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38 years since the New Cross Fire

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2019-01-18 17:02

Today marks 38 years since the tragedy of the New Cross Fire which claimed many young black lives.

What started out as a happy gathering to celebrate a teenager’s birthday, ended in death and destruction.

The GPI remembers those who lost their lives, their families and those who survived.

Slumboy From the Golden City

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2019-01-07 12:32

Happy New Year to you all!

We are here at the GPI already busying ourselves and alerting you now to the first of our 2019 outreach public events:

A conversation with Paul Joseph and Professor Gus John on Slumboy from the Golden City, Paul’s recently published book of memoirs.

Happy Holidays and See You in 2019!

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2018-12-17 16:45

Happy Holidays to you from all of us at the GPI!

Thank you for your interest and support throughout 2018 and we look forward to more of the same in 2019...

Watch this space for upcoming outreach events and in-house happenings! 

The George Padmore Institute will be closed from Friday 21 December and reopen on Monday 7 January 2019

​Appointments are available from Monday 14 January and can be booked from Monday 7 January  

Fundraising Fun at the launch of Dream to Change the World...The Book of the Exhibition

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2018-12-07 16:39

Last evening we celebrated the launch of our latest publication Dream to Change the World...The Book of the Exhibition while also raising funds for the GPI. It was a great event with contributuions by the book's editors Sarah Garrod, Nicole-Rachelle Moore and Sarah White as well as reminiscences from artist Errol Lloyd whose work featured in the actual exhibition in the section on the Caribbean Artists Movement.

Linton Kwesi Johnson: adding colour and poetry to Walthamstow

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2018-12-06 15:37

In other news, we've just learned that a mural of the poet (and GPI trustee) Linton Kwesi Johnson was done in Walthamstow by the artist Raul G.

If you can't get down to E17 yourself, then please see the link below to check it out!  

https://www.byraulg.com/single-post/2018/07/21/Reggae-poetry-comes-to-Wa...

The ongoing influence of the Caribbean Artists Movement

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2018-12-06 15:04

The artist Errol Lloyd was a member of the Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM), a collective founded in 1966 here in London by the pan-Caribbean trio of Edward Kamau Brathwaite from Barbados, John La Rose from Trinidad and Andrew Salkey from Jamaica. In an online article written by Lloyd for the Digital Learning wing of the British Library, the artist records the significance of CAM and its subsequent influence on Black British art and literature.

A reminder of our 2018 Annual Christmas Fundraiser

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2018-12-03 13:46

Remember that we are looking forward to welcoming you into the GPI on Thursday 6 December to join us in celebrating the launch of our exciting, new title Dream to Change the World: The Life and Legacy of John La Rose - The Book of the Exhibition​.

Xmas Fundraising and Book Launch in December

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2018-11-15 16:12

On Thursday 6 December we shall be celebrating the launch of our new title: Dream to Change the World: The Life and Legacy of John La Rose - The Book of the Exhibition. Edited by Sarah Garrod, Nicole-Rachelle Moore and Sarah White, the book brings you as close as possible to the 2015 exhibition which ran for three months at Islington Museum.

The GPI wraps up October with two outreach outings and hits the ground running again in November

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2018-11-05 22:04

November is here and the GPI is already in the throes of busy times!

A visit from Stroud Green Primary School

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2018-10-24 15:54

On Friday 19 October we welcomed over 20 Year 5 students from Stroud Green Primary School as part of our ongoing outreach work.

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