{"id":13524,"date":"2016-12-12T14:11:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=13524"},"modified":"2016-12-12T14:11:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T14:11:11","slug":"gal-dem-the-importance-of-including-ethnic-minorities-in-londons-hallowed-creative-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/gal-dem-the-importance-of-including-ethnic-minorities-in-londons-hallowed-creative-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of including ethnic minorities in London’s hallowed creative spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Voice of London sits down with gal-dem editor Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff and contributor Qudrat Khan to discuss the site’s recent success, collaborations with the V&A and Tate Modern, and what’s next for the collective.<\/h3>\n

Reporter: Yasmin Jeffery I Sub-Editor: James Brookes<\/h3>\n
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Two of the faces behind gal-dem sit down with the Voice of London to discuss what’s next I (Dazed)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Online magazine gal-dem,<\/a>\u00a0predominantly written by women of colour\u00a0(WOC), has enjoyed a meteoric rise to success over the past year,\u00a0beating out established publications to awards and\u00a0captivating the attention of London’s creative industries.<\/p>\n

This success culminated in two separate collaborations with\u00a0the V&A and Tate Modern last month<\/a>, rounding out a year of going from strength to strength.<\/p>\n

Both events went off without a hitch, and saw the WOC behind gal-dem invite their favourite creatives for two evenings jam-packed with music, food, discussions, performances, films, photography, spoken word and twerking \u2014 yes, you read that correctly.<\/p>\n

We sat down with Opinions Editor Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff and regular contributor Qudrat Khan, to find out why allowing black voices into London’s institutionally conservative creative spaces is important in the wake of Brexit, a rise in reported hate crimes, and Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

What are you waiting for? Listen to the audio package \u2014\u00a0which featured\u00a0in the Voice of London’s latest culture show<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n

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How do you think creative spaces can be more welcoming to ethnic minorities?<\/em>
\n Comment in the section below to let us know!<\/em><\/p>\n

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