A Bishop’s Study Day for Black History Month 2024
We are delighted to be able to bring you more details of our upcoming Bishop's Study Day on Tuesday 8 October, for which booking is now open:
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Twice since 2021, Ely Diocese has hosted ‘Breaking the Silence’, a theatrical performance that explores the historic links between churches and British slavery and abolition in our region. The experience of those who performed and received it is that engaging with this complicated history can have a restorative, healing and beneficial impact on local communities and helps to foster greater compassion, understanding, and inclusivity, with the church as the central site for such work to take place.
Led by Holly Maples and Inge Dornan, co-creators of ‘Breaking the Silence’ and Victoria Avery, lead curator at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, this Bishop’s Study Day will alert us to opportunities for ongoing learning and collaboration within our Diocese and allow us to think together about how we might encourage dialogue across and between communities; encourage openness to the diverse experiences of those within our communities; promote inclusivity by considering projects to involve non-traditional congregants; and engage with local schools and community groups.
Find out more about the speakers here: Bishops Study Day Speaker Biographies
Outline of the day:
9.00 - 9.30am Arrival, registration and coffee
9.30 - 9.35am Welcome on behalf of Bishop Dagmar (Revd Peter Leech)
9.35 - 9.45am Opening liturgy led by the Revd Sharon Byrne
9.45 - 11.00am Plenary with inputs from the speakers
11.00 - 11.15am Coffee and pastries
11.15 - 11.45am Group Discussion
11.45 - 12.30pm Sharing group ideas (plenary)
12.30 - 1.00pm Observations and reflections
1.00 - 2.00pm Optional time for discussion +/- lunch
Venue: Over Conference and Community Centre, CB24 5NW
Date: Tuesday 8 October
Time: 9.00am-1.00pm
Coffee and registration from 9.00am
Anyone wanting to stay on until 2.00pm to chat to the speakers/other attendees afterwards is welcome to bring their own lunch or buy lunch at the onsite café.
Bookings: elydatabase.org/events/mission_ministry