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SUMMARY:Black Maternal Health Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Diasporic strand of Radical Retrospectives \nFrom 26 September 2025\, Collective Encounters will present an exhibition of previously unseen creative material produced in our Black Maternal Health project at the Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre. Visit Monday – Friday\, 10am – 5pm. \nThis powerful installation revisits and reflects on themes of migration through the lens of Black maternal health. Created in collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University\, the work draws a striking connection between historical research into enslaved midwives in the 19th century and the stark\, ongoing disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity rates between Black women and women of other racial and ethnic groups today. \nThe exhibition also features our ‘Hey Mama’ leaflet\, designed by Black women\, for Black women on maternity wards\, offering peer-informed guidance and support. Visitors will have the opportunity to sign up to join our Black Maternal Health Group\, which meets to discuss\, plan and lead future initiatives and interventions. \nHonouring our Ancestors: family friendly drop in event \nOn Monday 27 October\, 11am – 2pm\, we will be hosting a family friendly drop in event alongside the installation\, led by local Black mothers. This will include an exclusive opportunity to see the original Shrine to Granny Marie\, on loan from the International Slavery Museum. \nInteractive creative activities will invite everyone to celebrate the achievements of their ancestors and to reflect on the legacies\, strengths and qualities passed down to future generations. \nYou are invited to bring images\, memories\, stories or poems about any ancestors that you or your family would like to acknowledge. \nThere is no need to book for this event\, just turn up any time between 11am and 2pm. If you have any access requirements or want to ask any questions in advance\, please email admin@collective-encounters.org.uk
URL:https://collective-encounters.org.uk/event/black-maternal-health-exhibition/
LOCATION:Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre\, 4 Princes Rd\, Liverpool\, L8 1TH
CATEGORIES:Radical Retrospectives,Shows and Events
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SUMMARY:Creativity\, Archives and Social Justice: OPEN SPACE
DESCRIPTION:Calling question:  \nWhat can creative approaches bring to archiving practices? \nAbout this event: \nBuilding archival spaces for social justice means disrupting patterns that document and preserve dominant points of view by silencing the lived experiences of everyone else; and subsequently\, ensure and deepen societal amnesia.  \nMiranda Mims\, “Archival-Futurism: Archives as Social Justice” \n_ _ _ \nDocumenting and preserving history has been an important cultural practice for millennia.  \nWho decides what goes into archives has long been rooted in colonial\, patriarchal and classist practices. Monolithic approaches to archiving cannot represent the diversity of our cultural heritages.  \nInstead\, creative approaches to archiving can provide new and innovative ways in which communities can be represented and choose to represent themselves. \nThis event will explore how creativity and co-creation can transform archives.  \n​Speakers: \n​Pawlet Brookes\, Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage​ \nArchivist\, MayDay Rooms \n_ _ _ \nThis open space event is part of Collective Encounters’ Radical Retrospectives Festival\, celebrating 21 years since the founding of the company.  \nRadical Retrospectives aims to look back over more than histories that are meaningful for our communities and imagine the future of theatre for social change in Liverpool City Region and beyond. \nEvent Format: Open Spaces are participant-led events where the agenda and discussion are driven by those in the room. At the beginning of the event guest speakers will introduce some key ideas\, principles and practices behind the theme and offer provocations for discussion. Together we set the agenda and you will be able to move freely between conversations. \nTicket Cost: £5.00 \nWe also have a small number of bursary places available for those with limited funds\, please email info@collective-encounters.org.uk \nAccess: This event will use live transcription. If you require BSL interpretation\, please get in touch no later than two weeks before the event. If you have any other access requirements please email info@collective-encounters.org.uk \nBook now
URL:https://collective-encounters.org.uk/event/creativity-archives-and-social-justice-open-space/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Creative Development Event Calendar,Featured,Radical Retrospectives
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SUMMARY:Social Change Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Join Collective Encounters for a one-night-only celebration of theatre for social change in Liverpool City Region and beyond. \n\n\nThis lively event brings together performances old and new\, featuring sketches\, songs and spoken word created over two decades of radical community work. \n\n\nWith live music from in-house band The Hip Replacements and stories from artists and participants past and present\, the cabaret offers a chance to reflect on shared struggles\, celebrate creativity and dance together. \n\n\nExpect bold performances\, rich archive moments and plenty of space to reconnect and celebrate together. \n\nTickets are ‘pay what you can’. Please RSVP here and pay for your ticket on arrival. \nThis event includes BSL interpretation and integrated audio description. \nRSVP NOW
URL:https://collective-encounters.org.uk/event/radical-retrospectives-festival-social-change-cabaret/
LOCATION:The Casa\, 29 Hope St\, Liverpool\, L1 9BP
CATEGORIES:Featured,Radical Retrospectives,Shows and Events
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SUMMARY:The Storytelling Cloak
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the tradition of the storytelling cloak\, this beautiful artwork is a stimulus for imagination\, hopes and wishes\, created by care-experienced young people from across the Liverpool City Region. \nThis patchwork of images has been created using a range of printmaking techniques and fabrics\, brought together in a full-size wearable cloak. The images relate to poems\, stories\, and songs created by young people in Collective Encounters’ Summer Arts Adventure\, and will inspire storytelling in our Social Change Cabaret and Digital Archive. \nYou can explore the cloak as part of the Radical Retrospectives Festival on the following dates: \nSaturday 18 October\, 7pm-9pm\, The Casa: Social Change Cabaret \nSee the cloak in action as it is worn by the storyteller in the Social Change Cabaret. Audience members can also view the cloak up close before and after the show. \nWednesday 22 October\, 10am-12pm\, The Bluecoat: Digital Archive Launch \nThe cloak will be on display throughout this launch event \nWednesday 22 October onwards\, Digital Exhibition \nExplore a digital version of the cloak as part of our newly launched online Archive\, available from 22 October onwards \nSocial Change Cabaret: Book NowArchive Launch: Book Now
URL:https://collective-encounters.org.uk/event/the-storytelling-cloak/
CATEGORIES:Radical Retrospectives
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SUMMARY:Archive Launch (In-person)
DESCRIPTION:Join Collective Encounters as we launch our new digital archive\, celebrating 21 years of theatre for social change in the Liverpool City Region. \n\n\nThis evolving archive brings together the voices\, memories and stories of the many people who have shaped Collective Encounters. It reflects on what cultural memory means and how we tell\, preserve and question our shared histories. \n\n\nThe launch includes a live performance from Heritage Police\, who invite us to interrogate who decides what counts as heritage—and what gets left out. \n\n\nAll are welcome to come along\, explore\, and reflect on what it means to build a shared cultural memory. \n\nWe will also be hosting an online launch event on the same day\, find out more here. \nRSVP NOW
URL:https://collective-encounters.org.uk/event/radical-retrospectives-festival-archive-launch-in-person/
LOCATION:The Bluecoat\, 8 School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX
CATEGORIES:Featured,Radical Retrospectives,Shows and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T210000
DTSTAMP:20250925T111600Z
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SUMMARY:Archive Launch  & Cabaret (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Join Collective Encounters as we launch our new digital archive\, celebrating 21 years of theatre for social change in the Liverpool City Region. \n\n\nThis evolving archive brings together the voices\, memories and stories of the many people who have shaped Collective Encounters. It reflects on what cultural memory means and how we tell\, preserve and question our shared histories. \n\n\nThe event includes some live and recorded cabaret acts from Collective Encounters artists and participants. \n\n\nAll are welcome to come along\, explore\, and reflect on what it means to build a shared cultural memory. \n\nThere will also be an in-person launch event happening on the same day\, find out more here. \nRSVP NOW
URL:https://collective-encounters.org.uk/event/radical-retrospectives-festival-archive-launch-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Radical Retrospectives,Shows and Events
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SUMMARY:Black Maternal Health: Honouring our Ancestors
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Diasporic strand of Radical Retrospectives \nFrom 26 September 2025\, Collective Encounters will present an exhibition of previously unseen creative material produced in our Black Maternal Health project at the Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre. \nThis powerful installation revisits and reflects on themes of migration through the lens of Black maternal health. Created in collaboration with Liverpool John Moores University\, the work draws a striking connection between historical research into enslaved midwives in the 19th century and the stark\, ongoing disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity rates between Black women and women of other racial and ethnic groups today. \nThe exhibition also features our ‘Hey Mama’ leaflet\, designed by Black women\, for Black women on maternity wards\, offering peer-informed guidance and support. Visitors will have the opportunity to sign up to join our Black Maternal Health Group\, which meets to discuss\, plan and lead future initiatives and interventions. \nHonouring our Ancestors: family friendly drop in event \nOn Monday 27 October\, 11am – 2pm\, we will be hosting a family friendly drop in event alongside the installation\, led by local Black mothers. This will include an exclusive opportunity to see the original Shrine to Granny Marie\, on loan from the International Slavery Museum. \nInteractive creative activities will invite everyone to celebrate the achievements of their ancestors and to reflect on the legacies\, strengths and qualities passed down to future generations. \nYou are invited to bring images\, memories\, stories or poems about any ancestors that you or your family would like to acknowledge. \nThere is no need to book for this event\, just turn up any time between 11am and 2pm. If you have any access requirements or want to ask any questions in advance\, please email admin@collective-encounters.org.uk
URL:https://collective-encounters.org.uk/event/black-maternal-health-honouring-our-ancestors/
LOCATION:Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre\, 4 Princes Rd\, Liverpool\, L8 1TH
CATEGORIES:Featured,Radical Retrospectives,Workshops
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