Qtipoc Oral Histories - Recording Day And Practicing Trauma-Informed Research Session

About

Why are oral histories important for queer people of colour in Brighton? And what does trauma-informed interviewing look like when interviewing for oral histories?

Led by Dr Nat Arias (they/them), this workshop offers an introduction to trauma-informed research and interviewing strategies. Nat will guide participants through the basics of what trauma-informed research is, how it applies to the interviewer and the interviewee, and a few ways to apply trauma-informed methods when conducting oral histories.

After this, working in groups or pairs, participants are invited to join any of the following activities:

1) Record oral histories,
2) work with Nat and others to create templates for oral history interviews
3) practice their interviewing skills.

The workshop is a space for learning, demystifying, and practicing.

Folks are welcome to drop-in and record their participants oral history, work in groups to make interview templates for when they feel ready to interview oral histories, and/or ask Nat questions about preparing to do oral history interviews.

Timings:

11:45 Arrivals
12:00 - 13:00 Oral histories recap and trauma-informed practice workshop
13:00 - 14:00 Working with Nat to create templates
13:00 - 17:00 Interview slots (1 hour slots in private rooms to record an oral history interview), or practice
17:00 End

You can drop in at any time. Come along and chat to us if you have questions or reflections.

Nat's Bio:
Dr Nat Arias (they/them/theirs) is a Dominican queer and nonbinary climate justice educator, community organiser, facilitator and activist-researcher based in Brighton. Much of their work is rooted in collaborations with queer activists of colour in Europe to explore abolitionism, preserving Queer of Colour activist histories in Europe, and climate justice. Nat facilitates in-person and online trainings and workshops exploring queer of colour histories, climate justice, queer anti-racism, and participatory research methods. Nat is a research assistant for the Race Against Time: Young People of Colour and Climate Justice Activism research project with Prof. Akwugo Emejulu (author of Fugitive Feminism and To Exist is to Resist: Black Feminism in Europe). As a workshop facilitator, Nat enjoys creating spaces where women of colour and QTIPOC can unlearn harm, practice critical solidarities, and experiment with anti-colonial pedagogies and community-building practices.

Access

We try and make sure there are as few barriers to people joining our events as possible. We can pay for participants to take taxis to/from events for reasons such as disability, health conditions, wellbeing and personal safety if it means they can come along and would not otherwise be able to. Please be aware that we have a limited budget for this so only request this if you need it. We would ask you to book and pay for your taxi/s and keep the receipt/s. We can then reimburse you if you fill in a short form which we will send to those who have requested taxi expenses to be covered.

The main building has steps; however, there is an accessible step-free route into the foyer of the old courthouse. If you have any access requirements, please let us know in advance by emailing laura@marlboroughproductions.org.uk.

Buddy System

We will have a buddy system to help if you are feeling nervous about coming along and meeting new people. You can book an 'I'd love to be linked with a buddy' 'ticket' in addition to your regular ticket. If you feel more comfortable in the group and able to offer yourself as a buddy you can book an 'I can be a buddy...' 'ticket' in addition to your regular ticket. Then we will e-introduce you so that you can connect beforehand if you wish to.

Produced by Laura Edmans, who also leads Radical Rhizomes.

Queer Heritage South; powered by Marlborough Productions. Made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.