Love has never been

“Love has never been a popular movement. And no one's ever wanted, really, to be free. The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people. Otherwise, of course, you can despair. Walk down the street of any city, any afternoon, and look around you. What you've got to remember is what you're looking at is also you. Everyone you're looking at is also you. You could be that person. You could be that monster, you could be that cop. And you have to decide, in yourself, not to be.”

― James Baldwin

The AAIS returns in March 2025 to the Shoreditch Arts Club for a festival based on the work of James Baldwin, to celebrate his live and achievements and to take his message of love and compassion forward.