Tuesday 29 October 2013

Opening Night

Thank-you to everyone that came to the exhibition and for your generous donations. It was a big success and without you, we could not spread awareness and change the world we live in for the better. 

For those who could not make the exhibition here are some photos taken from the opening night. Also see below all the artworks featured in the exhibition. 











They Go To Die artworks

For those of you that couldn't make the exhibition, displayed below are all the artworks that featured. Thank-you to all those that came to the opening night and your generous donations. 















Muazzam Tariq
One Man's Gold Another Man's TB, 2013
Digital art










Rebecca Harvey
Human Alchemy, 2013
Material, wallpaper paste, paper, gold leaf, acrylic











Diana Strandin
The Approach, 2013
Acrylic, collage and thread










Khadija Osman
War and Chaos, 2009
Acrylic on board










Theo Miller
Harbingers, 2013
Silkscreen print














Mel Fletcher
TuaTona, 2013
Silkscreen print










Alice Essex
At Rest, 2013
Pencil on paper















George Sarell
They Go To Die, 2013
Pencil, ink, marker, Photoshop and digital collaging














Jennifer Cross
Cave Studies, 2013
Photographic prints 


Tuesday 1 October 2013

They Go to Die opening night on 19th October

They Go to Die previews on Saturday 19th October at Unit 1 @ The Great Central, Leicester from 6pm-9pm. The exhibition will run until Saturday 26th October.

They Go To Die is a charity exhibition and screening that illustrates the climbing number of TB victims amongst miners in Southern Africa. 

Yale epidemiologist Jonathan Smith produced ‘They Go To Die’. The film follows the stories of miners sent home from the mines with no continuity of treatment and with no access to care…..men who were literally sent home to die. The film will be screened alongside the exhibition at 7:00pm, followed by a Q&A session with Felix Jakens from RESULTS UK.

Artists have made responses to the film in a variety of mediums including painting, digital art, photography, music poetry and print.

Exhibition opening hours -

Sat 19th 6:00 - 9:00
Sun 20th GALLERY CLOSED
Mon 21st 3:00 - 7:30
Tues 22nd 5:30 - 8:00
Wed 23rd 3:00 - 7:30
Thurs 24th 3:00 - 7:30
Fri 25th 5:30 - 8:00
Sat 26th 11:00 - 5:00

Please attend to help spread awareness of this epidemic. We look forward to seeing you there.

If you have any queries about the exhibition or film, please contact theygotodieart@gmail.com







Wednesday 4 September 2013

South African gold miners strike for better pay

You may have seen on the news yesterday that around 80,000 gold miners in South Africa have gone on strike to call for better pay. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is calling for a wage rise of 10%, revising this down from their original demand of 60%.

BBC News reports that 'NUM spokesman Lesiba Seshoka had denied that a 60% pay rise demand was excessive, telling AFP: "If there are bosses that sit in air-conditioned offices earning millions a year, why can't they (miners) earn 7,000 ($700) basic a month?"'

Read the full news report here.

Monday 2 September 2013

Deadline for submissions extended to 8th September!

We're still receiving submissions to They Go to Die so we've decided to extend the deadline to Sunday 8th September 2013.

The rules for submission are the same as before:
  • Unfortunately we will be unable to accept three-dimensional artwork.
  • All artwork must be identified with the artist’s name, title and contact clearly printed on a label attached to each piece.
  • Work must be framed if applicable.
  • Instructions for work must be agreed before 17th October 2013.
  • Submissions close September 8th 2013.
  • The DVD of ‘They Go To Die’ is available on request. 

Tuesday 27 August 2013

Take action in the fight against TB in Southern Africa's gold mines

Even if you aren't planning to submit artwork to the They Go to Die exhibition, you can still support the fight against TB in Southern Africa's gold mines. This month, RESULTS are calling on the largest gold miner in the region, AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), to step up, take action and lead the regional response from the private sector. AGA has been a real leader within the industry in developing best practice for tackling TB, but they and the other mining companies need to do more.

You can help them by emailing AGA's Vice President for for health and safety Brian Chicksen (bchicksen@anglogoldashanti.com) and their UK company secretary Jane Kirton (jane.kirton@corpserv.co.uk) to:
  • Thank them for all the work that AGA has been doing on stepping up their response to TB and Mining, including the launch of their TB control program in 2011;
  • Explain that initial World Bank analysis suggests that an upfront investment from mining companies of $760 million could reap an $880 million reward;
  • Call for AGA to do more to prevent TB in their mines by putting an end to single sex, hostel style housing in and around all of their mines; 
  • Introduce silica dust-disseminating technology to reduce dust levels in all mines to >0.025mg per m3 as is the standard for mines in Canada and the USA; and
  • Finally, ask them, as an industry leader and largest miner operating in the region, to lead this response among mining companies and to spearhead industry engagement with regional initiatives such as the Swaziland Statement and the forthcoming SADC Code of Conduct 
For more information, visit the RESULTS blog. Let us know if you get a response!

Tuesday 20 August 2013

Clint Smith's "Welcome to the Mines"

Throughout They Go to Die clips are shown of Clint Smith performing his incredibly moving spoken word "Welcome to the Mines". Watch the whole thing below.


Tuesday 23 July 2013

About RESULTS

RESULTS is an international NGO that uses advocacy and campaigning to attempt to bring about the end of extreme poverty. We do that by recruiting, training and inspiring hundreds of volunteers around the world to speak up and call for change. We call on the governments of wealthy nations to spend more money on overseas aid, to spend the money they spend more effectively and efficiently and to ensure that anything they support reaches the poorest and most vulnerable people all the time.

In the UK we have a diverse network of volunteer led, grassroots groups that meet every month to learn the reasons people are kept in poverty and to take coordinated and effective action to make change. We are always looking for new volunteers who are keen to get involved. Why not join us?

As a small organisation we pick the issues we work on very carefully in order to ensure we have the greatest impact in the lives of the world’s poorest people. Currently we are campaigning on:
For more information, visit the RESULTS website

Thursday 4 July 2013

They Go To Die film

A personal message from director Jonathan Smith about his film They Go To Die.