Equal Arts - Creativity Matters

Jun 26 2023 28 mins

How does creativity help form friendships, develop confidence and support communication for people living with dementia? At Equal Arts we see the impact the imagination and living in the moment can bring to people. With Creativity Matters we showcase the different stories and voices from across our projects with older people, artists, schools and those living in care. Episode 1 is a whistle-stop tour of Tyneside queer activism. A timeline of coming out stories, the burgeoning gay scene and women's scene and the setting up of services by and for the community.

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Pride of Place - The history of Pride on Tyneside

Jun 26 2023 17 mins

In this third and final episode we hear from the pioneers who set up the first Pride marches and festivals in Newcastle. In the early 1970s, members of the main organisations campaigning for LGBTQ civil rights at the time; the more radical and anarchist Gay Liberation Front and the more middle class, making inroads into the establishment Campaign for Homosexual Equality, joined for

D.I.Y. Queers in Space - creating the places to come together and be our fabulous selves.

Feb 03 2022 45 mins

In this second episode from the year-long Equal Arts project, we reflect on the importance of carving out queer spaces, especially during the hostile political and generally homophobic climate of the 80s and 90s. We hear from some of the pioneers who worked hard to carve out queer spaces in the cultural landscape of Newcastle, giving the LGBTQ communities safe places in which to ju

A whistle-stop tour of Tyneside queer activism

Aug 13 2021 22 mins

In this first episode from the year-long Equal Arts project, hear from those involved in LGBTQIA+ activism in the North East during the 70s through to the early 90s. Episode 1 is a timeline of coming out stories, the burgeoning gay and women's scene and the creation of services by and for the community. Handing on our History was supported by Heritage Lottery funding.

Equal Arts - Creativity Matters

By Equal Arts

Pride of Place - The history of Pride on Tyneside

D.I.Y. Queers in Space - creating the places to come together and be our fabulous selves.

A whistle-stop tour of Tyneside queer activism