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November 21, 2025
Palestine Comedy Club joins forces with Counterpoints Arts’ No Direction Home for a one-off fundraising comedy night at the Bush Theatre – celebrating sharp, powerful and fiercely funny voices from across borders.
September 12, 2025
Platforma (Colchester): The No Direction Home stand-up comedy collective comes to East Bergholt for one night only!
June 6, 2025
A night of fresh stand-up comedy at The Tatterhalls Tavern in Knightsbridge from the No Direction Home collective, plus 5-minute open mic spots for local comedians.
May 21, 2025
An evening of stand-up from our No Direction Home collective at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich.
April 7, 2025
Join us for an evening of fresh stand-up from new comedians as part of Creativity and Wellbeing Week.
March 3, 2025
No Direction Home presents: Anastasia and Loraine, hosted by Selam Amare
August 29, 2024
Our comedy collective No Direction Home comes to Leicester, featuring Selam Amare, Anastasia Chokuwamba and Loraine Mponela, hosted by Rahul Somia
August 23, 2024
Our comedy collective No Direction Home comes to the Brighton Comedy Festival, featuring Anastasia Chokuwamba and Loraine Mponela.
August 19, 2024
Our comedy collective No Direction Home is on tour at Greenbelt Festival Sat 24th August featuring Anastasia Chokuwamba, Loraine Mponela and Selam Amare.
May 14, 2024
Our stand-up comedy collective are heading off around the country to bring their unique blend of comedy to three different venues for Refugee Week.
June 17, 2026
Six artists show work on the theme of courage for our national Refugee Week billboard campaign
June 12, 2026
As Refugee Week 2026 begins, we invite everyone to celebrate the courage that lives within us all – join us and take part!
May 28, 2026
In the this three-part blog series for Counterpoints Arts’ Learning Strand, Zeina Ahmed Ismail traces how creative health, movement and cultural identity shape her work.
April 28, 2026
Join us on 17th May for the Hackney Half and support our fantastic runners! All funds raised will go towards our work to support the arts by and about refugees and migrants.
April 22, 2026
We are delighted to share Cultural Interventions in Climate and Displacement, a new insight paper co-commissioned by Counterpoints Arts and the British Council.
April 17, 2026
Announcing the launch of a new report Beyond a Joke: Comedy and social change in the UK by Sam Beale.
April 1, 2026
Ibrahim Nehme, Director of Beirut Art Centre reflects on a new exhibition by Ieva Saudargaitė Douaihi, presented at OUTPOST in Norwich.
March 12, 2026
First commissioned blog in a series titled 'Notes on Courage and Socially Engaged Art Practice'. Written by Roua Horanieh, reflecting on Gillian Allard's project 'Touchstone'.
March 6, 2026
Co-commissioned by Counterpoints in partnership with British Council, researched and written by the socially engaged artist, Dana Olărescu.
February 27, 2026
Refugee Week has published Stories of Change, the results of a deep-dive research project commissioned with HEAL Collective.
February 25, 2026
Hana Qureshi reflects on her experience on a work placement with our team.
February 25, 2026
This year, Quentin Blake’s joyful illustrations will sit at the centre of the Simple Acts campaign.
February 12, 2026
Syrian filmmaker Hasan Kattan’s new film, Allies in Exile, premieres at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
February 6, 2026
We are excited to share the new website for Counterpoints Productions – working with filmmakers to create powerful TV and cinema that moves audiences, challenges perceptions, and drives cultural and systemic change.
January 28, 2026
Syrian filmmaker Hasan Kattan’s new film, Allies in Exile, premieres at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
January 23, 2026
Reflections on a screening that took place as part of the Our Shared Futures: Climate & Migration Community Film Festival.
