Black Lives Natter CIC is a community arts organisation platforming Black and Global Majority voices through cultural care, creativity and conversation. We focus on survivors, neuro-diverse, queer, disabled people, older creatives, and others within these communities who have historically been denied access to the arts. This form is part of our work to center lived experience, challenge harm in cultural spaces, and build more inclusive, safer and accountable environments.
We are collecting anonymous stories from Black and Global Majority individuals who have experienced racism, discrimination or exclusion in arts venues, cultural institutions, or public spaces — whether as a: visitor, staff member, artist, volunteer, freelancer, contractor, collaborator, audience member or colleague. Even if you have not had a negative experience we are still interested in your views on what a safe space means to you.
Your responses will help us:
- Shape our Anti-Racism Front-of-House & Event Staff Training.
- Inform advocacy and cultural safety work.
- Support the creation of a published anonymous report highlighting and documenting the experiences and patterns shared.
A few important points:
This survey is for Black and Global Majority people currently based in the UK.
We use the term Global Majority to describe people who are to describe people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, First Nations, Indigenous to the global south, or otherwise racialised as non-white — who make up around 80% of the world’s population. If you do not identify as part of the Global Majority, or are not based in the UK, this survey is not intended for you, and the form will end. This form is completely anonymous — it does not collect names, emails or IP addresses. Share only what feels right for you. You can complete this form more than once if you have had multiple experiences. Each submission should relate to one specific experience.
You are free to skip any question, however the more information you choose to share, the better we can understand how age, identity and experience shape patterns of harm and exclusion across generations and communities.
A note on emotional care:
We understand that writing about racism, discrimination or exclusion can be difficult or triggering. If it helps, you’re welcome to use voice-to-text or another tool to speak about your experience, then copy and paste it into the form. There’s no right or wrong way to share your story. Go at your own pace, in your own words.
Your story matters. Your lived experience is real. We’re listening.