archived news | august 2009

Green Shoots Networking Event

12th August 09

Another Networking Event,

another success!

On Wednesday 12th August we held a 6th Networking Event. The event proved to be a great success with the talk by the BETRE project (on how to make your business more environmentally friendly) stimulating a good amount of post-presentation discussion.

The evening kicked off with a chance for guests to take in our latest exhibition Negritude, have a glass of wine and relax in the BMC garden. We then moved into the BMC studio space where Janette Akroyd began her talk.

Covering many aspects Janette gave a great rundown on how our energy use is affecting the world around us, how it impacts on our business and cover a range practical tips which can reduce energy use and cost in a business environment. For more information and to check out exactly what the guys at the BETRE project do visit their website at http://www.betre.org.uk. We then finished up with another glass of wine in the garden and good amount of healthy debate.

If you wish to come along to any of our networking events in the future then please e-mail Carl at carl@mediacentre.org.

Negritude

3rd August 09

‘Negritude’ - an exhibition of paintings and prints by Robbie Robb to raise funds for the children of Africa.

August 3rd - September 5th
9.30am - 5pm weekdays
10.30am - 5.30 pm weekends

Private View - August 5th @ 6pm

‘Negritude’ is an exhibition of portraits of children from the Democratic Republic of Congo and luminaries from the jazz and hip hop worlds.

Proceeds from the musician’s portraits will be shared with GUA Africa, a charity founded by Emmanuel Jal, which is raising funds to build a school in southern Sudan. And the children’s portraits will contribute to The Living Brush, a charity which delivers art materials to children in southern Africa.

As well as the paintings offered for sale, some open-edition prints will be available for purchase and others can be ordered when visiting.

GUA Africa has been granted 15 acres of land in Leer, West Upper Nile, by the government of South Sudan. Their goal is to build a high quality education centre for the whole community, which will also serve as a safe haven for children whose lives have been shattered by years of war and poverty.

GUA Africa was founded by Emmanuel Jal, an ex-child soldier turned rap artist. The word GUA (pronounced gwaah) means peace in Nuer, a tribal language of Southern Sudan. GUA’s mission is to work with individuals, families and communities to help them overcome the effects of war and poverty.