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This message has been sent through the MASSOBS discussion list. Remember, clicking 'reply' sends your message to the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Please circulate Theacclaimed ‘imaginative and inspiring’ Trench Brothers project starts this week to commemorate thecontributions and personal stories of ethnic minority soldiers in the FirstWorld War will culminate in Brighton and the South East this year. Awardwinning charity HMDT Music is working with greatly respected Community InterestCompany Strike a Light – Arts and Heritage, to explore the stories of theimpact the Indian Army Military Hospitals in Brighton and the British WestIndies Regiment training camp in Seaford had on local communities at the time. We areseeking volunteers to help embark on a voyage of discovery exploring localnewspapers, archives and anecdotal reminiscences. Between February and July2018, we will offer training and support to research members of the Labour Corpwho found their way to Sussex and their stories when they arrived. We willundertake visits to The Keep archives, The Chattri, Seaford Museum and NewhavenFort as well as interview Sussex residents who may have links with this theme These findingswill be captured and showcased as part of the interactive Trench BrothersExhibition being shown at Newhaven Fort from August 2018, which features acreative response to the research as part of a bigger event. Thefinal strand is an education project involving eight local schools usingpuppetry, composition, artefacts, costumed interpreters and cross-curricularlearning, leading to them performing a newly commissioned music theatre work bycomposers Julian Joseph and Richard Taylor and librettist Tertia Sefton-Greenalongside jazz and opera singers, musicians and puppeteers at Brighton Dome inOctober 2018. Findout more about this fascinating yet complex period of history and the result ofthese epic global changes affecting a small corner of Sussex: http://www.hmdt.org.uk/hmdtmusic/trenchbrothers/ Formore information about getting involved with this project, accessing trainingand becoming a research volunteer, contact Project Coordinator: Nicola Benge: [log in to unmask] by 30th February2018. Trench Brothers project | | | | | | | | | | | Trench Brothers project We are currently seeking a freelance facilitator with some experience in dance, music or movement to deliver two... | | | Best wishes Nicola ***************************************************Nicola Benge Please note I work three days a week for this project, so may be delayed in my response to your query. Strike a Light - Arts and Heritage Studio 8 (mezzanine) Open Market, Marshalls Row, Brighton BN1 4JU [log in to unmask] 07727 006538 Twitter: @StrikeaLight Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strikealightartsandheritage/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave this list email [log in to unmask] Alternatively, send the following command to [log in to unmask] leave massobs --