Fully Amplified: Black Mermaids
Episode 1
Episode 1: Black Mermaids
Featuring Aunty by Tanya Loretta Dee
Directed by Jade Lewis
Performed by Sharon D Clarke
It’s time to share with you how my Gift was given.
When it came.
How it arrived.
What it did.
Aunty has two years to live. She knows this because she was told by the Greek God, Thanatos, on the Isle of Thanet. But she’s not afraid. This is a story about the gifts we pass on, healing in our community, and connectivity to nature.
Inspired by and featuring conversations with a community of Black, Brown and Diaspora women from Margate.
#FullyAmplified
Extra links and resources
People Dem Collective is a registered CIC and community organisation based in Margate, Kent. Founded by members of the Black, Brown and Diaspora communities
The Black Swimmers Association is a non-profit org setup to highlight swimming as a lifesaving skill, with an emphasis on water safety and drowning prevention
Rise Up Clean Up was set up in the summer of 2020 as a response to the litter crisis affecting Margate’s beaches and organises regular, community beach cleans
Age UK Thanet offers services for older people and their carers across Thanet and the surrounding area.
Thank You to…
Huge thanks to Kelly Abbott, Isla Aitken, Victoria Barrow Williams, Jane Moore and Roberta P Williams who appeared in conversation on this episode.
Emerald Crankson
