Grounded in the rich, complex history of Oxford and the diverse voices of those who call it home, Arts at Old Fire Station’s project will invite participants to come together and reflect on the legacy of World War 2, and how freedom has been won, challenged, and redefined across generations.

Participants will be drawn from a range of groups including The Hidden Spire Collective, an Everyday Muslim focus group, Damascus Rose Kitchen & the Syrian Sisters, Crisis, St Mungo’s, Homeless Oxfordshire, Aspire Oxford, Unrebel Housing, and HMP Bullingdon. They will respond to these community-led conversations, connecting personal narratives with broader social themes, through a creative exercise each week which will help shape a performance, supported by an artist, in mid-November.