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13 June 2026
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
All ages welcome
Free
Book tickets
Activism
Dance
History
Skills
Wellbeing
Manchester Libraries
Dance has long brought people together, and is a key part of the Baganda People of Uganda. This workshop explores how dance can challenge authoritarian rule, focusing on how Baganda dances strengthen community and empowerment. Led by Peninah Wampamba, a researcher of indigenous practises and women’s health, the session connects dance with politics, health and decolonisation. Participants will also take part in the dancing themselves.
About the Artist
Peninah Wampamba is a second-year researcher of indigenous practices and African women’s sexualities. Her work is inspired by authors such as Audre Lorde, Bell Hooks and Ruha Benjamin. She believes in the power of community and the use of imagination as a tool to empower, educate and create kinder systems for those that live at the margins. Peninah is also the co-founder of Just Between Us Girls Collective an organisation supporting women of the global majority in remembering that joy is their birth right.
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