In Memory of Ms. Marline,
Celebration of the Grapefruit Tree
Ticket Information
In memory of Ms. Marline
and celebration to the
Grand Grapefruit Tree
Date: Monday 11th May
Time: 10am - 11:00am - Guided walk.
Plus: On-line thoughout the festival.
Location: 67 Queenstown Road
Tickets: Free
A guided walk with interdisciplinary scholar Nhadya Simone Lawes who was born and raised in South Florida to Jamaican immigrants. This walk celebrates the protection of the Ms. Marline Grand Grapefruit Tree and gathering thoughts and feedback.
Event Information
A hybrid activation with interdisciplinary scholar and cultural practitioner, Nhadya Simone Lawes. This walk celebrates the protection of the grapefruit tree planted by Marline Calliste Anderson at 67 Queenstown Road. The in-person meeting will be complimented by a digital platform for gathering thoughts and feedback from participants and community members.
Participate
Nhadya will be leaving posters around the site of 67 Queenstown Road. So that participants can also find the tree themselves, and then post reflections and crowdsourced photos on an online platform.
Posters to be up for the entirety of the festival!
Contributors
Nhadya Simone Lawes
Nhadya Simone Lawes is an interdisciplinary scholar and arts professional in pursuit of the “practical and the poetic” in the cultural sector. She was born and raised in South Florida to Jamaican immigrants and is a champion for art as memory, archive, and social practice. Nhadya is currently an MA Cities student at Central Saint Martins, developing her thesis, Infrastructures for Black Being.
Instagram: @forkeepingintouch
Location of event
Location: 67 Queenstown Road
Directions / transport / additional location info
Nearest transport links via train: Queenstown Road, Battersea Park, Battersea Power Station
What3words: ///less.shop.powers
Poem in memory of Ms. Marline
Plaque for the tree
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