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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

Kwaku
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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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