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Manchester Histories Festival 2022Manchester Central LibraryOpening NightThursday 9th JuneThe Manchester Monastery, GortonWednesday 8th June 6pm – 8pmZero Carbon Cities:Targeting Climate ChangeTelling New Climate StoriesConsortiumZero Carbon Cities is an URBACT funded actionplanning network helping 7 cities with thetransition to Zero Carbon, led by ManchesterCity Council. This final event will showcase whatthe Zero Carbon Cities network has learnt andprogressed within their cities to achieve their zerocarbon targets. Only availible to online audiences.How can heritage resources play a larger rolein climate change education while inspiring amore just and sustainable future? Contributorsdrawn from a UK Fulbright-sponsored projectwill try to answer this question. The team willdiscuss what they have learnt during thisproject and focus on industrial heritage andhow to harness industrial history to create apost-carbon world.10am – 12.30pmCentral Library Performance SpaceBooking is required as places are limited.Our Opening Night will be launched by historian & broadcaster Michael Wood andwill feature fantastic performances and films from young people who have respondedcreatively to climate change. Poet, Louise Wallwein will make a special appearance,as well as music from Manchester International Roots Orchestra.Come down to meet the festival team and the volunteers, and discover more aboutthe festival, including why we are focusing on the history of climate change.We can’t wait to see you there!Michael Wood1.30pm – 2.30pmCentral Library Performance SpaceErgon TheatreThe Wicked ProblemThe Manchester Monastery7.30pm – 9.30pm Tickets from 5Central Library Performance SpaceWhat would you put first, the planet or yourfamily? Set in the year 2061, the audienceact as jury for the trial of an individual whohas broken a climate law created by the newauthoritarian, green government, 'Ergon'.The jury will hear from witnesses across theglobe and Greater Manchester before deciding,should the defendant be punished for what theydid, or should they be allowed to return home.Manchester International Roots OrchestraTasha DowdErgon Theatre – The Wicked Problem06www.manchesterhistories.co.uk07

Manchester Central LibraryManchester Central LibraryThursday 9th Junefriday 10th JuneAuthor Talk: Paul FitzgeraldPaine1pm – 2pmManchester Histories Hub @ Central LibraryAn illustrated historical talk by graphic novelist'Polyp' (co-author of 'Peterloo') about the worldshaking writer and 'forgotten founding father'Thomas Paine. including his surprising linksto Manchester.Author Talk: Brian GroomNortherners: A History from theIce Age to the Present Day5.30pm – 6.30pmManchester Histories Hub @ Central LibraryThis illustrated talk will outline how climateand geography has affected 180 million yearsof northern England’s history, starting with the'Jurassic Divide', and how that would eventuallybecome a benefit in the Industrial Revolution.Author Talk: Jonathan PurkisDriving With Strangers2.30pm – 3.30pmManchester Histories Hub @ Central LibraryAt a time of climate crisis, isolation and socialbreakdown, this history of hitchhiking explores theunique opportunities for cooperation, friendship,sustainability, and openness that it represents.Author Talk: David WhyteEcoside: Kill the CorporationBefore it Kills Us4pm – 5pmManchester Histories Hub @ Central LibraryThe existential threat of climate change isnow a reality. The world has never been morevulnerable. Yet corporations are alreadyplanning a life beyond this point. Ecocidemakes clear the problem won't be solved bytinkering around the edges, instead it mapsout a plan to end the corporation's deathwatch over us.08www.manchesterhistories.co.ukAuthor Talk: Celeste HicksExpansion Rebellion:Using the Law to Fight aRunway and Save the Planet7pm – 8pmManchester Histories Hub @ Central LibraryCan the UK expand Heathrow Airport, bringingin 700 extra planes a day, and still stay withinambitious carbon budgets? One legal casesought to answer this question. Join Celeste Hicksin conversation with Dr Jenna Ashton as she tellsthe dramatic story of how the case was prepared.Sustainable Futures at theUniversity of Manchester10am – 11amCentral Library Performance SpaceSustainable Futures, a research platform at TheUniversity of Manchester, is delighted to host aseminar during the festival to showcase some of theexciting research taking place at the University.Playing Out: Panel Discussion12pm – 1pmCentral Library Performance SpaceThis panel discussion will explore the importanceof children being able to play safely and movearound on our streets, why it is so important totheir health, happiness, and development, andwhy it is no longer part of everyday life both froma cultural and policy perspective.David Adetayo Olusoga OBE1.30pm – 2.30pmCentral Library Performance SpaceOn Sunday 7th June 2020, protestors marchingto support the Black Lives Matter movement inBristol tore down the statue of slave trader EdwardColston and threw it in the city’s harbour. Thisdramatic action thrust the city onto the globalstage and put it at the forefront of an ongoing andbitter culture war. Broadcaster and historian DavidOlusoga will explore how the commemorationof individuals from our historical past remainsa matter of continued and highly contestedimportance. Why do statues matter? And whatshould we do with them today? This event is part ofthe ongoing Histories Stories & Voices project thatexplores how the city’s historical and current daydiversity is reflected in the city’s public realm.David Adetayo Olusoga OBECottonopolis:Lessons for EnvironmentalScience from Manchester3pm – 4pmCentral Library Performance SpaceLearn how the city of Manchester and its vast empireof cotton had an imprint across the British colonialworld, as well as how merchants from Manchesterleft a global legacy of ecological transformationthrough large scale cotton plantations. With DrAditya Ramesh and Dr Jenna Ashton.In Conversation with Ian Millerand Dr Mike Nevell4.30pm – 5.30pmCentral Library Performance SpaceThe Manchester Ship Canals opened in January1894, a hugely ambitious infrastructure projectthat created one of the largest river navigationcanal in the world. Join Dr Mike Nevell and IanMiller as they discuss the commercial and socialimpact of new the canal on the towns along theroute, and consider its role in affecting climatechange issues of today.www.manchesterhistories.co.uk09

Manchester Central LibraryManchester Central LibraryFriday 10th JuneSaturday 11th JuneThe Manchester Green BeesYoung People's Assembly onClimate Change10am – 12pmManchester Histories Hub @ Central LibraryClimate Change is aRace and Migration Issue6pm – 7pmCentral Library Performance SpaceThe Manchester Green Bees Young People'sAssembly on Climate Change is taking placethroughout June 2022 across the city. As part ofthis movement, youth and community workersfrom Manchester City Council, ManchesterEnvironmental Education Network and others willbe taking part in a creative workshop and trainingevent led by local co-operative: Envirolution.The largest impact that climate change willhave on humans is said to be migration, withlarge numbers already having had to migrate.When the environment you live in becomesover-stretched, your homes and livelihoods arethreatened and you have to move before it's toolate. However, adding to the barriers againstmigration is that refugee status for climatemigrants has as yet to be legally recognised.Right-wing Eco-populism:Critical Perspectives andAlternatives for the FutureManchester's history of activism on migrationwill be at the fore-front of this panel presentationand discussion, looking at how this activismmay need to further evolve in the future.2pm – 4pmManchester Histories Hub @ Central LibraryUntil recently, right-wing reactions to climatechange were mostly determined by dismissaland denial. This has started to shift, with theemergence of ‘environmental populism'. Thistalk will explore the challenges of eco-populismthrough an interdisciplinary approach thatcombines the arts, the sciences and climateactivism. With Dr Carlos Van Tongeren, Dr SofiaTipaldou, and Dr Alexander Gardner-McTaggart.GHOORNI by Anya Arts10Crossing FootprintsCrossing FootprintsGHOORNI: A DisastrousCycle by Ayna Arts7.30pm – 8.30pmCentral Library Performance SpaceDrama performance about a young personpiecing together their grandfather’s arrival inthe UK from Bangladesh in the 1970s. Due tothe legacies of conflict and poverty, he left acountry with little climate impact to work ina UK industry with high climate impact. Thisclimate impact would be damaging mostly hisown home country rather than the country heended up working in. His grandchild is climatevigilant through their lessons in school, butonly through the grandfather's story do theyrealise the global system that brought themhere is the same as that which is destroying theclimate, especially for Bangladesh. Performancewill be followed by a Q A session.Manchester Digital Music Archive:Scanning Sessions10am – 4pmCentral Library Performance Space – FoyerBring your Greater Manchester music related itemsto scanning workshops at Manchester CentralLibrary where volunteers from MDMArchive willbe on hand to help guide you through the processof uploading images to add to the online archive.Bring flyers, programmes, ticket stubs and storiesand become more confident about uploading andadding items to the site.Climate Emergency Manchester10am – 4pmCentral Library Performance Space – FoyerClimate Emergency Manchester will host aninteractive stall with associated information andan interactive activity based on the history andarchive of the Abbey Pond activists in Hulme,who in 1994 tried to protect their green spacefrom destruction.YoCLI: Young Climate Imaginaries10am – 4pmCentral Library Performance Space – FoyerImagining the future, in climate change, is ahard and vital task. We hope you will join usto imagine a climate future we all share. Wewelcome doodles, drawings, stories, lyrics,words and pictures about the future, and weinvite you to our conversation about climatejustice. Art materials will be available, all agesare welcome, and YoCLI research team memberswill be there to support you.Seven Arches PublishingThe History of Our Green Spacesin the Ten Boroughs of GreaterManchester10am – 4pmCentral Library Performance Space – FoyerOn the run up to the festival, Seven ArchesPublishing will be leading historical tours of themany municipal parks in Greater Manchester.Nominate your favourite green space on theirFacebook page (@sevenarchespublishing). Dropin at our stall in Central Library to learn moreabout green spaces and a colouring book, Treesfor All Seasons, will be on sale with a portion ofprofits going to Manchester City of Trees. Plusthe grand reveal of your favourite park!Disability and Climate Activism:Setting an Inclusive Agenda10am – 11amCentral Library Performance SpaceThis panel will bring together disabled activistsand academics to discuss their experiencesof climate activism, exploring themes ofinclusion, exclusion, and discrimination,and situating these experiences within thehistories of environmentalism in the Englishspeaking world. Building upon presentexperiences, and understanding their rootsin the past, we ask panellists to look to thefuture and contribute to setting an agenda forinclusive environmentalism, examining whyenvironmental justice and social justice will notbe achieved interdependently.www.manchesterhistories.co.uk11

Manchester Central LibraryGallery OldhamSaturday 11th JuneSaturday 11th JuneFox Glance by Samuel Morris BWPATaking Action to EnsureWe Have a History11.30am – 12.30pmCentral Library Performance SpaceJust Stop Oil's Zoe Cohen tells us about whatthe physical and social science tell us about theclimate reality we are in and the core need for massnonviolent civil disobedience to have a hope ofdriving the scale and pace of change that we need.Local Cultural Collaboration onClimate: the story of GMAST1pm – 2pmCentral Library Performance SpaceGMAST brings together over 50 organisationsacross the city-region. Their award-winningmodel has been shared with 5 other Europeancities. They want to celebrate their collectiveaction, look forward to the future and explorehow best the creative community can contributeto local climate action. This panel session hearsfrom local practitioners and exploring futureopportunities for collaboration.Competing Histories of ClimateChange: From Science to Politicsand Back Again2.30pm – 3.30pmCentral Library Performance SpaceClimate change has been central to the researchof Professors Vladimir Jankovic and MatthewPaterson for more than twenty years. CreativeManchester bring them together to focus onthe different ways in which climate change isdepicted in relation to class, floods, veganismand fast fashion, as well as the changing placeof climate change in politics.12www.manchesterhistories.co.ukGallery OldhamPolypCreate Your Own Climate Cartoon10am – 11.30amManchester Histories Hub @ Central LibraryA short, illustrated behind the scenes talk byprofessional cartoonist Polyp, revealing whatgoes into creating one of his climate cartoons,followed by a hands on workshop sessionhelping aspiring artists create their very ownclimate cartoon!Restoring the Pennine Peatlands3pm – 4pmManchester Histories Hub @ Central LibraryThis talk covers Pennine moorland degredation,the effects on the surrounding area, how themoors have been restored, and the future ofclimate and restoration. Come and have a go atsimulating water running down three differentslopes, and learn how water runoff changes.With PROTECTnfm researcher, Martin Evans.Oldham Microscopical SocietyHead over to Gallery Oldham as it celebrates its 20th birthday.We are thrilled to be working with them on a number of events,talks, and exhibitions that explore our natural world.Curator talk:Climate Change Then and Now11am – 12pmClimate Connections:New Climate Voices on VideoJoin Gallery Oldham's Natural History Curator totake a long view of climate change. The talk willbegin with the fossil displays in our OldhamStories exhibitions and then move through tothe species and habitats in the British WildlifePhotography exhibition.Short film series from Crossing Footprints' ClimateConnections project, connecting diverse, migrantand low income communities with climate change.A new digital arts project enabling diverse, migrantand working class local people from Oldham tohave a voice in the environmental movement andcreating a series of ultra-short videos.Artist’s talk: The Nature TableNorthern Roots12pm – 1pmNorthern Roots, the UK’s largest urban farm andeco-park on 160 acres of stunning green spacein the heart of Oldham, will be releasing shortdigital content which brings to life 4 key areasin which Northern Roots is working to combatclimate change. The digital content has beenmade by University of Salford students, as part ofa partnership project Northern Roots have beenrunning with the MA Digital Video & Marketingprogramme. A host of interactive/arts activitiesbased on botany, biodiversity and environmentwill also take place across the festival. See theirwebsite for more details: northern-roots.uk.Join artist Sheila Tilmouth for a guided talk throughher new exhibition and find out more about thespecies and habitats that inspire her artwork.Oldham Microscopical Society10am – 4pmThank you to oxy-plants for their generoussupport in providing plant life to the festival.Ants by Sheila TilmouthOldham Microscopical Society present a range ofspecimens and activities allowing visitors to explorehow climate change continues to affect the plantsand animals with whom we share our planet.www.manchesterhistories.co.uk13

Carolyn SteelSitopia: How Food CanSave the WorldAngel Meadow ParkSaturday 11th June3pm – 4pmfrom 11am – 8pmExploring the environmental impact of food & drinkMusic Talks Food Demonstrations Street Food Drink Markets PerformanceInformation Stalls Fun for all the Family Planting Workshops Garden GamesCome and spend the day with us in Angel MeadowPark. Listen to beautiful, yet thought–provokingmusic, see tasty cooking demonstrations, learnabout how food has always shaped the worldwe live in throughout history. Our main stagewill have something for everyone, including atalk and Q&A with Carolyn Steel, music from theacclaimed song and storytelling trio Harp & aMonkey and to top off the day, local DJ Ged willspin some tunes to get us all moving. Not to bemissed! See the full programme opposite.We are also delighted to welcome numerouscommunity groups who will be on hand todiscuss their vital work in the city. Chat tomembers of Unicorn grocery to discover howa worker–owned business based on valueshas been providing an alternative to thesupermarkets for a quarter of a century! Findout more about Moodswings, a charity set upto support people with mental health problemsand their friends and family. Hear testimonialsfrom Manchester Central Foodbank's archivesfrom ordinary citizens, and be part of newconversations about foodbanks, poverty, andinequalities. Learn from the Friends of AngelMeadow about the environmental impact of theindustrial revolution on Angel Meadow, and itstransition from meadow to polluted slum andback to the green city oasis of the present day.Harp and a MonkeyWe will also be running tours of Angel Meadow– find out what life was like in the park 150 yearsago when it was, according to Friedrich Engels,‘Hell on Earth’! There will also be plenty of gardengames, workshops, and food and drink vendorsserving delicious produce from sustainablesources, including Marley’s Pizza, The ChaatWalas, Urbuns, and The Sri Lankan Experience.Finally, look out for the Climate Change MythBuster (at 12:30pm, 2:30pm and 4:45pm)– an interactive performance installation fromarts organisation Walk the Plank, which engagespeople in conversations around climate change– debunking some myths along the way!An event in partnership with Manchester CityCouncil & Solid Ground. Thank you, Far EastConsortium and Unicorn for your donations.Walk the Plank – Climate Change Myth BusterCarolyn SteelCharlotte Peters-RockThe Whole Damned World is a Family11.20am – 11.50amCharlotte Peters-Rock performs with spoken wordand linking songs. Showing what humans are stilldoing to endanger the world on which we all expectto live and thrive.Vegetarian Society Cookery School12pm – 12.30pm and 5.15pm – 5.45pmThe Vegetarian Society cook up some deliciousmeals live on stage for us to sample and try at home.Carolyn Steel writes about food and the way itshapes our world. Her key concept is Sitopia(food place, from the Greek sitos, food topos,place), which is the idea that we live in a worldshaped by food. Carolyn will be in conversationwith Manchester Histories Chair, ProfessorHannah Barker.Emmanuela YogoleloTales From TheCongo Basin6.15pm – 7pmSinger-songwriter, music facilitator and storytellerEmmanuela Yogolelo will perform with selectedmusicians from the Amani Collective and with liveaudience participation. Her set will include musicfrom a project to explore climate justice activismthrough music and other art forms, giving a voiceto people’s experiences of climate change in theglobal south.Richard McIlwain, CEO, Vegetarian SocietyGed's Music1pm – 1.40pmEnd the day by reliving the golden age of music,courtesy of DJ Ged, who covers anything andeverything from the 60s to the 90s.The History of Vegetarianismand its FutureRichard McIlwain, CEO of The Vegetarian Society,shares the history and future of the charity, foundedin Manchester and home since 1847. He exploresthe importance of plant based food and the role ithas to play now and for the future.7.15pm – 8pmEmmanuela YogoleloHarp and a Monkey2pm – 2.30pm and 4.15pm – 4.45pmAward-winning Greater Manchester song andstorytelling trio Harp & a Monkey specialise inpoignant and melodic short stories (originaland traditional) about everyday life, love andremembrance.1415

The Monastery Manchester, GortonCelebration DaySunday 12th Junefrom 11am – 4pmThe Celebration Day is back!Join us in celebrating the city region’s

microscopes to discover and magnify the extraordinary lives that are hidden all around us and in the miniature worlds beneath our feet. Manchester Art Gallery Climate Justice Runs until Saturday 4th February 2023 The MAG Climate Justice Group includes gallery staff, artists and activists based in Manchester.