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Outburst UK LGBT Arts and Cultural Day - November 2010 PDF  | Print |  E-mail

The day will be led by established LGBT artists, writers and other cultural producers and will be open to anyone interested in experiencing black LGBT arts and culture.

Activities will include:

Workshops:
  1. Collecting Oral History History, Testimonies and Personal Memorabilia. (Please bring along a book, photographs or something that you have kept in relation to your identity). Facilitator: Ajamu
  2. Journal and Creative Writing. Facilitator: Dean Atta
  3. Cultural Heritage: Representation and Change. What mark might we want to make and how? Facilitator: Olumide Popoola
  • Panel Discussion: Black LGBT Arts & Culture: Where We Are Now.
  • An exhibition entitled "Windows To Our Community".
  • Film Screening: Still Black - A Portrait of Black Transmen
  • Performance: The London Gay Men's Chorus

 


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
  • 11:00 – Welcome
  • 11:15-13:15 - Workshop – Journal and Creative Writing. Facilitator: Dean Atta.
  • 11:15-13:15 – Talking for Ourselves – Collecting Oral Stories, Testimonies & Personal Memorabilia. (An Interactive workshop which looks at how we can collect our stories and share our experiences in creative ways)Facilitator: Ajamu
  • 13:15-14:00 – Lunch (Provided)
  • 14:00-15:30 – Cultural Heritage: Representation and Change. What mark might we want to make and how? Facilitator: Olumide Popoola
  • 15:40-16:40 – Film Screening – Still Black:  A Portrait of Black Transmen
  • 16:45-17:45 – Panel Discussion: Black LGBT Arts & Culture: Where We Are Now. (Panellists: Olumide Popoola , Ajamu, Topher Campbell & Phyll Opoku-Gymiah)
  • 17:45-19:00 – Social & Dinner with a performance from The London Gay Men's Chorus.

 

How to get there:

The Aylesbury Centre
2 Bradenham Close
London
SE17 2QB

Use the TfL journey planner

Tube
Elephant & Castle
Brixton

Rail
Elephant & Castle, then bus number

Bus
Routes 12, 35, 40, 45, 37, 68, 148, 171, 176, 468, P5

Car
The Aylesbury Centre lies off the B214, which is adjacent to the A215 (Albany Road).

 

 
 
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Equal Opportunities

Outburst UK aims to ensure that as an employer, service provider and through its work in partnership with all those in the black LGBT and the wider community, no individual or group experiences discrimination, harassment or victimisation on any grounds.

Personal Development

Outburst UK endeavours to conduct workshops on a variety of subjects of concern to individuals within our community such as Workshops on Culture, Heritage, Relationships, Youth Forum, Self-Esteem, Volunteering, amongst others.

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Outburst UK and the Outburst Festival are both voluntary community organisations. We are an independent organisation and is entirely staffed by volunteers who gives freely of their time, talent and expertise.