List compiled by Thushari Perera
WINDRUSH EVENTS
There are various events taking place up and down the country to celebrate the 70th anniversary (on June 22nd 2018) of the arrival of the ship ‘Empire Windrush’ and resist the hostile environment. You will find below a handy list of events.
24 May 2018 – 10 June 2018 (closed 4 June 2018)
WINDRUSH: PORTRAIT OF A GENERATION (FREE), OXO TOWER WHARF, LONDON
“Windrush: Portrait of a Generation is a photo-story by award-winning photographer Jim Grover that captures the lives of the first generation of Caribbean migrants here in South London in the run-up to the 70th anniversary (on June 22nd 2018) of the arrival of the ship ‘Empire Windrush from Jamaica. The ageing merchant ship brought 492 young hopefuls, nearly all of them Jamaican men, to help rebuild Britain in the aftermath of the war. This was a truly momentous moment in the evolution of Britain’s cultural life: the arrival of those first passengers and ensuing steady flow of migrants from the Caribbean, often referred to as the ‘Windrush generation’, was a major step in the creation of a multi-racial Britain.”
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30 May 2018
MORE THAN JUST THE WINDRUSH (£), AUTOGRAPH, LONDON
“Lloyd Bradley, author of ‘Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital’, discusses a century of cultural contribution from the Commonwealth, and how it changed the face of British music. From jazz to calypso to soul to lovers rock to jazz/funk to Soul II Soul to jungle to garage to grime to dubstep, thanks to a constant influx of musicians and ideas from countries such as Trinidad, Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica, Sierra Leone, Guyana, Antigua and South Africa, British black music remains one of the world’s most fertile creative environments. In this talk Lloyd will join the dots to celebrate the spirit and ingenuity that connects Lord Kitchener to Courtney Pine to Janet Kaye to Stormzy to Rey BLK. About Lloyd Bradley: Lloyd Bradley is one of the UK’s leading black music experts and cultural commentators, and has been documenting modern black music and culture from the UK, Jamaica and the US for over thirty years. He is the author, among others, of ‘Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King’ (Penguin);’Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital’ (Serpents Tail) and co-author of Ian Wright: ‘A Life In Football’ (LittleBrown).”
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1 June 2018 – 21 October 2018
EXHIBITION: WINDRUSH: SONGS IN A STRANGE LAND (FREE), BRITISH LIBRARY, LONDON
“Welcomed by some as ‘Sons of Empire.’ Vilified by those spreading fears of a ‘black invasion.’ 70 years since the Empire Windrush carried hundreds of migrants to London, hear the Caribbean voices behind the 1940s headlines. Why did people come? What did they leave behind? And how did they shape Britain? Learn about the Jamaican feminist poet Una Marson, who became the first black woman employed by the BBC. Read Trinidadian J J Thomas’s scathing rebuttal of English colonialism. See the manuscripts of Andrea Levy’s novel ‘Small Island’ and Benjamin Zephaniah’s poem ‘What Stephen Lawrence Has Taught Us’. And listen to the sounds of the Caribbean, from jazz and calypso to the speeches of Marcus Garvey and personal reflections from some of the first Caribbean nurses to join the NHS. Enslavement. Colonialism. Rebellion. Revisit 1948 and explore how the Windrush story is much more than the dawn of British multiculturalism it has come to represent.”
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5 June 2018
WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE WINDRUSH GENERATION? (£), THE TABERNACLE, LONDON
“Paulette Wilson. Albert Thompson. Hubert Howard. These are three of at least 20 other cases brought forward in the Windrush scandal. Despite being children from the Caribbean and other Commonwealth countries who were invited to indefinite leave in the UK between 1948 and 1973 to help rebuild the country after the Second World War, Theresa May’s cruel “hostile environment” policy turned their lives upside down. In April, the Guardian exposed the extent to which the policy ruined lives, and former home secretary Amber Rudd resigned. Now we must ask: what more needs to be done to repair the ruin, and what will come next for the Windrush generation? Join our panel of speakers, including Amelia Gentleman, the journalist who reported on the Windrush scandal; Judy Griffith, a healthcare worker and one of the Windrush generation who has suffered the UK’s inhumane immigration policies; Dreda Say Mitchell, novelist and journalist; Kwame Kwei-Armah, artistic director of the Young Vic; and chair Hugh Muir, as they discuss the horrific treatment of thousands of people, the empirical self-righteousness of the UK government, and how those affected have made steps to move on. All profits from this event will be donated to organisations supporting those affected by the Windrush scandal. Free tickets are available to those affected by the scandal, please email events@theguardian.com Running time: 90 minutes, no interval.”
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Until 6 June 2018
HARRY JACOBS AND THE EMPIRE WINDRUSH (FREE), LAMBETH TOWN HALL, LONDON
“As part of the Empire Windrush 70th anniversary celebrations, Lambeth Council has partnered with the Windrush70 campaign to bring you: A Snapshot of Brixton. On 25 May to 6 June 2018, an exhibition will be held to showcase iconic 1960s photographs; depicting members of the Windrush generation – which will be going on display at the Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton. The photographs, some of which have been provided by the Lambeth Archives and all taken by the portrait photographer of the time, Harry Jacobs in his south London studio, show a variety of individuals and families who had arrived in Britain and settled in the Brixton area.”
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8 June 2018
PASSPORT TO THE MOTHERLAND- MIGRATION DREAMS (£), V&A, LONDON
“Explore the ‘colonial dream’ of a better way of life from ‘home’ and those who were loved and left behind, many never to be reunited. Through creative interaction, displays, talks and performances, unpack this timely discourse of migration and survival and immerse yourself in creative Caribbean nostalgia. DJ’s Norman Jay MBE, and Mistah Brown will be on the decks for Trojan Records delivering a 70 year migration soundtrack. Dr Michael McMillan, writer, dramatist, artist, curator and scholar will share his ‘testimony’ to Migration Dreams. ‘See Alex Bartsch’s ‘Covers: Retracing Reggae Record Sleeves in London’, an immersive photographic display of London-based reggae album covers re-shot in their original locations, presented by One Love Books and curated by Al ‘Fingers’ Newman.’ The National Caribbean Heritage Museum (MUSEUMAND) travels from Nottingham to the V&A with suitcases full of life stories that shine a light on shared identities. 492 Korna Klub the UK’s only black radio-drama soap opera series presents WITHOUT PLANNING PERMISSION, problematic scenarios for you to resolve. Jacqueline Crookes shares stories from her recent book ICE MIGRATION about descendants of a Jamaican mixed Indian and African heritage family. Sheba Montserrat performs her unique brand of poetry, storytelling and rhyme on the affects of migration on a people. Jackie Mwanza transports you to a place of travel within THE GRIP NARRATIVES, where you make your own grip (suitcase) and use it to showcase your personal stories and slogans of migration. Krik Krak Productions presents MONOPOLIZE a new game that invites you to suggest possible inclusions of contributions made by the Windrush Generation. In celebration of the exhibition Ocean Liners: Speed and Style. Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the SS Windrush, and the 1948 British Nationality Act.”
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8 June 2018
THE “EMPIRE WINDRUSH” AND BLACK BRITISH HISTORY (FREE), MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD
“22 June 2018 will be the 70th anniversary of the arrival at Tilbury Docks of the Empire Windrush, carrying the first substantial group of post-Second World War migrants to Britain from the Caribbean. To commemorate this important moment in British history, and reflect upon its historical and contemporary significance, Merton College and the History Faculty are jointly sponsoring this public lecture by the distinguished historian, Hakim Adi, who is Professor of the History of Africa and the African Diaspora at Chichester University.”
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9 June 2018
BEYOND WINDRUSH CONFERENCE: A CONVERSATION ABOUT ART, POLITICS AND IMMIGRATION IN POST-WAR BRITAIN (£), MAC BIRMINGHAM
“This day-long conference brings together acclaimed contributors from artists and scholars for a series of unique presentations and rich panel discussions that explore the art, artists and social histories inspired by MAC’s newly commissioned exhibitions, hear from Andrew Jackson and Vanley Burke. In partnership with the Centre for Critical Studies Research: Black Studies Department, Birmingham City University.”
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9 June 2018
KUSH FILMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BRITISH URBAN FILM FESTIVAL
PRESENTS #WINDRUSH70… STREETS PAVED WITH GOLD (£), REGENTS STREE CINEMA, LONDON
“A special 70th Year Windrush Anniversary Film Screening Event remembering the history of migration from the Caribbean and the continuing story of present day migration and how this has transformed Europe! Presenting a programme of powerful short films and a memorable live performance commemorating the ‘Windrush’ generation and the powerful story of mass-migration with an emphasis on those that first arrived from the Caribbean; 70 years ago on the good ship Windrush.
Programme: 1. Streets Paved With Gold (music video) 2. Victor Richards presents Streets Paved With Gold (live performance) 3. Stories of Windrush (short film) 4. Sorry We Don’t Help Darkies (short film) 5. Stories of Windrush – (Guest speaker) 6. The Dead Sea (short film) *Followed by Q&A/Discussion (45 mins) Invited Guest Speakers tbc. There will be networking and drinks in the bar from 1.00pm. The event finishes at 3.20 pm approx. with networking, more drinks and photo-calls until 4.00pm.”
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13 June 2018
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE WINDRUSH (£), BLACK CULTURAL ARCHIVES, LONDON
“Seventy years have passed since the iconic SS Empire Windrush arrived on British shores. And today we are celebrating the legacies of our great-grandmothers, grandmothers and mothers. Take part in an interactive workshop to explore the resilient nature of our foremothers and how they created cultural spaces both inside and outside the home, shaping our identities today. Anthropologist Dr Audrey Allwood and textile design lecturer Rose Sinclair unpick how the mothers and daughters of the Windrush wove together and maintained their Caribbean material culture through methods of mothering and nurturing. Reconnect with their power of creativity, aesthetic prowess and craft skills brought from “back home” that enabled them to take on roles of the dressmaker, piecemaker, cook, nurse, healer and homemakers from the 1950s onwards.
Dr Audrey Allwood is a visiting research fellow in anthropology at Goldsmith and is currently undertaking her post-doctorate studies in Caribbean migration and successive generations. Rose Sinclair is a design lecturer at Goldsmiths currently teaching textiles and fashion at undergraduate and postgraduate level.”
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15 June 2018
BRITISH TRADE IN BLACK LABOUR: THE WINDRUSH MIDDLE PASSAGE (£), BRITISH LIBRARY, LONDON
“After World War Two Caribbean people re-crossed the Atlantic Ocean, this time not as chattel slaves but in response to the push of colonial oppression and exploitation, and the demand for their labour in the UK. Professor Sir Hilary Beckles examines the circumstances which lead to this ‘second Middle Passage’ in this keynote lecture. Historian Hilary Beckles is Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI). Born in Barbados, he received his higher education in the UK and has lectured extensively in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Professor Beckles has written widely on Caribbean economic history, cricket history and culture, and higher education. The author of more than 10 academic books he also serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals. He is also the founder and Director of the CLR James Centre for Cricket Research, and a former member of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Sponsored by the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library.”
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16 June 2018
WINDRUSH 70 CARIBBEAN NURSES PARTY (FREE ), UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL
“By Recognize Black Heritage & Culture. Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, in partnership with the BAME Staff Network at UoB, Recognize Black Heritage & Culture, Unison West Midlands & RCN West Midlands are pleased to announce the Windrush 70th Caribbean Nurses Tea Party. This event honours Caribbean nurses (present day & retired) and we request the pleasure of your company to celebrate the Windrush 70th anniversary. Come and join us for an afternoon of discussion, music and entertainment to honour the legacy of the early pioneers. Hosted by TV personality & ITV Central weather presenter Des Coleman. Poetry by Kokomo. Music by Tropical Vibes. Guest Speakers. Beverley Braithwaite author of “British born Black Caribbean female nurses occupational identity. Dr Naomi A Watson, author of “Here to stay…so deal…with it”
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16 June 2018
WINDRUSH FILM PREMIERE SERIES: DI JOURNEY & BROWN GIRL BEGINS (£), AFRICA CENTRE, LONDON
“Decolonising The Archive & Black History Studies Presents Windrush Film Premiere Series
2 Films for the price of 1, Q+A with Director, Guest panelists : Fowokan, Dr. Lez Henry, Youth Artists, All day Market, D.J. Music
In honour of those who have contributed to the Journey we have made and for those who will continue the Journey towards our success as a people.
12:30 PM
The UK PREMIERE OF Di Journey: A Socio-historical documentary comprehensively exploring race relations through the chronicles of the African-Caribbean community in Britain, giving archive evidence on the legal rights of all Windrush citizens. It’s also a story about the resilient spirit and important cultural contribution by the Afro Caribbean community to a uniquely vibrant and diverse London and Albion. It does not only narrate the chronological socio-historical events, but seeks to challenge and waken controversial feelings in society regarding racism, the otherness, acceptance and above all togetherness, mutual understanding and love.
Q&A with Producer Bogdan Histrov and Guests Fowokan, Dr.Lez Henry
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/dijourney/tr ailer
3:30PM – 6:30PM D.J.Music, Afro Caribbean Market
6:30PM
BROWN GIRL BEGINS: Film dealing with African Caribbean Futurism, The film draws a map of what history has taught us and of the unknown: that of the past and of our future and teaches the young and the old about race, diversity and acceptance of our heritage legacy. Somewhere in the near future all the wealthy are Living in the City whilst the poor are moved to a small island. A young Caribbean girl carrying the dormant power to save her people within her, is encouraged to take the spiritual journey to reconnect to her ancestral roots inorder to harness the power within her and gain the knowledge to save the world.
Panel Discussion with Members of Youth Artists and DTA
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/271631263
Market Stalls are available for purchase @ : info@blackhistorystudies.com
Limited Seats Get Your Early Bird/ Tickets !!!”
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17 June 2018
RETHINKING WINDRUSH: 70 YEARS ON (£), BIRKBECK UNIVERSITY, LONDON
“This June 22nd marks the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the HMS Empire Windrush to the Port of Tilbury. The ship brought 492 passengers from Jamaica to the UK, many of whom were ex-servicemen who had fought for Britain in the Second World War, and all were in fact British subjects, rather than ‘migrants’, and as such came with full citizenship rights. It is often forgotten that those who lived under British colonialism only became subject to immigration controls in the UK after 1962. The Windrush heralded the ‘irresistible rise of multiracial Britain’ and with it sparked debate and discussion about immigration, Britishness and ‘race relations’. The arrival of just a few hundred ‘coloured immigrants’ from the New Commonwealth sparked widespread consternation, despite the fact that many more ‘white’ migrants were arriving during this period. Concerns about ‘coloured immigration’ ultimately led to the implementation and hardening of border controls on those coming from the former colonies, and to the introduction of a descent-based (racial) model of citizenship. In fact, the racialised character of British immigration continues to influence who can move and who can stay in the country, and on what terms. With this historic moment in mind, Consented brings you Rethinking Windrush, where, over two panel discussions, we will reflect not just on the significance of the Windrush in 1948, but on the legacies of the Windrush today, using the anniversary as an opportunity to discuss race, citizenship and immigration control in Britain, seventy years after the ship’s historic arrival. Speakers TBA shortly. This event will take place on the 17th June from 1.00 pm at Birkbeck’s Malet Street campus in room B34. All money raised from this event goes towards covering the costs of running the event and the printing our quarterly print magazine. If you want a ticket but cannot afford to pay email consenteduk@gmail.com”
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17 June 2018
ORGANISER OF WINDRUSH DAY, I HAVE CROSSED AN OCEAN: GRACE NICHOLS AND KAREN MCCARTHY WOOLF (FREE), KEATS HOUSE, LONDON
“Part of Windrush Day with Hannah Lowe. Join us at Keats House on 17 June as we celebrate the poetic legacies of the arrival of the Empire Windrush 70 years ago. I Have Crossed A n Ocean: Grace Nichols and Karen McCarthy Woolf. Two distinguished poets will be reading work that explores border crossings and women’s lives. Grace Nichols is an award-winning Guyanese poet and children’s writer, who arrived in Britain in 1977. Karen McCarthy Wolf has born in London to British and Jamaican parents. Her two poetry collections from Carcanet have been much acclaimed.”
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20 June 2018
DEPORTED: FROM WINDRUSH TO THE WAR ON TERROR (FREE), JUBILEE BUILDING, BRIGHTON
“By Malcolm James for Sussex Centre for Cultural Studies. Please join Sussex Centre of Cultural Studies, Luke de Noronha and Nisha Kapoor for ‘Deported: from Windrush to the War on Terror’. In this talk, Luke and Nisha will draw connections between the Windrush Scandal and the War on Terror, highlighting Britain’s violent history of anti-Black and anti-Muslim racism, and the specific ways it has affected the lives of Black, and Muslim people living in the UK. This will provide insight into the particularities of each case, whilst also engaging with the ways that anti-Black and anti-Muslim racism nurture each other. In accounting for these episodes, Luke and Nisha will engage with the stories of people subjected to deportation and the effect it has had on their lives. Through these accounts of pre-trial incarceration, police brutality, criminalization, broken families, detention and citizenship deprivation we will confront the hostile environment formed between the state, the border, citizenship and racism, as we consider how we might act with this uncomfortable knowledge.”
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22 June 2018
A SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING TO MARK THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF THE WINDRUSH (FREE), WESTMINSTER ABBEY, LONDON
“When the MV Windrush docked at Tilbury in the Port of London on 22nd June 1948 the ship was carrying 492 passengers from the port of Kingston in Jamaica. The name Windrush has as a result come to be used as shorthand for migration from the Caribbean and, by extension, for the beginning of modern British multicultural society.”
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23 June 2018
WINDRUSH 70 YEARS ON (£), BLACK CULTURAL ARCHIVES, LONDON
“22 June 1948 marks the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush and a new era of Caribbean’s settling in post-war Britain. After a call-out for help to rebuild the Britain after the second World War many played crucial roles and took on jobs as nurses, engineers, teachers and a myriad of roles with Transport for London. Brixton became an epicenter for Caribbean culture as the strong influences of music, cuisine and fashion flourished within its community. BCA will celebrate this special day with a family celebration of music, poetry, arts and crafts and talks. Celebrate the foundation of bass culture music as DJs play classic reggae, lovers rock, ska and hip hop. Talented poets and spoken word artists from Poetic Unity will perform inspired new work. Children can get creative with craft workshops and face-painting. And for those who want to share in conversation join us to consider the waves of cultural, political and economic legacies left by this tenacious generation. Free courtyard activities, music, poetry and children’s workshops.”
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23 June 2018
WINDRUSH70: RESISTING THE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT (FREE), NATIONAL EDUCATION UNION, LONDON
“By NEU in conjunction with Stand Up to Racism. The SS Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury docks on 22 June 1948 carrying passengers from the Caribbean. Men and women were invited by Britain to assist with post-war reconstruction. The pioneering Windrush generation that came to Britain have helped to shape British social, cultural and political life. The “Hostile environment” created by Theresa May has targeted a generation of people who were invited from Commonwealth countries as UK citizens. They’ve been deported and their rights attacked.
We demand:
- All those deported should be entitled to return to Britain immediately.
- An immediate end to deportations and detention of Commonwealth Citizens.
- Guarantee protection of all Commonwealth Citizens.
- All those affected in any way be given compensation for deportation, threats of deportation, detention, loss of housing, jobs, benefits and denial of NHS treatment.
- No hostile environment
Confirmed speakers are: Diane Abbott, Shadow Home Secretary, MP Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Daniel Kebede, Executive Member on NUT Section Executive, National Education Union. Wilf Sullivan, Race Equality Officer, TUC. Weyman Bennett, Co-Convenor, Stand up to Racism. More speakers to be confirmed
Share this event on Facebook and Twitter. We hope you can make it. Join us for a public meeting to show your solidarity AND keep the pressure up for justice.
We must end the hostile environment.”
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25 June 2018
WINDRUSH WOMEN: PAST AND PRESENT (£), BRITISH LIBRARY, LONDON
“On board the Empire Windrush were 257 female passengers, 188 of them were travelling alone, from all over the Caribbean. There are many stories missing from the Windrush narrative, not least those of bold and pioneering women, leaving everything behind, to better their own and their family’s lives. Join contemporary international writing magazine Wasafirito celebrate women writers from the Windrush era and hear work inspired by their legacy from a new generation living and writing in the UK. Taking part in this special evening of poetry and readings will be Jay Bernard, Alison Donnell, Maria Del Pilar Kaladeen, Hannah Lowe, Susheila Nasta and Catherine Ross. Jay Bernard is a writer, film programmer and archivist from London. In 2016, Jay was poet-in-residence at the George Padmore Institute, where they began writing Surge, a collection based on the New Cross Fire and which won the 2018 Ted Hughes Award for new work. They have also recently completed their first short film ‘Something Said’ with new film collective Philomela’s Chorus. Maria del Pilar Kaladeen is an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. She is one of the editors of the new literary anthology ‘We Mark Your Memory: Writing from the Descendants of Indenture’ and her monograph on indenture in colonial Guyana is forthcoming with Liverpool University Press. Maria is particularly interested in sharing academic research through public and community engagement and has designed and led knowledge exchange activities with London’s homeless and badly-housed.”
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30 June 2018
ARRIVAL: CELEBRATING WINDRUSH AND THE COMMUNITIES WHO FOLLOWED (FREE), CITY HALL, LONDON
“It’s 70 years since the ship Empire Windrush arrived into Tilbury Docks from the Caribbean. Caribbean migration has a long history in London, and Windrush is a significant moment within this. It precipitated future waves of post war mass migration and has shaped our open and diverse identity ever since. Arrival will tell the stories of the Windrush generation and celebrate their contribution to life in London. It will also be a platform for the many people and communities, from Europe and the rest the world, who’ve embarked on similar journeys. Through events and broadcast, it invites discussion and offers advice for those wanting to know more. It will also shine a spotlight on the recent immigration and visa issues affecting so many Commonwealth citizens. The Mayor will thank the Windrush pioneers with three special happenings: Arrival’ event. Radio programming. Arrival roadshow.”
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30 June 2018
LOOK: THE OTHER WINDRUSH STORIES! (£), UNITE THE UNION, LONDON
“By BTWSC Events/African Histories Revisited. How much do you really know about the true facts about theWindrush narrative and other African British histories? Be prepared to discover historical facts which have been obfuscated by myths!…History consultant Kwaku will re-run elements of his ‘African British History: Highlighting Some Myths & Little Known Facts’presentation. Kwaku will also dip into his soon to be published book ‘Look How Far We’ve Come: Disrupting African British History Narratives?'(2018); to reveal and debunk a number of often-repeated African British history myths and mis-information, plus some fascinating little known, did-you-know type facts. Expect a fun and challenging, family-friendly learning environment.”
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November 2018
WINDRUSH: MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE (£), PHOENIX DANCE THEATRE, VARIOUS SITES
“This exciting new contemporary dance piece by Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director, Sharon Watson, focuses the story on the some of the first Jamaican people who came to Britain. Beginning with the departure of the SS Empire Windrush, busy, excited scenes are juxtaposed with an emotional duet as a pregnant lady isn’t allowed to board, and is left behind on the dock side. The dance piece captures the traveller’s first glimpse of Tilbury Docks, and is inspired by the iconic images of them filing off the gang plank. They could not have envisaged the impact their journey would have on the social and cultural fabric of the UK. Windrush: Movement of the People eloquently captures the daily insidious exclusion and racism the newcomers faced; faceless dancers use subtle gestures to cleverly create uncomfortable and unforgettable characters and scenes. But, supported by a thrilling and diverse soundtrack, with original music by Christella Litras, we see how Jamaicans began to create their own opportunities, setting up churches and establishing a ‘black culture’ which is now part of British style. In a touching duet, we see families left behind reunited in their new homes.”
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https://windrushfoundation.com/
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On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 11:22 AM Black Europe Resources wrote:
> blackeuroperesources posted: ” List compiled by Thushari Perera WINDRUSH > EVENTS There are various events taking place up and down the country to > celebrate the 70th anniversary (on June 22nd 2018) of the arrival of the > ship ‘Empire Windrush’ and resist the hostile environment.” >
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