It is clear how ethnic disparities within the labour market are linked to other disparities in policy such as housing, and influenced by national crises such as the cost of living crisis. Issues within the labour market leads to wage disparity between minoritised communities and their White counterparts.
The Telling Stories event on 22nd November 2022, was a powerful, social and introspective conversation about the art of storytelling. I know this because I was there. It asked critical questions that were extremely thought-provoking about how the UnMuseum project (as it stands today with this name) will tell stories. But it was also a general conversation for storytellers in all modes and forms, as well as an educational one.
On this day one year ago, we watched as the Colston Statue was pulled down during the Black Lives Matter protests in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder by a police officer. Amid the Black Lives Matter protests, the far-right backlash, the coronavirus pandemic and severe economic downturn, the UK has faced a year of discontent.
Black History Month has for BSWN always been a time to celebrate the local Black heroes and inspirational members of community. Our Cultural Heritage Manager, Christelle Pellecuer, had the pleasure of sitting down with two wonderful women, Cherry Hartley and Sheila Hutchinson, to find a bit more about their inspiring stories.
Our team has had the privilege to work with many dedicated local members of the Caribbean community who themselves were part of the Windrush generation, or remember their parents or loved ones on this day. In our special guest blog, Jane Saul-Paterson remembers her father William Saul, his experience after coming to the UK, and reflects on the being the daughter of a Caribbean migrant.
Sunday 14th June marked the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington, London, which caused 72 deaths and more than 70 injuries. Despite the campaigning in the wake of the tragedy, why do Black and Asian descent people still fall so far behind in basic human rights such as housing?
“Britain is littered with the romantic glorification of a repugnant past. From John Cabot to Cecil Rhodes. Their ‘philanthropism’ has statues memorialising them as well as streets and schools named in their honour. “ Read our blog about the impact of colonisation and its legacy on economic inclusion in Bristol.
he Food Hub Consortium Project (FHCP) was established in April 2020 as a response to the need for food service and delivery created by the Covid-19 pandemic within local Black and Asian communities in Bristol. This consortium will operate until end of July 2020, funded by the Quartet Community Foundation, with Black South West Network (BSWN) as the Grant holder and project managing organisation.
Black South West Network welcomes the statement issued by Avon & Somerset Constabulary on 7th June following the demonstration by many thousands of people who gathered in Bristol’s centre on 7th June to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
