We offer services for Universities, Academic institutions
Oral History Interviews Translations services Community Engagement
We offer services for organisations wanting to develop audiences
Initial meeting and/or consultancy £90 Full day service: £200
We offer to individuals and/or groups
Bengalis in Britain Workshops: Exploring Banglatown and the Bengali East End
£10 per person or £20 with Bengali refershments
We offer public Galleries, Community Centers and other public buildings
Bengalis in Britain Exhibition: £20 per day in Tower Hamlets + insurance and transport
outside London £50 + travel & exhibition cost + insurance
We offer for cultural and heritage events
Swadhinata Trust speakers for seminars/conferences: £200 + travel expenses Topics include: International Women’s Day profiles on Begum Rokeya Jahanara Imam,
Indian Suffragettes in Britain, Women Unite Against Racism, Bengalis in Britain
We offer for festivals and special events
Alpona Art workshops £150 per day (materials provided) Chanachur making workshops £100 per day (materials and equipment not provided) Protest Placard making workshops £200 (materials not provided)
We offer to theatres and other performance venues
The Altab Ali Story play written by Julie Begum, depending on cast and crew availability Film of The Altab Altab Story written by Julie Begum for screenings in cinemas and other venues
Swadhinata Trust Publications we offer included
Tales of Three Generations of Bengalis in Britain – an oral history and socio-cultural heritage project. Bengalis in Britain – Teachers Notes. Bengalis in London’s East End. Countering Extremism Report. Bangladeshi Bloggers Under Threat.
We offer for schools, sixth form centres and colleges
Bengalis in Britain Workshops: £60 for up to 2 hours per session with groups up to 20 young people per session.
Topics included:
Homeland part 1 (Historical background) part 2 ( Creation of Bangladesh) Arrival (Origins of Bengal community in Britain) Banglatown part 1 (Focus on the Bengali community in Tower Hamlets)
part 2 (Racism and the murder of Altab Ali)
part 3 (Youth Mobilisation – Getting Active) Changing Times part 1 (The British Bengali community today)
part 2 (A taste of Banglatown) part 3 (Lost in Translation)
Would require an initial consultation & development of programme prior to any activity in addition see above.