Telling Stories

BSWN is a Black-led racial justice infrastructure organisation. Our over-arching strategic intent is to build dynamic, independent, and strong Black communities, businesses and organisations that are empowered to flourish while challenging systemic barriers and forging a true path for themselves. We believe that only through this will we significantly address racial inequality.Our work falls into three broad areas - Cross-sector Enterprise and Innovation; Cultural Inclusion; Research and Knowledge – with Scrutiny and Accountability and Representation and Power as over-arching themes that cut through all our work.

Black South West Network (BSWN)

Join us in an event that will explore issues around storytelling, facilitated by Stuart Taylor,  decolonial scholar and activist!

Black South West Network, The Coach House

AboutThis panel discussion will explore issues around story telling. It’s a creative exploration of the historical record by attempting to understand the ethical responsibilities of interpreting (or not interpreting) the past.Who will we hear from?Our Facilitator Stuart Taylor is a decolonial scholar, activist, creative and long-time associate of The Ubele Initiative. He is currently researching his next book, Ancient African Futures: A Decolonial Poetics of Systemic Constellations Practice and Restorative Social Justice.PanelistsArathi Sriprakash - A Sociologist of education at the University of Bristol. Her work is interested in the politics of knowledge, exploring the contested ‘science’ of education in international development, the active erasures of racism and coloniality in the field of education more broadly and questions about the relationship between epistemic justice/racial justice in education.Lucy Turner - Lucy J Turner is a Bristol based artist, digital illustrator, activist, and creator. She has worked on projects with Rife Magazine, Watershed, Creative Youth Network, Rising Arts Agency, Arnolfini, Black minds Matter UK, 91 Ways, Shelby X Studios and Rockett St George. Her main inspirations are Black bodies, in particular, Black women.Orsod Malik - A UK-based Sudanese digital archivist, curator, writer, content producer and strategist. He is the founder of Code Switch an archive/continuum of radical internationalism. His research focuses on shifting peripheralised histories to the centre by drawing links between anti-colonial struggles and thought across space and time.Michael Jenkins - A writer, producer and director and co-founder of Blak Wave, an independent production company in Bristol focused on revolutionising which stories are being told. Blak Wave want their content to better reflect our society, giving a voice to unheard voices and telling untold stories. His film, Pickney, was selected for the Unesco Film festival in Brazil in July. What else do I need to know?This session will be hosted upstairs on the first floor of the Coach House in our Social Enterprise Incubator. Parking and bike racksThere is metered parking available around Portland Square (4 hours at a time max) which is 3 minutes walk away, or a nearby Brunswick Square (2 hours at a time max) which is 1 minute walk away. Alternatively, there is a nearby NCP car park (situated between Brunswick and Portland Square) and parking in Cabot Circus shopping centre which is 4 minutes walk away. There are also bike racks available for use in the courtyard. AccessibilityThe Coach House is unfortunately not an accessible building due to its age. This includes lack of accessible toilets for disabled people. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused, we are working to raise funds to address this issue as part of our future plans for refurbishment. Notice of ConsentBy registering for a ticket, you opt into the BSWN newsletter and give permission to be contacted regarding our future programme of events, programmes and opportunities. If you would like to be removed from this mailing list, please email us on blackswnetwork@gmail.com

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