Communities, commemoration, collaboration

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Everything to Everybody

Communities, commemoration, collaboration: shaping our futures through sharing our pasts

Woburn House Conference Centre

Communities, commemoration, collaboration: shaping our futures through sharing our pasts is hosted by the <a href="https://ahrc.ukri.org/research/fundedthemesandprogrammes/worldwaroneanditslegacy/worldwaroneengagementcentres/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arts &amp; Humanities Research Council World War One Engagement Centres</a>.The event in London on 7 November, the last of the Legacies of the First World War Festival series, will be dedicated to reflecting on public history and heritage and on demonstrating the value of heritage in bringing communities together. The event will showcase the capabilities of UK Universities as world leaders in public engagement research, particularly their role in place-making and connecting local and global knowledge. In responding to divisive and uncomfortable pasts, university-community partnerships can empower diverse communities to tell their own stories of presence, belonging and contribution. At the event we will share outputs and learnings from the WW1 Engagement Centres who have supported a wide range of community engagement activities across the UK since 2014, connecting academic and public histories of the First World War as part of the commemoration of the War’s centenary. The event also intends to provide a forum for further discussion on the recently published DCMS report on ‘Lessons from the First World War Centenary’ which references the Centres. The event will enable participants and attendees to better understand the challenges and opportunities of collaborative work around history, heritage and commemoration. A series of panel discussions, workshops, film screenings and performances will provide an informal and friendly forum for stimulating conversations around co-produced knowledge and critical responses to history and heritage.We welcome community organisers, heritage and creative workers, academics, local historians, and members of the public.Bursaries are available to enable community participants to attend. If you have previously had contact with an Engagement Centre then get in touch with them in the first instance. Alternatively contact the event organiser for more information. Registration for the event closes at 4pm on 1 November.Draft programme (further details to follow):Morning9.15-9.45 Registration 9.45 Introduction (Ian Grosvenor &amp; Sarah Lloyd) &amp; screening of Talking Heads film10.15-11.00 Centre presentation 1: Everyday Lives in War British and German Descendants in the Centenary: Reflections on the family heritage and legacies of the First World War in Age Exchange’s 2016 project ‘Meeting in No Man’s Land’ Panel discussion with David Savill, Creative Director, Age Exchange; Elfriede Pauli, Project Organiser, Caritas, Bavaria; Mike Roper and Rachel Duffett, Everyday Lives in War11.00-11.15 Provocation 1: Never Had They Ever, Songs Inspired by the Women of World War One, Wiltshire Music Connect11.15-12.00 Centre presentation 2: Gateways to the First World WarGateways to research, engagement and outreach...making sure it wasn&#x27;t all over by Christmas 2014Introduction from Mark Connelly, Director of GatewaysScreening of film ‘Connecting knowledge, experience and skills: Gateways and the role of the Community Heritage Researcher’Panel discussion with Sam Carroll, Gateways Community Heritage Researcher; Shona MacLellan, Collections Assistant and Heritage Apprentice, Comhairle Nan Eilan Siar, Outer Hebrides; and Nicola Benge, Strike a Light Arts and Heritage Conclusion from Alison Fell, University of Leeds/Gateways 12.00-1.00 Conversations over lunchAfternoon1.00-1.15 Provocation 2: The Wound in Time by Carol Ann Duffy 1.15-2.00 Centre presentation 3: Living Legacies 1914-1918: From past conflict to shared futureInclusive heritage in divided societiesIntroduction from Keith Lilley, Director of Living LegaciesScreening of film ‘Shared Heritage festival’ Panel discussion ‘Sharing heritage--Community perspectives on commemoration and co-production’ with Jason Burke, East Belfast &amp; the Great War; Shirin Murphy, Carrickfergus Museum &amp; Civic Centre; Philip McDermott, University of Ulster Conclusion from Keith Lilley2.00-2.15 Short break2.15-3.00 Centre presentation 4: The Centre for Hidden Histories Young People’s Learning HubAn overview of the Young People&#x27;s Learning Hub (YPLH) a dedicated outreach scheme working with young people (10-25 years old) across the UK on the topic of the First World War and Participation Research Project led by Nottingham Trent University which was conducted in parallel to the hub’s outreach programme. Presenter: Edwina Woodland-Fowkes (Community Liaison Officer, Young Peoples Learning Hub). The First World War Schools ProjectAn overview of the First World War Schools Project, run by the Partnership Development Office, University of Kent and the Gateways to the First World War Research Centre. Presenter: William Butler (First World War Schools Project/Outreach Officer)3.00-3.15 Provocation 3: Mutiny: War and Freedom, Sweet Patootee 3.15-4.00 Centre presentation 5: Voices of War &amp; Peace: the Great War and its LegacyWhy Remember? Film screening &amp; panel discussion with Jenny Kidd, Cardiff University/Voices; Joanne Sayner, Newcastle University/Voices; Megan Gooch, Historic Royal Palaces; Karen Brookfield, Independent Consultant; Nigel Hinds, 1418NOW4.00-4.30 Closing plenary discussion: Paul Manners, NCCPE; Rita Maclean, Independent Heritage Consultant; Liz Robertson, IWM; Gary Grubb, AHRC; Debbie Manhaeve, Memorial Museum Passchendaele; Kiran Sahota, Believe in Me CIC *Please note that we will be filming this event. If you would prefer NOT to be filmed then please contact the event organiser when you register on the day

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