[Ssf] PitP Workshops

Benjamin Major complexitybenjamin at hotmail.com
Wed Jan 12 23:29:57 GMT 2005


Hey there,


I'm sure you'll all be glad to see a fresh voice on the SSF, (not that the 
un-fresh voices aren't worth listening to; I have been lingering around here 
for some time since moving back to Sheffield, but I feel that I haven't 
participated enough and I certainly will try and make it to a democracy cafe 
sometime soon).

Exciting things are happening with Peace in the Park this year. Last year 
there was much talk I believe of workshops taking place before the actual 
event, but that never really materialized. I think it's going to be really 
important to have these workshops in order to increase community awareness 
about the festival. Our intention is for there to be workshops every week 
from Feburary until the actual festival date, located in several different 
community centres (this is ambitous, but it is best to start with the best 
of intentions, yes?) The general theme running through the workshops is that 
of water- in terms of what it is, what is can do (witness the terrible 
boxing day events), and why we need it. There are already a couple of ideas 
around, but we are dearly in need of some more. Visual arts, performance, 
writing, audio, dance whatever...

It is my hope that the products of these workshops taking place in different 
parts of Sheffield can be brought together and integrated into some final 
performance or display at the actual festival (i.e. the sounds we have 
created, the costumes we have made working to tell some story; maybe a 
reflection on what has happened in South Asia). Keeping an eye on the local 
and the global. Encouraging discussion and debate. This is what it is all 
about for me.

What I need from SSF list folks is to see if anyone would be interested in 
giving a hand with these workshops, or if anyone has any ideas on 'water' 
themed workshops. They are still in a very nebulous stage at the moment. But 
we do need to start action now I feel. I for one have really positive 
feelings about what PitP can bring, and what the SSF can bring to it, and I 
am really looking foward to the summer in general actually.

But yeah. As I was away from Sheffield for a few years I am not entirely 
sure what community centres to approach so if anyone here could give me some 
advice regarding places I could try then I would be very greatful. Oh, and 
the next planning meeting is on Monday 17th, (more details are on the 
website).

All the Best,

Benjamin.





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