A programme of events in and around Newcastle upon Tyne April 4th to May
3rd
Full details at
Including:
- Grand launch of Exhibition about
the US civil rights movement, the UK and Tyneside’s struggles for social
justice.
- Gary Younge on voting rights and racial discrimination.
- Martin Luther King’s speech at Newcastle University
- Oral and local history projects on King’s visit to Newcastle and
Tyneside’s tradition of struggle.
- The Art of Social Justice.
- Telling Black America’s story on stage.
- Newcastle human rights heritage walk.
- King of South Shields – when Muhammad Ali came to Tyneside.
- Brother Outsider: the life of Bayard Rustin.
- Community organising, negotiating and strategy.
- Pits and Protest: music of north east heritage.
- Train the trainers course.
- International human rights activists share experiences through film, mixed
media and arts.
- People Like Us.
- Sing for Social Justice.
Journey to Justice with Marcia Saunders, Archie Sibeko, Kingsmeadow
Community Choir, The Crossings Project, North East Socialist Singers, Curiosity
Creative, Space 2, Westgate Past, Paul Piercy, Corbridge Middle School, Gary
Younge, Centre for Applied Human Rights, BAM!SISTAHOOD!, Regional Refugee Forum
North East, West End Refugee Service, Children North East, Celina Dunlop,
Movement for Change, Johnny Handle and Benny Graham, Facing History and
Ourselves, Free Southern Theatre, A Living Tradition, Tina Gharavi, Bethany Elen
Coyle, Brian Ward, Murphy Cobbing, Church Action on Poverty,
Venues include: Discovery Museum, Great North Museum, Sanctuary Artspace,
Baltic Art Gallery, Northern Stage, Neville Hall, Newcastle University, Space
Six, Books For Amnesty, Lit and Phil, The Cluny.
Journey to Justice will travel around the UK: next stop Sheffield in the
autumn!