Monthly Archives: June 2014

Excellent progress  has been made in Yorkshire on exploring the Counties Black and African heritage, especially in Leeds. This is thanks to the Diasporian Stories Research Group (DSRG) set up in  1994,. Members include Audrey Dewjee,  Allison Edwards,  Dr. Carl Hylton, … Continue reading →

  The final two events organised by Croydon Radical History Network in the Croydon Heritage Festival deal with issues of racism. Look How Far We Come is an assessment of the degree to which racism has been tackled in Britain. … Continue reading →

Councillor Timothy Godfrey has convened a seminar on the future of culture in Croydon for 8 July – see details in previous posting on Croydon developments. I had produced a discussion paper which I have sent to those on my … Continue reading →

Over the past few years Nick Guttmann, a Wandsworth friend from years ago, has raised about £9,000 for different charities.  Can you help him top the £10,000? I had not seen him for several years and we met again at … Continue reading →

Saturday 5 July. 2.30pm. Historic Walk and Talk South Norwood resident historian John Hickman leads a walk around  Beckenham Cemetery highlighting the history of the Cemetery as well as some of the famous local resting places. A fascinating insight into … Continue reading →

Heritage Festival Events The first week’s Heritage events have seen audiences as low as 6 and as high as over 70. With so many choices of events and other activities going on as well it is difficult to predict how … Continue reading →

Tuesday 7 October. 7pm. From Ivory Tower to Activist: Persistent Dissent: Bernard Russell’s response to the War and Conscription & Ramsay MacDonald and World War One Speakers: Chris Bratcher and John Grigg. Part of Stop the First World War  Oppositions to … Continue reading →

2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of an important and original voice in the history of radicalism: Thomas Spence. Spence described himself as ‘the poor man’s advocate’ but he may equally be described as ‘the poor man’s revolutionary’, … Continue reading →

Thirty years after the publication of Peter Fryer’s Staying Power,  immigration is still a hotly contested topic, while slavery continues to dominate popular perceptions of Black British History. New research is revealing different stories, but how is this being presented in … Continue reading →

Labour controlled Croydon is entering the difficult terrain of mutualising staff with the Cabinet considering establishing a staff mutual for school support services at the Cabinet meeting on Monday 30 June. The Council will need to pay for expert independent … Continue reading →