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Using the arts to atone, heal and grow. Workshops, interventions and a new digital memorial app. looking at Bristol's memory of enslavement.

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on Sat Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on Saturday for a fantastic Afro-contemporary dance workshop with the wonderful @toussainttomove! 

Great way to kick off our second workshop co-creating new music and developing the memorial folk dance as part of the Decolonising Memory project.
Afro Contemporary dance with Akeim Toussaint [FREE Afro Contemporary dance with Akeim Toussaint [FREE]

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Join us for a dance class led by Akeim Toussaint Buck (@toussainttomove) which will draw on his explorations of Caribbean and Contemporary Dance elements including: Kumina, Dinkimini, Undulations, Skanking and the richness of Improvisation. Come with an open mind to move your body and feed your soul!

Open to everyone with some dance experience. Places are free but limited so please book early.

Saturday 1 February, 2pm-3pm (doors open 1:45pm, please arrive on time)
Venue: G12, Victoria Rooms, University of Bristol, 88 Queens Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1SA

About Akeim Toussaint Buck:

Akeim Toussaint Buck is a performer and maker, born in Jamaica and raised in England. After graduating from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 2014, Akeim has been immersed in many cross-disciplinary projects working with a range of artists and communities from around the world. His focus as a maker and collaborator is to combine expressive skills such as: dance, poetry, beat-box, singing and acting through performance and storytelling that reach beyond existing dance audiences. His work aims to challenge, enlighten and entertain the spectator or participant. Audiences are not just observers; they are implicit in the experience. Akeim’s work reflects on our reality, looking at ongoing socio-political situations with a humanitarian intention.

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[Photo credit: Maria Alzamora]
NEWS! Decolonising Memory through Music! 🎶 T NEWS! 

Decolonising Memory through Music! 🎶

Those following us on our journey will know that the first phase of the Decolonising Memory project resulted in a new memorial folk dance and augmented reality phone app. This year we're bringing together dancers and musicians to create an original piece of memorial music to work with the dance. This will mean we have a complete memorial form which can be shared and performed.

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Immerse yourself this Bank Holiday in the history Immerse yourself this Bank Holiday in the history and cultural landmarks of Bristol City from another point of view using augmented reality and citizen science. Take the world's first decolonizing AR app! 
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#ARExperience #BristolCity #VisitBristol #BristolUniversity #CulturalAssembly
The foundations for some of the city’s finest ar The foundations for some of the city’s finest architecture and landmarks was made from the profits of slavery. What’s the hidden truth? See Bristol differently with Augmented Reality – Download the Decolonising Memory trail today!

#decolonisingapp # #decolonisingmemory #decolonisebristol  #ARexperience #CulturalAssembly #CitizenScience #SocialChange #decoloniseyourmind #intangibleheritage
Decolonise Bristol now! See what lies in plain sig Decolonise Bristol now!
See what lies in plain sight and let your mobile be your guide. Rediscover Bristol's past from a different point of view. FREE download - Link in bio>

#DecolonisingMemory #DecoloniseBristol #DecoloniseMyCity #BristolCity #VisitBristol #BristolCity #ARBristolTrail  #Bristoluncovered #Bristolreimagined #HiddenBristol #DifferentBristol
Haile Selassie, said to be a descendant of King So Haile Selassie, said to be a descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba was the last Emperor of Ethiopia, the only country in Africa to escape colonisation. His Imperial Majesty had served as a symbol of African independence throughout the colonial period, establishing the first assembly of the African Union. He is considered to be the religious symbol for God incarnate among the Rastafari movement. 

Born 23rd July 1892 Haile Selassie, will be celebrated by many Rastafari, and for his resistance to colonisation. He has left a lasting legacy that continues to have an effect on millions of people across the world today.

#DecolonisingMemory #decolonisingapp #decolonisingmemory #decolonisebristol  #ARexperience #CulturalAssembly #CitizenScience #SocialChange #decoloniseyourmind
Experience the sights and landmarks of Bristol’s Experience the sights and landmarks of Bristol’s heritage through a different lens. Informed by it's citizens - take the trail, change the future. Download the FREE app today! 
Link in the description.

#decolonisingapp # #decolonisingmemory #decolonisebristol  #ARexperience #CulturalAssembly #CitizenScience #SocialChange #decoloniseyourmind
Decolonising Memory Bristol AR Trail salutes the l Decolonising Memory Bristol AR Trail salutes the long journey many have taken to fight against Apartheid, rooted in British colonialism. We celebrate Nelson Mandela International Day and acknowledge the man and freedom fighter imprisoned for 27 years, former President of South Africa, and the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela. 

#DecolonisingMemory #DecoloniseBristol #DecoloniseMyCity #BristolCity #VisitBristol #NelsonMandelaInternationalDay
Shattering the familiar and reimaging the sights a Shattering the familiar and reimaging the sights and streets of Bristol, The Decolonising Memory app questions what lies in plain sight. Let your phone be your new AR city guide! 
Download the app today. Link in the description 

#DecolonisingMemory #DecoloniseBristol #DecoloniseMyCity #BristolCity #VisitBristol #Colonialism
Let your phone be your compass! Rediscover Bristol Let your phone be your compass!
Rediscover Bristol this summer and see what lies in plain sight.  Explore a different side to the city's landmarks with AR, the remarkable creative soundscapes and digital art informed by the citizens of Bristol. Download the Decolonising Memory app today.

#decolonization #decolonizing #colonization #slavetrade #ARexperience #CulturalAssembly #CitizenScience #SocialChange #decoloniseyourmind
The changing face of transatlantic slavery. #rep The changing face of transatlantic slavery. 

#reparations
#neocolonialism
#mindcontrol
#divideandrule
As the month of March comes to a close and spring As the month of March comes to a close and spring is in the air.. take your first step in exploring Bristol's past and what it takes to make a change. Download the Decolonising Memory AR trail today. 

decolonisingapp # #decolonisingmemory #decolonisingbristol #ARexperience #CulturalAssembly #CitizenScience #SocialChange #CulturalTransformation #decoloniseyourmind
#AR #AugmentedReality #Immersive Reality #XR #FutureCreatives
#SpatialJustice #Bristol #BristolCity #CityARTrail #XRForSocialChange
‘I’d rather die on yonder gallows than be a sl ‘I’d rather die on yonder gallows than be a slave.’ That is the most popular Sam Sharpe quote. He did end up dying by the gallows when he was hanged for organising the Christmas Rebellion in 1832 in Montego Bay on a square now 
called Sam Sharpe Square.

Can you imagine a world free of colonization?

Download our free AR app and experience a different decolonized world.

#jamaica #samuelsharpe #freedom #slavery #culture
I just closed my eyes and imagined a world without I just closed my eyes and imagined a world without colonialism and the impact it has on our cities.

It's a beautiful and equitable.

Let's turn this into a reality! 

Download our AR Decolonized Memory app to experience Bristol decolonized: www.decolonisingmemory.co.uk/app

#imagine #AR #colonialism #equality
Berlin conference paved way for the colonists, thr Berlin conference paved way for the colonists, through mutual understanding, to employ the natural resources that the African continent was blessed with.

Check out our Decolonizing memory app if you're interested to see a world free of colonization.

#berlineconference #colonization #colonial #africa #resources
Many Bristolians profited from the slave trade, no Many Bristolians profited from the slave trade, not only shipbuilders and slavers but also merchants, tradespeople and manufacturers. Small investors could buy a share in a slaving.

Discover how Bristol would have been now without colonization.

Download our AR Decolonizing memory app.

#decolonization #decolonizing #colonization #slavetrade
Decolonising Memory allows users to see and intera Decolonising Memory allows users to see and interact with digital content using the AR application.

You can simply download the app directly on the phone and head to key locations or ‘sites of memory’ in the city to engage and interact with compelling content revealing a colonial history told from an African-centred perspective. 

Download now to live this incredible experience!

#decolonization #colonization #bristol #uk #africanculture #AR
Step into a world of discovery and uncover the unt Step into a world of discovery and uncover the untold stories of Bristol's rich history with our Decolonising Memory trial app: https://play.google.com/apps/internaltest/4700841245990687114

Join us on a journey of decolonization and immerse yourself in a new perspective.

#decolonization #bristol #richhistory #blackhistory #ARapp
Decolonising Memory AR trail is an augmented reali Decolonising Memory AR trail is an augmented reality city tour with a purpose. Informed by the citizen's of Bristol, experience their attempts to reframe and reimagine histories at hidden sites of memory in the city and more..#bristol #decolonisation #berlin
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