Windrush on the Square
22 June
Celebrate the vital contribution the Windrush generation have made to the UK
Join us for a very special Windrush Day with a packed programme of free music, dance, talks, workshops, performances and much more as the Bernie Grant Art Centre celebrates the vital contribution the Windrush generation and their descendants have made to the UK. There’ll be stalls from local businesses and Caribbean food too. Here’s all the FREE activities and events we have planned for Windrush on the Square!:
12:00 – 12:30pm – Arts Bridge presents: Windrush Stories
Paul’s Square
Created by elder community members sharing their stories with local children, Windrush stories explores and commemorates the dreams, resilience and legacy of the Windrush Generation.
12:30 – 1:30pm – Bernie’s Book Club: The Lonely Londoners
Rehearsal Studio
Join us for an in depth and lively discussion of The Lonely Londoners, by Trinidadian author Samuel Selvon.
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1:00 – 2:30pm – Island Girls Rock! Workshop: Letter to Self
EU Studio
A calligrafitti workshop based on the theme of writing a love letter to yourself.
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1:30 – 2:30pm – Namron OBE Dance workshop
Paul’s Square
Join in with trailblazing dancer and teacher Namron’s dance party ‘Coming to England’. A workshop telling the experience of a 13 year old Namron arriving in 1959 by plane from Jamaica.
2:45 – 3:15pm – Why a hostile environment affects us all
Rehearsal Studio
The Windrush scandal has disrupted thousands of lives. People have been detained, deported and denied their legal rights. But what happens next?
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4:15 – 4:35pm (TBC) – Steppaz
Pauls’ Square
A special performance by Tottenham’s very own award-winning street dance troupe.
4:30 – 6:00pm – Island Girls Rock! Workshops: I See You
EU Studio
A storytelling exchange and photography workshop led by photographer Lizzy Brown.
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