Writing & Decolonising Together

This writing workshop facilitated by Titilayo Farukuoye invites participants to write letters to the 'Other' or 'Enemy', stating what they have in common and how they can work together to bridge their differences.'Other' or 'Enemy' can be defined as being personal, political or abstract in nature like a concept. Such as human eg. Trump or non-human eg. pollution or racism.

This event is part of A Season of Peace Building, programmed with Grace Ndiritu for The Ignorant Art School Sit-in Curriculum #5. This series of conversations, workshops and gatherings is designed by Grace Ndiritu, drawing on her book Being Together: A Manual For Living as a template.

Sign-up

Free, open to all.To participate please sign-up for a space via Eventbrite. Link to follow.

Participant Info

Paper will be provided.Please bring a pen/pencil for writing with.

Biography

Titilayo Farukuoye (they/them) is a writer, educator and organiser based in Glasgow. Their work addresses social justice and community care and is informed by rights and cultural leaders like Assata Shakur and Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí. Titilayo invites us to dream and use our radical imagination to seek more just realities. Titilayo co-directs the Scottish BPOC Writers Network and is a winner of the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. Their poetry pamphlet In Wolf’s Skin is available with Stewed Rhubarb Press and Titilayo’s non-fiction book But We Did: Dismantling colonialist myths towards collective liberation is forthcoming with Saraband.

Access

Cooper Gallery is located to the right side of the DJCAD buildings on Perth Road. The entrance is via double doors which face onto a car park.

The gallery is on two floors. First floor has ramped access and disabled toilet.

Second floor is accessible via lift and for wheelchair access via a stairclimber. The event is held on the second floor. The exhibition is on both the first and second floor of the gallery.

Please email in advance if you require lift or stairclimber access.

First floor is also accessible via 24 steps. Two flights of 12 steps with handrails are separated by a landing.

Exhibition videos are subtitled and captioned in English. Seating is provided and/or additional seating available, please ask an invigilator.

Alcoholic drinks will be served. Non alcoholic refreshments available.

For all enquiries please email: coopergallery@dundee.ac.uk

Toilets

The ground floor has a wheelchair accessible toilet. The toilet is gender neutral.

Interpretation

Large print versions of the exhibition information handout are available, please ask our Guides. If you require alternative formats for material in exhibitions please email or ask our Guides.

About the exhibition

Compassionate Rebels in Action, is an exhibition and event programme by Grace Ndiritu.It is the fifth iteration of Cooper Gallery's programme, The Ignorant Art School: Five Sit-ins Towards Creative Emancipation.

Visit10 October – 13 December 2025Tuesday – Saturday, 12–5pm

Image credit

Healing Justice, 2019. Workshop documentation, Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, CA.Photo by Grace Ndiritu

Funding support

The Ignorant Art School Sit-in #5 at Cooper Gallery, DJCAD is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.