Disabled Memory-ing: Creative Workshop

When: Saturday February 21st, 1:30 - 4:30pm

Where: Southside Community Centre, 117 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9ER

Who: Ages 18 - 30 , *This opportunity is aimed towards disabled and neurodivergent climate activists, disabled and neurodivergent people, and climate activists whose understanding of what they do has been influenced/shaped by disabled activists/disability justice. *

As part of Creating solidarities and eradicating silences: The Disabled Climate Justice Archive Project, 'Disabled Memory-ing' is the second in a series of four creative workshops that use storytelling approaches to explore disabled and neurodivergent knowledge, history and lived experience of climate change and activism across Scotland.

As part of YFOES work to develop and build a shared vision of solidarity for the future, this project aims to promote and build communities of solidarity between disabled people and their allies and tackle archival ‘silences’ and marginalisation of disabled communities.

After Ink's workshop, participants are invited to document their creative work (anonymously) to be included in an archive contributing to the preservation of our stories for and by our community - leaving evidence of our joy and our rage, the worlds we’re building and dismantling, through the care we offer to ourselves and each other.

Ink (they/them) is an art worker based in Edinburgh. They collaborate with communities to build creative spaces and share stories through processes informed by climate justice, anti ableism, queerness, and mischief. Recently their work was published in Who Will Be Remembered Here: Queer Spaces in Scotland.

There is an accessible entrance via lane on right hand side of building. Please ring the buzzer for access and someone will come and meet you. There is a small parking area accessible via west crosscauseway, through lane called quarrey close. There is one gender neutral, accessible toilet in the building. Room 2 where the workshop will be is on the ground floor (level access).

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To help us offer free events if you can no longer attend please cancel your ticket or email us in advance as spaces are limited and we have a waitlist.

We will send out an email to booked participants with further info in advance of the workshop but please get in touch with any questions [email protected]

Info: Join art worker Ink Asher Hemp for a workshop that makes space for disabled memory - using pictures and words to collage our musings, our world making, and caring.

Info: After the workshop we will have an archiving space where you can stay and record what you have made if you would like to contribute to the Disabled Climate Justice Archive.

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