Women Theatre Justice

Join us for 'Archiving Prison Arts Practice' 30 April 16.00-18.30 An event to launch the @Rideoutism archive @UoB_Theatre_Col as part of the @ahrcpress funded project Staging Justice. @CSSD_Research eventbrite.co.uk/e/archiving-pr…

Check out the rest of the @PeoplesPalaceUK festival on this week!

What a day @QMULsed hosting the work of project artist in residence Laura Dean, screening the @CleanBrk Sweatbox film, sharing our research findings, and hearing from folks at our long table event hosted by Prof. Lois Weaver. Thanks to all who came and contributed!

Great to be @QMULsed for this special event presenting Women/Theatre/Justice @WTJ_Research, a three year research project into our 40 year history, our practice, our impact on both theatre and women’s lives, and why it matters. #WomenTheatreJustice

@drdebdean_ddd offering insights into the work and organisation strand of the research: Clean Breaks practices aren’t unusual but the ways they are practiced are - persistence and care. @WTJ_Research @CleanBrk @ahrcpress @UoYSBS_Research

Caoimhe McAvinchey sharing a glimpse into the theatre strand of our research: using the concept of epistemic injustice to argue for why Clean Break’s theatre matters. @WTJ_Research @CleanBrk @ahrcpress @UoYSBS_Research

In the words of @drdebdean_ddd Challenging you to come towards what is in the frame…the power of art in research @WTJ_Research

The majority of prisons are unnecessary places. Changing the narrative about criminalised women. Powerful keynote from @HelenaKennedyKC @WTJ_Research

Tanya Tracey sharing the significance of including lived experience on boards, & illuminating the reality that it is a privilege for organisations who get to work with those with and learn from those with lived experience @WTJ_Research @CleanBrk @ahrcpress @UoYSBS_Research

Jacqueline Stewart offering an overview of the gender specific and trauma informed work of @CleanBrk ‘A place of hope built by the women who come to the space’ @WTJ_Research @CleanBrk @ahrcpress @UoYSBS_Research

‘How assumptions about women, about who they should be and how they should act, entered into the system and contaminated the law’ Baronness Helena Kennedy speaking at our Changing the Narrative event @WTJ_Research @CleanBrk @ahrcpress @UoYSBS_Research

Setting up for our event on un:mute and our show Do We Change The Narrative About Women in the CJS

un:mute exhibition about to start at The Shard,London. @WTJ_Research @CleanBrk @ahrcpress @UoYSBS_Research

Huge thanks to all the seminar participants for such a rich discussion of liberatory potential of creative practice, the nuanced ethical landscapes such work has to navigate, and the political value of affective experiences

Exciting WTJ seminar @UoYSBS_Research with @JoyceJi48099651 sharing the potentials, challenges, and diverse audiences of her creative research practice @thevoiceofdws

Our seminar ‘What is The Role of Arts and Artistic Practice within Research?’ kicks off at 11.00 @UoYSBS_Research and brings folks together to reflect on the opportunities and challenges that emerge for research analysis, theorising, and developing impact outside of academia.

If you are in York today you can learn about Clean Break at the UN:MUTE exhibition. Open to all, 10am - 3pm at @UoYSBS_Research

AHRC Women Theatre Justice Arts Exhibition Un:mute art exhibition✨ @WTJ_Research @UoY_SBS @CleanBrk @UoYSBS_Research

Just opened doors to our launch event of #unmuteExhibition @UniOfYork

Our launch event for the un:mute exhibition is TONIGHT at 7pm with @annaherrm @CleanBrk @ProfAMGreene @drdebdean_ddd and @McavincheyC exploring the exhibition, it’s relationship to the research, and to the work of Clean Break. Sign up here: eventbrite.com/e/unmute-openi…