Bus Boycott Block Party
The community spirit our grandparents had, and the kind we felt during the pandemic, is the kind that needs celebrating.
China Plate Theatre has been making an arts programme in collaboration with residents which celebrates North Birmingham’s heritage of migration and activism through the ages. As part of our planning for 2022, we’re exploring what it means to belong to a community, the art of protest, and intergenerational stories within Caribbean and South Asian communities.
So to get to know us, and for us to get to know you, we’re throwing a Block Party on Saturday 28 August!
It’s a free family-friendly fun day, where you can:
- Explore the grounds of Soho House
- Enjoy food from our South Asian and Caribbean stalls.
- Two-step with throwback tunes from our live DJ.
- Get crafty with our artists Jane Thakoordin and Nilupa Yasmin.
- Map your memories of the area with Black Heritage Walks Network and Overhear.
- Rediscover Handsworth through a walking tour with Black Heritage Walks Network.
- Catch exclusive previews of songs from our brand-new Bus Boycott musical.
- Say “Remember when?” as you marvel at our retro bus from National Express West Midlands.
- Get to know our plans to convert bus stops into galleries along Soho Road.
- And other children’s activities too!
Scroll down the page, or click the link here to book your FREE tickets!
This programme is inspired by Birmingham’s own reputation of intergenerational activism and the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott campaigners. They galvanised the nation into creating the first piece of legislation which explicitly outlawed racial discrimination.
Bus Boycott Block Party is created by China Plate in association with Birmingham Hippodrome, supported by Garfield Weston Foundation,
