Cultural Initiative

Rooted Spaces

Cultural gatherings that nourish body, soul and spirit through community, joy, creativity, and connection.

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Where Culture & Justice Meet

Rooted Spaces is our creativity and community culture initiative that honours the truth that liberation requires more than strategy; it requires joy, community, and spiritual grounding.

Through faith, poetry, dance, and music gatherings, we create spaces where creativity and Black joy is centred, cultural traditions are honoured, and communities can heal, dream and work cohesively together.

These gatherings are not separate from our justice work—they ARE justice work. They are acts of resistance, celebration, hope and collective care.

Our Gatherings

Dance

Movement as medicine, resistance, and joy.

Poetry

Spoken word gatherings.

Music

Live music events.

Moments from Our Gatherings

Glimpses of joy, connection, and cultural celebration.

Photo Credit: Donna Lyons Photography
Photo Credit: Donna Lyons Photography
Photo Credit: Donna Lyons Photography

Upcoming Gatherings

June 28th, 2026

Poetry and live music open mic

Time: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM (Doors open from 6:45pm)

Location: The Square Club, 15 Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol BS8, 1HB

Ticket link: https://hdfst.uk/e156455

An evening of spoken word, poetry and live music, celebrating rebirth, renewal, & radical love.

Bring Rooted Spaces to Your Conference or Community

Interested in hosting a cultural gathering or collaborating on a community event? Let's create something beautiful together.

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