Below is a selection of some our fund and awareness-raising events that we have held or participated in since our founding in 2005.
Film Screening: "Sons of the Clouds" with Q&A
University of Sussex, November 25, 2022
WATCH THE TRAILERStand with Saharawis Conference
UNITE Trade Union, London, October 29, 2022
Four Films to Change the World Fundraiser
July 28, 2022
Stories from Turkey, Sudan, Pakistan, and Western Sahara followed by panel discussion with filmmakers and Sandblast facilitators
Freedom for Western Sahara Demonstration
June 11, 2022
The demonstration in front of the Moroccan consulate in London also marked the inauguration of the first UK-based Saharawi Community Organisation
UK Parliamentary Hearing
June 9, 2022
All-Party Parliamentary Group committee hearing on self-determination and independence for Saharawi people
Films and Fundraising for Saharawi Refugees
June 6, 2022
Screening of "Sandtracks" and "You Can't Get There From Here" at ActOne Cinema in Acton, London
READ MOREEndless Exile Photography Exhibition
May 31 - June 9, 2022
Photos by Danielle Smith and Quintina Valero of daily life, culture, and traditions of the Saharawi people in the gallery space at ActOne Cinema
READ MOREFilm Screening and Q&A: "You Can't Get There From Here"
January 15, 2022
Film by Daniel Petkoff and Peter Shields featuring Danielle Smith and Q&A and the Little Theatre in Bath
WATCH THE TRAILERMidsummer Festival
July 2, 2016
Films, photography, talks, music, and poetry at Hundred Years Gallery in collaboration with StaveHouse
READ MOREOther events
Sandblast Garden Party Fundraiser, July 2021Run the Sahara 2015 events at The Forge, September and November 2014Run the Sahara 2014 event at Cairo Cafe, Oct 2013Sandblast-ARTifariti encounters at Rich Mix, July 2011Run the Sahara launch at Riverside Studios, October 2011EL PROBLEMA screenings throughout the UK, 2010-2011Concert for the Saharawis at Cargo, November 2009Poetry & Music: Western Sahara meets Latin America at Canning House, March 2007Western Sahara Photo Exhibition at Host Gallery, January 2007
