PositiveNegatives

31/07/2025

When young people are drawn into armed conflict, their lives are shaped by it long after the fighting stops.

Beyond the lifelong trauma of war, they have lost time, lost innocence, lost their sense of control.

In Bosnia-Herzegovina, this project focused on the aftermath of its 1992-1995 war for those who came of age amidst the fighting.
Here, a woman shares how she began to rebuild.

“I Couldn’t Stand By” is a new comic series created by PositiveNegatives with Coventry University, as part of the “Youth, Violence and Conflict Transformation Project”.

Read the comic: https://positivenegatives.org/story/youth-violence-and-conflict-transformation/bosnia/

30/07/2025

Across Northern Iraq, the legacy of Daesh (ISIS) casts a long shadow.

The destruction wrought by Islamic militants has left thousands displaced, living in makeshift camps or shanty towns.
As children grow up with nowhere to go, no education and in some cases no statehood, this comic looks at the long-term impact for their wellbeing and security.

“I Couldn’t Stand By” is a new comic series created by PositiveNegatives with Coventry University, as part of the “Youth, Violence and Conflict Transformation Project”.

Where Do I Live? are a collection of testimonies from female-headed families, living in camps across Northern Iraq. The women are a mix of ethnicities and faiths; Syrian, Yazidi, Kurdish, Sunni and Christians. The testimonies highlight the daily stresses on mental health and the effects on their chi...

29/07/2025

Sometimes called the “Revolution of Smiles”, the Hirak was a youth-led movement that swept Algeria in 2019.

Every Friday, the streets filled with protesters, uniting the country to demand justice and change from their government.

Years on, researchers at interviewed young people who had marched, organised and continue to engage in the Algeria’s emerging civil society.

“I Couldn’t Stand By” is a new comic series created by PositiveNegatives with Coventry University, as part of the “Youth, Violence and Conflict Transformation Project”.

Read the Algeria comic here: https://positivenegatives.org/story/youth-violence-and-conflict-transformation/algeria/

28/07/2025

We're excited to launch “I Couldn’t Stand By” a new comic series spotlighting youth voices in conflict, change and peace building.

Created with Coventry University, these 5 stories share the lives of young people growing up in conflict-affected societies – transformed into illustration by PositiveNegative’s Daniel Locke.

🔸 I Couldn’t Stand By (Algeria)�🔸 I Heard Birds Sing (Bosnia)�🔸 Peace is More than the Silence of Guns (Colombia)�🔸 Where Do I Live? (Iraq)�🔸 What Can I Do, But Hope (Kurdistan)

Explore the series: https://positivenegatives.org/story/youth-violence-and-conflict-transformation/

“I Couldn’t Stand By” is produced in partnership with the “Youth, Violence and Conflict Transformation” project at Coventry University.

This six-year project focuses on youth experiences of conflict, marginalisation and peace building in Algeria, Colombia, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Iraq and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Youth, Violence and Conflict Transformation The Youth, Violence and Conflict Transformation: Exploring mobilization into violence and the role of youth in peacebuilding project is a six-year long research project funded by the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust exploring young people’s role...

13/06/2025

Thank you for hosting this evening to discuss migration at the beautiful National Maritime Museum

03/06/2025

We’ll be screening 4 of our migration animations along with a panel discussion at Royal Museums Greenwich on 13.06 @ 18:30-20:30. Hope to see you there.

Filmmakers, creatives and academics come together to mark Refugee Week

16/05/2025

Busy evening for our exhibition ‘Stories of Migration’ open gallery as part of

03/05/2025

& representing so wonderfully

01/05/2025

The exhibition is coming together down at The Phoenix.

01/05/2025

Hanging the Stories of Migration exhibit . Opens Saturday 👍🏼

24/03/2025

It’s been a fantastic run with thousands of visitors, workshops, tours, questions and learnings. But Stories of Migration has now closed its doors. Thank you to everyone who visited and engaged with our exhibition. A special thanks to John & Lucy .lindsay .studio

10/03/2025

It’s the last 2 weeks of our Stories of Migration exhibition . If you haven’t seen it yet, please come down to the gallery Tues-Sat 10:30-17:00 and Thurs 10:30-20:00 - ends March 22.