Artist and writer Sean Roy Parker launches his new publication In Your Own Time: Artist as Witness to Mutual Aid Disguised at Social Care, which has been acquired by Cube Microplex as a caretaker organisation. The Cube invites you to an open read-through and critical chat to discuss the themes of the zine and Roy's creative process. In Your Own Time: Artist as Witness to Mutual Aid Disguised at Social Care is a self-published collection of experimental poems and critical reportage by artist Sean Roy Parker, written while digesting the complexity and hypocrisy of the position ‘Socially-Engaged Artists’ are often held by their employers in relation to marginalised groups whilst unable to meet their own needs. This project captures the ambience of a welfare system in chaos, and the affect of disparities imbued by cultural funding on its subjects. The artist was in residence at Erith Food Bank, south east London, when it was abruptly closed in May 2025. IYOT’s design language is informed by DIY zines and activist pamphlets unearthed during research trips to anarchist archives and community libraries across Britain, including Sparrow’s Nest (Nottingham), 56a Infoshop (London), 1-in-12 Club (Bradford). Designer Lu Fraser’s multivocal approach blends ephemera from Parker’s visits to the food bank, found archival material and scavenged digital whimsy, as well as original drawings. It was edited by writer and facilitator Priya Jay, and printed in risography by Pagemasters. Doors 11.45am, event 12 - 2pm. Vegan samosas will be available for snacks. Sliding scale tickets £8 / £5 / No one turned away for lack of funds. Email [email protected] if the ticket cost is a barrier to you coming and we’ll save you a spot.

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