Facing the Past

Thank you to @stuartpollitt @BBCNWT for featuring our project today and esp for helping us to share 'The Three Sophias' with a wider audience! On iplayer for the next 24 hrs or read here shorturl.at/mABCK or see them in person @LancasterPriory @cofelancs @churchofengland

We're excited to introduce The three Sophias - a next step in the journey to address the legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade- until 7th December (and then 7.1.24-31.1.24). Read more - lancasterpriory.org/news/facing-th… @FacingPast @cofelancs @HeritageFundUK @EducAidSL

Yesterday I had the pleasure to take part in a series of events for the @FacingPast exhibition catalogue launch. Professor Alan Rice of @IBAR_UCLan opened the day with a thoughtful and informative tour and it was great to speak alongside colleagues like @KirstyFitz86 1/

Taking part in the 6 week Facing the Past programme. I learned so much like the fact that we should use the term ‘enslaved Africans’ not ‘slaves’ Here’s my experience on the walking trail. (Not quite sure why it skips from 5 to 7 myself) I still need to see Lela’s exhibit🫣

Did you know that Ira Aldridge, the first black man to play Othello performed at our very own Grand Theatre... just one of the interesting records on the Facing the Past website facingthepast.org #Lancaster #theatre #slavetrade

Voices from the Past and Present: Three Talks on Slavery, Migration, and Language Click here to join on Teams: shorturl.at/GXZ78

If you’re in Lancaster today this is what is happening. Check out our activity boards for Bank Holiday Monday that are dotted around Market Square. #Lancaster #whatson

Today in Lancaster @FacingPast

Day of events will reflect on Lancaster's slave trade past - Beyond Radio beyondradio.co.uk/news/whats-on/…

Join us in a free creative workshop this Saturday afternoon at Lancaster Priory to explore how we can use our smartphones to record Lancaster's historical involvement in the transatlantic slave trade tinyurl.com/33px8jwy #Lancaster #whatson #History #heritage #enslavedpeople

A snippet from @GBRJ_Official episode last night, where they visited us and the @MaritimeMuseum_ archive centre. Here, Michael Portillo is speaking with Jean-Francois Manicom about the horrific journey and conditions on slave ships. Setting the historical scene for this epis

In this blog post, our steering group member Sam Ud-din tells us about how he got involved in Facing the Past facingthepast.humap.site/pagemaker/arti… #FacingThePast #Lancaster

@humap_me_ What an absolutely amazing resource it is too!

Join us online on Tuesday, 16th May for a heritage workshop that will show you how to use the Facing the Past Digital Map to document Lancaster's role in slavery. Sign up here eventbrite.co.uk/e/facing-the-p… #transatlanticslavery #Lancaster

Researcher Ann Morgan tells us about Lancaster Quakers' involvement in the transatlantic slavery trade. You can find out more by visiting the Facing the Past Digital Map tinyurl.com/yuv75fva #transatlanticslavetrade #Lancaster #Lancashire

“My ancestors profited from slavery. Here’s how I am starting to atone for that”- brilliant from ⁦@axrenton⁩ (& do read his excellent book Blood Legacy) theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Extracts from a poem written by one of our community groups for our performance event, Lancaster, 29 May. Put the date in the diary, more info to follow. #transatlanticslavery #history #Lancaster #fightracism

On 31 March 2023 all 3 schools participating in the @FacingPast project came together at Central High School to present their collective ideas on memorialisation to their peers, staff, facilitators and stakeholders. #facingthepast @RipleyHistory @RSTREdept

For the 'Time to Breath' Programme this week, young people learnt about the about the heritage our city holds & its involvement in the trans-Atlantic slavery trade. Jessica from @FacingPast discussed the digital maps concept, working with different community...

Book on to our workshop this Saturday in Lancaster to learn more about our Facing the Past digital map and archive resource tinyurl.com/358em6p6 #history #Lancaster #transatlanticslavetrade