Thursday 22nd Sept : Launch Event, When we will have a Giant Mobile Phone on wheels, making the work accessible without  a smart Phone +  including Talks & Panel Discussion:

4.40-6.15pm : Artist & Partners ( Incl Marcia Rigg) onsite in the square - happy to chat

Accompanying Artists Talk event 22nd Sept 2022

• 4.30pm -6.15pm: Artist and Marcia Rigg onsite in the square - Available to chat about the project

• 6.30pm: Artist, Thor McIntyre-Burnie (Director of Aswarm)  & subject Marcia Rigg:  Talks + Q&A
• 7.20-8.30pm: Roundtable Discussion with Q&A:
"Free Public Space”- how communities can regain a sense of agency and ownership through creative interventions in public spaces "
- Chaired by Binki Taylor ( director of The Brixton Project) with 5 of Brixton's Cultural Organisations and Artists who are leading innovative interventions & initiatives to rethink how our public space serves us all.

Talks & Round Table Event Location: @ 3Space, International House,
( 2mins walk from square),
#6 Canterbury Crescent, Brixton, London, SW9 7QD .
(Ground floor access).

To BOOK for the Talk Events please go to: https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/11263

 

If this project raises issues and emotions for you, please don't feel you have to deal with them alone. There are a number of organisations that can offer support and advice and who can also offer channels to campaign for change. Please find some links below:  

•  Samaritans:

Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 116 123 for Free.  

•  Black Minds Matter

Connecting Black individuals and families with free mental health services- by professional Black therapists to support their mental health.  

• NHS Talking Therapies

Access to NHS Talking Therapy to support common mental health problems like stress, anxiety and depression.  

• UFFC

The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC), is a coalition of those affected by deaths in police, prison and psychiatric custody, supports others in similar situations.  

• Stop Watch

Research and action for fair and accountable policing.  

• Inquest

INQUEST is the only charity providing expertise on state related deaths and their investigation to bereaved people, lawyers, advice and support agencies, the media and parliamentarians.  

• Imkaan

The only UK-based, umbrella women's organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and Minoritised women and girls i.e. women which are defined in policy terms as Black and 'Minority Ethnic' (BME).  

• Mind psychotherapy-for-all

Offering free, long-term talking therapies to people who are in need of help with a broad range of mental health difficulties.  

• Mentivity

Mentivity is an inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that provides aspirational support for young people, schools and parents through 1:1 mentoring and group conversation based learning.  

• BLAM UK

We aim to promote a positive dialogue of social identity and culture through history  

• Black Lives Matter

A social movement in solidarity across the globe to change the world, we kneel together for peace and unities asserting Black people are treated as humanely and fairly as White people.  

 

• Be aware of your surroundings
• Do not leave personal belongings unattended
• Be careful when you take out your devices in public 
• Don’t let other people use your mobile device  unless you know and trust them
• Access the AR statue within the area it is situated
• Avoid walking whilst on your mobile device
• Additional information can be accessed online at home following your visit via the app and our website
• If you are personally affected by any of the information shared by the contributors or within the app you can access support from the following services