#ReconstructionWork: Whose Memorials? The state backlash against the mass protests for racial justice in June 2020 is well underway. A reaction punctuated by the recent passing of the Police, Crimes and Sentencing Bill, which has increased the maximum penalty for criminal damage to a memorial from three months to ten years. As the state rushes to protect its memorials, this conversation focuses on questions of memory to ask: who speaks for the past? At 6pm on Tuesday 31st May, we will be welcoming artists and educators Barby Asante (@barby_as) and Shawn Sobers (@dr_shawn_sobers) to discuss the ways in which events can be remembered and misremembered, offering a space to interrogate the politics of memory. 📌 Register now - link in bio! Event funded by Arts Council England (@aceagrams), produced in partnership with the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE, @codemcr). Live captions will be provided. #StuartHall #StuartHallFoundation