Trip to the National Museum in Cardiff on a tour of the back of house where the young people learn a lot about the collections especially those from the African and Caribbean countries. We then had a workshop afterwards to discuss interpretation of the objects which we related to how we collect and interpret the stories of the Windrushian
Young people working hard at evidence gathering for their arts awards. 5 of the young people achieved the Bronze arts awards Video of interview with Tamara Madden The young people identified Tamara Madden as their arts inspiration for their arts award. Tamara granted the young people a skype interview where they asked her questions about her career, migration from Jamaica to the US and settling in a new country etc. Tamara was so gracious to share with them and they learnt a lot from her interview. One of the young people created a replication of one of Tamara's art piece (Masuma's recreation of Tamara's art).
On Friday 17th August, the African Community Center (ACC) held a celebration event to showcase the journeys to the UK, challenges and contributions of the Windrush elders from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and the Dominican Republic as they settled in Wales in the 50’s, 60’s and later.