Sanctuary and Sustenance offers three unique free walking events celebrating the rich contributions of migrant communities within Southwark.
As we journey together, these walks uncover known and hidden Global Majority histories, stories of people who have left their indelible marks on the fabric of the Borough’s heritage.
Launched at the end of October as part of Black History month, public events include Tara Fatehi leading a performative walk mixing poetry, singing and performance with the multicultural essence of Peckham; connecting histories of North Peckham to sounds of Rye Lane. Natalie Worgs, the Mother of gIRLS aBOUT pECKHAM, creating a cultural walk from hidden stories and living legacies of Peckham. The walk maps around murals, markets and more, the hidden things that keep Peckham alive, highlighting the stories of Black and underrepresented Women and elders. You can expect an opportunity to make your own mini zine of the experience along the way! Then Ranjini Nair offers participants “Small Traces”, a walk that interrogates micro-connections that tell of the colonial history between Britain and South Asia as we pay attention to place names, ghost signs and historical figures from Southwark. On the way we’ll follow the traces of the first Indian temple dancers brought to London, who stepped off their boat at London Bridge.
Expect to be surprised, engaged and entertained!