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T2F,
formerly “The Second Floor” is the first project of
PeaceNiche. A community space for open dialogue, T2F
provides citizens with a platform for social change through
rich cultural activities, public discourse, and advocacy
using progressive ideas and the new media. PeaceNiche, a
not-for-profit NGO, registered under the Societies Act of
1860, is committed to becoming a vibrant centre of
Pakistan’s developing civil society. As part of our on-going
commitment to creative expression and discourse, we are
delighted to announce the launch of Faraar – A Playground
for Creative Expression, a multi-purpose new media and
visual arts space for artists, photographers and graphic
designers.
T2F
CAFÉ
Since its relocation,
T2F has expanded its café offerings, and new items
are added to the menu frequently. Our coffee is
freshly brewed, our sandwiches and wraps are
delicious, and we bake sweet and savoury treats
every day. The ingredients used in creating our menu
items are handpicked, fresh and mostly local. By
buying local we ensure freshness and support for the
local grocer whilst reducing our carbon footprint.
Some of the most popular items on our menu include
our Cappuccino, Chocolate Cupcakes, Brownies,
Granola, and the Panini. Our freshly baked goodies
include banana bread, lemon poppyseed bread,
cookies, peanut butter chocolate bars, cinnamon
rolls, and random experiments that are baked fresh
at the café daily.
Our goal is to provide you with the freshest
possible foods at affordable prices. Good food is
not a privilege, it is a right, and we hope that you
will come by to enjoy our culinary delights and
support our cause. The café also includes an
off-beat selection of books and magazines for
browsing, as well as board games and puzzles. Wi-Fi
is free and there are lots of power outlets to
charge your gadgets les. Wi-Fi is free and there are lots
of power outlets to charge your gadgets
conveniently.
DISCOUNT BOOKSHOP
T2F’s bookshop stocks
hundreds of English and Urdu titles covering South
Asian fiction, current affairs, politics, film,
music, graphic novels, women’s issues, science,
philosophy, gender, etc. In addition to English
titles, a comprehensive selection of Urdu prose,
poetry and compilations are also available.
Supporters of PeaceNiche regularly donate books,
magazines, and journals which are then made
available to the public at discounted prices.
FARAAR - A PLAYGROUND FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Faraar, which means
‘escape’ in Urdu, is a visual arts and new media
space that was set up to incubate and showcase the
work of emerging artists across a broad spectrum of
genres. We are especially interested in compelling
themes that raise questions and create opportunities
for debate. Faraar provides a space for emerging
artists, folk artists, graphic designers and
photographers, especially those who take risks and
experiment with mixed media and technology.
FARAAR SHOP
We are super excited
to announce the Faraar Shop, a thela stocked with
funky t-shirts, mugs, posters, art post-cards,
chamak-patti notebooks and sketchpads, unique CDs,
and a range of hand-painted truck art lamps,
kettles, cups, and boxes.
RENTAL SPACE
The Faraar gallery
space is a highly sought after venue for all kinds
of events, from corporate product launches, to
blogger meetups, talks and performances. Our
AV-equipped Conference Room is ideal for small
offsite meetings, and a quiet studio space, designed
specially for entrepreneurs, researchers, writers,
and creative people, is rented out on a monthly
basis. E-mail us at info@peaceniche.org for rates
and facilities.
T2F
EVENTS
Since its
inception in May 2007, PeaceNiche, through its first
project, T2F, has hosted several hundred events such as
poetry readings, talks, discussions, film screenings,
theatre performances, activist art, photo, and design
exhibitions, and music sessions.
Personalities such as Pervez Hoodbhoy, Ardeshir Cowasjee,
Ayesha Siddiqa, Justice Retired Javid Iqbal, Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman,
Attiya Dawood, Sehba Sarwar, Zeeshan Sahil, Khalid Ahmed,
Musadiq Sanwal, Dr. Saad Shafqat, Wajid Jawad, Tina Sani,
Asif Farrukhi, Sara Suleri, David Barsamian, Arshad Mahmud,
Uzma Aslam Khan, Muneer A. Malik, Sheema Kermani, Intizar
Hussain, Shuja Nawaz, Zehra Nigah, Mohammad Hanif, Salima
Hashmi, Kamila Shamsie, Adil Najam, Ruhi Hamid, Jacqueline
Novogratz, Rasa Chughtai, Shandana Minhas, Muneeze Shamsie,
Madeeha Gauhar, Sania Saeed, Alice Albinia, Beena Sarwar,
Salman Hameed, Fahmida Riaz, and Basharat Peer, have
delivered talks, renditions, and readings at T2F. The
informality of the space and the non-conventional, yet
tightly managed approach to events ensure intense audience
interaction and engagement with speakers.
To further its objectives of sensitizing people through the
arts, PeaceNiche has, from time to time, offered a range of
workshops in photography, art, design, tabla, guitar, and
eastern classical singing. More workshops will be added in
the future, and include sitar, drawing, dance, social media,
and technology for activism.
We'll
get by with a little help from our friends!
Come and
have a coffee at T2F, and while you are here, swap a story,
play a game of chess or Boggle, share an idea, read, blow
your own trumpet (or any other instrument you bring along),
check out our funky murals, and make your own art on our
bathroom blackboard.
PeaceNiche is committed to cultural and intellectual poverty
alleviation. As a not-for-profit NGO, we count on the
generosity of our supporters to enable us to continue our
work. Each penny we make is used to enhance our cultural and
educational programming, initiate new projects, and meet
operating costs.
By purchasing coffee, food, books, t-shirts, and artwork
from us, you will make an invaluable contribution to the
sustainability of PeaceNiche. |
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