ALT Community Support Circle. Open to all people of the global majority, Muslims, migrants and asylum seekers. These spaces are an invitation to come together online to share and be held in community. It will be facilitated by therapists and community workers who will provide a container to share openly, as well as offer some embodied exercises to help us to co-regulate. Free to access. Online via Zoom. Thursday 8th August, 7pm-9pm. Monday 12th August, 10am-12pm.

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 green bar with the following text: MAIA’s got a Free Yard. Tuesday 5th March. 12pm - 8pm. Open House. 25 Rotton Park st, Birmingham, B160AE

ALT A red background, with a black and white banner at the bottom that reads #FREE PALESTINE. There’s green and white boxes which hold the following schedule: 12pm - Chae’s Soup Served 1pm - Palestine Activation Tables: Checking in; how can we be more effective in our solidarity? 6pm - Drawing for Reflection and Resilience (Migrants in Culture Resource)

ALT A group of people standing downstairs in a very full YARD. The two people in focus are talking together. One wears a purple top, pink gilet and jeans, with their hair in short twists, pushed back with purple sunglasses. The other wears a bright mustard jumper, with their hair up and glasses.

ALT Pink, white and green colour scheme. The text reads: MAIA’s got a FREE YARD. 12pm: Lunch served 1.30 - 4pm: Memorialising spaces we love / have loved in Birmingham 6pm: Free writing/reflection space Tuesday 27th February 12pm - 8pm / Drop in 25 Rotton Park st, Birmingham, B160AE

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 People sitting at YARD, smiling, laughing, drinking tea. The person in focus has short black curly hair, gold glasses, a big smile and a black turtle neck jumper.

ALT Blue and orange colour scheme. The text reads: MAIA’s got a Free YARD! 12pm: Lunch served 1pm - 5pm: Explore with us: What do you want to do at Yard? What would you like to bring to, or access from, the space? 6pm: Film screening of THE SUN RISES IN THE EAST, a documentary by Tati Giwa and Cynthia Gordy Giwa. Tuesday 20th February. 12pm - 8pm. Drop in. 25 Rotton Park st, Birmingham, B160AE

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 wrap. 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 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.