Thu 8 Aug, 6pm – 8pm Tickets: £4, booking required. Singer-songwriters Quiet Loner and Tracey Browne present an evening of live music about the fight for votes and the inequalities that have driven the campaigns. Beginning with Peterloo in 1819 these original songs take the listener through 200 years of history from universal suffrage to Universal Credit.
Wed 31 Jul 2019, 1pm – 3pm Free, pay what you feel Drop in Express yourself through music, art and storytelling and Make Your Mark! Make Your Mark workshops offer an inclusive space for all ages and abilities. Activities can be tailored to support special education needs and disability (SEND) requirements. This event is not … Continued
Sun 28 Jul, 11am – 4pm Free, pay what you feel Drop in The annual Northwest Zinefest (NWZF) is back for 2019! Organised by the team behind Salford Zine Library, NWZF brings together zine makers, artists and activists for a day of workshops, talks and stalls. The fair seeks to highlight the diverse and inspiring self-published work being made … Continued
Wednesday 24 July 2019, 1pm – 3pm Free, pay what you feel Drop in Express yourself through music, art and storytelling and Make Your Mark! Make Your Mark workshops offer an inclusive space for all ages and abilities. Activities can be tailored to support special education needs and disability (SEND) requirements. This event is not … Continued
Thu 11 Jul, 6pm – 8pm Pay what you feel, booking recommended Following a five day residency at PHM, some of the North West’s most exciting up and coming artists take to the stage at this Radical Late, showcasing brand new music created in response to the museum’s Disrupt? Peterloo and Protest exhibition. Exploring themes such as … Continued
Thu 13 Jun, 6pm – 8pm Tickets: £4 The Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign is holding an evening of discussion, music and film, showing how the state has used violence to repress working class action, highlighting the historical links between Peterloo in 1819, Orgreave in 1984, and today. Award winning musician Joe Solo and Rebekah Findlay will perform songs from their Never Be … Continued
Sat 8 Jun, 1pm – 3.30pm Sat 13 July, 1pm – 3.30pm Sat 10 Aug, 1pm – 3.30pm Pay what you feel, booking recommended Come along to this monthly textile workshop, learn new techniques and share ideas of protest over a cuppa. Taking inspiration from the museum’s collection, participants work collaboratively to produce pieces of … Continued
Sat 1 Jun, 11am – 12pm Thu 4 Jul, 11am – 12pm Sat 3 Aug, 11am – 12pm Pay what you feel, booking recommended Throughout history people have used songs to help express their ideas. Bring your babies and tots to sing Lennon, Dylan, Seeger and Strummer. Join singer-songwriter Matt Hill (Quiet Loner) for this … Continued
Sat 22 Jun, 1.15pm – 2pm Free, drop in Park research has led to the heritage group discovering that 100 years ago in August 1919, Peterloo was remembered in the Park with speakers at Speaker’s Corner. The heritage group want to remember Peterloo by remembering those who gathered at Speaker’s Corner in 1919. The event … Continued
Sat 15 June 3 -4 pm Free, booking required. Cultural historian Dr Lindsay Porter looks at depictions of the crowd in the French Revolution, showing how it is by turns described as heroic, celebratory or threatening, and how this legacy cast its shadow over perceptions of crowds in England. Referring to a wide range of … Continued
