Event | Nothing About Us Without Us exhibition closing day celebration

This event includes spoken word performances from local poets Jamie Lee and Pauline Omoboye, and a special performance from activist and musician Mx Dennis Queen.

Suitable for 12+ (under 18s must have an accompanying adult).

• Drop in event
• British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and hearing loop provided.

Part of PHM’s co-curated programme of activity exploring the history of disabled people’s rights and activism.

Performer biographies:

Jamie Lee is a neurodivergent writer, performer and spoken word ‘artivist’ based in Wigan, Greater Manchester.  He creates art which explores issues such as climate and racial justice, disability acceptance and sexual equality.  In 2022, he founded Say It Loud, a space for young people of Global Majority heritage to explore how their race and heritage intersects with other important issues in their lives through writing and discussion workshops.  He spends most of his time chasing around after an energetic three year old.

Pauline Omoboye: My name is Pauline Omoboye.  I love to write poetry and short stories.  I like to share my work through performance poetry going from page to stage.  I believe in sharing my experience’s and those I have witnessed giving people a voice.  The pen is my weapon and I use the magic of words to bring the poems alive and have audiences captured in the words I bring.  I have four children and nine grandchildren so I have lots to offer in the way of material.  I have been published in many books and my second book is with editors which will soon be released.

Dennis Queen: Disabled, transgender grassroots activist working on disability rights, with some experience in activism relating to people with marginalised sexualities and relationships. Everything I do is about helping build community power and pride and creating opportunities for everyone to join in the fight back against unfair systems. I have 25 years’ experience in the UK disabled people’s movement as a campaigner, media spokesperson, musician, workshop leader, speaker and civil disobedience protestor. I am Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, Co-Chair of Disability Arts Online, and on the board of Manchester Disabled People’s Access Group. I’m involved in Manchester Disabled People Against Cuts and Not Dead Yet UK, also working closely with our colleagues at Not Dead Yet the original USA campaign group, and provide radical peer advocacy in line with the UK disabled people’s Direct Action Network’s (DAN) Free Our People principles against institutionalisation and exclusion.