by Windrush Foundation | Sep 28, 2020 | News, PREVIOUS EVENTS
REMEMBERING SAM KING MBE THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER 2020 | 7:30pm to 9:30pm Sam served Britain during WWII in the Royal Air Force; demobbed to Jamaica in 1947, he returned on 22 June 1948 on the Empire Windrush, and in 1959 worked with Claudia Jones on the first West Indian...
by Windrush Foundation | Sep 23, 2020 | News
A HISTORY OF BLACK BRITISH INTELLECTUALS: DR ANGELINA OSBORNE SUNDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2020 | 7:00pm to 8:30pm | Dr Osborne will explore the history of race, education, and social justice in Britain through the work of activists, scholars and educators. Britain has its...
by Windrush Foundation | Sep 21, 2020 | News
WINDRUSH THEN AND NOW with Sandra Agard & Keith Waithe Wednesday, 23 september 2020 | 7:30pm –9:00pm | From the Caribbean to the UK, hopes and dreams sailed the oceans blue; so much was left behind. Memories were made in pastures new. Through words and music,...
by Windrush Foundation | Sep 10, 2020 | News
Woman Stowaway on Empire Windrush Tuesday, 15 September 2020 | 19:30 – 21:00 She attracted more press coverage than any other passenger when the ship docked at Tilbury, Essex, on 22 June 1948. She left Jamaica unnoticed but when it became too cold to sleep out at...
by Windrush Foundation | Sep 10, 2020 | News
Windrush & Church Worship Keynote Speaker: Alton Mcdonald SUNDAY, 13 September 2020 | 6pm – 7:30pm | Alton is a Headteacher of an Independent school for excluded and SEN children and specialises in School Leadership. He is a trained counsellor and has recently...
by Windrush Foundation | Aug 27, 2020 | News
CELEBRATING EDNA CHAVANNES: WINDRUSH NURSE AT 90 Friday, 28 August 2020 | 19:30 – 21:00 | Edna Allen (now Chavannes) was born in the parish of St. Andrew, Jamaica, in 1930. After leaving school, she worked for three years as a teacher, but always wanted to be a nurse....