A special article featuring me has been developed for an awareness campaign legend during Black History Month (UK & Europe) The article is for the website of Anna Kennedy OBE, one of the UK & the World's leading awareness campaigners for embracing the positives of the Autistic Spectrum. As a featured community participant, the article features one of the projects I was involved with to Showcase my city (Birmingham) Legacy since Birmingham has hosted the Commonwealth Games during 2022. It includes expressions on how it was involved and how it was developed, the preparations and what happened during the interview and filming process. I hope that this article will inspire more people to not feel ashamed living with specific difficulties regardless of background. Emphasising the importance of of positive encouraging leads to greater developments. You can view my article on Anna's Kennedy online awareness website. (Opens in a new window) Appreciation message to the Anna Kennendy Online team I would like to personally thank Anna Kennedy and her online team for featuring me on the website. Very much appreciated Find out more on the special comnonweath related documents by visiting the Comnonweath Legacy feature. As well as the video campaign you can also no see more details on the official creative competition along with associated projects and detailed insight in a special Q&A page. Notice to editors:
Anna Kennedy OBE The award winning educator and campaigner She is one of the leading awareness campaigners in the UK & the world. She has dedicated her life to value and empower autistic people beyond their difficulties. She has established two schools, a college and a respite facility. Anna provides a variety of education workshop, webinars which also features autistic voices. She hosts a unique radio every week focusing the positive changemakers and achievers of the Autistic Spectrum. Her website provides her audience to cover different articles, information and campaigns based on ground level experiences. Empowering autistic people to have their voices beyond generalised understanding. Anna has developed and involved in a variety of projects and events including the event Autism's Got Talent, AKO Expo, Autism Hero Awards and Cultural campaign, Autism Dance Day and may more. In 2012 Anna was awarded the OBE (medal for Inspirational Mother) for the Queen's Birthday Honours. In addition, she also took part in the special charity version of Strictly Come Dancing for Comic Relief. Keith Mckenzie With a background in Art & Design (including Graphic Design & Digital art) and a participant in the music-related film documentary, events & record label project King Of the Beats including filming and behind the scene preparations. Keith was educated at Hereford College of the Arts, University of Northampton, Birmingham City University and Google's Digital Garage. Since 2000, he has developed over twenty years in providing awareness projects, campaigns and activities with the Awareness brand Plus Value Awareness along with Differences Originals. Also are involved with salsa classes in the local community as an assistant. Also have participated in major dancing conventions with twice the years at Birmingham's NEC for Birmingham Latinmotion and London's ManboCity. In 2022, Keith become a featured community participant for Birmingham who became part of special projects hecrs and campaign to promote a positive legacy beyond hosting the comnonweath games.
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You can now view the video campaign featuring me. The video campign "Be Your Personal Best" intervew a variety of the variety of different community participants and influencers of Birmingham. This is part of "Be Bold, Be Birmingham", a year long campaign to showcase the host city of the commonwealth games and to provide a postive legacy beyond the games. On the video I shared different insight on projects and developments past, preset and future. The video was filmed during June at Broadway Dance Centre in Perry Barr. The same district of Alexandra Stadium, the main venue for the games, where they hosted the Althletics along with the opening and closing ceremonies. There was a period of time checks ahead of any approval online. You can view the video now on Birmingham City Council's YouTube channel. The video was produced by Liquid in conjunction with Birmingham City Council As the video is the property of Birmingham CIty Council, I am not responsible for the content on the link provided The video will appear in the future on the city council Instagram profile. Visit the special "Commonwealth Legacy" Feature on this website and an additional information of the video campign and my creative project related to the host city of the Commonwealth Games. Linked with Note to editors
Keith Mckenzie With a background in Art & Design (including Graphic Design & Digital art) and a participant in the music-related film documentary, events & record label project King Of the Beats including filming and behind the scene preparations. Also has been involved with providing awareness projects, campaigns & information for 20 years with the Awareness brand Plus Value Awareness along with Differences Originals. Also are involved with salsa classes and events including participating at two major salsa dancing conventions at Birmingham NEC My entry for the a creative competition for the commonwealth games host city is now available to view online. Related to showcasing Birmingham a vibrant and forward thinking city. This was for Birmingham City Council as part of their year long campign "Be Bold Be Birmingham" to promote the host city of the commonwealth games which took places dyring July and August. My design entry was centered round the showcase asoects which incoporates neon shapes and visual aspects and images of the city. This incluldes, the indusuty, arts, creativity and community heart. My design was not selected to win, however my entry recived positove feedback from the marketing manager of the Be Bold, Be Birmingham campaign at Birmingham and the team member of the creative agency Liquid. Becuse of the copyright guidelines, I was not permitted to share my design entry until the compeition decision was made. There I had to delay the share what I have created until now. Useful links You see the design developed in detail by visiting the webpage part of the online commonwealth special. You can read the written on how the project was developed by visiting the KMC Life blog The project was developed for "I choose Birmingham" on behalf of Birmingham City Council Linked with Note to editors:
Keith Mckenzie With a background in Art & Design (including Graphic Design & Digital art) and a participant in the music-related film documentary, events & record label project King Of the Beats including filming and behind the scene preparations. Also has been involved with providing awareness projects, campaigns & information for 20 years with the Awareness brand Plus Value Awareness along with Differences Originals. Also are involved with salsa classes and events including participating at two major salsa dancing conventions at Birmingham NEC |
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