Monthly Archives: September 2014

See also: https://seancreighton1947.wordpress.com/2014/08/21/preparing-for-the-african-history-croydon-event-22-november-27-august-6-8pm/

Challenging Stories Of Empire In The First World War Audio visual presentation by Kwaku, Friday Oct. 3, 6.30-8.30pm, Battersea Library (Wandsworth). Free Challenging Stories Of African And (African-)Caribbean People In The British Military Forces Audio visual presentation by Kwaku Monday … Continue reading →

Paul Salveson, a well-known Labour and community activist in the Colne Valley, Yorkshire, has left the Labour Party and announced his support for Yorkshire First – the pro Yorkshire parliament party. Commenting on his decision, Paul Salveson said: “The Labour … Continue reading →

Mayor Boris Metropolitan Police Office is holding a series of road shows around London so people can have there say  on policing. Croydon’s is on:  Tuesday 4 November, 6.30pm Croydon Conference Centre 5-9 Surrey Street Croydon CR0 1RG For more … Continue reading →

Raphael Samuel Memorial Lecture 2014 Tariq Ali ‘World Wars and Historical Memory’ 6.30pm, Thursday 27th November 2014  Arts Two Lecture Theatre Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road, London E1 4NS. Tariq Ali is a longstanding editor at the New … Continue reading →

Sunday 19 Oct 2014, 11.00am The Conway Hall Ethical Society I am the speaker at this talk for the Society.  Coinciding with Black History Month in this talk I will discuss the current issues of racism and its deep roots … Continue reading →

From Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition (YaleUniversity) Newsletter 29 September. By Daniel Carpenter September 22, Washington Post Democracy needs activists, gadflies and, yes, “community organizers” both left and right. Ours is a democratic republic, one in which … Continue reading →

The minutes just published by Croydon Communities Consortium of its Public Meeting in Addiscombe held on 16 September are information rich and worth reading by activists around the Borough. Topics covered: Health service events – now already held Croydon Assembly … Continue reading →

This year 2014 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Antoine ‘Adolphe’ Sax, the Belgian inventor of the saxophone! It is acknowledged that Jazz has been the voice par excellence of the instruments which the creator bequeathed to the … Continue reading →

In a letter dated 29 September headed ‘Ambitious for Culture, Ambitious for Croydon’ accompanying the report of the 8 July Seminar (see previous posting) Councillor Timothy Godfrey, Cabinet member for Culture, Leisure and Sport,  promises to listen. ‘First of all my … Continue reading →