Space is limited for the launch event on Sat, 11th January and the event is now fully booked. Please join the waiting list (click on "Register") and you will be notified if tickets become available. Also note that the exhibition will be open on Sun, 12th January (12-5pm) and Mon, 13th January (10am-5pm). You can view the artworks, listen to and watch the audio and visual materials, and meet some of the artists and organisers.

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The Cambridge Commons and Pivotal invite you to the launch event for:

True Tales for Change – A Project for a Fairer Future

When: Saturday, 11th January 2020, 5pm–8pm

Where: Escape Community Space (opposite Trespass), The Grafton Centre, CB1 1PS

Continuing exhibition in the same space on: Sunday, 12th January (12-5pm) and Monday, 13th January (10am-5pm)

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What does it feel like to live in one of the wealthiest cities in the UK...and not be sure how you’re going to pay your heating bill?

What does it feel like to win a place at one of the world’s greatest universities...and not feel like you belong?

What does it feel like to be a vulnerable person...in an unassailable place?

Everyone has a story to tell, but in an unequal city, how can we be sure all voices are being heard?

The Cambridge Commons raises awareness of and tackles inequality in Cambridge. But to fight something, you have to know what it is...and what it feels like. In collaboration with Pivotal, which produces events about change, we commissioned 5 local artists and a songwriter to create works inspired by conversations with Cambridge people who are experiencing inequality. 

Join us on Saturday, 11th January for a multi-faceted event unveiling those works and the stories behind them. Doors open at 5.00pm, presentations start at 5.30pm.

• Visual arts and commentary from Jill Eastland, Kay Goodridge, Sa'adiah Khan and Elmira and Ramona Zadissa

• Original song performance from singer/songwriter Victoria Jones
• Speakers: Susan Buckingham (Researcher and writer on gender and environmental justice) and Ruth Wood (Project co-ordinator and horticultural therapist for the Cyrenians Allotment Project, which works with homeless people to teach gardening skills and grow organic produce
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• Open Mic Storytelling from our accompanying 'True Tales for Change Storytelling Workshops', led by Cambridge Bard Glenys Newton and artist  Jill Eastland

• The short film 'A Choice to Look
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Registration: Please RSVP through Eventbrite, see green button at the top of this page. If you can't attend after all, please cancel your ticket so that we can give it to someone else - thanks!

Your own story: Interested in telling your own story during the event? Sign up for one of our free workshop, or just let us know you’d like a 3-5 minute slot on the 11th.

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

More information: Here

Questions: Please write to art@thecambridgecommons.org