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SUMMARY:Stand Up for Diversity Shoeburyness
DESCRIPTION:Stand Up for Diversity Shoeburyness\nCome along to this networking event with a difference!\nYou are invited to an afternoon of three-minute mini-talks and short shout-outs\, bringing together those who want to champion diversity in Shoeburyness. \nJoin us at the Cart & Wagon Shed to explore heritage\, community and hospitality\, and how those in the area are working to capture\, celebrate and preserve stories around ‘people and place’ for future generations. Make new connections\, find out what’s happening in the area\, and collectively celebrate diverse voices involved in the arts and in our communities. Lunch included. \nSaturday 11 April 12.30-3.00pm\nGuided Heritage Walk at 11.15am\nVenue: Cart & Wagon Shed\, Warrior Square Road\, Shoeburyness\, Southend-on-Sea SS3 9PZ\nwww.cartandwagonshed.org/\nPlaces are limited so booking is essential: su4d-shoeburyness.eventbrite.co.uk \n\nTimings for the event\nCome for the whole day or drop in just for the lunch and talks \n11.15am Guided Heritage Walk (optional)\n12.30pm Lunch & networking\n1-2pm Three-minute mini-talks & shout-outs\n2-3pm Drinks & networking \nThis event is organised by Essex Cultural Diversity Project in partnership with Cart & Wagon Shed\, run by Shoebury Coastal Community Interest Company. The Stand Up for Diversity series of events was first initiated in close partnership with Essex Book Festival in 2016. \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n 
URL:https://essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/stand-up-for-diversity-shoeburyness/
LOCATION:Cart & Wagon Shed\, Warrior Square Road\, Shoeburyness\, Southend-on-Sea\, SS3 9PZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:FREE,Partner Event,Stand Up for Diversity
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SUMMARY:Stand Up For Diversity Sudbury!
DESCRIPTION:Stand Up For Diversity Sudbury!\nThursday 5 March 2026\, 6.30pm – 8.30pm\nGainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury CO10 2EU\nPlaces are limited so booking is essential: https://su4d-sudbury.eventbrite.co.uk \n  \nCome along to this networking event with a difference.\nYou are invited to an evening of three-minute mini-talks and short shout-outs\, bringing together those who want to champion diversity in Sudbury. Make new connections\, explore the transformative power of creativity\, and collectively celebrate diverse voices involved in the arts and in our communities. \nOrganised by Essex Cultural Diversity Project in partnership with Gainsborough’s House\, Sudbury Arts Centre and the Quay Theatre. \n  \n\n  \nStand Up for Diversity\nStand Up For Diversity is a series of events bringing together those championing diversity in arts\, heritage and in their communities. They provide regular opportunities for those representing and working with diverse communities\, audiences and participants\, to come together with peers to discuss and promote diversity on a public platform. \nEvents engender partnership working and mutual sector support\, delivered in collaboration with strategic partners across the region. The series was first initiated as a partnership between Essex Book Festival and Essex Cultural Diversity Project in 2016\, as part of the Diversity Matters project funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. \n 
URL:https://essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/stand-up-for-diversity-sudbury/
LOCATION:Gainsborough’s House\, 46 Gainsborough Street\, Sudbury\, Suffolk\, CO10 2EU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:FREE,Partner Event,Stand Up for Diversity
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