# Event Details - **Event Name**: Artists Talk Back: Joy as resistance in the face of eugenics - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 11 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Thu, 11 Dec, 2025 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: Round table talk led by Tarik Elmouawakil discussing the role of creativity and joy as a tool for activism and resistance.About this EventJoin our round table talk, where artists discuss their creative practise as a form of activism. This conversation will be led by Tarik Elmoutawakil. We will also be joined by artsists involved in the Words Matter exhibition.The event is FREE, as part of the Words Matter exhibition event programme.Event DetailsDate: Tuesday 11th DecemberTime: 2pm - 4pmLocation: Boardroom (512), Marshgate Building, 7 Siding Street, London, E20 2AE.Tarik ElmouawakilTarik Elmoutawakil was a part of the Words Matter project (STAGE ONE), which has now become an exhibition. Tarik is a creative producer and independent artist, creator of Brownton Abbey and co-founder and Artist Director at The Marlborough Theatre, in Brighton. His work largely focuses on making creatively engaging spaces that centre marginalised people. Whether that’s through intersectionally mindful programming at The Marlborough Theatre, producing and delivering an un-conference (‘The Black Joy Sessions’) or curating, staging and hosting the Afrofuturistic Performance party, Brownton Abbey. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/7c4da3e0-c284-11f0-a910-95791c534b8f-rimg-w1183-h740-dc121608-gmir.jpg Words Matter ExhibitionWords Matter is a multi-disciplinary exhibition showcasing the works of twelve artists who participated in a six-month knowledge exchange programme, exploring UCL’s historic role in promoting the pseudoscience of eugenics. The exhibition is free and open to all at UCL East campus, Marshgate building, E20 2AE. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/7cf70340-c284-11f0-a572-671c7f3c2484-rimg-w1200-h360-dcf5edfa-gmir.jpg Access to VenueParkingThere is no parking at on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park or across the UCL East campus. There are a limited number of Blue Badge holder parking spaces. Please specify whether you need one of these parking spaces in the order when confirming your ticket, and we will make arrangements for you.Wheelchair AccessEntry into the Marshgate building is step-free access. The rountable talk is taking place in the boardroom room 512) which is located on the 5th floor. The exhibition is held on the on First Floor Galleries. All floorc can be accessed by the stairs or a lift. 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