Women’s Safety Will Be The Focus Of A Hull Museums Event

Women's Safety Will Be The Focus Of A Hull Museums Event
Women’s Safety Will Be The Focus Of A Hull Museums Event

ARCADE and Hull Museums are hosting an evening full of live entertainment and protest, Don’t Wait Up.

The event will be held on Friday, 18 November, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

Women in the past and present are invited to consider how they get home safely, as reflected in the carriages in the Streetlife Museum collection.

RashDash will headline the event, performing a live version of their incredible show ‘The Darkest Corners’.

Ysabelle Wombwell and Alice Clayton of Make Noise Hull will perform alongside RashDash. Visitors can enjoy cocktails, take selfies at the warpaint station, and create protest signs.

Sarah Hicks of Justice for Our Sisters will deliver a rallying speech and members of Say Her Name Hull will lead a moment of vigil to honour those who have died.

With local women and non-binary from The Warren, artists Rachael Abbey and Jenni Harrison will create a film and audio artwork responding to the collection and exploring current dangers women face getting home safely.

Jo Charlton, who organises Say Her Name Hull with Sian Alexander and Vicky Foster, said:

“Don’t Wait Up is going to be a powerful night of performance, protest, celebration and remembrance. We’re honoured that our next vigil event to remember women murdered by men – including many who were ‘just walking home’ – is going to be a part of it.”

Sarah Howard of Hull Museums said:

“We are pleased to be working with ARCADE once again on an event that uses our museums to raise awareness of and contemporary experiences. ARCADE has opened up the Streetlife Museum to young women who can give us a new perspective on the past and share their experiences of the challenges faced by women today.”

This show is recommended for adults aged 16 and up. Due to limited capacity, tickets are free, but booking is required. Tickets are available at hello-arcade.com/don’t-wait-up.

Hull Museum’s Don’t Wait Up exhibition is part of its 2022 celebration of women and non-gender conforming people.



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