Elmi Ali will host a specially curated conversation with guest artists, creatives and audience members at ‘the kitchen table or living room.’

“It’s not a panel, it’s a gathering.”

Around a table, conversation unfolds on the state of our world: its fractures, its politics, its possibilities.

With the kettle boiling and the table filling, truths are spoken as they are at home, honestly, sometimes heatedly, sometimes tender. By the end, the table opens out, and you may find yourself becoming part of the live conversation. 

You go from audience to panel member.
 

This talk will cover sensitive topics and include opportunities for audience discussion.
This space is designed to create a comfortable sharing opportunity for men, including trans men, and those who are gender non-conforming.  

For both of these events we ask that you respect the intention to create a comfortable space for the discussion and attend the space that you feel  best represents you.
If you’d like to join the women's event instead, you can book it here.

Artist Bio

Elmi is a writer, director and facilitator based in the North-West. He writes poetry, short fiction and for the stage. His work has been received in venues across the country from the Power House Library in Mosside to The British Library in London. His writing is published in Scarf Magazine – of which he is an associate editor – Sable 15 and Critical Muslim 13 respectively.

Guest Panel

Jamal Mehmood is a writer and filmmaker based in London. His work has been featured at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Magma, BBC4, Poetry London, and Popula. He has been shortlisted for the Outspoken Prize for Poetry in Film and won the national Poetry Rivals. His latest book The Leaf of the Neem Tree (Hajar Press) was released in 2021. Jamal is currently a staff writer at Muftah Magazine.