Revolt

Artivism

These 90 minute workshops range from Poetry, Drama, Songwriting and Storytelling as an exploration of social change. How can we be inspired by the past, to create hope, justice and change for the present

Change makers

From mill workers to suffragettes, educators to abolitionists, poets to painters, the North West is full of amazing changemakers for children and young people to celebrate.

Local History

The sessions complement the curriculum and give children and young people opportunities to engage practically with the region’s history.

The Cotton Carding Kids

In this storytelling workshop, explore the life of the child workers who were Carders, Scavengers and Piecers, Create your own plaited promise – a hidden message within the fibres of a braid that honours those child workers.

Work Horses

Inspired by Old Billy, a Warrington Tail and written by Flick Goodman, this storytelling workshop explores the role of animals as worker’s in the Industrial Revolution. At the end of the session that class will have created their own class ballad.

Bright Side Ballads

A song writing workshop inspired by the towns of the Industrial Revolution. Starting with the folk songs of the past, we will create a song that captures what life is like in your town today.

Demonstrate!

A drama workshop celebrating the ordinary people who took to the streets to ask for change. From the Suffragettes to the Peterloo Massacre, we’ll explore physical theatre, ensemble and working with text. This workshop ends with a reflection on contemporary change makers.

Placard Poetry

The North West’s history is full of revolutionary ideas. In this creative writing workshop students share how they would change the world by writing their own poem and creating your own placard

My Manifesto

Changemakers shape their activism practice by developing their own Manifestos. From political parties to artistic collectives, philosophers to educators. Whether dreaming of an equal society, utopian ideals or better working conditions, we can see clear directions for change to take place. Drawing inspiration from manifestos of the past, this workshop will give students the opportunity to create their own.