The company’s activities and impact During the financial period 24 January 2024 to 23 January 2025, Black Lives Natter CIC delivered and developed the SpeakEasy Programme, a year-round community-arts programme held at Theatre Deli London and online. SpeakEasy Page-to-Stage writing workshops and short courses launched in March 2024 and ran throughout the year, with around 20 participants taking part across 12 sessions. SpeakEasy Po’JaM, a bi-monthly open-mic night for music and spoken-word artists, launched in July 2024, hosted by programme director Eljai Morais at Theatre Deli. Across six Po’JaM events there were typically three resident artists, a host and between four and six additional open-mic performers per event, with audiences of around 10 to 15 people with a combined total of about 90 people across the year. One Po’JaM event was streamed online. SpeakEasy Co’LaB, a free creative drop-in, was developed during 2024 in preparation for launch in 2025. The company began collecting book donations for a planned Pop-Up Bookshop to circulate Black and Global Majority literature at future community events. Digital engagement included roughly 1,000 followers across social platforms and around 300 visitors to the website, which also hosts the company’s podcasts. Activities were free or low-cost, generating £196 in income from ticket sales and donations, with additional costs met through voluntary contributions. Alongside programme delivery, the company focused on building organisational infrastructure, developing policies, safeguarding procedures and internal systems to support access to future core and arts funding. The company is run voluntarily by Eljai Morais, with three resident artists who perform as part of the Po’JaM events but do not undertake administrative or production work. Activity is centred on planning, delivery and community engagement to increase access, representation, engagement and inclusion in the arts for Black and Global Majority communities

Black Lives Natter CIC’s stakeholders include Theatre Deli London (where the company is a resident organisation), voluntary staff, programme artists, event participants, audiences, and members of the wider community who engage with our work. Consultation takes place through regular discussions and meetings with Theatre Deli about programming, safeguarding and policy development, and through ongoing communication with voluntary staff and programme artists about event delivery and planning. Feedback is gathered from audiences and community members at events, through online engagement, and by reviewing data on attendance and participation. This consultation has helped shape the company’s core programme and priorities, ensuring activities respond to community needs. It has also informed the development of internal policies, safeguarding measures and access and inclusion work, including updates to intake forms and organisational structures that support safe, inclusive and accessible creative spaces for the communities we serve.

No remuneration was received

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