BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6470@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210724T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210724T160000 DTSTAMP:20210723T144023Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/fact-online-amplifying-your-voic e-in-protest/ SUMMARY:FACT: FACT (Online): Amplifying Your Voice in Protest DESCRIPTION:BOOK HERE (Free)\n\nJoin us for a free Zoom workshop that will explore how people have\, on a local community and national level\, amplif ied their voices in protest.\n\n\n\nPlease join us for a zoom workshop fac ilitated by Natalie Denny and Xana that will explore how people have\, on a local community and national level\, amplified their voices in protest. This workshop is open to queer\, trans\, non-binary and femme black and pe ople of colour and responds to Black Obsidian Sound System’s current ex hibition at FACT\, for Liverpool Biennial.\n\nDuring the first part of the workshop\, Natalie will discuss her own activist work and Liverpool’s h istory of activism\, before opening up the conversation for attendees to t alk about their experiences and build networks together. In the second par t of the workshop\, Xana will lead a megaphone making workshop as we conti nue our conversation\, and explore protest music theory.\n\nThe workshop w ill not be recorded but we will be collecting a list of websites\, organis ations and books referenced in this workshop to share as a resource on FAC T’s website after the event for anyone who would like to continue their research.\n\nThere are limited spaces available for this workshop\, and th ere will be a waiting list for places. If you sign up and then find you ar e unable to attend\, please cancel your booking and your space will be rea llocated to someone on the waiting list.\n\n\n\n\n\nYOU WILL NEED\n\n\n\n\ n\nThe materials needed for the making element of the workshop will be hou sehold items such as card\, glue\, felt tip pens and scissors. If you don ’t currently have access to these materials\, we will arrange this for y ou. Details will be sent out closer to the event. There will be a live cap tioning available during the workshop\, please let us know if you have any questions about our access arrangements.\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT\n\n\n\n\n\nNata lie Denny is the force behind Skywriters\, an initiative that supports peo ple to develop and grow through creative education. Her roles include writ er\, activist and Programme Manager for Anthony Walker Foundation.\n\nNata lie is chair of The Period Project Merseyside\, a voluntary led initiative providing women and people who have periods with menstrual items and camp aigning to #endperiodpoverty and co-founder of The Goddess Projects\, an o rganisation with the mission to empower\, inspire and assist Black women a nd women of colour to develop and achieve in their communities.\n\nFollow Natalie on Instagram and Twitter\n\nFollow The Goddess Projects on Twi tter and Instagram\n\nXana is a freestyle live loop musician\, sound art ist\, vibrational sound designer\, archival audio producer\, audio researc her and theatre maker. Xana composes scores for spaces/film through Xanas genres orchestral noise and thicc bass.\n\nXana blends Caribbean magical r ealism in their improvisational performance taking apart words to make pro test music to invent new streams of sonic layering. Xana runs sound resear cher label for audio hardware and software inventors called soulcase.live\ nBlack Obsidian Sound System is an artist collective\, established in the summer of 2018 with the intention of bringing together a community of que er\, trans and non-binary black and people of colour involved in art\, sou nd and radical activism. Following in the legacies of sound system culture they wanted to learn\, build and sustain a resource for our collective st ruggles.\nLiverpool Biennial is the UK’s largest festival of contempora ry visual art. Taking over historic buildings\, unexpected spaces and art galleries\, the Biennial has been transforming the city through art for ov er two decades. A dynamic programme of free exhibitions\, performances\, s creenings and fringe events unfolds over the 15 weeks\, shining a light on the city’s vibrant cultural scene. The 11th edition of the Liverpool Bi ennial\, The Stomach and the Port\, is curated by Manuela Moscoso and runs at FACT until 29 August 2021.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommissioned by Liverpool Bien nial for the 11th edition\, The Stomach and the Port.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2021/07/Black-Obsidian-Sound-System-Installation-View.jpeg LOCATION:FACT\, 88 Wood Street\, Liverpool\, L1 4DQ\, Liverpool\, United Ki ngdom GEO:53.402564;-2.978127 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=88 Wood Street\, Liverpool\ , L1 4DQ\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=FACT:geo: 53.402564,-2.978127 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210328T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR