Jan 2023
The White Man’s Burden
Just like the term ‘white saviour’ it is a critical description of a white person’s need and desire to liberate, rescue or uplift non-white people
Jan 2023
2022 Year in Review
2022 was a very sombre year, characterised by soaring food and energy prices, record breaking temperatures, and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Oct 2022
AVOCADO+ Applications open for the UK’s only accelerator programme for BAMER-led organisations
An innovative one year programme designed to build the capacity and sustainability of small organisations
Oct 2022
Rishi wins the race to the top. But will his race divide or unite the UK?
Is Sunak’s appointment a triumph of EDI, or is he just another tokenistic pawn, pursuing dither and delay tactics against racial progress
Oct 2022
World Mental Health Day 2022
This year’s theme is ‘make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’
Oct 2022
Europe continues to meddle, while it continues to implode
Leaders in the West need to look inwards and quench the rising tide of anarchy, rebellion and hopefully revolution
Sep 2022
A new public artwork breaks new ground over public space with links to the transatlantic slave trade
The Anchor, The Drum, The Ship offers triangulation points to create conversation around plantations, horticulture, colonialism, migration, botany and storytelling
Sep 2022
Black History Month presented by Holly Marie Cato
A curated month of talks, portfolio reviews, screenings, film workshops and the opportunity to win £100K photography grant
Aug 2022
Coroner concludes the death of Blessing Olusegun was accidental with no way of ruling out third-party involvement
Coroner could not rule out third-party involvement, so why did his conclusions come down to one of ‘accident’ or ‘suicide’ and not murder?
Aug 2022
Council ‘liable’ for deaths of five Grenfell residents
72 people lost their lives – why is the Council only liable for 5 deaths, what about the other 67?