Video footage by Suresh Basnet. Still images by @bendriftwoodphotography
Immigrants vs. Ignorants: I.A.M. is reclaiming language, time and space to tell our own stories in opposition to the oppressive hostile environments created by global governments and media. An act of resistance to laws, structures and narratives centred on the victimisation and erasure of [im]migrant life.
A refusal to accept the rhetoric around nationalism and the good [im]migrant syndrome in favour of a celebration of our journeys, our names, our accents, our food, our music, our clothing, our talent, our ways of living and our future cultures.
A reminder that we are the global majority.
Read more: I.A.M. The Brixton Project I.A.M. Platforma
All profits from the collection of t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and chappals will go towards this ongoing initiative working with children and adults from [im]migrant communities; through conversation and experimental methods of archiving oral histories in Cliftonville, Margate, on the south-east coast of England.
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