Call-out for 2021 City of Culture bid champions

[RestlessNatives]

The hunt has begun to find 21 Mackems of all ages to fly the flag for Wearside as part of the UK City of Culture 2021 bid.

http://www.sunderland2021.com/news/blogs/call-2021-bid-champions/

Great opportunity for SMBers to get their voice heard. The bid is all about what the people of Sunderland want the City of Culture to be about rather than having it dictated. This can't happen unless everyone is represented.
It's sometimes difficult for every community to be heard, those that shout the loudest don't necessarily represent everyone.
We might all disagree on here but I think the majority care about our city, this is an opportunity to do something positive.
Nominations close next Tuesday.

 

[Walter Ego]

I vote for @Daddyo

 

[Pop]

I nominate Jolene.

Sunderland 2021 - Piping hot and full of potato

 

[WHD]

Can I nominate Caps lock Billy, Dave the rave and the bloke who runs Fletchers news and booze?

 

[Pop]

I also nominate @ShieldsBlackCat2015

 

[The Hesford Diet]

It has to be @becs

 

[WHD]

It has to be @becs

I don't think she's from Sunderland (correct me if I'm wrong).

 

[Hoon]

@FIVE gets my nomination.

 

[The Beautiful Game]

@lenlowther

 

[becs]

It has to be @becs

I would love to do it, but I'm a sand dancer, grew up in Washington and now live near Chester le Street

 

[dangermows]

Johnna surely

 

[What A Waster]

I'll do it.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Sunderland has it's own culture but has never been a place for Culture.

 

[Deleted User 2893]

Jolene (obviously as chairperson because she is an astute businesswoman and better than everyone else)
Caps lock billy (security of our wimmin advisor)
Any random non white person (just to piss billy off)
Len Lowther (to cry conspiracy whenever he doesn't get his own way & can do the sandwiches for meetings)
Shields Black Cat (for no obvious reason)
Dave Herbal (provides clipboards and can design must follow predetermined routes)

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

@My Boy Harry can be the diversity champion

 

[Bob Fleming]

Dave the rave representing

 

[Deleted member 37549]

@MADBOB THE MAKEM to do the propaganda

 

[zwartekat]

Sadly, I think this is a lost cause. Mind, all the negative responses have motivated me to give it a go.

 

[Arkle]

@tunstall birdman - poet, lover, fish stick connoisseur.

 

[RestlessNatives]

Sunderland has it's own culture but has never been a place for Culture.

This is part of the discussion/argument to be had. Who decides what culture is? Sunderland very much has a culture of its own, a lot of it is hidden and there are very talented people doing their own thing out of the spotlight.
This is an opportunity to bring those people to the forefront as well as giving Sunderland exposure to some of the more traditional 'Culture' events that happen in the likes of London.

The biggest misconception with the bid is that we have to be a recognised 'Cultural' city to win. The opposite is almost true, we need to show a need for it and also the desire and potential to carry it off. I genuinely believe we have the potential and the desire is there in large parts of the city, we just need to convince people that it is for them and not just for middle class types who like a bit of opera.