This space is for all people who self-identify as D/deaf, disabled, sick, or neurodivergent. It is an opportunity to share our experiences of living/surviving through COVID, and the UK government's latest announcement to lift restrictions.

When many of us are feeling isolated, excluded and unsafe this meeting invites us to hold space together, be in connection through solidarity to witness shared experiences, and express feelings of collective grief and anger (and any other responses).

The second half invites us to creatively express ourselves and move towards community care. These images, words, and voice recordings may be published on Instagram or disseminated in a way that we collectively decide.

• Please bring any art materials, make-up, fabric, objects, digital devices, pen & paper that you wish to use on the evening.

• We will be centring intersectional experiences and the nuance of navigating COVID as marginalised bodies at different intersections of identity.

Outline

19:00- Arrive, ground rules, share our access needs and introduce our selves.

19:20 - Break out spaces to share and witness our experiences.

20:00 - 10 minute break.

20:10 - Creatively express ourselves through art, poetry, movement, writing etc.

20:40 - Check-out

21:00 - End

Access

• Please share your access needs at the check-out

• Closed captions will be available

• A quiet break-out space will be available

• I do not have the finances to provide BSL interpreters unfortunately

• Ticket sales end on Monday 4th April at 11:00am

Consent

I will be inviting people to share their work with me to disseminate online, therefore there may be points where I record the person on screen if it is voice/movement-based. I will not share any of your work if you do not explicitly consent.