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The Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum is offering a FREE on-line disability, equality and capacity building course for d/Deaf and disability activists and allies. Deadline to submit an application is Thursday February 4!

Make 2021 the year you learn English! Join classmates from around the world in live classes with expert British Council teachers in our new English Online course. Try it for free with a 7-day trial. Learn more at: https://learn-englishonline.britishcouncil.org/promotion/en/ Available until 5 February 2021.

Don’t worry if you missed the live-streamed Meeting Place session, Decolonisation: Moving Towards a More Holistic Perspective and Relational Approach. You can watch the recording, read about the speakers’, view resources and download the transcript here http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org//a-meeting-pla/page/1. This is part of a webinar series 'A Meeting Place: Online Global Discussions for Museum and Gallery Professionals' in the UK and around the world to connect a...nd share insights about new ways of working, brought to you by British Council in partnership with ICOM UK and the Museums Association. #CultureConnectsUs #AMeetingPlaceDiscussions Arts British Council ICOM UK - International Council of Museums UK Museums Association

"In an ideal world we would not need disability arts festivals." Jo Verrent. As Unlimited, a leading disability arts festival, wraps up over the weekend we look back on a blog from our archives: Will we always need disability arts festivals? #UnlimitedFest

Happening today Jan 16! Join Laud Brownton (aka Tarik Elmoutawakil), Pure, @syrusmarcusware and The Uhuruverse at 14:30 ET as Brownton Abbey Service Transmission (B.A.S.T) beams into your home! Four artists hold communion and share their journeys and prophecies for the future of this world during this era of cataclysm. Created by and centering disabled queer people of colour, Brownton Abbey features an international pantheon of performance artists.... Part of Southbank Centre's Unlimited Festival! tickets are FREE but require a reservation https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk//perf/bast-gods-lockdown

Check out our AMPLIFY Digital Arts Initiative press release for information on the free online showcases from Somerset House Studios, elculturalsanmartín and MUTEK Montréal between November 4 and December 20!

Join us for an international panel event to discuss the findings of The Big Conversation, a new research programme on values in cultural relations and international cooperation. Register Session two of this virtual event will take place on Microsoft Teams Live on November 24 at 12PM EDT (5PM GMT). Register now to secure your place!

Teachers: do you want to know how schools around the world are supporting young people to take action in support of the issues they feel strongly about? Join the next British Council Schools Education Exchange webinar on 18 November as part of International Education Week to hear about the projects the global panel are involved in. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/37LjYsZ #EduExch2020 #WeStayConnected

Explore a rich programme of queer arts with Outburst Arts 2020! This year includes discussions, cutting-edge theatre and dance commissions, film, art and music collaborations - with lots to watch online #Outburst2020

Find out all about the IELTS test at the Facebook Live ‘IELTS in Canada’ Session on Tuesday, 17th November! Visit the British Council IELTS page to attend this session.

OPPORTUNITY ALERT! Attention Canadian and UK performing artists and arts organizations! New Conversations is offering funding of up to $6,000 CAD / 3,500 GBP for Canadian and UK performing arts partnerships to explore and develop new creative ideas, exchange knowledge and practice without meeting in person. Application and guidelines available in French/English/ASL/LSQ. Deadline to apply is November 27th: http://britishcouncil.ca/programmes/arts/new-conversations... New Conversations is a programme funded and delivered by British Council Canada, Farnham Maltings, High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom and Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada