Artists Gouri Choudhury & @lailanadia are working w @lucasvaleps pupils in #Deptford on a Bengali folk river song & re-written #seashanty that tells part of the Lascar history for the Cutty Sark #SeaShanty Festival 23/11! Book your tkt & join us onboard! https://t.co/GqfQxpX1Eb
✨CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS✨
We're now inviting submissions in fiction, life writing, and poetry on the following themes until 22 November.
✏ Community, Solidarity, Justice
✏ Healing & Repair
✏ Dystopias & Aftermaths
Details: https://t.co/hsyK5bKKyK
Are you a teacher? Know a teacher? Please share and complete this survey on teaching & British Empire in secondary schools - so important to gather insights here
Join our research on how the British Empire is taught in English secondary schools! We've created a shorter version of our survey (15-20 mins) to better understand teachers' needs and support a more inclusive curriculum. Your input is vital! #CPD https://t.co/IYe8IoMZAG
Creating a NEW REVISED Edition of Empire Timbers catalogue of 1932 | 5 new entries on: Iroko, Kyun (Burmese Teak), o’sóä’ (Quebec Pine), Asan (Indian Laurel) @RIBA#DecolonisingArchitecture
Esi Eshun describes making film The Vanishment 2024 for @RIBA Raise the Roof Exhibition unweaving & laying bare the tangled roots of the reductive violent Jarvis Mural | https://t.co/E5ko5Oto6w
Great opening session at RIBA - Reclaiming Colonial Architecture (2024) by Tania Sengupta (UCL) & Stuart King (Melbourne). We’ll be using poetry to look hard at Empire Timbers and Extraction this afternoon 👀 🌳
Join us for a full-day symposium where architects and academics explore how transforming architectural practices can contribute to a more inclusive and equitable future.
📅 19 September
📍 RIBA, London
🎟️ Reserve your place: https://t.co/MCJF9oiiKG
'What are you drinking? History.'
@RooksHeath wrote some powerfull poems @KeatsHouse last week in our tea & opium workshop w @lailanadia. They also explored the colonial history of the house with Michaela from KH.
We look forward to sharing these brilliant new poems soon!
Join @PoetryVsC TOMORROW @RIBA Late 6th June 6:30-9:30, free tkts: https://t.co/rcHl8PFvyy
@keithjlondon@lailanadia@newaudiencesold & Dr Vic de Rijke will lead drop-in #poetry workshops & performances that unravel the colonial histories of items like the 'Dominion Screen.'
We’re thrilled to share the impact of Innovate 2023-24!🎶
From gender-inclusive early years practices, to bringing history to life through music, see the incredible outcomes of our #investment programme which supports music projects with young people:
🔗 https://t.co/5TU2qjHVDV
📣 Join us for a late opening on 6 June to celebrate our latest exhibition, Raise the Roof, as part of @LFArchitecture. With a unique programme, we’ll be keeping our doors open for you to enjoy curator tours, workshops, and artist talks: https://t.co/c1fAvL5GQm
Thanks to @SConnections Innovate grant the @GallionsSchool choir worked w @lailanadia from @PoetryVsC to research the stories of Lascar sailors & re-write 2 shanties, then perform a Bengali river song w singer Gouri Choudhary! Hear the songs & story: https://t.co/us7ADuyL1Y
Join @PoetryVsC@RIBA Late 6th June 6:30-9:30, free tkts: https://t.co/rcHl8PEXJ0
@keithjlondon@lailanadia@newaudiencesold & Dr Vic de Rijke will lead drop-in #poetry workshops that will unravel the colonial histories that RIBA holds + poetry performances from Keith & Laila.
Head to @fuseboxkingston this Sat for the Creatives for Culture event 3pm. 'Poems from the Archive' dir @DamianWilk7 ft poets: @zeeforzahra @lailanadia & Daniella Fearon is part of a #shortfilm screening! +DJs, creative #networking &foodstalls
https://t.co/izfOA1Xdqi #kingston