81 ACTS OF EXUBERANT DEFIANCE – A radical reclaiming of heritage – to imagine, experiment and create new futures!

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April 2021 is the 40th anniversary of the Brixton uprisings.

On this date an ambitious, year-long, community-led programme of exuberant acts of defiance will kick off in Brixton and ripple across the country.

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REMEMBER

REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED? Forty years ago in Brixton, Black communities were living

10/04/2021

Acts

RESPECT

RESPECT THE PEOPLES WHOSE SHOULDERS WE STAND Meanwhile, the police launched SWAMP

10/04/2021

Acts

RESIST

RESIST THE WHITENING OF OUR HISTORY Forty years later WHAT HAS CHANGED?

10/04/2021

FEATURE ACTS

Mending Room

The Mending Room is a creative space for Black people to explore

09/04/2021

Sounds of Resistance

Have your say! Sounds of Resistance is a sound artwork that will

09/04/2021

Support Black led businesses

Over the launch weekend, and as businesses are able to reopen, 250

09/04/2021

We think that telling the stories of this heritage from the ground-up and examining whether lessons have been learned will inspire community ownership and activism in what happens next. MAKING US THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT WHAT’S POSSIBLE.

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Have you visited the Atlantic Billboard?
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Look Both Ways, tells the story of Leroy and opens a window to the complex history behind Brixton ‘81 Uprisings, based on the significance of the Atlantic Ocean and tracing back to the Zong massacre in 1781.
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The location, at the crossroads of Atlantic, Railton and Coldharbour, invites us to Look Both Ways to understand the historical context of 1981.
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Atlantic Billboard was created by four local young people working with experienced projectionist and local resident Dick Straker from Mesmer.
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PLEASE REMEMBER TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING WHEN VISITING THIS ARTWORK.
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#walkthefrontline this weekend. Remember. Think. A

#walkthefrontline this weekend.
Remember. Think. Act.

Get involved in making an Act of Exuberant Defiance for #brixton over the next 12 months.
Find out how on our website.

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#Brixton1981 #81acts #brixton #81actsofexuberantdefiance #uprisings #brixtonuprising #frontline #brixtoncommunity #art #MakeItinBrixton #brixtonproject

#afrosupahero #railtonroad #soundsofresistance #atlanticroad #atlanticbillboard

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@rapportfestival 'Brixton was the undisputed capit

@rapportfestival 'Brixton was the undisputed capital of Black Britain'

Today is the 40th Anniversary of the start of the 1981 Brixton Uprisings. The battle continues.

Full video link in @rapportfestival Linktr.ee

#BrixtonUprisings #BlackBritain #nojusticenopeace #Brixton1981 #81acts #brixton #81actsofexuberantdefiance #uprisings #brixtonuprising #frontline #brixtoncommunity #art #MakeItinBrixton #brixtonproject

@brixtonproject @makeitinbrixton @brixtonblog @lambeth_council

Over the launch weekend, and as businesses are abl

Over the launch weekend, and as businesses are able to reopen, 250 window stickers will be distributed throughout Brixton’s Black led businesses to celebrate the contribution Black led businesses make to the local economy and to encourage support from local people.

Partners: Brixton BID, The Brixton Project, The Visual Unit, all of the brilliant Black led businesses of Brixton
When: Friday 9th April, Saturday 10th April, Sunday 11th April

#Brixton1981 #81acts #brixton #81actsofexuberantdefiance #uprisings #brixtonuprising #frontline #brixtoncommunity @aceagrams #art #london #southlondon #lambeth #brixtoneighbourhood #brixtonsociety

Sounds of Resistance’ is a collaborative artwork

Sounds of Resistance’ is a collaborative artwork that will be created by the people of Brixton and the sound artist Felix Taylor.
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Via a WhatsApp number presented at three locations activated by designer Sam Alebioshu, the public can leave voice notes and messages responding to three site-specific provocations.
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These collected recordings will then be used to create a sound work that will tell a distinct story of Brixton across time and space.
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The recordings will be streamed digitally, played on local radio, stored in local archives, and possibly become a permanent installation later in the year.
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Look out for the Sounds of Resistance posters in Somerleyton Passage, International House - behind the police station and Brixton Station Passage.
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#Brixton1981 #81acts #brixton #81actsofexuberantdefiance #uprisings #brixtonuprising #frontline #brixtoncommunity @aceagrams #art @fkn.felix @thevisualunit
#participate #getinvolved #activate #actnow #LetsCreate #brixtonnews @brixtonbuzz @southlondonpress @bbcnews @XRLambeth @urban75chat @colourfulradio @thevoicenewspaper

@1isthinking When Art and Activism come thru your

@1isthinking When Art and Activism come thru your door!
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