Sync Leadership was delighted to work alongside Shubbak Festival (UK) and Art to Heart (Palestine) to host four of the Sync Arabi’s *disabled artists, producers and managers as part of a delegation visit to London in June 2023 with generous support of British Council in Jordan and British Council in Occupied Territories in Palestine.
The visit included workshops and presentations in London with Patrick Collier and Charlene Salter from Access All Areas, Maria Oshodi from Extant and Jamie Beddard from Diversecity about leadership models in the UK.
The opportunity to come to the UK was life-changing for us. To network with other disabled leaders was an unforgettable experience. I wish to return.
Hala Mahfouz – Sync Arabi participant
Later in the month we were delighted to additionally stage an event Art & Disability – Under Seige online with our remaining four Sync Arabi participants.
Art & Disability Under Seige
Living and working at the crux of multiple oppressions, from the personal to the political, our four guests took us against the current, moving away from binary narratives around the disabled body being either helpless or superhuman.
Alia Alzougbi – AD, Shubbak Festival
*Disabled – by disabled we include D/deaf people, those with physical disabilities, hidden disability including applicants with mental health difficulties, neurodivergence and also those with long term health conditions.