Going by the slogan “If you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything”, the Campaign for Music with Meaning sets to make a stand against meaningless, manufactured, artificial music and fight on behalf of intelligent music that holds lyrical messages with the power to move hearts and minds.

Created by Livity and LIVE Futures, two socially-driven companies with experience in engaging young people in community-focused, media orientated projects, the campaign has recruited the popular band Outlandish to reach other like-minded musicians, fans and media, open the discussion further and bring intelligent music back to the forefront.

Outlandish says: “The World’s bigger than our egos and we’re all pieces in a greater puzzle. That’s why themes like love, trust, hate, friendship, family and God are far more important to us.”
www.musicwithmeaning.co.uk

Are you running a growing creative digital business and need help to realise your full potential? If you’re ready to stop fire-fighting and start planning for a profitable future then CIDA’s Digital development programme is for you.

If selected for this intensive programme offering in-depth support and consultancy, you’ll join a group of London’s most talented creative digital entrepreneurs, finding solutions to shared issues through action learning sets, master-classes and one-to-one mentoring with a key industry expert.
- Identify issues hindering growth and find innovative solutions
- Determine the future direction of your business and how to achieve it
- Develop your skills base, increase your confidence and your business potential
- Build a strong network of peers and industry contacts

An information session is being held on Monday 12 February at 6.30pm which will be an opportunity to find out more about the programme and application process.
Download the application form at www.cida.co.uk or contact Jessica Green on 020 7247 4710 – applications close on 23 February 2007.

Injustice, a controversial multi-award winning documentary film investigating the rising number of black people who have died in police custody, will be screened on Wednesday 7th February at 7:30pm at Rich Mix, East London. This screening marks the 200th Anniversary of the abolition of the Slave Trade and is part of the Red Room’s ongoing mission to present work that challenges the status quo.

The film tells the remarkable story of a group of women who came together to achieve justice for their loved ones. In 1969 David Oluwale became the first black person to die in police custody in Britain, by 1999 this figure had reached beyond one thousand, (this figure does not include those who have died in prisons and mental institutions or immigration detention centres). Not one police officer has been convicted for any of these deaths.

This is a film by Ken Fero and Tariq Mehmood with Q + A,
This is a free event: no need to book
Wednesday 7th February 2007, 19.30 @ Rich Mix, 35 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA
www.theredroom.org.uk | www.injusticefilm.co.uk

The Asian Wedding Directory is hosting a wedding fair at the Cedar Suite in Leicester on March 4th. Showcasing over thirty of the finest Asian wedding services from bridal designers, chocolate fountains, bespoke wedding stationers to superior stage decorations – the show will leave today’s modern couple inspired and full of ideas. The event is free admission.

Exhibition organiser, Farhana Shaikh said: ‘With Asian weddings being grander than ever before, wedding planning can be a daunting prospect. We hope that by bringing all the experts under one roof, visitors will have the opportunity to meet with the professionals and get the advice they really need.”
www.theasianwedding.co.uk