Please note that this event has been postponed to later in the year due to the Covid-19 virus
The David Oluwale Memorial Association, Leeds Beckett University, Renaissance One and The Leeds Library present
Remembering Oluwale:
A Creative Workshop and Presentation Showcase with Caryl Phillips and guests
This event is an opportunity to experience stories, talks, and music on the story of David Oluwale, and to write, speak, and share your personal response.
During this unique and intimate workshop Leeds Library patron and world-class author Caryl Phillips, who grew up in Leeds, will introduce literary and poetic responses to the David Oluwale story and share his own writing. You will be introduced to the history of David Oluwale by sociologist and Secretary to the #RememberOluwale charity in Leeds, Max Farrar, who has long been researching Oluwale's life and death, alongside Emily Zobel Marshall, lecturer in Postcolonial Literature at Leeds Becket University, and member of the #RememberOluwale Board.
The workshop will incorporate a Q and A and reading with Phillips and Calypso performances by Tobago Crusoe (former Calypso Monarch, as featured in Paddington) and Melanie Abrahams.
Following the session, an edited selection of new creative responses generated at, and beyond, the workshop will be published in a literary magazine in print and online by the David Oluwale Memorial Association (DOMA, aka #RememberOluwale).
The workshop is a collaboration between DOMA, leading literary producers and curators Renaissance One, Leeds Beckett University and The Leeds Library
This is a rare opportunity for members of the public, students and creatives to hear Caryl Phillips share his work, develop their own creative talent and discuss how we can find ways, through revisiting the Oluwale story, to tackle issues of racism, mental health, and homelessness in Leeds today through the arts. Wine and refreshments will be available at the end of the event.
Tickets £2 to £8
Additional Events
29 April 2020, 5pm to 7pm: Dr Kennetta Perry (Director, Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, De Montfort University) presents The annual Matthew Caygil Lecture on the David Oluwale Archive. Event includes a drinks reception. Venue: The Rose Bowl, Leeds Beckett University
Booking https://leedsbeckett.ac.uk/events/school-events/matthew-caygill-lecture-2020/
Further Information
The latest anthology in response to the Oluwale story, planned for autumn 2020, will constitute a follow-up to the Remembering Oluwale; An Anthology edited by SJ Bradley (Valley Press, 2016)