Nowhere People is a series of photographic works exploring the haunting lives of the stateless and bares their invisible voices for the world to witness. Amongst the stateless are the Nubians in Kenya, the Dalits in Nepal and the Rohingya in Burma.
Will We See World War III In 2012?
For the past decade, the public has heard vociferous rhetoric from the White House and the Israeli government about Iran and their nuclear capabilities. In November 2002, the then Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said "the day after" the Iraq war ends, full attention should be given to Iran. The Iraq invasion officially ended this month, so we must now ask: what now?
AK Akillez Restless Freestyle
Akillez is one of the current artists who supports RestlessBeings causes and working closely with us to raise the volume on human rights abuses and voice the struggles that go unheard.
Burma- A Secret Genocide
The Burmese are carrying out what we call ethnic cleansing. We dont want to fight, but we have to. The moment we give up there will be no Karen in this world. Colonel Nadah Mya, Commander of the KNLA
Lowkey, Venezuela and the soundtrack to the struggle
M: I found the information provided by Lowkey very inspiring and hope that those of you reading this will also be inspired by the people of Venezuela and their struggle for an equal world.
Restless Beings at European Leadership Conference 2011
Friday 9th December 2011 saw the beginning of the European Leadership Conference 2011 in London. The conference was co-organised by the Universal Peace Federation and the Women’s Peace Federation; both international organisations with values of peace, freedom and justice at the core of their goals. The conference was truly international in nature and brought together individuals from all over the world from different walks of life; including students, government officials, former heads of states, NGO representatives, charity directors, international diplomats amongst others. Restless Beings was privileged enough to have been invited to participate in the conference taking place in the Houses of Parliament and the Universal Peace Federation’s headquarters in London.
Human Rights Day 2011 - Freedom!
To celebrate international Human Rights day, Restless Beings invited Poetic Pilgrimage to perform to a Gala Dinner with delegates from the European Leadership Conference at the House of Lords. After the main performance as everyone cleared away, we were treated to this awesome coming together of creative minds :)
International Human Rights Day 2011: Dignity Through Passion and Creativity
On Friday 9th December, to mark International Human Rights day, more than 200 delegates from across the globe, from UN delegates to former heads of states to the leading youth thinkers, gathered at the European Leadership Conference held at the House of Lords in London.
Restless Beings were approached in the immediate aftermath of Human Writes 2 and were asked to speak on panel to discuss the issue of 'How to make dignity a reality?'
I delivered a short speech on this, and have uploaded the transcript below. The important message to bear in mind, is that to be able to discuss human Rights, we must first start at dignity and its validity towards measuring progress.
Restless Beings at European Leadership Conference 2011
Restless Beings have been invited to the European Leadership Conference due to be held in London on 9th, 10th and 11th December to coincide with International Human Rights day on December 10th.
We've been invited to speak on a panel at the House of Lords on Friday 9th December to discuss 'How to make dignity a reality?'. This is huge news for us, as, with your continued support over the last three and a half years, we are are able to raise awareness and voice the voiceless of the most marginalised communities across the world. It is a huge achievement that this International Human Writes day, the organisation that you guys have been supporting and watching make small pathways on the frenzy that is mainstream media, together, we are able to stand tall in our achievement of taking our humble projects and their beneficieries all the way to the House of Lords.
Trip to Kyrgyzstan
This year during April (2011), the directors of Restless Beings embarked on a research field trip to Kyrgyzstan to further their research for the bride kidnapping project. Whilst in Kyrgyzstan, the directors met with individuals, groups, organisations who have immensely contributed to the gradual development of the project.
Victims of bride kidnapping came forward to share their stories, they come in all ages from women in their 60's to teenage girls, evidently, illustrating that this epidemic has been around for generations and has not been dealt with.