The Art of Storytelling Workshop

When: Sunday January 25th, 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. *

Join award winning storyteller and theatre maker Niall Moorjani for a workshop which explores oral storytelling. Delving into orality, narrative structure and its place in the modern world.

As part of Creating solidarities and eradicating silences: The Disabled Climate Justice Archive Project, 'The art of storytelling' is the first 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 Niall'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.  

Niall Moorjani is an award-winning Scottish-Indian, non-binary and neurodiverse writer, storyteller and theatre maker. They've performed everywhere from Delhi to New York, creating work for both children and adults that centres queerness, anti-colonialism, myth and legend – always rooted in hope, joy and kindness. Their published work includes Kanpur: 1857 and Rajiv's Starry Feelings. Follow

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).

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

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