ALT A futuristic design with red, black, green and grey colour scheme. A moon encircles an image of Jaz Morrison, a Black woman wearing a hoodie, headphones and glasses, holding a mic which she speaks into. The text reads: “FUBU MANIFESTO WRITING SESSION with Jaz Morrison, an online event, 5th March, 6.30pm.”

ALT A futuristic design with red, black, green and grey colour scheme. A moon encircles an image of two people at YARD, sitting at a table full of craft materials, in front of a wall covered in drawings and collages. The text reads: “AFRO SPECULATIVE ART SCHOOL, 25 Rotton Park st, Birmingham, B160AE. 7th March, 2pm”

ALT A futuristic design with red, black, green and grey colour scheme. A moon encircles an image of a group of people standing downstairs at YARD, laughing and chatting together. The text reads: “REIMAGINING BYSTANDER AWARENESS with Cami Sapara Barton, online event, 14th March, 2pm.”

ALT A futuristic design with red, black, green and grey colour scheme. A moon encircles an image of a group of Black folks celebrating and dancing together, full of joy. The text reads: “BLACK BRITISH EMBASSY LAUNCH EVENT, 16th March, 1pm, YARD - 25 Rotton Park st, Birmingham, B160AE.”

ALT A futuristic design with red, black, green and grey colour scheme. A moon orbits a large eye. At the top left reads “The Arkhe”. At the bottom, “A Radical Imagination Lab curated by Jaz Morrison”.

ALT A futuristic design with red, black, green and grey colour scheme. A moon orbits an image of Jaz Morrison, a Black woman wearing a hoodie, headphones and glasses, holding a mic which she speaks into. The text reads: Jaz, MAIA’s Associate Artist, is a Birmingham-based writer, multidisciplinary artist & curator, employing the Afro-Speculative to explore history, social space, community, and storytelling.

ALT A futuristic design with red, black, green and grey colour scheme. The text reads: Jaz has been in the process of exploring culture building for Black British folx, that makes space for ancestral wisdoms, community care and honouring states of liminality. As we take the journey into creating (meta)physical spaces and Temporary Autonomous Zones for Black British people, we hold onto the question...

ALT A futuristic design with red, black, green and grey colour scheme. The text reads: What could life-affirming Black British culture look like as a reclamation and ongoing exploration? What skills, principles and ancestral wisdoms could we take with us onto the Arkhe?

ALT The background is a black and white photo taken from a Free Palestine protest, with Palestinian flags in the air in front of the Birmingham council building. Overlaid in white text are the words #FREE PALESTINE. At the top is a red bar with the following text: MAIA’s got a Free Yard. Tuesday 13th February. 12pm - 8pm. Open House. 25 Rotton Park st, Birmingham, B160AE

ALT A green background, with a black and white banner at the bottom that reads #FREE PALESTINE. There’s red and white boxes which hold the following schedule: 12pm - Chae’s Soup Served 1pm - Palestine Activation Table: Sharing Resources + Creating Placards in Solidarity 6pm - Film Screening of “Foragers”, a Short Film by Jumana Manna

ALT The poster of FORAGERS depicts different figures in front of grassy, Palestinian landscape. In view we see an older woman with her hair tied back in a striped, brightly patterned jacket; a brown and white dog; a woman in a white headscarf and black dress looking up to the sky; an older man with short hair, grey jumper and rucksack; lots of greenery and plants and, sweeping across the bottom, a dusty track which a modern white pick-up truck drives down.

ALT Palestinian bright yellow and green landscape, full of wild flowers and nettles against a grey blue sky. In the centre, a man climbs up a hill with his back to us, stooped over carrying a rucksack and plastic bag.

ALT The background is an image of YARD’s downstairs floor, covered in a bright green filter. There is a black and white image of MAIA Fellows, Daniel Oduntan and Adeola, sitting at a table, making crafts and conversation. Daniel wears a tshirt and glasses with short hair. Adeola wears a leather jacket and a patterned head scarf. On the graphic reads: “It’s the return of Free YARD. Tuesdays - 12pm - 8pm, 25 Rotton Park st, Birmingham, B160AE.”

ALT The background image is of lots of people sitting down around a table downstairs at YARD. The table is covered in craft and collage materials. On the graphic, text reads: “From 6th Feb, FREE YARD will run every Tuesday, 12pm-8pm. Make use of YARD however you need, eat food, meet artists + organise with community.”

ALT The background is an image of YARD’s downstairs floor, covered in a bright green filter. At the top in black text reads “MAIA’s got a Free YARD.” Below in white and green boxes is a schedule for the day: 12pm: Lunch served 1pm - 3pm: Artist Kitchen with Daniel Oduntan, Adeola and Hannah Adereti 3pm - 8pm: Make use of YARD however you need - project room, music studio, bedrooms + downstairs At the bottom reads: “Tuesday 6th February. 12pm-8pm. Artist Kitchen. 25 Rotton Park st, Birmingham, B160AE.”

ALT Colours: neon green, black and white. Text: There are two more rules: go where your spirit takes you and embrace the awkwardness.

ALT Two people sitting at a table looking at a piece of artwork they have made during art school. It’s a brightly coloured sculpture with bark, metal and ribbons.

ALT Neon green black and white colours. The day runs from 1pm - 6pm, made up of two rounds - plus (as always) time for food.

ALT A person in a hat, blue tracksuit, glasses and beard sits in the music studio adjusting levels on a laptop while someone sings into a mic.

ALT Colours: neon green, black and white. Text: we have 60 minutes to make something and then (after a break) we return to share.

ALT Colours: neon green, black and white. Text: At YARD, we have making stations downstairs and in the studio, as well as a protected rest and quiet space.

ALT Two people standing at yard and smiling at each other. One has their back to us and wears a red leather jacket with a black scarf with white stars tied round their hair. The other faces us, with their hair tied back and wearing an orange shirt.

ALT Neon green black and white colours. Text: Art school. Saturday 2nd December, 1pm-6pm. What if we explored spiritual and analogue frequencies as technologies for building towards liberation? 25 Rotton Park st, Ladywood, Birmingham, B160AE

ALT Neon green black and white colours. Text: two rounds, two prompts, three mediums.

ALT Neon green black and white colours. Text: With each prompt, we have a choice of three mediums to explore with: e.g. a collage/a playlist/a diagram