The first major project by the People Powered Press after its move to Shipley involved working with groups of all ages and backgrounds from different communities across the district.
Each group explored a theme through writing workshops, creating new poetry. These works inspired a single phrase, the letters of which the participants were invited to help print by hand on the People Powered Press.
The resulting murals – twelve metres wide by a metre and a half tall – were pasted up using traditional methods in public spaces in Bradford’s City Park and Keighley town centre in summer 2022.
HOME, SAFETY, FREEDOM
In collaboration with members of Bradford Immigration & Asylum Support Network, exploring what their new home in Bradford means to them.
PEOPLE MAKE BRADFORD
In collaboration with members of Displace Yourself Theatre, a company for people from displaced or excluded communities.
LEAD WITH PASSION AND COMPASSION
In collaboration with students on a leadership programme at Co-op Academy Grange, exploring the qualities needed for good leadership.
I HAVE HEARD THE ICE CRACKING
In collaboration with members of Saltaire Primary School’s eco-club, exploring their hopes and concerns for the future of our environment.
BRADFORD IS ENTHUSIASTIC
In collaboration with members of Sharing Voices, which aims to reduce health and related inequalities through promoting inclusion in all spheres of life.
PROGRESS IS PEOPLE POWERED
In collaboration with members of Project 6, a Keighley-based charity supporting people recovering from addiction.
KLY: DIVERSE, WARM, STRONG
In collaboration with South Asian women meeting at Keighley Association Women & Children's Centre, exploring their feelings about their home town, and the relationships between their home and their cultural heritage.
With funding from Arts Council England and Bradford MDC.
