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Stories of resilience and marginalised voices fighting for space will come to life this LGBT History Month at Hackney Museum on 28 February, with spoken word and live performance.

The event is part of ‘Resilient and Resisting’ an artist-led project, where LGBTQI+ sex workers, squatters and activists share their stories of fighting for equality and physical spaces to exist as a community.

Attendees to the event will hear readings from the project and be able to take these stories away in the form of a zine, a type of booklet which creates a space for marginalised voices to be heard.

Historically LGBTQI+ people have fought for spaces to exist, for equal rights and places to be themselves. This event looks at how queer people have created, fought and made safe spaces for LGBTQI+ communities to exist and how as cities change these subversive spaces are often lost and unrecorded.

Artist Jet Moon, who leads the project, said: “The stories of ‘Resilient and Resisting’ are lively first-hand accounts of how people have created places of belonging and founded communities. Hackney histories from queer squatters, the early rave scene, coming out stories, glimpses into forbidden clubs, workers rights campaigns, and how it feels to fit and not fit in, all the ways that personal struggles for belonging add to the rich mix of big city life ”

 

 

 

‘Resilient and Resisting’ is a collaborative project between individuals and artist/activist Jet Moon, produced with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Arcola Participation.

The event at Hackney Museum is part of LGBT History Month celebrations. For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/233575330854606/?ti=icl

Hackney Museum is also looking to increase its archive of artefacts associated with LGBTQI+ history in the borough. If you have a donation you would like to make to the museum archive, email hmuseum@hackney.gov.uk; or call: 020 8356 2509.

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From tigers that come to tea, to wizarding wanderers, this World Book Day on 7 March, children across Hackney will be dressing up as their favorite fictional characters.

To encourage even more young people to fall in love with reading, on the day, Hackney Libraries are giving away free book vouchers, hosting a talk and book giveaway with author Davina Hamilton, and holding book inspired craft workshops for those aged 4-11 years old.

Now in its 22nd year, World Book Day is a celebration of reading that aims to ensure everyone under 18 is able to have a book of their own and learn how to access free books at their local library. The theme of this year's day is #ShareAStory where children will be encouraged to read for 10 minutes to their friends, family and parents to highlight the importance of reading together.

 

 

For more information on your local library, including opening times, visit www.hackney.gov.uk/Libraries, call 020 8356 2539 or follow @HackneyLibs on Twitter and Facebook.

World Book Day Events Thursday 7 March

Visitors to any of Hackney Libraries can pick up free copies of the world book day books or book tokens throughout the day.

Hackney Central Library

Author Davina Hamilton will be holding an event for a local school, where she will be reading from her book ‘Riley Can Be Anything’ and answering children’s questions about what it's like to be an author.

Homerton Library

3.30-5pm

Create and share a story together as a family. Learn how to come up with your own story and different ways you can share it with your friends.

Dalston CLR James Library

4-5.30pm

Join Art Hoppers in a book inspired craft workshop where you can recreate your favorite fictional scenes and read out segments of your favorite books using handmade paper dolls.

Stamford Hill Library

4-5.30pm

Join Art Hoppers in a book inspired craft workshop where you can recreate your favorite fictional scenes and read out segments of your favorite books using handmade paper dolls.

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