Windrush 75 events calendar


Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions
Nov
20

Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions

If the Windrush scandal has affected you and you suffered losses because you could not confirm your legal status, you may be eligible for compensation from the government.

If you think this could affect you, free and confidential advice is available in Hackney, about making an application for compensation from the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

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Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions
Oct
16

Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions

If the Windrush scandal has affected you and you suffered losses because you could not confirm your legal status, you may be eligible for compensation from the government.

If you think this could affect you, free and confidential advice is available in Hackney, about making an application for compensation from the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

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Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions
Sep
18

Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions

If the Windrush scandal has affected you and you suffered losses because you could not confirm your legal status, you may be eligible for compensation from the government.

If you think this could affect you, free and confidential advice is available in Hackney, about making an application for compensation from the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

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Uprising Windrush Street Party
Jul
29

Uprising Windrush Street Party

Join in the Windrush 75 celebrations with Uprising Community Club’s street party. Open to everyone of all ages, the street party includes music, poetry, dance, food, and reflection on the journey of Hackney’s Windrush generation.

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A Windrush Story for Families
Jul
28
to Nov 30

A Windrush Story for Families

Dates to be confirmed: July & November

Chats Palace is bringing together local Primary schools & local elders (via The Palace Club) to share their life stories in the context of the lived experience of older and younger Windrush Generations.

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Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions
Jul
17

Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions

If the Windrush scandal has affected you and you suffered losses because you could not confirm your legal status, you may be eligible for compensation from the government.

If you think this could affect you, free and confidential advice is available in Hackney, about making an application for compensation from the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

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UNFORGOTTEN VOYAGES
Jun
25

UNFORGOTTEN VOYAGES

The glorious finale of Grand Union Orchestra’s week-long festival: soaring voices, hypnotic drums, roaring brass, fiery jazz soloists and a spectacular drum and percussion ensemble tell the backstory of the Windrush Generation and the African diaspora.

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Windrush Sunday Celebration
Jun
25

Windrush Sunday Celebration

SAINT's Windrush Sunday 75th Anniversary Celebrations include a screening of the brand new short film 'Legacy', a unique look at the Windrush Story of Leroy Logan MBE and his family.

Leroy will be joined in conversation by his 'Second Mum' Jessie Stephens MBE. Lunch will be served afterwards in the Walled Garden.

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Woodberry Down Windrush Celebration Day
Jun
24

Woodberry Down Windrush Celebration Day

Join Manor House Development Trust at the Redmond Community Centre for a day of community celebration with free Caribbean food, children's activities and Windrush-themed performances including spoken word, sketch theatre and participatory drumming.

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RUSH: A JOYOUS JAMAICAN JOURNEY
Jun
23

RUSH: A JOYOUS JAMAICAN JOURNEY

In June 1948 the SS Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks with the first influx of the Windrush Generation. Fast forward to 2023 and experience this incredible narrated musical as we tell their story and how the music they brought with them went on to take the world by storm.   

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House of Amau presents the Afrikan Heritage Writers Anthology Readings: 100 Years Unheard
Jun
22

House of Amau presents the Afrikan Heritage Writers Anthology Readings: 100 Years Unheard

Given voice through poetry and prose through the Afrikan heritage writers. 100 Years Unheard is the first anthology by the AHW published in the centenary year marking the end of WW1 it is a collection of new poetry and prose based on the likely experiences of women of Africa and diaspora, left behind when their husbands, sweethearts, sons, brothers and other male folk, went off to fight for desperate armies on one side or the other, of the Great War.

Pieces from the book will be read and performed by the original writers.

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WINDRUSH DAY CELEBRATION - SHOREDITCH AND HOXTON COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA
Jun
22

WINDRUSH DAY CELEBRATION - SHOREDITCH AND HOXTON COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

Grand Union Orchestra AllStars, Shoreditch and Hoxton Community Orchestra Windrush Day celebration dance and barbecue.

Early evening party with delicious Caribbean food provided by local residents and volunteers! African and Caribbean music provided by the Community Orchestra with the help of Grand Union musicians.

Admission: pay what you can afford, or for what you eat!

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Legacy Reading Rooms at Hackney Archives
Jun
22
to Dec 29

Legacy Reading Rooms at Hackney Archives

Displaying a variety of materials to interact, read, and browse during the Windrush Season, Hackney Archives opens a space for the community to sit and reflect on Hackney's pioneering spirit and celebrate African and African Caribbean contributions,history and culture.

Everyone is invited to use the space, securing the ongoing legacy of the Dalston CLR James Library as a meaningful cultural resource ensuring the history and contributions of these communities in Hackney, are preserved and shared.

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Chats Lunch Club Celebrate Windrush 75
Jun
19

Chats Lunch Club Celebrate Windrush 75

A special celebration 2-day event for the older generation in Hackney to celebrate Windrush 75.

Have fun with activities including exercising Windrush music, poetry reading, storytelling, sharing experiences, a singalong, music and dancing.

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Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions
Jun
19

Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions

If the Windrush scandal has affected you and you suffered losses because you could not confirm your legal status, you may be eligible for compensation from the government.

If you think this could affect you, free and confidential advice is available in Hackney, about making an application for compensation from the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

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RE:GENERATION BAND PERFORMANCE
Jun
18

RE:GENERATION BAND PERFORMANCE

Following On the Trail of the Bengal Tiger celebrating the 50th anniversary of the independence of Bangladesh, Re:Gen musicians present their own response to the story of the Windrush Generation and the African diaspora.

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GRAND UNION ORCHESTRA ALLSTARS
Jun
17

GRAND UNION ORCHESTRA ALLSTARS

Grand Unions’s Windrush commemoration week gets under way with an unbridled evening of Caribbean, Latin and African dance rhythms, featuring the Grand Union Orchestra’s much- loved brass and sax soloists in unwrapped mode, plus some surprise special guests! (In partnership with Local and Live in Hackney)

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Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions
May
15

Windrush Compensation Scheme Advice - Drop In Sessions

If the Windrush scandal has affected you and you suffered losses because you could not confirm your legal status, you may be eligible for compensation from the government.

If you think this could affect you, free and confidential advice is available in Hackney, about making an application for compensation from the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

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