ActionAid ‘Make Your Mark’ mosaic to be unveiled in Bristol by Mark Watson on Tuesday 1st June

Thanks to those of you who supported the 'Make Your Mark' campaign, ActionAid have had hundreds of great self portraits from people across the South West. The resulting mosaic is a truly amazing piece of art and we’re looking forward to comedian Mark Watson unveiling it on Bristol’s College Green on Tuesday 1st June at 1.30pm. The artwork will be made up of around 800 self portraits by people across the West Country. Together they will make up the face of 5 year old Enid from Uganda, who like 72 million children around the world, cannot go to school because of poverty. The unveiling is part of a two day Bristol event that is taking place from Tuesday 1st to Wednesday 2nd June (11am – 5pm each day) to celebrate International Children’s Day. We’d like to invite you all to come along to get a taste of life in different countries and cultures! Highlights across the two days include live music from afro jazz band Hélélé, with percussion and singing workshops from lead singer Alphonse Daudet, story-telling and African dancing with members of Nomakanjani from Zambia, drumming workshops with Bristol’s Omer Makessa, former lead singer with Mankala, Moussa Kouate on a traditional 21 string kora harp, street dance by Easton’s internationally-acclaimed young dance troupe Hype, face painting, world food stalls, an ultra-violet, interactive den where children can discover the sounds & sights of the jungle and create glow-in-the-dark arts & crafts and a family art competition with fantastic prizes for the most creative images of Africa. Find out more about the event at tinyurl.com/2w7ft5e Follow ActionAid on Twitter: tinyurl.com/28ognep Like ActionAid on Facebook: tinyurl.com/297uda9 Watch ActionAid on YouTube: tinyurl.com/24dpavr