Pupils at Heatherlands Primary school in Poole and Mudeford Junior school in Christchurch have been exploring the impact of litter on the local and global environment.

Working with Sarah from DEED, and Mirek from LucanArt, groups of Year 5 pupils have designed artwork for drains in their school grounds to encourage everyone to look down and consider where their litter goes when it is thrown ‘away’.

The Dorset One World Festival is a free local event to celebrate the diversity of cultures in Dorchester through music, dance, food and activities. The event will feature a programme of both traditional and modern cultural activities performed by local communities.

This year marks 30 years of the FAIRTRADE mark

To celebrate, DEED, Fair Ground (Wimborne’s Fairtrade shop) and the Wimborne Minster & Colehill Fairtrade Community are offering a limited number of local schools a FREE Fairtrade Stall during Fairtrade Fortnight (9-22 September 2024).

We are now in Ramadan and alongside a Muslim mother and educator, Tiny Travels has co-created a guide to help teachers and nursery staff ensure that children are learning about the beauty of Ramadan and that Muslim cultural events are not being excluded from settings calendars. 

This free, unique, bilingual performance aims to showcase the resilience of women who have migrated from Ukraine to BCP & Dorset, sharing their experiences through spoken word, song, and dance.

Our guest speaker is Sharon Muiruri Coyne, Artistic Director of Vita Nova & Celeste, Freelance Creative Facilitator & Community Researcher for the 'Where We Can Call Home' project.

Sharon has been a close collaborator working with DEED for several years.

Join us for an evening of spoken word, music and film with local and diverse artists and performers. This free event will celebrate the diverse communities of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Vita Nova & Friends are presenting an adaption of the traditional story of the nativity reworked to highlight the current refugee crisis. Written by Sharon Coyne this is an extremely powerful performance put together with many messages to hear.

Come along and enjoy an evening celebrating the multicultural history of Dorset and how music can bring together people, sounds and styles from many different subcultures. Featuring live music from Ska band The Guns of Navarone, interviews and film.

The ‘Brown Babies’ exhibition tells the story of Black GIs in Britain during the war from the perspective of the white women and Black GI's and the children who were born as a result of these relationships.

Hopefool is a play for young people and adults that promotes peace in a time of conflict. For young people, especially witnessing the horror of war from around the world, can make people feel hopeless. Hopefool is about reminding people that we do have a voice and we can make a difference however small in promoting unity and love.

Africa Comes to Bournemouth is an annual celebration of culture, community, and causes. Their event brings together vibrant entertainment, enriching experiences, and a shared commitment to raise awareness and support important causes.

To celebrate Black History Month they have an online quiz where you can win FREE prizes. All you have to do is get just 6 questions correct!

These workshops will lead to creative ideas and art designs being installed in the local community to raise awareness about the issues of pollution.

This work follows on from a successful project last year with ‘A’ Level Graphic Design students at QE school, who designed their own ‘drain art’ which was installed in Wimborne town centre in time for the Wimborne Folk Festival, to raise awareness about the impact of litter on the rivers and sea.

Answer Reboot the Future’s survey on the future of education and give yourself the chance to win a £100 sustainable travel voucher!

Reboot the Future is looking for teachers and educators in the UK to share insights and perspectives on our education system, and your vision for the future.

Megan McCubbin is one of the nation’s leading wildlife presenters, and one of the faces of BBC Two’s Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch. She’ll be at Queen Elizabeth School on the 15th of October talking about her love of wildlife and why we all need to protect it and signing books. There'll be eco displays and stalls too and we’re delighted to say we’ll be there, do pop along and say hello.

This is the opportunity for our community to have its say on the climate and ecological crises. By bringing together a wide cross section of community-based groups from across the county the COP hopes to raise awareness of the need and desire to act locally, in a way that puts people at the heart of decisions and is socially just.

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in Bournemouth, one of DEED’s partners on the Where We Can Call Home project, have launched an online survey to find out more about what people would like to see happen at Russell-Cotes in the future.

Louise’s morning workshop explored Multicultural Britain and Sarah spent an afternoon with her ‘global glasses’ on, exploring ideas, resources and activities to support the trainees to bring the wider world to their classroom, and empower their pupils to be informed, active global citizens!

Hope Fool examines what it’s like to be a refugee and why people find themselves in terrible situations in the quest to have a ‘normal’ life. Performed by Celeste, an integrated drama group consisting of members from Vita Nova, those with English as a second language and refugees. The performance will be followed by a post-play discussion with the cast.

Zero Carbon Dorset, Dorset Climate Action Network and Sustainable Dorset have combined forces to launch the first-ever Dorset COP “Conference of Parties”. This ground-breaking, community-led event is an attempt to apply the power of the international COPs to local issues and so galvanise Dorset into action to tackle the climate and ecological emergency.