Join Land In Our Names for Autumn Equinox, a celebration of community heritage at London's last functioning windmill.
This event is by and centres people from the global majority (Black and People of Colour), so members of those communities are especially encouraged to attend.
LION's celebration of community heritage builds transnational solidarity through shared learning across borders and generations. The family-friendly day of learning will include:
- Creative migration and culture workshops by food historian Mama D and artist/researcher Jacob V Joyce
- Folk Music Circle Led by Calliope (bring instruments, your voice, and songs to share!)
- A free community meal
- Creative activities and crafts
- Seed Swap & Tea Blend Making
- A live performance by artist Nadeem Din Gabisi
This event is by and centres people of the global majority, so members of those communities are especially encouraged to attend.
Come hungry and leave fed.
This event is part of the National Trust's Heritage Open Days Festival. The National Trust are one of the biggest landowners in Britain and many of their properties have ties to colonial wealth. This event will confront these histories and make space for grief and transformation through creativity, music and community
Land In Our Names (LION) functions as an ecosystem builder, creating opportunities for Black and People of Colour (BPOC) to connect with the land, with nature and with each other. We hold workshops and events for BPOC to skill-share, strategise and build networks of mutual aid and solidarity.
Brixton Windmill is London's last functioning windmill. Built in 1816, the mill uses the same millstones that were used in 1902 to grind flour. Windmill Gardens also hosts the Brixton Windmill Centre. Built by Lambeth Council next to the windmill and leased to the Friends of Brixton Windmill, the centre opened early in 2020 and is used as a visitor centre, education space, and a community venue.
Nadeem Din-Gabisi is a storyteller working in the realms of music, poetry and the visual arts. His work channels his experiences as a British born, second generation immigrant of Sierra Leonean Krio descent. Nadeem's debut album OFFSHORE out now on Moshi Moshi Music tackles themes of belonging, estrangement and identity with 'potent streams of consciousness'.
Calliope are an experimental, multi-instrumental folk collective that takes its inspiration from folk traditions of the black diasporic transatlantic world, blending trad tunes, ancestral musical traditions and cosmic modernity.
Jacob V Joyce is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice amplifies historical and nourishes new queer and anti-colonial narratives. Their work is continually grounded by collaborations and conversations with activists, community groups and archives. Supported by C.R.E.A.M (The Center for Research in Education and Arts Media) Joyce is currently a doctoral research candidate exploring the practical applications of historical African heritage education movements.
Mama D Ujuaje is a food and social justice activist and a social and community justice facilitator and trainer and also a curator of immersive experiences: The Food Journey, The London Journey and others which support citizen access to agency and voice. She researches, informally, on what it means to operate collectively and on a community basis in terms of social and cultural modalities of community experience and shared cosmovisions of justice and balance in a changing world. She champions community based research and action.
Schedule
12:00-13:00 Lunch
12:30-14:00 New Masquerade Workshop by Jacob V Joyce
14:00-15:30 Food Journeys Workshop by Mama D
15:30-17:00 Folk Circle led by Calliope
17:00-18:00 Live Performance by Nadeem Din Gabisi
Photo by Denisha Anderson
Location & directions
Brixton Windmill Centre, 100 Blenheim Gardens, London, Greater London, SW2 5DA
Directions: Brixton Windmill is situated in a small park called Windmill Gardens at the west end of Blenheim Gardens, Brixton Hill (A23) 1 mile south of Brixton. It’s a 20-minute walk from Brixton Underground and rail stations, or the 45, 59, 109, 133, 159, 250 and 333 buses run from Brixton up Brixton Hill (alight at Blenheim Gardens).
Clapham North Underground and Streatham Hill rail stations are also nearby (both 1.2 miles away). Bicycles can be parked in Windmill Gardens. There is no car park and limited parking in nearby roads (free at the weekend). If travelling in a vehicle northbound down Brixton Hill, there is no left turn into Blenheim Gardens; take the next left into St Saviour’s Road, turn left again into Halliwell Road, and Blenheim Gardens is at the end. Going southbound, you can turn right from Brixton Hill into Blenheim Gardens.
Further info at https://www.brixtonwindmill.org
Contact on day: Sana Barclay Telephone number: +447931408029
Booking conditions: Due to limited space, tickets will be required for this event. Please send any questions to sana.barclay@nationaltrust.org.uk.