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The latest news and events from the Windrush Foundation
The Life and Times of Dr James Risien Russell (1863-1939)
WINDRUSH FOUNDATION’s new Project will research the life and service of Dr James Risien Russell
Making Freedom Exhibition
An Exhibition marking the full emancipation of nearly a million Africans in the Caribbean. www.makingfreedom.co.uk “Slavery is no more than a state of war
Windrush 67th Anniversary Celebration
"We work with community groups, holding conferences, seminars, workshops, social and culturally inclusive events to which any member of the public is welcome. The programmes usually includes lectures, conferences, discussions, poetry, music, dance and presentations on...
Mona Baptiste, the Trinidad-born blues singer, entertains fellow passengers onboard the ship
On 22 June 1948 more than 500 men and women disembarked at Tilbury Docks, Essex, England, having travelled from the…
Windrush Foundation promotes good community relations
WINDRUSH FOUNDATION promotes good community relations, endeavoring to eliminate discrimination on the grounds of race,
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WINDRUSH FOUNDATION has been the first organisation to annually commemorate from 1995 the arrival of the Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948. It publishes education resources at KS2 & KS3 levels freely available: http://www.windrushfoundation.com
Lottery funded for some of its community work
WINDRUSH FOUNDATION PRESENTS 'AN EVENING WITH NAIROBI THOMPSON', Performance Poet. BEFORE COVID-19, HER ONE-WOMAN SHOWS WERE SELL-OUTS. JOIN HER ON ZOOM 4 AUGUST FROM 7.30pm. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/windrush-foundation-presents-nairobi-thompson-tickets-114827618498?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
The Directors of Windrush Foundation send their deep condolences to the family of Paulette Wilson who has died suddenly. A victim of the British government’s hostile environment, she campaigned for justice and was one who recently delivered a petition to Number 10 Downing Street.