Created by Lancaster Arts in partnership with the Gregson Community & Arts Centre, the Festival of Dissent is part of Lancaster Arts' annual theme of Dissent.
Something is already happening.
Across Lancaster and Morecambe, stories are passing between people. Questions are travelling from kitchens to cafes, park benches to pub tables, friends to strangers. Small acts of curiosity are quietly gathering momentum. On Saturday 5 September, you're invited to see where they've led.
Festival of Dissent is a free day of unexpected encounters exploring what happens when we question assumptions, imagine alternatives and choose to do things differently.
Expect conversations with strangers, hidden discoveries, secret missions, films that don't belong in cinemas, walks, making, singing, dancing, unexpected interruptions and a few things we're not quite ready to reveal.
Come for an hour or stay all day.
Some experiences you'll seek out.
Others will find you.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines dissent as a difference in opinion or a disagreement, particularly when this differs from a prevailing view.
We often oversimplify the meaning to protest or violence rather than disagreement or the small everyday acts of non-conformity. And, increasingly, in a world where division and despair often appear to be the status quo, joy and celebration can themselves be a form of dissent. And that is why we are here.
Welcome to the Festival of Dissent.
