Draft Calendar of activities 2022
Yasus Afari organises two key events during the year:
Poetry in Motion 27th February 2022
and the Jamaica Poetry Festival August 2022
Creative Collaborations Project Plan (draft)
February 2022
YA’s Poetry in Motion online event 27/2/2022
Also online events staged in Jamaica’s Black History Month - observe / review online approaches used
Create pilot event for UN World Poetry Day 21st March – showcasing /introducing Project Team members
March 2022
Project Team to meet in online ‘get to know you session’ and to review online approaches currently being used eg in the online staging of Yasus Afari’s annual ‘Poetry in Motion’ and BHM / JCDC online creative arts events and events others have been involved in sharing examples of online work
Review the 2022 Project Programme of online productions including format for : ‘Yasus Afari and friends’ and other online events, including the ‘Windrush Arrival’ online event
Stage event for UN World Poetry Day 21st March – showcasing and introducing Project Team members
The National Library of Jamaica celebrates World Poetry Day 2022! Featuring: The launch of the Jamaica Poetry Archive - http://japoetryarchive.nlj.gov.jm/ The launch of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry (National Poetry Competition)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWEtd4fRZ9I
Agree the Easter 2022 Culture Club online family sessions – allocating responsibilities and involvement
April 2022
Review UN World Poetry Day 21st March event
Undertake the Easter 2022 Culture Club online family sessions
BHC pilot first ‘Yasus Afari and friends’ online event as an initial celebration and launch of the project
May 2022
Jamaica Child Month – explore ways to introduce and showcase child poets
Review April events – plan the Summer 2022 Culture Club online family sessions and activities
Support ‘Windrush Departure’ Online event with creative artists recognising the departure from Kingston of Empire Windrush – led by Yasus Afari and Jamaican creative artists based in UK and Jamaica
June 2022
Review May activites and revise plans as needed
Stage ‘Windrush Arrival’ online event with creative artists recognising the arrival of Empire Windrush at Tilbury – managed by Yasus Afari with Jamaican creative artists based in UK and Jamaica
Support staging of LLI Annual Windrush Online Conference / Windrush Ambassador training
July 2022
Review activities and online approaches used in the ‘Windrush Arrival’ online event
Confirm the Summer 2022 Culture Club online family events
August 2022
Participate / support / observe online events in Jamaica held during August’s Independence and Emancipation and JCDC online creative arts events
Observe the online approaches used in the online staging of Yasus Afari’s annual ‘Jamaica Poetry Festival’ on 16th August
Undertake the Summer 2022 Culture Club online family events
September 2022
Review activities and online approaches used during Jamaican events and plan / prepare activities for UK’s Black History Month Recognition
October 2022
Stage online events for UK’s Black History Month Recognition to be led by Yasus Afari and Jamaican creative artists based in UK and Jamaica, support online workshops for schools (already planned)
November 2022
Review activities and online approaches used during UK’s BHM online events
December 2022 and January 2023
Review recordings of online events to create and catalogued resource of online materials
