Sofia Akel

I executive produced my first documentary 🥹🎬 See Us, Hear Us was created by the lovely girls of @MilkHoneyBees in response to our research report which examined the ways Black girls navigate girlhood, specifically in South London, from adultification to self expression & joy.

Thank you so much @SpotifyUK for inviting us down for the day and your continued support of Free Books Campaign! 💚 check out Spotify Audiobooks 📚

We’re also taking away valuable learnings: about how to make the festival even more fluid, accessible, and joyful next time. Growth is part of the journey and we’re committed to making each year bigger, brighter, and better for everyone ✨

Standing in a room filled with stories, ideas, and community reminded us why we do this. It was a proud and powerful moment to see the vision of this year’s festival come to fruition!

To every single attendee, volunteer, panelist, author, workshop facilitator, and brand sponsor who poured their time, energy, and love into making this year’s festival happen: thank you from the bottom of our hearts 💚

CALLING ARSENAL FANS ⚽️ We’ve collaborated with @Iamfodz @LabrumLondon the incredible designer of the @Arsenal Away Kit 24/25!! Enter our raffle to win a signed shirt, taking home a piece of club history. freebookscampaign.enthuse.com/donate#!/

This time next week is our fourth Free Books Festival. We've got free tickets for all, and donation-option tickets for those who want to support the library we're building in Senegal! Come thru!! lu.ma/ncy2jns7

Each year it takes a village to put on an entirely-free festival. We're fundraising through donation-based tickets for the library we're building in Senegal. But you can still get your free ticket by emailing info@freebookscampaign.co.uk if you can't afford it - no q's asked 🧡

Now i know better than to trust British weather, but it's saying that the sun will be SHININGGGG. So we've got plenty of nourishing things to do outside while the sun blesses us - from free food curated by @BlackEatsLDN to link-ups, activties and readings.

PRESENTING: FREE BOOKS FESTIVAL 2025 We've got a crazy, jam-packed line-up for you that we've been working on for 8 months. Scroll the thread to see! Where: Big Penny Social, E17 6AL When: Sunday 17th August Tickets: lu.ma/ncy2jns7 Brought to you by @BooksCampaign 🧡

FREE BOOKS FESTIVAL 2025 LINE-UPPPP 🎉 With activations from @SpotifyUK and @WarnerBrosUK, including delicious curated events from @BlackEatsLDN and THEM ONES. It's our fourth festival + each year we aim to make it better and better - see you there! lu.ma/ncy2jns7?from=…

The Free Books Festival is back on 17th Aug 2025 at Big Penny Social, Walthamstow! 📚✨ Line-up includes Bolu Babalola, Kosar Ali, Dapo Adeola, Caleb Femi + more. 🎟️ Tickets = donations to build our Free Books Library in Senegal 🇸🇳 freebookscampaign.co.uk/festival-25

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EARLY-BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎟️ This year’s festival takes place on 17th August at Big Penny Social set across one jam-packed day of activities, workshops, panels and demonstrations - as well as loads of freebies including food, and of course, books! freebookscampaign.co.uk/festival-25

Tickets have dropped for our fourth annual literature festival! Would love to see you all there, it’s been 6+ months in the making 🥹 freebookscampaign.co.uk/festival-25

hey goodies! Free Books Campaign (@BooksCampaign) is a non-profit dedicated to bridging the access gap to literature for all! we're leaning on communities to help with funding our next festival on August 17th. please share or donate, tell a friend 💌👉🏾 gofund.me/400a0f34

Through our collaboration with @Tate we're making art more accessible. If you'd like a ticket to this tomorrow, please email us at sofia@freebookscampaign.co.uk. Limited number available, first come first served 💫 tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-…