‘HISTORY IN ACTION!’
We are pleased to announce that a film entitled ‘Blood Sugar’ made earlier this year with the group about Newstead Abbey's slavery connections, has been nominated for the AHRC Research Film Awards. The film is based on a poem by Michelle ‘Mother’ Hubbard, made in partnership with ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ University, and produced by Shawn Naphtali Sobers. The ceremony will be held in November in London, with a special screening at Broadway in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ to celebrate.
The project is coordinated by Lisa Robinson, Helen Bates and Dr Susanne Seymour (Deputy Director ISOS). Well done, Susanne!
You can see the video here
Blood Sugar: the slavery history of Newstead Abbey
Location: Broadway Cinema ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Screen 4
Date(s): Saturday 24 November 2018 (10:00-12:00)
A co-produced film on the slavery history of Newstead Abbey, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½shire
Screening and discussion hosted by the Slave Trade Legacies group, Bright Ideas ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½
The film was supported by funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) grant, Practising Reparative Histories in Rural Heritage Sites, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ City Council, Arts Council England and The Wolfson Foundation. It has been shortlisted for the AHRC Research in Film Awards 2018 in the People on the Move category.
This film showing was also supported by the Institute for the Study of Slavery, the School of Geography and the Head of Volunteering, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.
Veronica receiving the award for volunteering on behalf of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Slave Trade Legacies Family from Rachel Green of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Campaign and Alumni Relations Office
The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Slave Trade Legacies Group celebrate receiving their award for volunteering
Dr Susanne Seymour (our Deputy Director) and Lisa of Bright Ideas ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ celebrating their award
Ravelle-Sade reading her fantastic poem ‘I am Queen’
Long-term friends Helen Bates (ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½) and Lisa (Bright Ideas ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½) discussing the project with the volunteers
Posted on Monday 5th November 2018