This first episode looks at forging and evolving a career and work within communities as Black people and Peoeple of Colour. You will hear different parts from a conversation We Are Here Scotland Founder and Director Ica Headlam had at the first panel of the Rise Up! festival 2022 with Briana Pegado. Briana continues an impressive career embedded in the creative sector, politics and policy, consultancy and much much more. Her latest work sees her facilitating valuable anti-racism work with organisations and bodies.
 
Rise Up! 2023 takes place 5 &amp; 6 May in Aberdeen. Full information - <a href="https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/rise-up-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">aberdeenperformingarts.com/rise-up-2023</a>

2. More of our Faces in Decision Making Spaces

In 2022, We Are Here Scotland curated the first ever Rise Up Festival as commissioned by Aberdeen Performing Arts. It was a weekend celebrating Black and People of Colour Creatives from the North East and across Scotland. 

As part of the festival, there were a host of panels exploring different subjects. Those panels were recorded and in the lead up to this year’s festival, we wanted to look back at those conversations, listen to them in a bit more detail and explore them one year.