Hold everything dear: a series of interdisciplinary reading and writing workshops

On DumplingsIn person on 21 Nov | 13:30 - 15:30 | The Feminist LibraryThinking about the significance of gathering side by side, toasting in ceremonies, traversing the layered histories of colonialism and journeys to building communities. In the final workshop of our series, we will be bringing together the threads of our themes together, shaping them into a container to hold everything dear. We will be visiting archival materials from the Feminist Library, poems and photographs as a group, followed by dedicated free writing time based on generative prompts.Complimentary refreshments will be provided. About the facilitatorsTatevik Sargsyan is a design strategist, facilitator, and founding publisher/editor of Anamot Press, a nonprofit literary arts organisation. Anamot publishes poetry and essays on queer experiences across borders, we host writing workshops, run writers residencies, and curate interdisciplinary literary events. Tatevik is the Co-chair of the Lipman-Miliband Trust and a Trustee of the Poetry Translation Centre and Poetry London.Joyce Y. T. Mak is a documentary photographer and digital archivist focusing on community organising and activism for racial and healing justice. They facilitate regular community gatherings with ESEA Sisters in Nature, as well as develop peer-led approaches to participatory research and digital archiving.About the event seriesMeeting every two months, each session will consider one theme through three different entry points: the archive, a text, and a material object, such as a photograph or a piece of pottery. Together, we will read and discuss the source materials, and use prompts to practice different forms of writing. As part of this collective learning experience, we'll be co-creating a zine that will be added to the Feminist Library's collection.The series is curated and facilitated by Tatevik Sargsyan (Anamot Press) and Joyce Mak, who met through co-organising Strolling in Language for ESEA Sisters in Nature, and hosted by The Feminist Library in Peckham, London. Through the series, we will explore shared questions and points of connection between different diaspora communities, taking East and Southeast Asian and Armenian diasporas as our starting point.Getting here and accessibility To reach The Feminist Library, the closest tube station is Peckham Rye (1.3km away) which is not step-free. The route from Peckham Rye station is step-free but not level throughout. The nearest wheelchair accessible tube station is Queen’s Road Peckham, via a boarding ramp. Bus stops for routes 63, 363, 381, and 78 can all be found nearby. The closest bus stop (for routes 63 and 363 only) is ~330m away, the route is step free and level.To read more about the accessibility information at The Feminist Library, please click here.