Truth to Power Café - Rochdale

Published date: 
Friday, 20th September 2019

“Who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?”

We need you for the Truth to Power Café!

On the 12th of October Touchstones Rochdale will be hosting the Truth to Power Café.

Created by Jeremey Goldstein this 60 minute performance event combines monologue, poetry, image, music, memoir, and live and spontaneous testimony from participants speaking truth to power in response to the question “Who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?”

People of all beliefs and backgrounds aged 14+ can take part in the event. You’re speech will be spoken in your own voice and in no more than 500-600 words, before a live audience.
Truth to Power encourages participants to interpret the question in ways which are meaningful to them. Past participants have spoken from the personal, professional and the political, addressing themes and topics such as sexuality, ethnicity, homelessness, addiction, climate change, loneliness, advertising, sexual abuse, migration, grief, fear, depression, love, HIV, bullies, family, class, autism, down syndrome, asylum and war. Many of our participants speak of power as a force for good in their lives.
All participants are photographed by leading UK photographer Sarah Hickson whose portraits are projected into the show itself, and gifted to participants after the event. Participants’ portraits and stories are also preserved for all time in our online archive.

To take part please register your interest with no more than 150 words about who you are and what you’d like to say in response to the question by September 27th 2019.

If you have any questions please contact:

Lisa O’Neill-Rogan lisa.oneill-rogan@link4life.org
Bryan Beresford bryan.beresford@link4life.org