A event held at Sparks Bristol on Friday 9th May. The event starts at 18:00.
You are warmly invited to join us as we launch our second anniversary celebrations and connect with a community that places care, creativity, and powerful ideas at the heart of climate action.
Since opening our doors in May 2023, Sparks has been focused on creating change locally. Now, we invite you to join us as we expand our outlook from the local to the global.
In addition to sharing the impact of our work over the past two years, we will host a panel discussion on the power of Indigenous knowledge and art to inspire positive change. This event will feature a special international speaker, Dr. Reihana, a Senior Lecturer in Dance Studies at The University of Auckland, alongside Cleo Lake, a community engagement professional, researcher and intuitive creative artist / producer and Mozambican-born Afro-fusion Hip Hop artist and award-winning creative producer MoYah.
DATE: Friday 9th May
LOCATION: 1F, ‘Department of Imagination, Sparks Bristol
EVENT SCHEDULE
18:00 | Doors Open to the Public
18:15 | Sparks Impact Presentation
Celebrating two years of community action and impact
Presented by Manu Maunganidze, Co-Director of Global Goals Centre
18:30 | Talk - ‘There is No Place Like Home’
Hosted by Kara de los Reyes, Terralupa / Artspace Lifespace
With Cleo Lake, Dr Tia Reihana and MoYah
19:15 | Live Music Performance
Kabbo Hue Qua Tura
19:45 | Event Close
Be part of the change — because there is no Planet B and there truly is no place like home.
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME PANELLISTS BIO'S
KARA DE LOS REYES is the Founder of TerraLupa, an organisation that champions regenerative practices within the built environment. As a dedicated advocate for community-driven initiatives, she serves as a Trustee for Artspace Lifespace and formerly held a Board Director position at Land is Life, where she supported Indigenous Peoples' advocacy globally. Kara's commitment extends to her home country, the Philippines, where she actively contributes to local community projects. Her overarching vision is to foster a world that is joyful, thriving, and resilient for future generations.
CLEO LAKE was the lead researcher and consultant for the Bristol Legacy Foundation’s Project T.R.U.T.H. and currently co-chairs their memorialisation task group. A former Green Party Councillor (2016-2021), she played a key role in passing a Reparations and Atonement motion at Bristol City Council. During her term as Lord Mayor (2018-2019), she gained international attention for removing portraits of enslavers from the Lord Mayor’s Parlour.
A qualified dance therapist, Cleo was a research associate with Bristol University on the UKRI-funded ‘Decolonising Memory: Digital Bodies in Movement’ project, leading to the creation of an app and a memorial dance. She is currently undertaking a self-directed MPhil at Bristol University, exploring memorialisation through dance, live performance, and participation.
DR TIA REIHANA is a senior lecturer in Dance Studies, Creative Arts, and Industries at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. Her work highlights the challenges formal education systems present to teaching Indigenous dance and students, advocating for Indigenous knowledge systems in the arts and education.
Tia collaborates with leading Indigenous artists and communities to navigate intercultural praxis. Her project Te Mana Motuhake o te Kauri (The Authority of the Kauri Tree) developed an Indigenous-centred intercultural framework with Marrugeku Dance Theatre, Australia’s leading Indigenous performance ensemble. She works extensively in arts, education, and health, supporting Indigenous communities in Aotearoa and the wider Pacific. Recently securing major funding, Tia leads the integration of Toi Rongoā (Māori Healing Arts) into Aotearoa’s formal health and corrections sectors.
MOYAH is an award-winning Afro-fusion rapper, artistic curator, and educator working at the intersection of Music, social justice, and community empowerment. Born in Mozambique and raised in Lisbon as a refugee, he uses creativity as a tool for social transformation, with a focus on underrepresented refugee and migrant communities from the Global South. MoYah has delivered workshops and performances in nearly 20 countries and through the award winning Hip-Hop Garden programme he blends music, permaculture, and well-being for grassroots change. In 2025, he was nominated as the IMIX Refugee Ambassador and is co-launching the first-ever Refugee Week Festival in Portugal. Through his art and activism, MoYah channels Indigenous knowledge, Afro-diasporic traditions, and lived resistance to inspire care, creativity, and collective action on a global scale.
ACCESSING SPARKS OUTSIDE OF RETAIL HOURS
Please go to the BLACK Doors to the right of the Retail Entrance of Sparks (former M&S building) on Broadmead (pedestrianised entrance)
https://what3words.com/cracks.deputy.living
If you require the use of the lift, our Venue Assistant will assist you to access the lift via the retail entrance.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Since opening our doors in May 2023, Sparks has been focused on creating change locally. Now, we invite you to join us as we expand our outlook from the local to the global.
In addition to sharing the impact of our work over the past two years, we will host a panel discussion on the power of Indigenous knowledge and art to inspire positive change. This event will feature a special international speaker, Dr. Reihana, a Senior Lecturer in Dance Studies at The University of Auckland, alongside Cleo Lake, a community engagement professional, researcher and intuitive creative artist / producer and Mozambican-born Afro-fusion Hip Hop artist and award-winning creative producer MoYah.
DATE: Friday 9th May
LOCATION: 1F, ‘Department of Imagination, Sparks Bristol
EVENT SCHEDULE
18:00 | Doors Open to the Public
18:15 | Sparks Impact Presentation
Celebrating two years of community action and impact
Presented by Manu Maunganidze, Co-Director of Global Goals Centre
18:30 | Talk - ‘There is No Place Like Home’
Hosted by Kara de los Reyes, Terralupa / Artspace Lifespace
With Cleo Lake, Dr Tia Reihana and MoYah
19:15 | Live Music Performance
Kabbo Hue Qua Tura
19:45 | Event Close
Be part of the change — because there is no Planet B and there truly is no place like home.
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME PANELLISTS BIO'S
KARA DE LOS REYES is the Founder of TerraLupa, an organisation that champions regenerative practices within the built environment. As a dedicated advocate for community-driven initiatives, she serves as a Trustee for Artspace Lifespace and formerly held a Board Director position at Land is Life, where she supported Indigenous Peoples' advocacy globally. Kara's commitment extends to her home country, the Philippines, where she actively contributes to local community projects. Her overarching vision is to foster a world that is joyful, thriving, and resilient for future generations.
CLEO LAKE was the lead researcher and consultant for the Bristol Legacy Foundation’s Project T.R.U.T.H. and currently co-chairs their memorialisation task group. A former Green Party Councillor (2016-2021), she played a key role in passing a Reparations and Atonement motion at Bristol City Council. During her term as Lord Mayor (2018-2019), she gained international attention for removing portraits of enslavers from the Lord Mayor’s Parlour.
A qualified dance therapist, Cleo was a research associate with Bristol University on the UKRI-funded ‘Decolonising Memory: Digital Bodies in Movement’ project, leading to the creation of an app and a memorial dance. She is currently undertaking a self-directed MPhil at Bristol University, exploring memorialisation through dance, live performance, and participation.
DR TIA REIHANA is a senior lecturer in Dance Studies, Creative Arts, and Industries at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. Her work highlights the challenges formal education systems present to teaching Indigenous dance and students, advocating for Indigenous knowledge systems in the arts and education.
Tia collaborates with leading Indigenous artists and communities to navigate intercultural praxis. Her project Te Mana Motuhake o te Kauri (The Authority of the Kauri Tree) developed an Indigenous-centred intercultural framework with Marrugeku Dance Theatre, Australia’s leading Indigenous performance ensemble. She works extensively in arts, education, and health, supporting Indigenous communities in Aotearoa and the wider Pacific. Recently securing major funding, Tia leads the integration of Toi Rongoā (Māori Healing Arts) into Aotearoa’s formal health and corrections sectors.
MOYAH is an award-winning Afro-fusion rapper, artistic curator, and educator working at the intersection of Music, social justice, and community empowerment. Born in Mozambique and raised in Lisbon as a refugee, he uses creativity as a tool for social transformation, with a focus on underrepresented refugee and migrant communities from the Global South. MoYah has delivered workshops and performances in nearly 20 countries and through the award winning Hip-Hop Garden programme he blends music, permaculture, and well-being for grassroots change. In 2025, he was nominated as the IMIX Refugee Ambassador and is co-launching the first-ever Refugee Week Festival in Portugal. Through his art and activism, MoYah channels Indigenous knowledge, Afro-diasporic traditions, and lived resistance to inspire care, creativity, and collective action on a global scale.
ACCESSING SPARKS OUTSIDE OF RETAIL HOURS
Please go to the BLACK Doors to the right of the Retail Entrance of Sparks (former M&S building) on Broadmead (pedestrianised entrance)
https://what3words.com/cracks.deputy.living
If you require the use of the lift, our Venue Assistant will assist you to access the lift via the retail entrance.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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