RIP! I had the honour of working on Anthony's #Windrush case. He helped set up Windrush Lives to support others whilst dealing with the Home Office & untold stress, which impacted his health. His legacy as a champion of the Windrush struggle is secure.
Do support ⬇️ if you can.

I don’t think any of us can begin to understand the trauma Richard Black went through. Sitting here, trying to imagine what it would be like to travel abroad and then not be allowed back into your own country. For 40 years. He couldn’t even attend his mother’s funeral!

Anthony Williams, victim of the Windrush scandal, has died months after quitting the UK for a 'fresh start' in Jamaica, his friends have confirmed. gofundme.com/f/bm3vvs-antho…

Anthony Williams was told he had no right to remain in the UK. He'd had a 13-yr career in the Armed Forces. He was offered £18,000 for 5 yrs of destitution. A few days ago I heard he'd sadly died (compounded by the stress/anxiety of the Windrush Scandal). youtube.com/watch?v=rhLbbd…

Shane Smith talks about the difficulties and impact of having to prove his British citizenship status. He felt he was in a 'no man's land' (stateless), 'disgusting inside'. It impacted his mental health and has left him feeling like he can't 'trust anyone'. Powerful testimony.

Pleased to be representing Mr Black & family who returned to the UK today after being stranded in Trinidad & Tobago for 40 yrs due to the #WindrushScandal . The family fought the Home Office with grace & grit.

Excellent work & support to the family by Gertrude & Windrush Lives

The narrator asks: “How is one to live in a way that does not cannibalise the lives of others, that does not reduce them to mascots, objects of fascination, mere terms in the logic of a dominant culture?” Badawi’s book is one answer. theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Booking is open for a special online fringe event
Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) in partnership with History & Policy Institute of Historical Research. We have a distinguished panel of historians including Margaret MacMillan, Serhii Plokhy, Allyson Edwards and Christopher Finlay. Register now. eventbrite.fr/e/conf24-histo…

Diane Taylor writes on the plight of asylum seekers & refugees left homeless as Home Office evictions soars.

Care4Calais, found '... volunteers have seen hundreds of people who have been granted refugee status being made homeless over recent months...'
theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

When the noise gets too much, gift yourself the strings of Seckou Keita. In this clip Catrin Finch’s harp has an enriching mature conversation with Seckou’s kora. Dropping it ‘hear’ as a salve from the hysterically racist threads X deems acceptable. youtu.be/urnm8Aync5s?si…

And it’s not just the pictures that offend the report’s authors. They suggest “[T]he very name of the Foreign, Commonwealth (formerly ‘Colonial’) and Development Office is anchored in the past.”

Join us online on 9 April to listen to Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa (Leeds)'s talk 'Dancing Beyond the Black: A New Afro-Diasporic Ethnographic Research Method' as part of the Caribbean Studies Seminar Series. Register here: ilcs.sas.ac.uk/events/caribbe… Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa Eve Hayes

Trevor got it absolutely spot on
This is how the whole world sees Britain 🤣🤣🤣

It is 1 year since we began legal proceedings against the Home Office after they dropped 3 recommendations from the Williams Windrush Lessons Learned Review. We continue to fight for justice alongside Garden Court Chambers & Public Law Project with the case due to be heard on 23rd April.

Thank you to the BCA, Windrush National Organisation WNO. W.Movement UK, Churches Together in England and many others for organising the 6th anniversary Windrush Vigil that took place yesterday. It was great to see the increased involvement of church leaders inc a rep from the West African community.

Have you navigated the #WindrushCompensationScheme without legal representation, then with it?

Legal professionals – has your advice made an impact on the amount of compensation awarded?

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Lecturer in Race and Culture in Film and Media at Royal Holloway, University of London jobs.ac.uk/job/DGT669/lec…

Ongoing delays with the Windrush compensation mean some victims are dying before they get paid

powerful report by Neha Gohil

theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

NEW: Failed Again! #Windrush victims now hit by pension losses 💔✊🏾

Leading Windrush campaigners say the Windrush Compensation Scheme (WCS) is failing survivors all over again by not compensating victims for the loss of state and private #pensions .

voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news/2…