Mothers Who Make is an international grass roots movement, dedicated to supporting the dual role of mothers and maker/artist/creative.
Mothers Who Make East Anglia is a regional hub, which aims to connect local mother makers through peer support meetings.
Who is it for?
Every kind of maker is welcome- professional and/or passionate – writers, painters, performers, film makers, musicians, technicians, producers, bakers, crafters, taxidermists, academics ….
Every kind of mother/non binary parent is welcome - biological, adoptive, step, surrogate, foster, bereaved, grand, great grand, to be ….
Children, of any age, are welcome. Your dual role as mother and maker is given equal status at all our events.
We want as many people as possible to be part of the unfolding MWM conversations. Our reach is across generations and art forms – we are thrilled by the plurality of voices that are part of this discussion.
What to expect from your hub:
Peer Support: These meetings aim to give you the space to explore your creative practice and identities alongside your caring roles. We have a core peer-support talking circle structure which we explain at the start of every meeting. Each meeting is facilitated by a local mother-artist and together we explore the emergent themes in our mothering and making, points of connection between the two roles, points of dissonance, particular challenges, helpful resources. The meetings are non-hierarchical, the facilitator acts as a guide to take you through the meeting, but also share as a fellow mother maker.
When:
Every Friday 10:30am -12noon
*With an increasing sized group, we are considering making it officially 10:30-12:30.
Where:
Online: Zoom
Cost:
£3/£5 * If cost is a barrier please get in touch as we are committed to offer a limited number of free spaces.
Facilitated by:
Rebecca J. Burman (Mother, Musician, Visual Artist and Writer)
Booking:
Email: rebeccajburman@gmail.com
Facebook groups:
MWM East Anglia is an online hub, founded in April 2020 by Rebecca J Burman. The Hub is an offshoot from MWM Cambridge at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
