Grassroots Community Football, GNG FC and Asian history in Spinney Hill Park - Walk and talk (cancelled until October 2020)
May
2

Grassroots Community Football, GNG FC and Asian history in Spinney Hill Park - Walk and talk (cancelled until October 2020)

s part of Walk Leicester Festival 2020, we have put together a short history walk around the Spinney Hill Park locality. The locality around Spinney Hill Park is rich in Asian history. From Asian sports, local activism and industrial disputes come and learn about many of the forgotten stories from the past, and share some food at the local temple.e.

View Event →
Football for all
Mar
5

Football for all

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

View Event →
World War 2, Food and Community
Nov
27

World War 2, Food and Community

During the Second World War, at least 20 million people died of starvation and malnutrition, more than military deaths. However, food is a powerful and timeless tool to bring people together. Artist Jagdish Patel leads a tour of When the Snow Melts, exploring issues around war and food supply.

View Event →
Launch of When the Snow Melts
Oct
17

Launch of When the Snow Melts

When The Snow Melts is part of Himmah's Heritage Lottery Funded, Muslim Memory Project. This charts the stories of Nottingham's Muslim communities involved in the Second World War and will lead to the production of a substantial publication in 2020.

View Event →
Re-Imagining Brexit Britain - Reflections on the past, present and future
Nov
8

Re-Imagining Brexit Britain - Reflections on the past, present and future

The vote to leave the European Union in June 2016 touched upon some of the big themes about the future of Britain as a nation-state. Issues such as the backlash to globalization, inequality, the growing divide between cities and rural areas, identity, and blaming of migrants in the UK led to a rise in reported racism and hate crimes nationally in all areas- rural, suburban and urban since the Referendum vote. Join us to think about these issues and listen to local people working to create an infrastructure challenge the growth of racism and xenophobia, and working to make a positive shift in the narrative on migration and ra

View Event →
Art, Activism, Race and Social Justice
Feb
8

Art, Activism, Race and Social Justice

This event will explore the history of Black and Asian activism in this country over the past century, look at we can use Black and Asian historical archives for exhibition work and and think about the current issues in post Brexit Britain.

View Event →