SS Empire Windrush Day Flag Raising at Birmingham City Council House
22 June 2022, 9AM
Location: Victoria Square, Birmingham, B1 1BB
The Lord Mayors Office, Black & Asian Police Association and the W.A.W.I Project invites community organisations and the general public to join us for the annual Windrush Day raising of the SS Empire Windrush Day Flag.
Black Heritage Walks and Our Journeys: Windrush Day Lunch
22 June 2022, 12PM-2PM
Location: Soho House, Birmingham Museum Trust
Join Black Heritage Walks Network for their Windrush Day walks through Handsworth. Explore the contributions of the African Caribbean community who settled in the area. Leaving from Soho House, Soho Ave, Birmingham, B18 5LB.
For further information please visit blackheritagewalksnetwork.com.
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Community Engagement Event: A Journey through Windrush
22 June 2022, 4PM-6.30PM
Location: Legacy Centre of Excellence, 144 Potters Lane, B6 4UU
The B2022 Community Engagement Team with community partner Legacy Centre of Excellence, will host this special event in celebration and commemoration of the Windrush Generation and its descendants. Following on from the Windrush statue unveiling at New Street Station, we are inviting community stakeholders to continue the day’s events in a nostalgic setting exploring the history of Windrush. Special guests from the across the Region will share their stories and experience’s, taking the audience on a journey from past to present, with the theme of History, Culture and Sport that has shaped a generation and Britain as we know it. This is an open event for all communities to participate and connect in a shared history of migration.
Hosted by BBC radio WM presenter Nikki Tapper and guest Speakers Include: Jean- Fracois Manicom-Lead curator @ Liverpool International Slavery Museum, Church leaders, Birmingham Commonwealth Cricket League, Documentary screening from Cyrille Regis Legacy Trust and Guest Athlete talk.
Contact EngagementTeam@birmingham2022.com to register for the event.
