Thursday 6 April 2023

Sat 8 April - A Town Explores a Book - Mary Seacole

 A Town Explores a Book is a unique community arts festival in St Leonards-on-Sea in Sussex. This year the book chosen is 'Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands', the autobiography of Mary Seacole who was well known for her work in the Crimean War of the 1850s. Including original sound pieces by Ruby Colley and Yasmin Aisha 'Unmasked' and 'Stripped Bare'. 'Unmasked' features migrant community members Les Booth, Michael Braithwaite, Paulo Lopes, Dave Rohoman and Elwaldo Romeo. Mary Seacole was born in Kingston Jamaica to a mother of mixed heritage. 


The News Agents - 8 April 2023 (A Town Explores a Book: Mary Seacole in St Leonards-on-Sea) by Resonance FM | Mixcloud

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