Join us for a night of discussion, artmaking, and activism!
This Black History Month, join us to discuss and dissect persistent narratives around race and migration. We will be mapping our personal histories and migration stories before experimenting with craft and collage to present our own empowered visions of the future.
This is part of a returning series of events hosted to prioritise racialised and diaspora voices amongst growing anti-immigration sentiment. We are creating a space that is driven by and for our community, so come along to hear more and help shape this space as it unfolds.
✨✨✨About the night ✨✨✨
🧵Crafts: Collage.
💬Discussion Topics: Black History Month, Art, Community, Power.
🗣️Speakers: Just us!
As always, materials will be provided, but if you have things that you would like to bring along, feel free.
🎟️Tickets are free - PWYC, but booking is essential as it helps us gauge numbers. All voluntary contributions will help make this project sustainable.
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In January of 2025 Skaped launched We’re Here to Stay: Honouring Our Many Identities. The 5-week programme was a response to the racist, Islamophobic riots of August the previous year, as well as growing anti-immigration sentiment throughout the country.
After consulting our community on how they would best like to be supported, we designed a programme that honoured and celebrated the diverse heritages of East London, with a panel talk, film screening, creative wellness, and book club. We learned a lot from the experience, developing ideas throughout and delving into the history of collective struggle and how we achieve liberation. Out of a desire to connect our community reflection with wider struggles, our series culminated in a community celebration and fundraiser supporting causes in Sudan and Palestine.
This year we are returning to the series as a long-running participant-driven programme. We want to create a lasting space we can gather, make art, and respond to an -honestly exhausting- social, and political landscape.