Time Out, Election 2005 edition, April 13 - 20 2005
Action Heroes
With voters disillusioned by the mainstream parties, could the growing number of single-issue campaigns be the answer? Rebecca Taylor and Becky Lucas report
The Time Out article featured five different groups and individuals tackling important issues to do with environment, the London Olympic bid, and asylum and immigration which was represented by Leave to Remain! To read the article in full please download the pdf file by clicking on the following link:
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BROOK GREEN magazine, January 2004 edition was featuring an article written by 'Leave to Remain's curator, Margareta Kern. The article describes her journey from the war torn Bosnia to the UK, and a more recent journey of getting the 'Leave to Remain' off the ground. It also features a diary of Marcus Kern, whilst preparing for his fundraising walk 'Walking Home'. To order a copy of the Brook Green magazine please e-mail Bolaji Babafemi, the editor of the magazine: editor@brookgreenmagazine.com
'Brook Green magazine is west London's ground-breaking newsmagazine which seeks to revolutionise news coverage and reporting at grassroots level. Its maiden issue debuted to wide critical acclaim scooping the nationals and glossies. Its philosophy is simple. No news is too small or too big. All news touches us all.'

Henry Bonsu- BBC London, 94.9, October 2003
As a phone in guest Kern was speaking with Henry Bonsu and other guests in the studio on a topic of the second generation immigrants being hostile towards refugees and asylum seekers.

Robert Elms - BBC London, 94.9, 23rd July 2003
Broadcast live from 19 Princelet Street as part of BBC Asylum Day, this lively debate included recent refugees, film star Colin Salmon, artist Margareta Kern, local children and other 19 Princelet Street museum-makers and Lee Jasper, adviser to London's Mayor.

BBC World - The Caribbean Service, July 2003
Mike Jarvis speaks with Margareta Kern about the name 'Leave to Remain, and draws parallels between experiences...Lively chat was broadcasted to the Caribbean the following day.

The BBC1 television program 'Politics Show’ liked the fundraising project ‘Walking Home’ very much and got in touch with Marcus Kern, who was walking 3.5! days to raise funds for the exhibition and an awareness of the strenuous journeys people take in order to reach sanctuary. Marcus and Margareta Kern, both featured on Sunday's (8th June 2003) edition of the Politics Show.

Video Nation: BBC’s streaming video web program has given Marcus a video camera, to record bits from his 3.5 days long walk. This has been edited by the BBC down to 4 minutes and is shown on the Video nation’s web-site! He has also kept a personal web-blog of his experience of the walk, you can tune in on walkinghome LOG.

London Roots:BBC's local cultural program got in touch with Leave to Remain's curator Margareta Kern, and asked about her experience of coming to the UK as an asylum seeker as well as about issues surrounding artists who are refugees. This was aired on the 94.9 BBC London radio, during the Refugee Week in June 2003.

LBC RADIO: THURSDAY, 18th September 2003, Suzana Tamamovic and Margareta Kern, joined the LBC Radio lunchtime show, with Jenny Eclair. Amongst other important issues they chatted about shoes, home & food. Listen in, between 1 - 2pm on 97.3 FM.

RESONANCE FM: THURSDAY, 18th September 2003, from 6 - 7pm, Belma Lugic and Margareta Kern joined the discussion on the arts radio, The Resonance FM, 104.4 FM. with Radley Silver, writer, Nela Milic, journalist & Mira Katbamna, the presenter.

Article titled 'Time to recognise the Young 'not-so-British' Artists' by Michelle Draper is currently on the Arts Hub's web-site.
"Two months ago, Arts Hub spoke to a London-based artist in the process of curating her first contemporary art exhibition. Through Leave to Remain, which will be held as part of Refugee Week celebrations next month, Margareta Kern hopes to give greater visibility to artists who have sought refuge and political asylum in the UK, but also, to raise awareness about the representation and marginalisation of ‘refugee artists’. However, as Kern puts the finishing touches on the exhibition, she says the project has brought to light the complexity of issues surrounding what it means to be an artist – as well as a refugee." To read the rest of the article please click here.

An article titled 'Exploring the irony of Leave to Remain' has featured on the Arts Hub, web-site for the arts professionals.

A full page article on the exhibition has been published on the 4th June 2003 in the local papers across North and West London. (Fulham & H’smith Chronicle, Marylebone & Paddington Mercury, Kilburn times, Kensington & Chelsea News, Westminster & Pimlico News...)
‘An art exhibition is set to shatter the widespread perception of refugees. Leave to Remain will feature work by established international artists seeking asylum in Britain to highlight their talent and inspiration." (Westminster & Pimlico News)

Updated on 26/04/2005