Jun 4, 20203 min

WE STAND TO DENOUNCE RACISM IN ALL ITS FORMS

We stand to denounce racism in all its forms.

We, the undersigned from the cultural sector of the North East, declare that silence is not ok and silence is seen as complicity. Racism has no place in a just and humane society.

Whilst we cannot undo pain and neglect, we are calling on all of us in the arts, cultural, heritage sectors; professional and voluntary to work together to address racism and its deep roots. We must listen, have conversations and most importantly act, we know we need to do better. Everyone is part of the solution - artists, staff, trustees, partners, promoters, audiences and communities.

We want to tackle this together in sharing better understanding and practices. We stand united to bring about change in our thinking and actions as a collective of organisations and individuals.

In the weeks and months to come we will collectively act to build on this statement with concrete steps and actions to demonstrate our commitment to bringing about real change. We ask you to stand with us.

If you would like to join us in these future conversations please contact any of the points of contacts listed below:

Alphabetti Theatre
 
Signee: Ali Pritchard, Artistic/Executive Director
 
Contact: Ali Pritchard, ali@alphabettitheatre.co.uk

The Angelou Centre
 
Signee: Rosie Lewis, Deputy Director & VAWG Services Manager

Anna Robinson
 
Sceneographer
 
Contact: anna.fkrobinson@gmail.com

ARC Stockton
 
Signee: Annabel Turpin
 
Contact: Annabel.Turpin@arconline.co.uk

Arts&Heritage
 
Stephanie Allen, Executive Director
 
Contact: info@artsandheritage.org.uk

Assembly Rooms Theatre Durham
 
Signee: Kate Barton
 
Contact: theatre.manager@durham.ac.uk

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
 
Signee: Sarah Munro, Director
 
Contact: Caroline Murphy, carolinem@balticmill.com

Ben Dickenson
 
Contact: benji.dickenson@gmail.com
 
Executive Producer, City of Dreams / Associate Literary Producer Alphabetti

Beverley Prevatt Goldstein
 
Signee: Beverley Prevatt Goldstein
 
Contact: beverleyprevattgoldstein@gmail.com

Brash
 
Signee: Bethan Kitchen, Artistic Director
 
Cpontact: bethan@brash-events.co.uk

Camisado Club
 
Signee: Caroline Liversidge, Camisado Club
 
Contact: info@camisadoclub.co.uk

Centre for Life, Newcastle
 
Signee: Linda Conlon
 
Contact: Louise Richardson, louise.richardson@life.org.uk

Company of Others
 
Signee: Nadia Iftkhar, Artistic Director & CEO
 
Contact: Nadia Iftkhar, nadia@companyofothers.org.uk

Curious Arts
 
Signee: Phil Douglas, Director
 
Contact: Ellie Puckering, ellie@curiousarts.org.uk

Curious Monkey
 
Signee: Amy Golding
 
Contact: amy@curiousmonkeytheatre.com

Creative Seed
 
Contact: Sandy and Garner Harris, Founding Directors

D6 Culture in Transit
 
Clymene Christoforou, Director

Dance City
 
Signee: Phil Douglas
 
Contact: Phil Douglas, phil.douglas@dancecity.co.uk

Degna Stone
 
Poet and editor

Disconsortia
 
Signee: Lisette Auton, Co-founding Member
 
Contact: disconsortia@gmail.com

Ednie Wilson
 
Gateshead

Gateway Studio CIO
 
Signee: Martin Hylton, Artistic Director/CEO
 
Contact: Martin Hylton, martin.hylton@gatewaystudioproject.co.uk

GemArts
 
Signee: Vikas Kumar MBE, Director
 
Contact: Vikas Kumar, vikas@gemarts.org

Gobscure
 
Signee: Sean Burn
 
Contact: gobscure@posteo.net

Gosforth Civic Theatre
 
Contact: info@gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk

Harambee Pasadia CIC
 
Signee: Hannabiell Sanders
 
Contact: Hannabiell Sanders, harambeepasadia@gmail.com

Kitchen Zoo
 
Signee: Bob Nicholson
 
Contact: info.kitchenzoo@gmail.com

Ladies of Midnight Blue
 
Signee: Yilis Suriel
 
Contact: Yilis Suriel, yilissuriel@gmail.com

The Letter Room
 
Signees: Meghan Doyle and Stan Hodgson, Co-Artistic Directors
 
Contact: info@theletterroomtheatre.co.uk

Little Cog
 
Signee: Vici Wreford-Sinnott, Artistic Director
 
Contact: littlecog@rocketmail.com

Live Theatre
 
Signee: Jim Beirne, Chief Executive
 
Contact: joe@live.org.uk

Luxi
 
Signee: Caroline Pearce
 
Contact: cp@luxicreative.co.uk

Melody Sproates
 
Artist/Performer
 
Contact: melodysproates@hotmail.com

Mortal Fools
 
Signee: Kiz Crosbie, Artistic Director/CEO
 
Contact: kiz@mortalfools.org.uk

The NewBridge Project
 
Signee: Rebecca Huggan, Director
 
Contact: r.huggan@thenewbridgeproject.com

New Writing North
 
Claire Malcolm, Chief Executive
 
Contact: Claire Malcolm, office@newwritingnorth.com

Newcastle City Council Arts Team
 
Signee: Cllr Ged Bell (Cabinet Member for Culture)
 
Contact: Jim Mawdsley, Arts and Culture Senior Advisor, Jim.Mawdsley@newcastle.gov.uk

Newcastle Theatre Royal
 
Signee: Philip Bernays, Chief Executive

Newcastle University
 
Signee: Professor Julie Sanders, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
 
Contact: Julie.sanders@ncl.ac.uk

Northern Roots
 
Signee: Adam Collerton, Director
 
Contact: adam@northern-roots.org.uk

Northern Stage
 
Signee: Kate Denby, Executive Director Contact: Mark Calvert, MCalvert@northernstage.co.uk

OGRE
 
Contact: Steven Walker, Creative Director

Open Clasp
 
Signees: Joint Chief Executives Catrina McHugh MBE / Ellie Turner
 
Contacts: catrina@openclasp.org.uk, ellie@openclasp.org.uk

Origin Moko Jumbies
 
Signee: Alan Vaughan
 
Contact: alanpvaughan@gmail.com

Sage Gateshead
 
Signee: Abigail Pogson, Director
 
Contact: Wendy Smith, wendy.smith@sagegateshead.com

Sangini
 
Signee: Padma Rao

Seven Stories
 
Signee: John Coburn
 
Contact: Amanda Beckham, amanda.beckham@sevenstories.org.uk

Skimstone Arts
 
Signee: Claire Webster-Saaramets, Director
 
Contact: Claire Webster-Saaramets, claire@skimstone.org.uk

Slugtown
 
Signees: Max Lee and Matt Antoniak, Co-directors

Summer Streets Festival
 
Signee: Ross Millard
 
Contact: hello@summerstreetsfestival.com

Sunderland Music Hub
 
Signee: Lizzie Nixon
 
Contact: sunderland.music@togetherforchildren.org.uk

Susan Ashley
 
AHRC Researcher
 
Contact: susan.ashley@northumbria.ac.uk

Prometheus Foundation CIC
 
Contact: Dot Owston

Tyneside Cinema
 
Signee: Holli Keeble, Chief Executive Officer
 
Contact: Holli Keeble, Holli.Keeble@tynesidecinema.co.uk

Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
 
Signee: Iain Watson, Director
 
Contact: Bill Griffiths, bill.griffiths@twmuseums.org.uk

Tyne and Wear Cultural Freelancers
 
Signee: Leila d’Aronville
 
Contact: Leila d’Aronville, Leila.daronville@gmail.com

Unfolding Theatre
 
Signees: Michael Barrass, Alex Elliott, Garry Lydon, Annie Rigby and Luca Rutherford
 
Contact: annie@unfoldingtheatre.co.uk

VAMOS!
 
Signee: Nikolas Barrera
 
Contact: nikolasbarrera@gmail.com

Voices of Virtue Gospel Choir
 
Signees: Mathapelo Imarhiagbe, Chinyere Igun, Glen Smiley

We Make Culture CIC
 
Signee: Laura Brewis, Project Director
 
Contact: laura@wemakeculture.co.uk

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