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George Padmore Institute
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Archive in North London co-founded by John La Rose and Sarah White among others. Testimony to the activism, creativity and resilience of members of the Caribbean, Asian, African communities of the UK and abroad. https://linktr.ee/thegpi
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 20h
Free Creative Writing Workshop with the talented author, poet, teacher Kat François.

Sat, 1 November at Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham N15 4JA

Celebrate Black History Month and stories of local Black activism.

With Haringey Culture and Communities Team.

Email: [email protected]
A graphic including text which reads Standing Firm in Power and Pride:Creative Writing Reflections on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Black Parents Movement. Creative Writing Workshop. A black and white photograph is centred on the graphic, which captures a demonstration organised by the Black Parents Movement in the 1970s. A photo of Kat François, the talented author, poet, teacher, performer who will facilitate the creative writing workshop on 1 November. Kat is looking out of the frame, she is wearing her long dreadlocks over one shoulder and she has on a black polo neck jumper.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 1d
Tonight celebrate Black History Month 2025 at 6pm in North London! Talks, music and poetry.

Hear about the Black Parents Movement from our Chair Roxy Harris. Grassroots Black activism that started local and went national, through resilience, resistance and alliance.

Free. Booking details below 💃
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 2d
Free event tomorrow, 7 October at 6pm.

Hear the Chair of the George Padmore Institute reflect on the achievements of the Black Parents Movement. An activist organisation which ran in the 70s and 80s.

Book here bit.ly/4nK9bmu
Graphic showing imaged of four panellists: Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp, Nels Abbey, Paulette Henry and Roxy Harris. The text reads: Black History Haringey 365 launch event. Join us for speeches, a panel discussion, live music and poetry. Tuesday 7 October, 6–9pm, Wolves Lane Centre N22 5JD. Book your free ticket via Ticket Tailor or scan the QR code.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 1d
Tonight celebrate Black History Month 2025 at 6pm in North London! Talks, music and poetry.

Hear about the Black Parents Movement from our Chair Roxy Harris. Grassroots Black activism that started local and went national, through resilience, resistance and alliance.

Free. Booking details below 💃
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 2d
Free event tomorrow, 7 October at 6pm.

Hear the Chair of the George Padmore Institute reflect on the achievements of the Black Parents Movement. An activist organisation which ran in the 70s and 80s.

Book here bit.ly/4nK9bmu
Graphic showing imaged of four panellists: Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp, Nels Abbey, Paulette Henry and Roxy Harris. The text reads: Black History Haringey 365 launch event. Join us for speeches, a panel discussion, live music and poetry. Tuesday 7 October, 6–9pm, Wolves Lane Centre N22 5JD. Book your free ticket via Ticket Tailor or scan the QR code.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 2d
Free event tomorrow, 7 October at 6pm.

Hear the Chair of the George Padmore Institute reflect on the achievements of the Black Parents Movement. An activist organisation which ran in the 70s and 80s.

Book here bit.ly/4nK9bmu
Graphic showing imaged of four panellists: Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp, Nels Abbey, Paulette Henry and Roxy Harris. The text reads: Black History Haringey 365 launch event. Join us for speeches, a panel discussion, live music and poetry. Tuesday 7 October, 6–9pm, Wolves Lane Centre N22 5JD. Book your free ticket via Ticket Tailor or scan the QR code.
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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 7d
Youth Music’s new #ShiftTheScene fund launches today! 📢

The fund will offer grants up to £20,000 to support creative arts opportunities for disabled young people, pushing for genuine inclusion, ambition and accessibility.

Find out more 👇
Youth Music
Grants of up to £200,000 to organisations in England to help ‘shift the scene’ for Disabled children and young people. A one-off fund with a two stage application process.
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 7d
RHS Funding opportunity: Postgraduate and Early Career Research Support Grants.

Grants of up to £1000 for graduate and early career historians to undertake research projects bit.ly/4nWLNlI

Closing date for the next round: 5 December 2025
Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: current programmes - RHS
The Society currently invites applications for the following three schemes — open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds — with closing dates from 5 December 2025 onwards. For f...
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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 5d
This #BHM, learn about Mollie Hunte—educational psychologist from British Guyana, and a driving force in the Black Education Movement in the UK from the 1970s onwards. A true champion of Caribbean communities.
womenshistorynetwork.org/mollie-hunte... #GenderHist #WomensHistory
Mollie Hunte (1932-2015): Educator, Psychologist and Champion of Caribbean People, by Rebecca Adams
Mollie Hunte was an educational psychologist from British Guiana (now Guyana) born in 1932. She was a significant part of the Black Education Movement in the UK during the 1970s onwards and made a …
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 5d
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 5d
We've updated our three BlueSky starter packs for historians.

Our principal list now includes details of 130+ societies and networks, based in the UK and Ireland, that advance the study, research and promotion of history go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd

Please let us know if there are gaps.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 5d
Black History Month 2025: Standing Firm in Power and Pride

Free Creative Writing workshop inspired by the legacy of the Black Parents Movement. A key collection in the GPI archive.

Saturday 1 November at Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham, Haringey.

In collaboration with Black History Haringey 365.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 7d
Calling Haringey Residents!

Free Creative Writing Workshop celebrating Black Haringey History 365

Inspired by the creativity, resilience and activism of the Black Parents Movement.

Saturday 1 November at 12 to 2pm. Venue: Marcus Garvey Library.

Book: email us at [email protected]
Free Creative Writing Workshop on Saturday 1 November at 12 to 2 pm. Inspired by the resilience, creativity and activism of the Black Parents Movement. Free for Haringey Residents At the Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham N15 4JA Email info@georgepadmoreinstitute.org to book your place.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 7d
Calling Haringey Residents!

Free Creative Writing Workshop celebrating Black Haringey History 365

Inspired by the creativity, resilience and activism of the Black Parents Movement.

Saturday 1 November at 12 to 2pm. Venue: Marcus Garvey Library.

Book: email us at [email protected]
Free Creative Writing Workshop on Saturday 1 November at 12 to 2 pm. Inspired by the resilience, creativity and activism of the Black Parents Movement. Free for Haringey Residents At the Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham N15 4JA Email info@georgepadmoreinstitute.org to book your place.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 9d
We had a great time chatting with our visitors for this year’s Open House Festival.

To hear what our visitors had to say about their time with us, take a look at this video.

#OpenHouseFestival #OpenCity #GeorgePadmoreInstitute #archives #history #blackbritishhistory #JohnLaRose
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 15d
Join us for the launch of the Black History Haringey 365 programme at Wolves Lane Horticulture Centre on Tuesday 7 October where there will be a panel discussion reflecting on 50 years since the Black Parents Movement was established.

To book your free ticket, head over to this link: bit.ly/4nK9bmu
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 28d
Thank you to everyone who has booked their ticket to visit us on Tuesday 16 September for this year’s Open House Festival.

For anyone who hasn't, there is still time. Head to the following link and book your free ticket: programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/13098
Landscape graphic. Grey border bar at the top features black text reading 'Date: Tuesday 16 September Time: 30-minute visits from 10:30-5pm' on the left hand side and 'Location: 76 Stroud Green Road, N4 3EN Tickets: Free but booking essential' on the right. Bottom grey border bar features Open House Festival logo on the right and GPI logo on the right. middle of graphic features 'George Padmore Institute at Open House Festival' in black title text on the left hand side and an image of the reading room on the right hand side against a white background.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 28d
Thank you to everyone who has booked their ticket to visit us on Tuesday 16 September for this year’s Open House Festival.

For anyone who hasn't, there is still time. Head to the following link and book your free ticket: programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/13098
Landscape graphic. Grey border bar at the top features black text reading 'Date: Tuesday 16 September Time: 30-minute visits from 10:30-5pm' on the left hand side and 'Location: 76 Stroud Green Road, N4 3EN Tickets: Free but booking essential' on the right. Bottom grey border bar features Open House Festival logo on the right and GPI logo on the right. middle of graphic features 'George Padmore Institute at Open House Festival' in black title text on the left hand side and an image of the reading room on the right hand side against a white background.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 29d
Join the symposium using the Zoom details in the graphic or watch the live stream on YouTube.

#YusufuBalaUsman #YusufuBalaUsmanInstitute #NewBeaconBooks #JohnLaRose
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 29d
In honour of Usman’s legacy, the Yusufu Bala Usman Institute will be hosting a symposium entitled History as Praxis: Yusufu Bala Usman 20 Years After on Saturday 20 September 2025 from 10am to 5pm (Nigerian Time).
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · 29d
On 24 September 2005, friend of the George Padmore Institute (GPI) Yusufu Bala Usman sadly passed away. Usman was a Nigerian politician, historian and radical academic whose major work ‘For the Liberation of Nigeria’ was published by New Beacon Books in 1979.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 2
🚨Reminder

Places to visit us on Tuesday 16 September 2025 for this year's Open House Festival are going quickly so head over to the following link in our bio to book your free ticket today: programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/13098

We look forward to seeing you!

#OpenHouseFestival
A white poster reading 'George Padmore Institute at Open House Festival' in black title text at the top of the document. Below/in the middle of the poster is a colour image of the reading room at the George Padmore Institute, featuring a bust of co-founder John La Rose on the mantel piece with three red poster depicting John just about. The bottom of the shot has a table with some archival materials in the bottom right corner. Below the image is the Open House logo in the bottom left of the poster ('Open House Festival' in black capital letters with a black key to the right of the logo) and the GPI logo in the bottom right.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 2
🚨Reminder

Places to visit us on Tuesday 16 September 2025 for this year's Open House Festival are going quickly so head over to the following link in our bio to book your free ticket today: programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/13098

We look forward to seeing you!

#OpenHouseFestival
A white poster reading 'George Padmore Institute at Open House Festival' in black title text at the top of the document. Below/in the middle of the poster is a colour image of the reading room at the George Padmore Institute, featuring a bust of co-founder John La Rose on the mantel piece with three red poster depicting John just about. The bottom of the shot has a table with some archival materials in the bottom right corner. Below the image is the Open House logo in the bottom left of the poster ('Open House Festival' in black capital letters with a black key to the right of the logo) and the GPI logo in the bottom right.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 27
Over the last few months, the George Padmore Institute (GPI) has been developing a resource to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Black Parents Movement (BPM), detailing the organisation’s history, governance, key national and international campaigns.

Check it out here: buff.ly/vQszy33 📽️
50 Years of the Black Parents Movement (BPM)
On 17 April 1975, 17-year-old Cliff McDaniel and his two friends, Keith and Chris, all students of the Stationer’s Company's School in Hornsey, were on their lunch break when they were targeted by…
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 24
Today we celebrate the birthday of GPI Trustee Linton Kwesi Johnson. We wish him a wonderful day!

Image credit: Julian Stapleton, 1978. Ref: BPM/3/1/3/1.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 24
Pictured is GPI Trustee and renowned reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, captured taking part in one of the demonstrations to support George Lindo, a Jamaican-born worker residing in Bradford, who was falsely accused of the armed robbery of a betting shop in 1978.
Black and white photograph of Linton Kwesi Johnson outside of a police station in Bradford holding a megaphone speaking to a crowd of people. He is wearing a knitted hat and 2 policemen are pictured behind him.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 22
Image 1: Postcard with image of ‘Johanaan’ wood (elm) sculpture (1936). Courtesy of the Tate Gallery.

Image 2: Postcard with image of ‘Savacou’ sculpture at the University of West Indies campus in Mona, Jamaica.

Image 3: Image of the front cover of CAM journal ‘Savacou’.
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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 22
The sculpture served as an inspiration for the CAM journal published between 1970 and 1979.
Image of the front cover of CAM journal ‘Savacou’ featuring a drawing of Moody’s sculpture by the same name in the top right hand corner. Reads ‘Announcing a Journal of the Caribbean Artists Movements’ in the top left hand corner in capitals with ‘SAVACOU..’ in emboldened font, capitalised, below. Bottom left hand corner reads ‘General editors: L. Edward Brathwaite Andrew Salkey Kenneth Ramchand’ in capitals.
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