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                        <p>What a crazy time to be alive. As visual communicators we are at the forefront of shaping and influencing behaviours and beliefs – yet the BIG issues playing out around the world can feel so overwhelming and complex that despite our best intentions we often don’t know where or how to begin… so we don’t.</p>
<p>‘Flagging the Issue’ is an invitation to gather and an opportunity be inspired by important voices we admire who are active in their activism, engaged in political discourse, demonstration, and dissent. In a time where flags are again being used as a tool of division, we wanted to bring together 4 experienced voices with real skin in the game – who all produce work that is powerful and thought-provoking.</p>
<p>Cat, Sarah, Craig and Greg have through their uncompromising work collectively addressed The Invasion of Iraq, The War in Ukraine, The Genocide in Gaza, Brexit, Global Warming, The Minors Strike, Windrush, Racism, Sexism, Nationalism, Putin, Murdoch, Trump, and much more.</p>
<p>Expect the usual warm welcome, the BD Shop, Food &amp; Drink, Sponsor stalls, plus some strong views, and presumably some fairly strong language…</p>
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                        &lt;p&gt;My name is Greg, and I’m a Graphic Designer, D&amp;amp;I Consultant, university lecturer, and public speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
I design, consult and lead on projects that enable mission-led, purpose driven organisations, businesses and causes to connect with diverse audiences.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I create brand strategy, visual identity, campaigns, content and marketing communications across print &amp;amp; digital. I also create art &amp;amp; design projects that uplift marginalised cultures and advocate for anti-racism.&lt;br /&gt;
I’ve produced impactful work for brands and organisations including The Global Goals, Penguin Books, The Unmistakables, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, The Criterion Collection, Zero Hour, Harvard University Press, Global Radio, The Windrush Generation Legacy Association and many more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to my client work, I regularly lecture in design at University of Reading and Ravensbourne University. I have previously lectured at London Metropolitan University, and delivered guest lectures at Camberwell, London College of Communication, University of Southampton, Nottingham Trent University, University of Brighton, University of Leeds and Falmouth University.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m forever curious and passionate about what drives culture – the big ideas that bring us together. I apply that curiosity to my work, and how I can help people strategically communicate their values to the world.&lt;br /&gt;
As a Black British designer, and a proud member of the design community, I use my voice to educate, engage, and share my extensive experience. To this end, I have delivered workshops, courses and mentoring to support young, marginalised creatives.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I also produced the Black Outdoor Art project, an initiative in partnership with outdoor agency Brotherhood Media, that utilised donated billboard space as a platform for Black British designers.&lt;/p&gt;
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                        &lt;p&gt;Cat trained and worked as a printer in London from 1997 but then pursued an art practice in collaboration with Peter Kennard in response to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Famous for their public interventions and social discourse using photomontage, extreme print technique, painting and installation, art critic Jonathon Jones, wrote of their work Photo Op &amp;#8220;it has become the definitive work of art about the war that started with the invasion of Iraq in 2003.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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                        &lt;p&gt;Craig Oldham has been named as one of the most influential designers working in the UK, and has written books on a range of topics, including education, visual culture, and politics. He is the founder of creative practice, the Office Of Craig, and a director of counter-culture publishing outfit, Rough Trade Books, sister to the legendary record label.&lt;/p&gt;
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                        &lt;p&gt;Sarah Boris is an artist whose practice spans sculpture, drawing, print, painting, and design. Her work often explores colour, familiar symbols alongside themes of identity and language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of her most recognised works is Fragile UK Flag (2015), a reimagining of the Union Jack using fragile tape and blue paper. Later recreated on cloth, the piece has been carried in marches across London and was included in the Design Museum’s exhibition Hope to Nope (2018), as well as The Right to Protest (2025) curated by the Museum of Unrest. Other major projects include her public art commission Heart Bench (2021), which reinterprets the universal heart symbol as a functional sculpture. Her artist books, such as Rainbow, Global Warming Anyone?, Le Théâtre Graphique, and After the Rain, further extend her interest in visual language and collective symbols.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before establishing her independent practice in 2015, Boris worked for over a decade in cultural institutions including the Barbican, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and Phaidon, where she held roles in design and art direction.&lt;br /&gt;
Her work has been exhibited at the Design Museum (London), einBuch.haus (Berlin), and Le Bel Ordinaire (France), among others, and is held in major collections including the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris), MAK (Vienna), Bibliothèque Nationale de France, and the Jan Michalski Foundation (Switzerland).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In May 2025, Boris presented her second institutional solo exhibition at Le Bel Ordinaire, showcasing her largest body of modular works to date – sculptures and drawings inspired by the rainbow which appeared as a symbol of hope during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. She is currently exhibiting True Friends (Les Vrais Amis) at the Museum of Civilisation in Québec, a new installation exploring identical words in French and English.&lt;/p&gt;
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