TOGETHER NORTH EAST: FIRST FESTIVAL IN
THE REGION DESIGNED BY, PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY
Together
Northeast
South Shields Customs House
Saturday 27th June 2015
Together Northeast is the first ever large scale festival in the region
designed by people with learning disabilities, and there is quite a buzz about
it. The festival is on Saturday 27th June 2015 2-10pm. It is taking place at the Customs House in South
Shields and is open to everyone free of charge. The festival has been supported
by Awards and of all as well as Local Councils, Health trusts and Clinical
Commissioning Groups.
What are the biggest issues for people with learning disabilities?
Welfare reform, hate crime and equal rights to employment often hit the
headlines. An issue often unaddressed is the right to party!
With the conviction that together everyone achieves more, the event will
showcase the achievements of people with learning disabilities, including
regional theatre groups, musicians and social enterprises. An inclusive fashion
show, supported by Sunderland University, will see models strutting their stuff
on the stage- declaring their position as visible, current, and worthy of a
flashbulb or two! A film festival will screen original work by regional
film-makers, whilst the outside space will play host to Bollywood dancing,
street
theatre, live music, and a Latin American Party.
"I'm really excited about the Together North East festival. It's a
real chance to show what people with a learning disability can achieve together.
It's about bringing everyone together with or without a disability to show what
having a good life means" (Jodie Williams,
festival steering group member and co-chair of the Northeast Learning Disability
Partnership).
Inclusion North is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes the
inclusion of people with learning disabilities and their families and
carers. It works throughout the Yorkshire, Humber and North
East Region to support people in getting the lives they want. You can find out
more here: http://inclusionnorth.org/projects/what-we-are-doing-now/north-east-learning-disability-partnership/together-north-east-festival/
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