Please note: this is a two part workshop and the ticket prices include the full 2 sessions.

Part of our RPGs for Building Alternative Futures programme.

Group workshops on role-playing games, and their relationship to colonialist narratives of conflict, domination, destruction - but also community, activism and collective power. How could table-top games be used to introduce players to decolonialist ideas? What would a decolonialist role-playing game look like? Can we imagine a world beyond dungeons, dragons, and despots?

The first workshop will examine how traditional storytelling and role play perpetuates individualist power fantasies. The second workshop will harness the collective imagination of the group to find more progressive alternatives.

Week 1: Glasgow Zine Library

Sunday 22nd October, 3:30-5:30pm

Week 2: Woodlands Community Meeting Room

Sunday 29th October, 2-4pm

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Please note: we can only offer refunds within 72 hours of the event.

This event will take place at Glasgow Zine Library and Woodlands Community Meeting Room.

About Ryan and Woodlands Community Anti-Racist Library:

Ryan is a writer, graphic designer and gamer in Glasgow. His debut collection One Man's Trash was published by Lethe Press in 2021, and he's on the editorial board for Gutter Magazine. In 2023 he designed and launched An Honourable Place, a narrative game about post-apocalyptic cults and the mistakes we make for the future to fix.

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Support An Honourable Place on Kickstarter.

Woodlands Community Anti-Racist Library houses books for people of all ages - children, young people and adults. There are fiction and non-fiction books, serious and light-hearted - but all centre the lived experience of People of Colour. Our books are carefully curated to carry forward anti-racist education in a community setting and act as a vehicle for conversation.

Find out more about Woodlands Community Anti-Racist Library.

Access information for this event:

This event is suitable for 16+. There will be 12 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: hands on activities, whole group discussions.

The first session will take place at Glasgow Zine Library's place on Albert Road. You can find directions here.

The second session will take place at the Woodlands Community Meeting Room. You can find directions here. The Meeting Room is fully wheelchair accessible. The path from the main entrance on Ashley St has three steps, but there is a side entrance (gate) reached via the Lane that is ramped and fully accessible. If you require disabled access we recommend getting in touch with us in advance so that we can make sure that the event organiser knows to open up the side entrance. The inside of the building is all on one level and has a wheelchair accessible toilet.

You may be asked to wear a mask at this event.

If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via glasgowzinelibrary@gmail.com.

Find out more about access at GZL events and how to make an access request here.

All events will adhere to our safer spaces policy, which you can learn about here.

How to access the event: 

After booking a ticket, you will be sent several reminder emails from Eventbrite leading up to the event. We will also send emails that share any resources that attendees will need access to, including any required materials.

Please email glasgowzinelibrary@gmail.com for any queries or issues.

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