This Way To The Revolution

Towards the end of 1968 a group of several hundred students occupied Birmingham University’s Great Hall for over a week, in protest at the lack of student involvement in university decision-making.

Annie Mahtani and Iain Armstrong (SOUNDkitchen) have created an immersive soundwalk inspired by this combustible moment, drawing on events that led up to the occupation both locally and beyond. The walk is created to be experienced through the new SOUNDwalker app, and can be experienced at any time or through today’s guided experiences at 12pm and 2pm. While on campus it’s also worth checking out Occupation Tonight!, a display of sit-in material at the Cadbury Research Library.

Please note that ticket sales on the day will be cash only.