There's a chance to change the world - starting with Margate, when authors and artists come together for a weekend in the town.
Thursday 30th April
John Grindrod - Tales of the Suburbs
The story of LGBTQ+ people in the suburbs can never be an official history, because it was never meant to happen here. The author of Tales of the Suburbs - LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains in conversation with Dr Cara Courage, an expert in place-making.
Supported by The Margate Bookshop. Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 7-8pm
Robin Ince - Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal
In this powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity, comedian, writer, and broadcaster Ince reminds us all – no matter how weird we feel – that it’s okay to be a little different. For this event by The Margate Bookshop, he’s in conversation with Ellen Jones, author of Outrage.
Fort Road Bar, 18 Fort Rd, Margate CT9 1HF 7-8pm
Friday 1st May
Secret Postcard Auction
The traditional seaside postcard is given a twist in Marine Studios’ Secret Postcard Auction, where artists from across the UK have made A6, postcard-sized artwork - but not signed them. Place your bids, and you might be buying something by a superstar. Raising funds for Marine Studios.
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 11am-8.30pm
Writer’s Space
A three hour writing sprint with sea views! Give those projects the time they deserve, writing alongside like-minded writers.
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 9.30am-1pm
Breaking Bread
Every day during Words Change Things, we invite artists, writers,
audiences, and community organizers to come together for a shared
lunch at the studio. Free, bringing food to share welcome.
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 1-2pm
First Friday
with The Ragged Optimist and Sarah P Corbett (Craftivist Collective)
We know that if you time travel into the past, you can change the future by stepping on a bug. But equally that means that right now, you can change the future by treading carefully. With The Ragged Optimist, Sarah P Corbett - Craftivist Collective, and Dave Barnard, former Head of Community Services at London’s Toynbee Hall, and Vanishing Point’s Arlington House project.
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 6-8.30pm
Saturday 2nd May
Secret Postcard Auction (see Friday)
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 11am-5.00pm
Labyrinth
Slow down, and feel more connected to Margate, as you walk a meditative labyrinth.
Union Church, Union Crescent, Margate 11am-5pm
Breaking Bread (see Friday)
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 1-2pm
The Craftivist Pops Up
Craftivist Collective Founder Sarah P Corbett and her little yellow suitcase will be around the town - she will be popping up around Margate offering free gentle craftivism activities you can take with her as a form of slow, quiet, kind and intriguing activism.
Union Church 11am-12pm
Connor Sansby - Writing As Ritual
A workshop for those who write, or those who want to write, with Connor Sansby, an award-winning poet, and director of Kent Poetry..
Union Church, Union Crescent, Margate 2-3pm
Travis Elborough - Letters To Change The World
In an era where our liberties are often under threat, Letters to Change the World sends reminders from history that standing up for - and voicing - our personal and political beliefs is not merely a human right but our duty, if we want to make change happen.
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 2-3pm
Letters To Change The World - Letter Writing
Following on from hearing Travis Elborough talk about his book, we’ll be writing letters to change the world. What really matters to you?
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 3-4pm
A Queer God? Why God talk matters
Ellen Jones in conversation with Fr Leigh Daynes, Priest-in-Charge, St. John the Baptist - Margate's historic Church of England Parish and Civic Church.
Union Church, Union Crescent, Margate 3-4pm
Seth Insua and Emily Buchanan
Human, Animal (BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick) by Seth Insua and Emily Buchanan’s Send Flowers are two novels that explore activism. In Human, Animal a young farmer finds he sides with animal rights activists, while in Send Flowers a dead environmental activist lives on through a pot plant. The two authors talk about fiction that reflects activist life and how to imagine a brighter future. Chaired by Neil Griffiths (Arts Emergency and Firewall).
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 7-8.30pm
Sunday 3rd May
Secret Postcard Auction (see Friday)
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 11am-3pm, bids opened 4pm
Breaking Bread
For the last time during Words Change Things, we invite artists, writers, audiences, and community organizers to come together for a shared lunch at the studio. Free, bringing food to share welcome.
Marine Studios, 17 Albert Terrace, Margate CT9 1UJ 1-2pm
All events free to attend
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Words Change Things
Various Venues Across Margate
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