And to that end Arthur, my uncle Seymour (who you look so much alike) was here during the war serving via the RAF.

We have a picture of him with his squadron in June 1947.

The story is told that he went back to Jamaica after the war only to return later to stay in Britain. 

He died in Sheffield in 2008.

I would have to pick my mother's brain for all the detail...

I had a long chat with Peter Devitt this afternoon and he shared the exciting museum  projects coming up over the next few weeks. 

Alison

On 18 Jun 2018 15:00, arthur torrington <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


I didn't envisage the Government making it a day for all migrants, but a focus not only on African-Caribbean but Caribbean. I have a photo of an Indo-Caribbean in the Clapham South Deep Shelter.  We mustn't ignore the 395 years since our ancestors contributed to the enrichment of Britain. 

You are aware that most of the passengers on the ship were ex-servicemen, they were asked in 1946/1947 (before the Windrush) to remain in the UK to help rebuild Britain. They had a variety of skills needed here. In 1947 some of them went home to the Caribbean colonies to say visit their relatives and to return. MV Empire Windrush brought them back to the UK.

Arthur


From: The Black and Asian Studies Association <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Kwaku BBM <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 18 June 2018 11:23
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Subject: Re: NATIONAL WINDRUSH DAY
 
To be fair, Patrick's aim for Windrush Day was to celebrate ALL Migrant contributions. Initially, I thought it ought to have focused on Caribbean, or more specifically African Caribbean. From what I can see, the Government's focus will be on Caribbean - I'm sure what they mean is African Caribbean,. as like many, they don't realise that Caribbean is Not synonymous with Caribbean people of African HERITAGE - there are Caribbean people of European, Asian etc heritage

What I'm more concerned about is if the Government is going to refer to the Empire Windrush in historically inaccurate terms, such as the passengers being invited to come help rebuild war-torn Britain, the 492 passengers or the ship arriving on June 22 etc - these myths and conflations are exposed in my programme: Look: The Other Windrush Stories on Saturday June 30:  www.bit.ly/OtherWindrush
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How much do you really know about the true facts about the Windrush narrative and other African British histories? Be prepared to discover historical facts which have been obfuscated by myths! There are lots to commemorate in 2018:30 years since the introduction of African History Month UK, 30 years since the launch of African Jubilee Year, 50 years since the 1968 Race Relations Act, 55 years since the Bristol Bus Boycott, 60 years since the launch of the West Indian Gazette, 60 years since the Notting Hill Race Riots, and 70 years since the Empire Windrush brought a large number of people from the Caribbean ... all very important histories worthy of commemoration. However, this event aims to question whether we can continue these commemorations by re-telling the same histories that don't quite match up with the facts, myths, conflations, or leaving out or glossing over necessary, but less well-known aspects of the various narratives.  History consultant Kwaku will re-run elements of his 'African British Hi


Kwaku

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 8:59 AM, MSherwood <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

So no people from Africa or of African descent in the UK prior to 1948!!!!!!

 

Marika

 

From: The Black and Asian Studies Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of arthur torrington
Sent: 17 June 2018 23:46
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Subject: NATIONAL WINDRUSH DAY

 

 

Government to announce annual Windrush Day
By PRESS ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED: 18:19, 17 June 2018 | UPDATED: 18:19, 17 June 2018
 
The Government is set to announce an annual Windrush Day to celebrate the Windrush generation and their descendants.
Minister Lord Bourne told activists and others who had attended roundtable events over the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the generation that he will make the announcement with “great pride” on Monday. 


It comes ahead of Friday’s anniversary of around 500 Caribbeans disembarking from the Empire Windrush ship at Tilbury Docks in Essex on June 22, 1948...

 

 

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