We are inviting unpaid caregivers to work with us to make their stories heard as part of UnHeard Leeds. You can join us for up to six workshops this summer, and what you create will contribute towards an installation and performance at Leeds Libraries later in the autumn. Some of the stories will also become part of a living archive that we are making with the West Yorkshire Archiving Service.
FAQs
Who can take part? Anyone living in Leeds(ish) who is, or has been, an unpaid carer for a friend or family member. And who wants to make the stories of caregivers more widely heard.
What are the sessions like? Led by community artist and storyteller Si Brewis, workshops will develop performance and storytelling skills and bring caregivers together in a friendly way to share their experiences and ideas.
How do I get involved? Follow this link to sign up for the sessions. We know your time and availability are limited, so come to as many or as few sessions as feels right. You can also ring Fall Into Place on 07341254967.
Where and When? Sessions are spread across weekdays and the weekends to make them accessible to more people. All sessions are at Heart in Headingly through May, June and into July.
What else should I know? We will sometimes record what you make, with your consent, because we are building storytelling research for an installation, performance, and archive. You get to control what can be shared publicly, and stories will be anonymous unless you say otherwise. Anyone who takes part in these workshops can be in the show next Autumn, but there is no commitment to be.
I want to take part, but I can’t make the sessions. Sign up via this link, and check the option to participate remotely. We will email you prompts from the workshops so that you can respond through writing, photography, or recorded sound & video.
About the workshop
Workshop One: A Message to the Future
One thing we know about care for certain is that more people will become unpaid caregivers in the future. In this hopeful session, we will create stores that tell these future carers what we think they should know.
You can follow this link to sign up for the session: https://forms.gle/u3xWViKEWRcm23e59
