Julie Begum, chair of Swadhinata Trust will be discussing the following with a panel of speakers including Denise Jones (Brick Lane Books), Sanjida Alam (Tower Hamlets Local Library and Archives)…

The Banglatown walk and talk is for anybody interested in Bengali migration and settlement in the East End of London Tue, 15 November 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 GMT Location Altab…

SET OUR FEET IN GLORY Free two day workshop on intersectional stories from the US civil rights movement and the UK for 6th form & university students Thursday 24 th…

BENGALI PHOTO ARCHIVE: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS + VOLUNTEERS Do you want be part of creating a new collection celebrating East London’s Bengali community life? We’re looking for contributions to…

Julie Begum chairs discussion with Shahida Rahman at writeidea festival 2022. Shahida was born and raised in Cambridge, UK. Her late father, Abdul Karim moved to Cambridge from East…

East End Tales in the Secret Chapel: Historic Headlines, Community Action & Memoirs of A Cockney Sikh Dates November 24, 2022 – November 24, 2022 Times 6:30 pm – 8:15…
Today we’re releasing the first of 5 short films combining oral histories by Bengali activists of the 70s with photographs by Paul Trevor Produced with @TRCdocumentary & volunteers,…