Temporary Monument Permanent Protest

The 30th anniversary commemoration of Manchester's Section 28 protest of Feb 20th 1988. Produced & curated by @contactmcr RECON #next30steps

[Contact @ContactMcr]

Our staff and @ReconContact #YoungProducers loved being at the brilliant @Transform_Leeds to co-present ColletivA Occupacao in p’ship with @UKTheatreDance @BritishCouncil

[Art with Heart @artwith_heart]

Today is #LesbianDayOfVisibility, aka Christmas at AwH.

As tis Les Season, here's our wish list:

1. Legal & human rights for LGBTQI+ people worldwide
2. More queer female voices on screen/stage/page
3. More spaces for queer women
4. Inclusivity for queer trans women & queer WOC

[Contact @ContactMcr]

Great to see artist @aliwil267 recent grad of @ReconContact speaking at this @SICKfestival event on death and grief.

[Matt Fenton @DramaturgMatt]

Good @guardianstage piece on engaging audiences & young people as programmers @ContactMcr @YorkTheatre feat. former @ReconContact crew @nasimabee @johnjtomlinson

[Matt Fenton @DramaturgMatt]

This was such a beautiful and important project from 4 young #Mcr producers @ReconContact @aliwil267 @nasimabee @mandla_rae @wouldntdaremate

[Matt Fenton @DramaturgMatt]

Ridiculously proud to work with this group of humans @ContactMcr #McrCultureAwards #SheBangsTheDrums #TalentAndLeadership

[Contact @ContactMcr]

We’re very excited about the @McrCulturePship Awards tonight - we’re up for #BestProduction #TalentAndLeadership #HealthAndWellbeing and @aliwil267 @ReconContact for #YoungCreative

[Contact @ContactMcr]

Chuffed to bits we’re a finalist in 4 #McrCultureAwards for #BestPerformance #SheBangsTheDrums #HealthWellbeing #TalentLeadership and #YoungCreative @aliwil267 @ReconContact @McrCulturePship

[Roxy Daykin-Moores @Roxy_Moores]

Happy Pride!🌈 Wonderful celebrations and great to see @ReconContact @ManuelVason @ContactMcr @ManchesterPride image exhibited again! 🌈💜🎉

[Cheryl Martin @cherylalaska]

@youngenigmaMCR @ReconContact @BrownGirlsDoIt @cultureword @unitytheatre @20StoriesHigh @RainbowNoirMCR @LGBTCentreMcr @LGBTfdn @HomotopiaFest is hiring! Paid- Plus I'm the Guest Curator, and having such a good time I can't believe it. Come join us! https://t.co/pywMbh0ICV

[Commonword @cultureword]

Calling all LGBT+ poets in #Manchester, head over to Sackville Gardens this lunchtime for an afternoon workshop in this glorious sunshine #amwriting https://t.co/UXXvxilE73

[Contact @ContactMcr]

Bit of #poetry on a Tuesday lunchtime? Don't mind if we do! https://t.co/bEhWbVXRkT

[Temporary Monument Permanent Protest @ReconContact]

Want to write some poetry in the sun this lunchtime? Make your way to Sackville Gardens for a free poetry workshop at 1pm with our super talented @black_poetess for #WomensHour #BBC #SpokenWord #LGBTQ+ #manchester #queer #mcr

[Brown Girls Do It Podcast @BrownGirlsDoIt]

NEW EPISODE ALERT! For our 4th episode, we sat down with the wonderful @cherylalaska to chat about grief, loss and her latest show, 'Who wants to live forever?' Get it on iTunes or SoundCloud!

#BrownGirlsDoIt #LadyPodSquad #PodernFamily #BritPodScene

https://t.co/1Wnefz8Asb

[Contact @ContactMcr]

Today we hosted @RTYDS @itc_arts #LeadersOfTomorrow @nasimabee and @MattContactmcr spoke about @ReconContact and @ContactMcr #YouthGovernance model https://t.co/wBg37nCe5C

[RAH! Manchester Met @mmu_RAH]

Roma takes to the stage @ContactMcr: "a toast to the trustless, the truants, the thick thighed" - "living with ease" #soapbox

[RAH! Manchester Met @mmu_RAH]

Julia next @ContactMcr: "don't moan back mirror side to me" #SOAPBOX

[RAH! Manchester Met @mmu_RAH]

More poetry from @ContactMcr: "They said we're here, we're queer and we're not going shopping - in our animal kingdom we still have some zoophobes" #SOAPBOX

[RAH! Manchester Met @mmu_RAH]

Ally introduces Re:Con and @ContactMcr: 30 years ago over 28,000 gathered in All Saints park to march against #section28 #SOAPBOX