A City of Diversity: Past, Present, and Future

Join us for a week of art and stories from incredible people in the Black migrant community of Edinburgh. We will highlight and honour their rich contributions past and present to the city’s cultural heritage. The exhibition will include photography, storytelling, interviews, interactive archive creation and much more.  We will…

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10am - 4pm
5th May - 9th May
North Edinburgh Arts 12c Macmillan Square Edinburgh EH4 4AB
Free, but pre-booking is essential. Click on More Information to book.

Join us for a week of art and stories from incredible people in the Black migrant community of Edinburgh. We will highlight and honour their rich contributions past and present to the city’s cultural heritage. The exhibition will include photography, storytelling, interviews, interactive archive creation and much more. 

We will also be hosting a celebration at North Edinburgh Arts’ new building on Friday 9 May between 1pm and 5pm.

** Please note the change of venue to the North Edinburgh Arts Building in Macmillan Square, next to Muirhouse Library **

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Hands making a patchwork quilt
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Project Esperanza

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We are a womanist initiative based in North Edinburgh that offers practical, emotional and integration support predominantly to families of African heritage but also supports a huge base of people from multi ethnic backgrounds. We are the pioneers of race and faith sensitive, culturally authentic and appropriate, trauma-informed, stigma-free specialised support and services that address social isolation, migration trauma and racial trauma.
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