What if the only way forward was to face the past?

This question sits quietly at the heart of Displace I Call Home; a poetic new work from Byron’s emerging theatre company. This original play is premiering this week at Byron Theatre.

Written and directed by Bianca Siri-anni, the production marks the debut of Byron Theatre Company – a creative initiative dedicated to telling original stories made by, and for, this community. Bianca says the play has been ‘a long time coming, and that it grew out of questions she has carried for years – about grief, silence, ancestral trauma, and the complexity of belonging.’

Bianca will be in at 9.30 to chat to us about the very exciting debut launch of the Byron Theatre Company and offer us a deeper understanding of the play Displace I Call Home and the team of creatives who are all helping to bring this to fruition.

Henry Coleman from Local Futures has released a podcast trilogy to mark World Localisation Day.

With an ear to the grassroots on every continent, this suite of upbeat podcast episodes offers the most up-to-date portrait of the localization movement, as it manifests in diverse areas of the globe.

The Podcast defines and depicts localisation as it manifests in parts of Asia, Africa and Australia. It features five awe-inspiring activists, storytellers and thinkers.

Ranging in age from twenties through seventies, these are people who are talking the talk and walking the walk. Their optimism is both informed and infectious.

• Aimee Wallin – Ghana – food systems activist and leader, Ghana Food Movement 
• Keibo Oiwa – Japan – renowned teacher, author, activist, networker 
• Vu Truong – Vietnam – youth leader, education reformer with VCIL
• Rutendo Ngara – South Africa – indigenous knowledge keeper
• Morag Gamble – Australia – Permaculture leader and educator with Permaculture Education Institute 

Listen here or head to: localfutures.org for the full series.