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Make it Better CIC: Save the Date! Maskala – a project about, disguise, protest and the seasons.

Maskala is the birth of a creative movement ‘kernowfuturism’, it is a mix of science fiction, history and fantasy.

Disguise and camouflage are used by protesters as tools for resistance, both practical and creative, making and wearing a mask helps us to act and move differently, to create change. A mask can protect an individual or symbolise a message, challenging the systems of power and control.

Notice how spring can unlock something inside us that leads to change; The Prague Spring in 1968 or ‘Juneteenth’ the date of the emancipation proclamation in the US states 1865.

Our connection to the natural world, reminds us of our right to create, connect, and live well with our environment. Locally and globally around our world, nature, with its regulated pace, ability to heal and renew is inspiring.

Cornwall’s cultural heritage is rooted in traditions of costume and mask- wearing during its seasonal festivals. The turning of the seasons here, is a reminder of Cornwall’s autonomy and independence, a demonstration of its distinct identity.

‘A day of radical reimagining’s for a better future’

On Saturday 14th June we will have a day that celebrates the changes in the seasons and our right to create, connect, protest and live well.

Spoken word

Woodlands are places of refuge for dissenters, free speech flourishes in spaces outside the control of formal institutions. While nature witnesses every step we take, alternative underground movements have used woodland to discuss strategies for political change.

We are inviting local pressure groups to come together, share their vision for the future and inspire us with powerful words from the past that reflect their mission. This might be a poem, a speech, lyrics from a song or any words of hope and justice that shape their cause. Bring a banner and stake your claim to the soil.

Music and Dance

Trade and migration with the global majority has influenced Cornish music over the centuries. At a Cornish shout you will often hear spirituals, pubs around the county filled with voices singing reinterpretations of work songs that gave hope to people surviving enslavement. Sharing stories about hardship and resilience through song allows us to connect and explore values of resilience and freedom around the world, bringing us closer together.

At this birth of kernowfuturism we will preserve heritage across musical genres. To dance and make music is a vital expression of culture, connecting people across generations and geographic boundaries. We invite bands, sides, fools and beasts to come and make a hullabaloo.