The next Anti-Racist Community Group reflection will take place on Wednesday 27th October at 5:30-7PM on ZOOM

Details:

Time: Oct 27, 2021 05:30 PM London

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Passcode: 567028

We recommend looking at:

1. Trusadh Series 14.1. Afro-Gaidheil. Link here
   Singer Cass Ezeji takes a journey to meet Gaelic speakers of African heritage. As a young woman with roots in Nigeria and Scotland, she felt disconnected from the Gaelic communtiy growing up. Though she speaks the language fluently, she’s never been sure of her identity within the Gaelic world.

2. Black Power: A British Resistance. An examination of the Black Power movement in the late 1960s in the UK, surveying both the individuals and the cultural forces that defined the era. Watch on iPlayer BBC 2 here

3. Enlaved with Samual L Jackson
   What happened to the 12 million Africans stolen from their homes? Piecing together the untold story of the transatlantic slave trade, a global business that thrived for centuries. Watch on iplayer here

4. SUSTRANS: Black History Month celebrations to take place along the National Cycle Network in Scotland. A series of art installations and performances celebrating Black History Month will be unveiled along traffic-free National Cycle Network routes in Scotland. Routes / info here

5. Phil Wang: Wangsplaining - BBC SOUNDS listen here
   The UK is more divided than ever, and no one seems able to agree on anything. What does it mean to be British? To be a man? To be white or “of colour”, gay or straight, young or old, or none of the above? It seems we can’t see the woods for the trees.
   
   
   We also have a slow read of our groups selected book. Titled, My Grandmothers Hands by Resmaa Menakem & is available to buy from bookshop.com for £9.25 here Please let us know if you need financial assistance in purchasing this book. We also have 1 copy available to loan from our Anti-Racist Community Library. We will discuss late December.
   

About the book:

My Grandmother's Hands is an extraordinary call to action for all of us to recognize that racism affects not only the mind, but also the body, and introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our racial divides.

Please feel free to come along and listen even if you have not engaged with our chosen material as it can still be a great experience to hear people talk about what they've learned.

Any questions, thoughts, recommending reading/listening/viewing for our group please email

eo@woodlandscommunity.org.uk

We hope to see you there on zoom. Any tech problems you can call Eo on 07733 667102

Here is a link to our groups PADLET which has an archive of all the material our group has engaged with.