29th August 2017
International Conference
Lisa Robinson and Susanne Seymour spoke at the Royal Geographical Society’s international conference speaking on the research and achievements gained by the Slave Trade Legacies project.
As a result of the workshops working with the project’s volunteers, Nottingham-born artist Kim Thompson has produced several wonderful illustrations for the Blood Sugar Film.
22nd July 2017
Creations for the Newstead Abbey Exhibition
Our volunteers took part in a creative workshop guided by Kim Thompson and Mizhyelle Hubbard. We continued with our ideas surrounding our ongoing work with Newstead, specifically focusing on Colonel Wildman’s Jamaica sugar plantation.
Our volunteers made amazing progress to produce their spoken word/audio piece for the Blood Sugar film and exhibition at Newstead Abbey.
Mizhyelle Hubbard gained a lot of inspiration for her poem from the workshop and Kim Thompson also gained inspiration for her illustrations. Both were then able to go away and begin work on their creations for the Blood Sugar Film.
14th July 2017
Cotton Workshop
The Slave Trade Legacies family gathered together at College Street Centre to discuss the next steps for the exhibition at Cromford Mill.
We had a history presentation on the Mount Pleasant estate, Carriacou, which has links to the Strutt family of Belper. Cotton was picked and produced by enslaved labour from Mount Pleasant was used in their mill.
In the afternoon we discussed images of slavery and cotton plantations for the exhibition. The volunteers then went on to produce some creative responses from the presentation of our own.
9th May 2017
Newstead Abbey Visit
Our Newstead Abbey visit provided a thought-provoking day for our volunteers and gave a great insight into Newstead Abbey’s links to slavery. We had a tour around the abbey and learned about its history. We then went on to discuss where the wealth used to restore Newstead Abbey came from.
29th March 2017
Slave Trade Legacies re-launch at Nottingham Castle
The Slave Trade Legacies family focused on their new work for Newstead Abbey whilst also continuing their work for the Cromford Mills exhibition. We enjoyed discussing the project and developed a lot of new ideas for the future.
It was good to catch up with everyone and get excited for the new phase of the Slave Trade Legacies project.
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