At Anti Racist Cumbria we are very clear that learning about Black history is important all year round, not just in October. Attempting to cover the entirety of Black history in a single month whilst maintaining white-washed curriculums 11 months of the year is not doing justice to the wealth of resources and stories that […]
Category Archives: Events
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Sep
Sep
The Fell We Climb is a powerful animated film that has been co-created with Plus3k Studios and our grass roots youth group: Animated Futures. This team of inspirational young people was brought together in 2020 and the project began life as a space for young Black and Brown children to connect about what it means […]
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Sep
Sep
4th – 6th November 2022 Book your tickets here Calling Black Bodies, Hearts, and Minds to a weekend of guided re-remembering, recovery, and resilience building. We’re delighted to be partnering with Rowan Carr and Brathay Trust to offer you this incredible two day experience dedicated to soothing the wounds of racial trauma, known and unknown, […]
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Sep
Sep
Theatre by the Lake and Anti Racist Cumbria have joined together to offer free theatre tickets for low-income households for upcoming Studio play, Can I Touch Your Hair? Anti Racist Cumbria and Theatre by the Lake have made 10 tickets available free of charge to local people with low income for award-winning Cumbrian playwright Lekhani […]
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Aug
Aug
On Saturday three volunteer teams from Anti Racist Cumbria were joined by members of the public who had chosen to volunteer for the day in exchange for items purchased from the Cumberland Building Society’s Kinder Cumbria shop project. In the innovative project items were purchased with volunteer hours rather than exchanged for money. Together our […]
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Aug
Aug
Did you know that reading is good for you? It improves communication skills, focus, memory and helps us build empathy. Reading also lowers our heart rate and can help reduce stress. There’s even a report that says people who read for 30 minutes every day live longer by up to two years! The other great […]
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Jul
Jul
Our Summit this year is on Thursday Nov 10th, 9am – 5pm at Brewery Arts, Kendal and it is not to be missed. The Anti Racist Cumbria Summit is the seminal social justice event in the county. An inspiring space for connections, taking action, healing, continuing your education and moving the conversation and anti-racism […]
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Jul
Jul
2 FREE SPACES AVAILABLE (INC TRAVEL) FOR RENEW & RESTORE YOGA RETREAT SATURDAY 23RD JULY 09:30 onwards (evening meal at 5:15) see below for full timings Dent Meditation Centre Rob & Katie invite you to take some time to renew and restore your body, mind and soul in the peaceful surroundings of the Dent Meditation […]
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Jun
Jun
PRESS RELEASE: 28 JUNE 2022 A walking challenge hosted by Anti Racist Cumbria whose mission is to make Cumbria the first anti-racist county in the UK is taking place this weekend. Eight members and supporters of Anti Racist Cumbria will be walking the full length of Hadrian’s Wall from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend over three days, […]
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Apr
Apr
Yesterday several of our Anti Racist Cumbria members were lucky enough to join @amira_thewanderlust and @The.Wanderlust.Women for a special event to experience Ramadhan in the Lake District. It was a great turnout as we joined them and over twenty others to share an iftaar (breaking fast) hike in the stunning area of Glenridding in the […]