Category Current Events

The Gentle Author writes a blog on Swadhinata Trust Chair Julie Begum published today 02/02/2020 Read the article in full here  

Julie Begum, Chair of Swadhinata Trust spoke about Bangladesh: The forgotten Genocide at Holocaust Memorial Day 2020   During the nine month war for independence 1971, genocide to place in present day Bangladesh, rough estimate approximately 3 million were killed…

#identity festival 7 & 8 March 2020 at Museum of London in the Docklands find out more on this link about what\’s on at this free festival for families 12-4pm, including yummy chanachur making workshops on this link below…….. …

Project volunteers met at Bethnal Green to Bengal concert with Grand Union Orchestra  

          panel members the panel & audience- Julie Begum, Clare Ramasaran Halima Begum, Georgies Wemyss     panel members with Rozina Visram (far right)

project worker Ansar Ahmed Ullah   Jamal Hasan Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs

BRICK LANE 1978 THE TURNING POINT  Brick Lane 1978 Project Launch Friday 4th October, 5.00-8pm at Four Corners click link for details 04 MAY 1978 A young Bangladeshi garment worker is found dead near Brick Lane; yet another  racially-motivated…

Quotes from Aldgate East My Neighbourhood phase 2 participants: “I’ve made some really good friends and very much hope to stay in touch”  “I have extremely enjoyed the whole experience and met very interesting people who I would love to…