Legacy of '67 - The Symposium

The Symposium is the final event of the interdisciplinary project Legacy of '67 by IAP:MCR. Working with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we have recorded the stories of LGBTQIA+ people who have been affected by the changes in public attitudes towards homosexuality during the past 50 years. These oral histories will be stored at Archives+ at Manchester Central Library and available to access by anyone.

These stories have formed the source material for a new theatre show: 'Great Indecencies' by Joshua Val Martin (premiered in March 2023), and an exhibition of new artwork by artist Jez Dolan (February - June 2023) and a series of public events, workshops and participation.

The Symposium will bring together speakers and participants from a wide and diverse range of backgrounds and practice. Including:

Bruce Anderson was for many years a cameraman at Granada TV in Manchester, one of the youngest ever Manchester City Councillors, an LGBT+ activist and early founding member of CHE (Campaign for Homosexual Equality) one of the most significant voices campaigning for LGBT+ rights Nationally

Joshua Dawson is a Manchester-based Lawyer and musician

Jez Dolan is a visual artist and theatre-maker and Artistic Director of IAP:MCR

Sarah-Joy Ford is an Artist, Post-Graduate Researcher and Associate Lecturer at Manchester School of Art. Ford works with textiles to explore the complexities and pleasures of queer communities, histories and archives. Her practice sits at intersection of digital and traditional: using strategies of quilting, digital embroidery, digital print, applique and hand embellishment.

David Govier is a sound archivist & Archives Manager at Archives+ in Manchester

David Dolan Martin is the producer of IAP:MCR and has had a thirty-year career in theatre production and consultancy

Joshua Val Martin is a playwright originally from Bolton. His work has been produced widely and in 2017 he won the Bruntwood Commendation prize for his work. During the pandemic he completed his History MA at the University of Manchester. He is an associate artist of IAP:MCR

Paul Paschal is an artist working in dance, performance, writing and is currently undertaking a PhD with the University of Roehampton and Sadler's Wells Theatre. Paul is also half of arts collective Che cha cha cha cha.

Jackie Stacey is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Manchester and highly regarded feminist film theorist and author. Jackie is founder and co-convenor of the annual Sexuality Summer School

The Symposium will discuss, debate and make provocations on: art archives, history, activism, legality, politics and will aim to be: engaging, stimulating, conversational, discursive, thought-provoking, funny and participatory.

We'll look particularly at how artists and arts organisations can work with archives and archival material to create new work, across artforms which is true to the original material which sharing and celebrating LGBT+ voices and histories.

We will also launch our new digital walking tour of LGBT+ Manchester

Open to ALL

Tickets cost £5.00 and include lunch and refreshments. Free tickets are available for low-waged, unwaged, in receipt of benefits etc

Host or Publisher Jez Dolan