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About Siana Bangura
Siana Bangura is a writer, producer, performer and community organiser hailing from South East London, now living, working, and creating between London and the West Midlands.
 
Siana is the founder and former editor of Black British Feminist platform, No Fly on the WALL; she is the author of poetry collection, ‘Elephant’; and the producer of ‘1500 & Counting’, a documentary film investigating deaths in custody and police brutality in the UK. Siana works and campaigns on issues of race, class, and gender and their intersections and is currently working on projects focusing on climate change, the arms trade, and state violence.
 
Siana was an artist in residence at the Birmingham Rep Theatre throughout 2019, working on her debut play, ‘Layila!’, which was subsequently turned into an audio offering 2020 – listen to ‘Layila!’, the audio edition by clicking here. In 2017, Siana was the inaugural poet-in-residence at Housmans, one of London’s longest-running radical independent bookshops.
 
Siana is also a workshop facilitator, public speaking trainer, social commentator and independent publisher at Liberated Press. Her work has been featured in  mainstream and alternative publications such as The Guardian, The Metro, Evening Standard, Black Ballad, Consented, Green European Journal, The Fader, and Dazed. Her past television appearances include the BBC, Channel 4, Sky TV and ITV and Jamelia’s ‘The Table’.
 
Across her vast portfolio of work, Siana’s mission is to help move marginalised voices from the margins, to the centre.
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About Siana Bangura
Siana Bangura is a writer, producer, performer and community organiser hailing from South East London, now living, working, and creating between London and the West Midlands.
 
Siana is the founder and former editor of Black British Feminist platform, No Fly on the WALL; she is the author of poetry collection, ‘Elephant’; and the producer of ‘1500 & Counting’, a documentary film investigating deaths in custody and police brutality in the UK. Siana works and campaigns on issues of race, class, and gender and their intersections and is currently working on projects focusing on climate change, the arms trade, and state violence.
 
Siana was an artist in residence at the Birmingham Rep Theatre throughout 2019, working on her debut play, ‘Layila!’, which was subsequently turned into an audio offering 2020 – listen to ‘Layila!’, the audio edition by clicking here. In 2017, Siana was the inaugural poet-in-residence at Housmans, one of London’s longest-running radical independent bookshops.
 
Siana is also a workshop facilitator, public speaking trainer, social commentator and independent publisher at Liberated Press. Her work has been featured in  mainstream and alternative publications such as The Guardian, The Metro, Evening Standard, Black Ballad, Consented, Green European Journal, The Fader, and Dazed. Her past television appearances include the BBC, Channel 4, Sky TV and ITV and Jamelia’s ‘The Table’.
 
Across her vast portfolio of work, Siana’s mission is to help move marginalised voices from the margins, to the centre.
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Siana Bangura 4 years ago

Introducing…Behind the Curtains Podcast!Siana Bangura and Christina Nicole, in partnership with English Touring Theatre, announce a new podcast series Behind the Curtains, spotlighting Black... Read More

Siana Bangura 4 years ago

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Siana Bangura 4 years ago

‘Layila!’, by Siana Bangura – Audio EditionMy goodness, it’s been a long time since I updated things around here. So much so I had to dust... Read More

Siana Bangura 6 years ago

‘Head Above The Parapet’: The Best of No Fly on the WALL – Coming 8th July 2018“The thing that gets reaffirmed for me every time I attend a No Fly on the WALL event is just... Read More

Siana Bangura 6 years ago

When They Call You A Terrorist: Birmingham Welcomes Patrisse Khan-CullorsPatrisse Khan-Cullors is an artist, organiser and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, California and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter... Read More

Siana Bangura 6 years ago

Siana Bangura joins the Sassy Tees team as Creative DirectorWe’re starting the new year strong at SB HQ. We are thrilled to finally share that Siana will be joining... Read More

Siana Bangura 6 years ago

Curbing the practice of profiteering off Black rage‘Calling people out works but we must differentiate between when we are dealing with a lack of understanding, and when... Read More

Siana Bangura 6 years ago

Announcing the ‘Re-imagining Black Britain’ Conference 2018: A remarkable one-off collaborationThe ‘Re-imagining Black Britain’ Conference is a one-off collaboration between Black British platforms and organisations No Fly on the WALL,... Read More

Siana Bangura 7 years ago

Londoners’ views: Life-long Londoners pick what they love most about their city (FT Feature)Siana was interviewed by the FT’s Layli Foroudi about the changing face of London, along with the likes of Asif... Read More

Siana Bangura 7 years ago

Review: ‘I, The Angry Black Woman’ & Other Stories Exhibition‘The work on show ranged in style and medium from photography, paintings and digital art. The exhibition succeeds in deconstructing... Read More