Below we publish an excerpt of a commentary in the April 2017 issue of Race & Class, in which Colin Prescod (IRR Chair) examines the challenges of black heritage facing archivists today. This is an edited version of a keynote speech to the annual conference of the Archives and Records Association 2016 in which a leading
The unique contribution of teacher Chris Searle to education in London’s East End was celebrated at the launch of his autobiography, Isaac and I: a life in poetry, on 20 May. There is some archive footage of Chris Searle, long-haired in corduroy jacket walking head, shoulders and torso above a sea of milling children, trying
Tate Britain presents an exhibition on diasporic experience from the Caribbean and West Africa to London, bringing together works by eight photographers who documented Black communities in London from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Until 19 November 2017 Tate Britain, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG Features: Raphael Albert Bandele ‘Tex’ Ajetunmobi James Barnor Colin Jones Neil Kenlock Dennis
Patchwork Archivists aims to bring together intercultural communities of the South Asian diaspora to explore the value of collectively archiving stories passed down through generations. Saturday 10 June 2017, 12.30-2.30pm Hackney Archives, Dalston CLR James Library, Dalston Square, London E8 3BQ Related links Book on Eventbrite See Facebook event listing Patchwork Archivists
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe. Asylum and migration 2 May: The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) publishes a report: Racism and discrimination in the context of migration in Europe: ENAR’s Shadow Report, 2015/2016, download it here (pdf file, 3.6mb). 6 May: Two reception
An evening of discussion on the 2017 General Election, political party manifestos and immigration, organised by Migrants’ Rights Network and Migrant Voice. Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 6.30 – 8pm Sarah Fell Room, Friends Meeting House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ Related links Migrants’ Rights Network Migrant Voice Book your place here
A three-day London DIY punk festival collectively organised by and for people of colour, with music, art & workshops Friday 2 June – Sunday 4 June 2017 DIY Space for London, 96-108 Ormside Street, London SE15 1TF Related links Decolonise Fest Tickets available here
As petitions are launched to stop the criminalisation of humanitarians, calls for the European Commission to intervene to change the law intensify. The continuing threat of jail hanging over three Spanish fire-fighters, arrested in January 2016 on charges of attempted human trafficking and weapons possession, has led to the launch of at least two petitions,
IRR Chair, Colin Prescod, reviews a collection of poetry, Beginning With Your Last Breath, by Roy McFarlane. Roy McFarlane’s reputation goes before him – Birmingham Poet Laureate, Starbucks Poet in Residence, poet in residence at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, just some of the accolades garnered. Beginning With Your Last Breath (Nine Arches Press, 2016) is
An insightful TNI discussion paper is a must read for anti-racist and social justice campaigners. Are you working for a human rights NGO or part of a social justice movement and are you worried about increasing restrictions, overt political interference and government de-legitimisation of your work? A short pithy discussion paper, the result of a
