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Open House Festival 2025

The George Padmore Institute will be part of this year’s Open House Festival.
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Event: An Audience with Dona Croll

Please join us at 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning for an evening of conversation with Dona Croll.
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The George Padmore Institute's Tribute to Courtenay Griffiths

The George Padmore Institute announces with sorrow of the death of barrister Courtenay Griffiths.
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The George Padmore Institute's Tribute to Abdul Malik

We were saddened to hear of the recent death of the pioneering poet Abdul Malik.
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The George Padmore Institute's Tribute to Anne Walmsley

The George Padmore Institute is deeply saddened to hear of the death of our friend, Anne Walmsley.
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Blog Post: 50-Year Anniversary of the Black Parents Movement

Read our most recent blog post celebrating 50 years since the Black Parents Movement was founded.
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Our Collection

The Jamaican-born and London-based artist Errol Lloyd has provided a range of his original artworks to help signpost the GPI’s archival collections below. Lloyd, a former member of the Caribbean Artists Movement, has been a long-time friend of the GPI and was closely associated with New Beacon Books. 

CARIBBEAN ARTISTS MOVEMENT

1965-1995

The Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) originated in London in 1966. The intention was to create a forum for English-speaking Caribbean writers, artists and critics resident in the United Kingdom.

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EUROPEAN ACTION FOR RACIAL EQUALITY

1980s-1990s

European Action was an alliance of individuals and organisations engaged in the struggle against racism, fascism, nazism and xenophobia in Europe. Most active from 1990 to 1993.

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BLACK EDUCATION MOVEMENT

1965-1988

The Black Education Movement (BEM) campaigned to secure improvements in the education of black children, including the setting up of supplementary schools and investigations into ‘Educationally Sub-Normal' (ESN) schooling (1965-1988).

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NATIONAL ANTI-RACIST MOVEMENT IN EDUCATION

1960-2006

The collection covers the National Antiracist Movement in Education (1985-2004) otherwise known as NAME and the organisations which preceded it, dating back to the 1960s.

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50 Years of the Black Parents Movement (BPM)

To mark 50 years since its founding, the George Padmore Institute (GPI) has created a resource detailing the foundation of the Black Parents Movement, its governance, key campaigns and legacy.
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