The project with Avonmore Primary focused on local black history and the Abolition of Slavery (2004 was UNESCO’s commemoration of the abolition). The children researched the lives and histories of local black figures and former slaves, such as Ellen and William Craft.

SHAPE artist, Leonora Rose-Aqotu worked with the children to produce a performance detailing their research using poetry, theatre and tableau. This process was filmed and produced as a video entitled “The Struggle for Freedom”. It was presented at the “Art by Young People” event in February 2005. It will also be distributed to local primary schools as a Black History teaching resource.