Hi all,
It would be great to have such a resource - we need to check Data Protection
legislation which determines the inclusion of information about people who
are still alive - I think their permission has to be obtained and they
therefore have to agree to the use to which that information is put.
Maxine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Saltus-Blackwood R (SoCS)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 04 July 2002 11:22
Subject: Re: the peopling of the UK
> Good Morning,
>
> Perhaps we should compile a dataset of the names that have already been
> collated, and then add names of people who are still alive? If we make
> this a yearly drive, what BASA will quickly end up with is a
compilation
> of Names of Notable Black and Asian People in the UK - both past and
> present. What's more, collated information on where these people lived,
> what they did and places of interest. This, in turn, would lend itself to
> the further development of Heritage walks and tours and no doubt - take
> this leap with me - a nation-wide Heritage trail for students, residents
> and tourists.
>
> Roiyah
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mann Parminder [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 04 July 2002 10:38
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: nominations for Blue Plaques
>
>
> I think the list is quite comprehensive. I'm afraid all the people I knew
> of, are still alive, though very old and wouldn't have qualified for this.
> This is why I hesitated in putting names forward. The idea of
organisations
> also being considered is excellent, look forward to hearing what the
> response is on this.
>
> Kind regards
> Parminder
>
> Dr. Parminder Mann
> Centre for Ethnic Minority Studies
> Royal Holloway, University of London
> Egham, Surrey, TW20-OEX
> Phone: 01784-443816
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marika Sherwood [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 03 July 2002 18:52
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Fw: nominations for Blue Plaques
> >
> > For information, and any comments, the email I sent to English Heritage
> > today.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Marika Sherwood <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > To: Geoffrey Noble <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > Cc: Jez Reeve <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:00 PM
> > Subject: nominations for Blue Plaques
> >
> > Geoff, after consulatation with Black & Asian Studies Assoc. colleagues,
> > below is a list of nominations. Just in case this rule is being revised,
I
> > have listed separately some who may not be eligible because they died
less
> > than 30 years
> > ago.
> >
> > Ira Aldridge -actor
> > John Archer - first Black mayor in London
> > William Afflick - Black soldier, holder of Waterloo and other medals
> > Duse Mohamed Ali - political activist, newspaper publisher
> > Winifred Atwell - pianist, musician
> > B.R. Ambedkar - writer, political figure
> > Hastings Banda - first prime minister of Malawi
> > Merwanjee Bhownagree - MP
> > Kamal Chunchie - social worker in the East End with colonial seamen
> > Learie Constantine, cricketer, writer, first Trinidad High Commissioner
in
> > UK, ennobled
> > Edric Connor - actor
> > Ottobah Cugoano - writer, anti-slavery campaigner
> > Cedric Dover - writer
> > Celestine Edwards - lecturer, writer, newspaper editor
> > Olaudah Equanio - writer, anti-slavery campaigner
> > Marcus Garvey, international political activist, newspaper publisher
> > Adelaide Hall - entertainer
> > Africanus Horton - physician, writer
> > Claudia Jones, political campaigner, newspaper publisher & editor,
founder
> > of Carnival in London
> > Krishna Menon - writer, publisher, political campaigner, first Indian
High
> > Commissioner
> > Dadabhai Naoroji - MP
> > Kwame Nkrumah - first prime minister then president of Ghana
> > George Padmore - political writer and activist
> > Mary Prince - slave
> > Shapurji Saklatvala - Communist MP
> > Ignatius Sancho - writer, composer
> > Ladipo Solanke, political campaigner, founder of the West African
> > Students'
> > Union
> > Walter Tull - first professional Black footballer
> > Henry Sylvester Williams - barrister, Marlylebone councillor, founder of
> > Pan-African Congresses
> >
> >
> > Died less than 30 years ago:
> > Constance Cummings-John - political activist
> > Ranjani Palme Dutt - political writer, communist ideologue
> > CLR James - writer, political activist
> > Ras T. Makonnen - writer, editor, publisher, political activist
> > Bob Marley - musician
> > David Pitt, physician, Labour Councillor, political activist, ennobled
> > Krishnarao Shelvankar
> >
> > It is possible to nominate organisations for plaques?
> >
> > If you need more info on the above, please let me know.
> >
> > I think I aske dyou whether I should take up with Ken Livingstone the
> > issue
> > of plaques only going on the original houses, which seemed to have been
a
> > GLC decision. What do you advise?
> >
> > Marika
> >
>
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