Renaissance One, National Museums Liverpool and International Slavery Museum presents Independence Stories: Hannah Lowe and Melanie Abrahams

photo by Maria Nunes Photography

Hannah Lowe and Melanie Abrahams discuss and share work on migration, diaspora and seeking your own independence.  

Hannah Lowe will read from her family memoir Long Time, No See which reconstructs the life of her Jamaican-Chinese father, who arrived in Liverpool from Jamaica in 1947. She will discuss the use of public and personal archives such as her father's lost-and-found notebook, shipping logs, photographic collections and oral histories.

Melanie Abrahams will explore the theme of independence from the perspective of Caribbean descendants in England, and the potential impact and effects it has had on mind and body.  She will explore a personal journey towards self-autonomy through literature, archives and creativity.

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Produced by Renaissance One as part of The Independence Project, funded by Arts Council England.  Supported by News From Nowhere.

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Full event address:

International Slavery Museum

Anthony Walker Education Centre (3rd Floor)

Albert Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, L3 4AQ