Paul Trevor photo 1978 Four Corners and partner Swadhinata Trust are delighted to announce a major new project which has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £82,400. Thanks to National Lottery players, Brick Lane 1978: The Turning Point…
The Street Child Cricket World Cup finals will take place at Lord\’s on 7 May 2019. We would absolutely love for you to join us on the day to see 10 teams of street-connected young people play on the main…
Mike Sherriff in Bangladesh and Ansar Ahmed Ullah join the Bengali Music and Musicians in the UK Project. More interviews recorded by Val Harding with continued support from British Libary Sound Archive
‘Bangladeshi Freethinkers Under Threat’ project update Since its inception, the project has completed one important piece of work, an online and paper resource for bloggers and writers under threat, which was accompanied by a launch event that included representatives…
This is an open call for local women to take part in Whitechapel Gallery Performance this summer 2019 PERFORMANCE CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS Che si Può Fare (What can be Done) with artist Helen Cammock at Whitechapel Gallery The Whitechapel Gallery…
Julie Begum and Georgie Wemyss met with Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archive April 2019 to start the process of making a deposit of WUAR items to the collections. Get in touch with the Tower Hamlets Local History Library &…
The Altab Ali Story returns 4 May 2019! Only 1 public performance on The Altab Ali Story, 4.15pm Brady Arts Centre. This heart-breaking story about the death of Altab Ali oscillates between a village in Sylhet, Bangladesh and a flat in…
The Altab Ali Story returns! Schools tours this coming May 2019 in Tower Hamlets. Dates are as follow: Wednesday 1 May Venue: George Green Secondary School Performance time: 11am + 20 min Q & A Thursday 2 May Venue: Brady…
Mela magic returns to Tower Hamlets this summer! Swadhinata Trust continues to be a part of the Mela Engagement Group Save the date. Sunday 30 June 2019. The council has announced the return of the annual Boishakhi Mela festival, which…
Are you interested in creating a Bengali map of the East End? Inspired by the map of the Jewish East End, Swadhinata Trust in partnership with Mike Berlin, Birkbeck College and Layers of London are working on bring this to…