Join us for this unifying gathering for Black British individuals to come together and co-create a culture-building manifesto. This speculative event invites the community to explore and articulate our shared values, envisioning a future rooted in collective identity. Engage in open discussions, share insights and contribute to shaping a vision that reflects our textured migration experiences and community aspirations.
We aim to forge connections and celebrate our heritage by charting a path forward that honours our ancestry. Please accept this open invitation to build a manifesto that embodies the essence of Black British unity as it exists now and as we hope it will exist in the future.
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO: Black, Mixed Black and those in the African diaspora within Britain
WHEN: 5th March, 6.30pm - 8pm
WHERE: via Zoom [link to be emailed]
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Facilitator: Curator Jaz Morrison and MAIA’s Culture & Liberation Lead
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More about The Arkhe Project
The Arkhe
British-born Black people have shared roots with the rest of the Black Afrikan Disapora, which can often influence our foundational sense of selves. Caribbean, West African, and African American cultures heavily feature in our everyday lives. Although we may access diaspora and heritage, these cultures were not designed with our context in mind. As the ‘Black British’ demographic becomes more pronounced, there is an increasing need for a culture that is intentionally built by us, for us.
Meaning ‘first principle’, the Arkhe is a semi-tangible embassy and vessel for Black Brits. It will first ‘dock’ at MAIA’s Yard Art House, before making visitations across the country.
An Afro-Speculative project, the Arkhe is the first morphological Black British Institution, designed to equip British-born Afro/Black people with 1) historical and contextual education; 2) intentional, foundational Black British culture-building staples and rites; 3) and ways to gather, celebrate and organise despite limited access to space.