Brap, the Birmingham equalities charity, has racked up 10 years and is celebrating on Saturday night (20th Sept) at the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath.

Performing on the night will be The Special Beat (featuring Neville Staple and Ranking Roger) and ex-Birmingham Poet Laureate Dreadlock Alien.

Doors are at 9pm and tickets are £15 – available on the door or through www.theticketsellers.co.uk.

Among many other things, Brap produce the Speak Out magazine and are looking for submissions for the next issue. The theme is ‘This is Bimingham’:

Outside of London, Birmingham is one of the country’s most ‘diverse’ cities. It is also a city with one of the biggest gaps between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’. We want to know what this means to you.

Whether it’s an essay, photograph, poem, or story, this is your chance to tell everyone your perspective on ‘This is Birmingham’

Submissions need to be in by 24 October.