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The Black European Community Development Federation

In Association with

The National Federation of Self-Help Organisations and

The African and Caribbean Institute for Community Education

Presents

“Black Self-Help”

Counting Our Achievements

In Britain

1945 & Beyond
Text Box: ‘It is time to pause, evaluate and celebrate’. Introducing a series of lectures, delivered by prominent individual achievers and senior representatives of grassroots organisations. Speakers will chart the foundation, development and leadership by the Black Communities, and their historic and unassailable contributions to Britain and her place in World Affairs. Progress or regressive development ? All lectures will be recorded for future broadcasts. Members of the audience will be able to participate during question and answer sessions, following each talk. Entrance to Venue is by ticket only. Text Box: Date and Time Text Box: Subject Text Box: Name of Speaker Text Box: Friday 1st Oct. 2004 Text Box: Friday 8th Oct. 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 15th Oct. 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Roll Call of Black People’s Achievements – “A People without a knowledge of its History is a People without memory” Text Box: The Black Community and the Founding of the British Credit Union 1950-2002 Text Box: Multi Faiths and Black Community Development 1950-1985 Text Box: Marcus Garvey and his inspiration of the Black Community in Britain 1950-2002 Text Box: Vince Mc Bean—CEO, Knights Millennium Project tba Text Box: tba Text Box: Mrs K W Spence-Lewis—Chair of Marcus Garvey and Heritage Group (UK) tba

The Venue for each session is: Community Education and Training Centre, 84 North End Road, W14 9ES
Text Box: Marcus Garvey 1887-1940 Text Box: Pioneering Black Self-Help Project Feeding Homeless Youth , Notting Hill, London 1974

‘Knowing Self’

Organising the Meals

By Jethro J Harris
Text Box: Friday 22nd Oct. 2004 6.30-8.30 pm Text Box: ‘Housing the homeless’: Black Text Box: Dr. Vince Hines—National Director, BECDF tba Text Box: Friday 29th Oct. 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 5th Nov 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 12th Nov 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Text Box: How the Black Community Pioneered and sustained Britain’s Race Relations Industry 1960-Text Box: Community Education and the Black Supplementary School Movement 1970-2002 Text Box: The Black Community Pioneering Contributions to the Reform of the British Criminal Justice Text Box: Text Box: Paul Stephenson— Community Leader & Activists (Bristol) Text Box: Trevor Carter—A Founder of Black Supplementary School Movement tba Text Box: Peter Hubert— Society of Black Lawyers bac Text Box: Text Box: Friday 19th Nov 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: The Black Community’s contributions to Community Text Box: Steve Gill—Chair, Lewisham Black Text Box: Friday 26th Nov 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 3rd Dec 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 10th Dec 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 17th Dec 2004 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Black Volunteering: New Meaning to active citizenship 1945-2002 Text Box: Text Box: Anti-Racist Movement: The Black Community’s Challenge to British Racism 1945-2002 Text Box: Black Sound System Movement which changed the face of Britain’s public entertainment 1950-2002 Text Box: Asha Craig—Chair, Bristol Black Voluntary Sector. Text Box: Lee Jasper—Founding Racist Alliance. tba Text Box: Alex Pascal—Former Chair, Noting Hill Carnival tba Text Box: Pioneer Founder of Britain's Sound System Movement Text Box: The Black Carnival Movement in Britain. A Monument of Success 1965-2002

‘Marching for Rights’ -  London  1972

Making a Stand

Homeless in London 1969

‘What If ?’

Text Box: Friday 7th Jan 2005 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Black Community Radio Movement 1970-2002 - ‘How the Black Community liberated the British Airwaves’ Text Box: Abdul Jikata—Founder of Galaxy Community Radio. tba Text Box: Friday 14th Jan 2005 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 21st Jan 2005 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 28th Jan 2005 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Community Politics and Black Pressure Groups in Britain - Making Democratic Demands 1945-2002 Text Box: The Performing Arts – Black Cultural Enrichment of British Society 1945-2002 Text Box: Community Sports and Leisure. The Power of Black Youth Unleashed 1970-2002 Text Box: Mavis Best— ‘Sus Campaign’ Activist. tba Text Box: Professor Ian Hall, Musician and Composer. tba Text Box: tba Text Box: Friday 4th Feb. 2005 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Black Private Enterprise and its early development in Text Box: Friday 11th Feb. 2005 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 18th Feb. 2005 6.30-8.30pm Text Box: Friday 25th Feb. 2004 Text Box: The Pioneering Work of the Black Press in Britain 1958-2002 Text Box: Britain’s Black Film Makers and their contributions to Community Development 1975-2002. Text Box: Facing the Challenges of the Future “A People without Direction is a People vulnerable, at the mercy of predators, exploiters, injustice and inequalities, groping in the dark” Text Box: Text Box: Lionel Morris—Co-Founder, West Indian World, 1975.. tba Text Box: Rose Mc Donald — Independent Film Maker. tba Text Box: Lester Lewis— Hackney Black People Association Text Box: Pioneering Britain’s Black Sound System Movement

Youth in Leadership: Self-Help Project 1970

Self-Help and Project Development 1978
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