After the success of ‘Wales Untold’ Documentary- members of Urban Circle have began the process of creating a secondary documentary that will lead on from the 2015 success; it will focus on Wales as well as expanding both nationally and internationally. You can watch ‘Wales Untold’ via Amazon Prime. FREE HERE. This new documentary will analyse the study of genetics, African race and…
My name is Sienna Crowson, I am 16 years old and I live in this hearty town which we call Newport. I am a Singer and Songwriter and I aspire to be in the charts one day. I have been a part of Urban Circle and G Expressions for a while now and i have enjoyed my time so far. I am…
This month UC Welsh Translations Officers worked in partnership with Newport Rising on a new ‘Fight for Facts’ campaign, spreading positive awareness of the challenges of misleading and false information online. The filming took place at TinShed Unit 9 and will be launched later this year. We’ve been planning the project for a number of weeks, writing scripts and doing research around…
With the upcoming implementation of BAME history’s into the school curriculum, and the BLM response targeting education as key in bringing about change, we have worked with our partner ACAP to develop an educational resource for learning providers. To support this project, we worked with members of the Youth Management Team and Urban Circle members, who shared their experiences of heritage and…
My name’s Dan, I’m Assistant Communications Officer for Urban Circle Newport…. And this is my advice… to be the first….. As a young girl, I always had a love for dance, I would do it anywhere and everywhere that I got the chance. But I never believed it was a path I would be able to pursue, as amongst all those who…
Wales Untold: Black History Told through South Wales This is a story of people, industry, and power. A film that explores the African presence, products, and outcomes of Black labor at the heart of Welsh and British history. See how community and labor relations have defined and created a nation. A film project developed by Urban Circle Productions and BlackNine Films, funded…
Talk by Akala + A discussion on race & learning by panelist’s Foluke Adebisi and Abu-Bakr Madden Al-Shabazz. This discussion is geared for educators. BOOK HERE < On Thursday 1st October 2pm-5pm Urban Circle’s youth workers and their Youth Justice Minister Andrew Ogun, have organised the online discussion featuring award winning musician and educator Akala, to do his talk on The Power…
I have been working with Urban Circle since May 2017. To be honest I got here by accident, showing up for an audition that I thought was a friend auditioning to perform, and in the moment just agreed to sign up. Two years on and it’s just been incredible. I have done five events with them and working hard on the next…
