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Together Eveyone Accomplishes More
Launch Event
ICOH
had
a
launch
event
at
Canham
Turner,
University
of
Hull
for
the
project.
The
event
showcased
the
initial
results
of
the
project
and
invited
everyone
who
had
participated
on
the
project,
including
workshop
attendees,
community
group
workers,
and
the Deputy Lord Mayor.
Premiering
our
banner
exhibition
and
short
film
to
the
audiences,
there
were
also
a
number
of
presentations
delivered
by
the
community
organisations
and
our
academic
partners.
We
wanted
to
offer
an
opportunity
for
all
our
participants
to
come
together
and
share
their
ideas
and
stories,
broadening
their
knowledge
about
this
heritage
and
get
to
know
about
the
achievements of other groups working on similar projects across the UK.
Speakers
included
Garry
Stewart
(Director
of
Recognise
Black
Heritage
&
Culture),
Lucy
Moore
(Leeds
Museums
&
Galleries),
Steve
Lau
(Chairperson
of
Ensuring
We
Remember
Campaign),
Koran
Sahota
(Believe
in
Me
CIC),
and
Karen
O'Rourke
(National
Museums
Liverpool).
The
event
concluded
with
interviews
from
our
workshop
participants
who
shared
with
attendees
their
thoughts
about
the
project
and
the
impact
that
Stories
Behind
the
Pictures
project
had
on
their
understanding
of
First
World
War history and of their own heritages.
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