRIPTION:Weekly fitness training sessions for all abilities taking place weekly on Thursdays in Kilburn Grange Park from 10-11am.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/community-champions-fitness-for-all-8/
LOCATION:Outdoor Gym\, Kilburn Grange Park\, London\, England\, NW6 2JL\, United Kingdom
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