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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 18h

You are invited to the Together! 2012 Pop-Up Poetry Club on Wednesday from 10.30am to 12 noon on Zoom. We read, write & perform poetry together. Free. All Disabled people welcome, no experience needed. The theme is Autumn Rain.

Email [email protected] if you would like to join in.

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 18h

This Thursday in Youth Together! we are making short films about the idea of Home.
If you're a Disabled young person under 26 and you're into the arts, you're welcome to join us on Zoom from 11am-12noon. No experience needed. Email [email protected] to sign up.

(Image description: a collage of three photographs. One is of a person holding a piece of paper which says "What makes me think of home?" Two are of features in a home - a purple painted shelf with plants, and a desk with a mug containing pens, another mug and a small box.)

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 19h

Here is the latest Still Life image for you to join in from home using paint, crayons, pencils or a pen. We can also email, text or WhatsApp the image to you. If you're Disabled & would like to join in on Zoom, our free Art Club runs from 11-12 on Fridays. Email [email protected] for details.

(Image description: The image shows three handbags overlapping each other and a pair of dark brown gloves with a fur cuff drooped over them on the left hand side. The bag at the back is red with a hole-like handle and zip, the central bag is brown with a gold clasp and the bag at front is light orange with a dark orange orchid printed on it. It has a silver clasp, piping and a handle.)

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 23h

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 1d

The Together! 2012 Make and Natter Art Club takes place tomorrow morning, Tuesday from 11am-12noon. Bring your own project or join us to make something creative together.

Free. All Disabled people welcome.

Email [email protected] to join in.

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 1d

The Together! 2012 Make and Natter Art Club takes place tomorrow morning, Tuesday from 11am-12noon. Bring your own project or join us to make something creative together.

Free. All Disabled people welcome.

Email [email protected] to join in.

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 1d

In celebration of Black History Month 2025, we invite you to watch Black, Disabled & Proud, written, performed & directed by Act Up! Newham’s Black artists to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPyXt5J9pt0&t=700s

With British Sign Language interpretation & captions

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 1d

In last week's Youth Together! we wrote about what home means to you.

If you're a Disabled young person under 26 and you're into the arts, you're welcome to join us on Thursdays on Zoom from 11am-12noon. Free. No experience needed.

Email [email protected] to sign up.

[Image description: a heart shape with a red outline. Inside the heart are the words 'Home is where the Art is!' It then gives the Together! 2012 website address (www.together2012.org.uk), and seven abstract cartoon heads in various colours with different expressions.)

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 1d

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 4d

The Together! 2012 Photographers & Filmmakers Club returns on Zoom on Monday 13 October from 11am-12 noon. We will be making short movement films. Free, no experience needed. Email [email protected] to join. (You may like to make a short film over the weekend to use on Monday.)

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 4d

The Together! 2012 Photographers & Filmmakers Club returns on Zoom on Monday 13 October from 11am-12 noon. We will be making short movement films. Free, no experience needed. Email [email protected] to join. (You may like to make a short film over the weekend to use on Monday.)

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 4d

Here is this week's Still Life image for you to join in from home using paint, crayons, pencils - or just a biro. We can also email, text or WhatsApp the image to you. If you're Disabled and would like to join in on Zoom, our free Art Club runs from 11-12. Email [email protected] for details.

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 6d

The Together! 2012 Art Club's Still Life session is on Fridays from 11am-12 noon on Zoom. Each week we work from a different image - this can also be emailed or texted to you, and it is audio-described. Free. All Disabled people welcome. For more info & the link, email [email protected]

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 6d

This Thursday in Youth! Together, we'll be writing about home: the places, people & things that mean home to you. Are you a Disabled young person under the age of 26? Join us on Zoom from 11am - 12noon for this free workshop! No experience needed. Email [email protected] to sign up.

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 7d

Here is the latest Still Life image for you to join in from home using paint, crayons, pencils or a pen. We can also email, text or WhatsApp the image to you. If you're Disabled & would like to join in on Zoom, our free Art Club runs from 11-12 on Fridays. Email [email protected] for details.

(Image description: The image shows a wooden artist's model figure, next to a green plastic plant in a grey artificial stone-like container. On the left is a silver metal container with two paintbrushes: a small and a large paint brush.)

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 7d

You are invited to the Together! 2012 Pop-Up Poetry Club on Wednesday from 10.30am to 12 noon on Zoom. We read, write & perform poetry together. Free. All Disabled people welcome, no experience needed. The theme is Autumn Sunlight.

Email [email protected] if you would like to join in.

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 8d

In last week's Youth Together! we used visual arts to explore the concept of home.

If you're a Disabled young person under 26 and you're into the arts, you're welcome to join us on Thursdays on Zoom from 11am-12noon. Free. No experience needed.

Email [email protected] to sign up.

(Image description: a house has been hand-drawn in a flowing style, with a heart shape shown at its side. The image is black ink on white paper.)

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 8d

The Together! 2012 Make and Natter Art Club is on Tuesday morning from 11am-12noon. Bring your own project or join us for mark making or leaf printing, using paints, a saucer, water, a paint brush and fresh green leaves. Free. All Disabled people welcome. Email [email protected] to join in.

(The image shows four multi-coloured flowers with log stems, created by a club participant using finger painting techniques.)

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 21d

Watch the 2025 Kitchen Carnival celebrating the #Trinidadian 'Ole Mas' character of the #Burrokeet: youtu.be/RHXjqORABIg Thanks to Clary Salandy,
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
& www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
For info about our free online Clubs for Disabled people: email [email protected]

(Image description: a still from the Together! 2012 CIC Kitchen Carnival film. This shows a person riding the burrokeet that they made during the 2025 Kitchen Carnival, using items found in the home.)

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 11d

Here is this week's Still Life image for you to join in from home using paint, crayons, pencils or a pen. We can also email, text or WhatsApp the image to you. If you're Disabled and would like to join in on Zoom, our free Art Club runs from 11-12. Email [email protected] for details.

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 13d

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 14d

You are invited to the Together! 2012 Pop-Up Poetry Club on Wednesday from 10.30am to 12 noon on Zoom. We read, write & perform poetry together. Free. All Disabled people welcome, no experience needed. The theme is Autumn Leaves.

Email [email protected] if you would like to join in.

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 14d

The 2025 Kitchen Carnival is available to watch on YouTube: youtu.be/RHXjqORABIg. It celebrates the Trinidadian 'Ole Mas' character of the Burrokeet.
To learn about our free online Clubs programme for Disabled people, email [email protected].

#KitchenCarnival #OnlineArtsClub #ArtsProgrammes

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 14d

You are invited to the Together! 2012 Pop-Up Poetry Club on Wednesday from 10.30am to 12 noon on Zoom. We read, write & perform poetry together. Free. All Disabled people welcome, no experience needed. The theme is Autumn Leaves.

Email [email protected] if you would like to join in.

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 14d

Here is the latest Still Life image for you to join in from home using paint, crayons, pencils or pen. We can also email, text or WhatsApp the image to you. If you're Disabled & would like to join in on Zoom, our free Art Club runs from 11-12 on Fridays. Email [email protected] for details.

(Image description: The image shows a cream lace parasol sheltering a small honey coloured teddy bear with cream feet and nose, on the left of the image. On the right is a pair of pink shoes with stripes across the toes in red, blue, yellow and white, with stitching and a pink strap. They have brown rubber soles.)

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 14d

Our upcoming Youth! Together sessions are about the colours and shapes of Home. If you're a disabled person under the age of 26, you're welcome to join us on Zoom on Thursday from 11am-12noon. Free. No experience needed.

Email [email protected] to sign up.

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 14d

#InternationalPodcastDay celebrates the power of podcasts. One of our most viewed podcasts this year was our #HolocaustMemorialDay discussion between Dr Ju Gosling and Mx Dennis Queen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p0kwzsaDGk&t=5s

Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 14d

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Together! 2012 CIC @together2012cic.bsky.social · 15d

The Together! 2012 Make and Natter Art Club takes place tomorrow - Tuesday morning from 11am-12noon. Bring your own project or join us for mark making / finger painting using paints, a saucer, water, a paint brush & pen.

Free. All Disabled people welcome. Email [email protected] to join in.

(The image shows six pink pelican birds with yellow beaks and log legs, created by a club participant using finger painting techniques.)