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5th year of counter hate delivery for the Mayor
Understanding FGM for students and professionals
Using theatre to counter hate with schoolchildren in London
Arc's Board of Management needs YOU!
Arc's supporting role during Coronavirus
In line with UK Government guidance, Arc has taken the difficult decision to cancel all contact-based and face-to-face activities from end of March until further notice.
Seeing things clearly with <br>Raised Voices: 2020 Vision
We are delighted to present Arc's latest female empowerment film devised and created by our Raised Voices group for the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham through MOPAC!
Beating Prostate Cancer with Epping Forest and Leyton Orient FC
This December we are delighted to be piloting DREading It - a brand new health and wellbeing performance for men and their families.
Celebrate six years of Raised Voices with us!
This special event will celebrate the achievements of the 50 enthusiastic young female participants who have worked with us on the latest journey of the project, including producing and touring the latest Raised Voices film 'An Equal World' to their peers in schools across the Borough. Our latest film in the series explores a range of issues affecting young people today, including bullying, self harm, knife crime, CPR, LGBTQ+ hate crime, domestic abuse and Gender Equality.
Raised Voices' latest film, Royal visit and special events!
Arc's female empowerment group has had plenty to celebrate so far this spring, including a brilliant day spent with HRH Prince Harry at the launch of the new Barking & Dagenham Future Youth Zone!
Classroom storytelling returns with Oliver's Tales!
We are delighted to bring back the fantastic Oliver's Tales interactive storytelling and tale-making sessions for audiences in nursery, infant and junior schools!
Arc joins the community uniting against knife crime
On 17 October, Beatrice Mushiya held a special event at Barking Town Hall in memory of her 17-year-old son Duran Kajiama, and all the young people who have lost their lives to knife crime.
Voices for Votes! Celebrating 100 years of Votes for Women
Support Arc in the Barking & Dagenham Good Causes Lottery!
Buying a £1 weekly ticket for the Barking & Dagenham Lottery in our name means that 50% of each sale will go directly towards helping us deliver work in the community!
Arc Review of 2017
2017 has been a very busy year for us at Arc HQ! Here's a snapshot of some of the things we've been up to...
Arc's female empowerment group now recruiting!
Arc's Raised Voices drama-based female empowerment programme is open for new members from Thursday 9 November 2017 - join us to learn new skills, make new friends, and be part of a new film each year!
The return of Boy X
This summer we are welcoming the return of our anti-gangs and youth violence/weapon crime play Boy X - reworked as Forum Theatre and special excerpts for schools and community events.
Tackling sexual offences in West Midlands Schools
Now booking for autumn 2017! Arc once again joins forces with West Midlands Police to help young people tackle inappropriate sexual behaviour on the transport system.
Work with Arc to develop your Corporate Social Responsibility
This month we are shouting out to our supporters for new connections to forward-thinking corporates who are looking to develop their Corporate Social Responsibility.
Safety on the streets for young people
This spring, we've been touring our interactive Stop & Think performance programme to schools in the London Boroughs of Havering and Barking & Dagenham.
Welcome to 2017!
We have a sparkling range of programmes for this New Year - with old favourites and some brand new projects that we are very excited to bring to young people and communities in 2017!
Raised Voices Female Empowerment Group Latest Film Launch
The youth group – run by Arc Theatre as a female leadership and peer mentoring project – left no topic untouched in their films as they explored everything from transgender experience to forced marriage and FGM. Every one of the 11 shorts was devised, created and performed by a total of 50 students from different schools in the borough.
News from our Raised Voices female empowerment group
Now in its third year, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and London Borough of Barking & Dagenham MOPAC, Arc's peer mentoring project took time out for some team-bonding this summer, with additional support from the Jack Petchey Foundation.
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Tackling Female Genital Mutilation in the UK
Arc's FGM funding has been awarded by Rosa: the UK fund for women and girls, supported by Comic Relief, and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
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Join Arc for a fresh new start in 2013!
Happy New Year to all our friends, colleagues and visitors old and new! Now that the final curtain has drawn on Cinderella - our Panto for The Broadway Barking, 2013 promises a sparkling new calendar of events!
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