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A special city legacy event

Keith Mckenzie • May 1, 2025

I experienced an unexpected showcase event at Birmingham's New Street station


The event organised United by 2022 the special event called "The Next Chapter", which presents various stories and developments on the legacy of a variety of community projects since the Commonwealth Games took place in Birmingham.

The event includes several exhibition displays on different aspects of achieved projects and development. That was a special audio listening area to listen to a special podcast on Birmingham's legacy since the Commonwealth Games.


I wasn't aware of this event being promoted, However, it was important for me to attend as I was featured in a related campaign to celebrate the legacy of Birmingham since the Commonwealth Games. So my purpuse to attend is to network with the team explaining my background and my intentions through my awareness projects & participation in Latin dancing and my creativity.

You can watch the video campaign featuring me during 2022 by selecting the links to Birmingham City Council's YouTube channel

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For more details of my environment of the video campaign and my creative competition entry to Showcase Birmingham, visit my special online feature Beyond Commonwealth

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United by 2022
An evolution of the community and cultural projects linked with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham during 2022. It continues to provide projects as a legacy beyond the Commonwealth Games

Keith Mckenzie
Keith is an awareness campaigner, a creative designer (Graphic design and digital art) and a salsa dancing participant

With a background in Art & Design (including Graphic Design & Digital art) and a participant in music-related film documentaries, events & record label project King Of the Beats including filming and behind the scene preparations.

Keith was educated at Hereford College of the Arts, the University of Northampton, Birmingham City University and Google's Digital Garage. Since 2000, he has developed over twenty years in providing awareness projects, campaigns and activities with the Awareness brand Plus Value Awareness along with Differences Originals. Also am involved with salsa classes in the local community as an assistant. I also have participated in major dancing conventions in Birmingham's, including Motion City (created by Birmingham Latinmotion and London's ManboCity) during the summer and Latinmotion's NYE Fest during the New Year public holiday.

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