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SUMMARY:Celebrate St George's Day with HEY! Festival as part of The Fete of Britain
DESCRIPTION:Hey! Festival\n\n\n\nCentre for Fiction\n\n\n\nJoin the Man Met Mailing List\n\n\n\nPublic Event Listings from Arts and Humanities\n\n\n\nShare your Feedback\n\n\n\nBuy a Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by the Centre For Fiction\, Manchester Metropolitan University and Hard Arts Collective present Hey! a  free pop-up literary festival  of talks\, workshops\, song and discussion .   Hey! is the writer led wing of a rolling series of events across the UK called The Fete of Britain.  \n\n\n\nAt Hey! you can talk to our Ear of Britain\, Argue with a Woman\, join in our interfaith blessing\, sing your heart out\, (mostly Manchester street songs) and listen to talks\, also participate in writing workshops before you pluck up the courage to perform live. Curious? Below is more info. \n\n\n\nWorkshops and panel require booking – everything else just drop in! \n\n\n\n\nClick to reserve a free place at the panel + worskhops\n\n\n\n\nThe Fete of Britain. was devised by a collective of activists from across the arts; together they form a collective called Hard Art. The Fete of Britain asks how we would like to see the fate of our country play out in future years\, given current challenges of climate change and societal divisions\, and uses art forms to forge collaborative answers. \n\n\n\n Hey! brings together WRITERS from Manchester Metropolitan University\, ACTORS from Empathy Museum\, organisers and ACTIVISTS from the Hard Art Collective and FAITH leaders from across Manchester as well as from the Unitarian Chapel\, Cross Street\, attended by famed author of Cranford\, North and South and Mary Barton  Elizabeth Gaskell. \n\n\n\nWe will also be showcasing 19th Century Manchester Street songs with legendary ballad Singer Jennifer Reid. \n\n\n\nDROP IN ALL DAY\n\n\n\nAll day : Argue with a Woman – with Anouchka Grose \n\n\n\nAll day : ‘The Ear of Britain’ – from The Empathy Museum. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2:00pm – A blessing from 5 Faith Leaders\, a call and response for unity and peace \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2.45pm – Singing Back Radical – with ballad singer Jennifer Reid \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n3.30pm – Panel talk – Elizabeth Gaskell – More Relevant Than Ever – Booking advised \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n4-5.30pm Writing Workshops Booking advised \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFATE WRITING – with author Gregory Norminton\, Centre for Fiction\, MMU \n\n\n\nMAGICAL SOLILOQUYS – with Shakespeare experts Vance Adair and Nicholas Royle\, on magical thinking and self-transformation6pm Live Lit Finale with song and new work\, live on YouTube with Good Neighbours/ Fete of Britain TV channel. \n\n\n\nST GEORGE\, A MAN FOR OUR TIME – a chance to explore who this man was through letters and monologues\, with author Catherine Wilcox\, Centre for Fiction\, MMU \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n6pm Live Lit Finale with song and new work\, live on YouTube with Good Neighbours/ Fete of Britain TV channel. \n\n\n\n\nFIND US ON: \n\n\n\nInstagram: @thefeteofBritain\, @hey.festival\, @empathymuseum @aheadmmu \n\n\n\nMetal Label: https://hardart.metalabel.com/ \n\n\n\nFUNDED BY: AHEAD\, Centre for Fiction\, Hard Art\, Unitarian Chapel\, Cross Street\, Manchester
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LOCATION:Cross Street Chapel\, Cross Street\, Manchester\, M2 1NL
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SUMMARY:Philosophy in Prisons : Philosophies of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:The Manchester Metropolitan University Human Sciences Seminar Series is an invited speaker and research seminar organised by the Philosophy section of MMU’s Department of History\, Politics and Philosophy \n\n\n\nTickets £5 full / £3 concessions \n\n\n\nFree tickets for Manchester Met staff and students – email ahead@mmu.ac.uk for more details \n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2026 series\, Philosophies of Resistance\, will explore the philosophical thought that has resisted colonial\, racial and carceral oppression. \n\n\n\nThe series aims is to question the role that philosophical ideas have played – and continue to play – in collective struggles for social justice\, and human emancipation more broadly. \n\n\n\nThe three seminars in the series are: \n\n\n\n\nFrantz Fanon & Stand Up to Racism\n\n\n\nPhilosophy in Prisons\n\n\n\nHuman Rights & Resistance\n\n\n\n\nEach seminar includes an academic talk followed by an ‘in-conversation’ discussion between the speaker(s) and a local political activist\, and questions from the audience. \n\n\n\nA 15-minute refreshment break is included.Suitable for 18+ \n\n\n\nSaturday 25 April\, 2.00pm – 4.00pm\n\n\n\nPhilosophy in Prisons (PiP) charity works to bring philosophical practice and dialogue to prisoners across Britain in an effort to deepen critical thinking skills and build stronger communities between prisoners. Speakers Dr Leonie Smith and Dr Jon Bebb (Chair and Vice Chair of PiP) will deliver a session demonstrating the philosophical work they have been engaging prisoners in. This will be followed by an in-conversation discussion with prison officer Gavin Kelly (HMP Stafford) about the transformative impact philosophy has had on prisoners participating in the programme and\, the potentials of philosophy to fuel resistance and liberation. \n\n\n\nContributor biogs \n\n\n\nDr Leonie Smith is Lecturer in Philosophy at Lancaster University\, where she directs the undergraduate programmes in Philosophy and PPE\, and is co-director of the Ethics\, Values and Policy initiative. Dr Smith has contributed significantly to discussions on pedagogy\, particularly through her programme\, ‘Class in the Classroom’.  She is closely engaged with a range of initiatives that address socioeconomic and structural barriers to education\, helping students from under-resourced backgrounds to thrive at university. \n\n\n\nDr Jon Bebb is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool. His research explores how our ideas of what is ‘normal’ shape supposedly neutral areas of life\, influencing how society treats marginalised groups\, including people in poverty or those with mental health conditions. Dr Bebb is active in widening participation in philosophy. He has organised annual undergraduate events for Minorities and Philosophy (MAP)\, and co-developed the Thought Experiments in Schools Project\, sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy. For the past five years\, he has collaborated with Philosophy in Prison\, delivering both introductory and advanced philosophy courses\, and developing materials for remote learning. \n\n\n\nGavin Kelly is the Physical Education Instructor (PEI) at HMP Stafford. Gavin regularly works with external partners and charities to improve prison culture and outcomes\, and brings a practitioner’s perspective to conversations about justice\, responsibility\, and rehabilitation. He has worked with the Philosophy in Prisons charity for the last four years and now works with prison residents in support of their philosophical community. He has a particular interest in education\, ethical leadership\, and the role of reflective practice in supporting positive change for people in custody.
URL:https://ahead.mmu.ac.uk/event/philosophy-in-prisons-philosophies-of-resistance/
LOCATION:People’s History Museum\, Left Bank Spinningfields\, Manchester\, M3 3ER
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