Lantern and Banner Making Community Workshops
Our 2022 festival was opened by a peaceful lantern procession along Margate seafront as a call for an end to violence against women, a moment for us all to come together in contemplation, remembrance and unity. We engaged with local community leaders to produce lanterns and banners that were held during the procession. This was a co-creation with Power of Women, Beyond The Page (United Mothers) and Jodi Watson, Wantsum Arts. The discussion topic of safety for women became a core part of the learning for the United Mothers English language programme.
Lantern-Making Workshop
On Saturday 5th February, Power of Women partnered with Beyond the Page to deliver lantern-making workshops to community leaders. Jodi Watson, Practice Director at Beyond the Page, taught participants how to make their own eco-friendly candle-lit paper lanterns. There were 16 people in attendance representing 11 community groups. These community group leaders passed on the lantern making skill to their networks, requesting a total of 120 lantern making kits to take away for their networks.
Photography by Lindsay Marsden
Photography by Lindsay Marsden
From 16 - 19 February, Beyond the Page partners hosted and led-drop in workshop for their United Mothers participants and the general public to make lanterns for the festival procession. They had a total of 60 lanterns made.
Photography by Lindsay Marsden
Banner-Making Workshop
On Saturday 5th February, Artist Angela Wooi engaged members of the community in a free crafting workshop, making flags and banners for the lantern procession on Friday 4th March that launched the Power of Women Festival 2022.
Photography BY Angela Wooi
Lantern Procession
On Friday 4th March, our 2021 Festival was opened with a peaceful lantern procession, which took place along the promenade from the Nayland Rock shelter to Turner Contemporary where the opening event took place. Lanterns and banners were carried and participants were invited to honour women lost to male violence. The procession attracted over 200 people with 92 lanterns and was a moving and poignant event.
Photography by Stephen Daly
