This is an archived event from Culture Days 2023.
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Awakened Voices 3 - CW Black Committee
In-person
History & heritage Intercultural Performance Poetry & spoken word StorytellingDate and time
Location
Fergus Grand Theatre
244 St. Andrew Street West
Fergus, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
The Centre Wellington Black Committee is pleased to present "Awakened Voices 3” scheduled for Friday, September 22, 2023, at the Fergus Grand Theatre featuring internationally acclaimed Dubpoets and Spoken Word Artists presenting historical slave narratives from the legendary Queen's Bush Settlement residents, John and Ida Little; Pierpoint Settlement’s landowner and Loyalist Soldier, Richard Pierpoint, and much more.
Returning performers, Clifton Joseph and Kylde Broox unite with Andrea Thompson and Shelly Grace will lend their powerful voices to the narratives of these hidden figures to unveil and honour them, in spirit and in flesh, for their contribution(s).
Organizer
CW Black Committee
To enrich the historical contribution & impact of the first Black settlers and their descendants in Wellington County & serve as a community resource.
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