- DURATION 60 mins
Event Description
The 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott was a landmark event for British legal and civil rights. Campaigners angry from signs that read ‘No Irish No Blacks No Dogs,’ decided to fight for their racial equality and social justice by starting the Bristol Bus Boycott. Their actions led to the end of ‘the colour bar’ which prevented Black and Asian people from driving the busses. Their legacy is seen today in the UK 2010 Equalities Act. The Act protects the rights of equalities groups across race, sex, religion, gender, marriage, pregnancy, age, disability and LGBTQ+ rights. This talk will chart how some of the Windrush Pioneers formed an alliance with former Bristol MP Tony Benn and found inspiration from the US and Caribbean civil rights struggles to achieve one of the great social justice achievements for all.
- Duration: 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Roger
Roger Griffith MBE is a consultant and CEO of his company Creative Connex. He is a writer and social activist, lecturer for UWE Bristol, broadcaster and former CEO/Chair of Ujima Radio an award-winning community radio station. He is also a Creative Producer and sits on the Arts Council England South-West board. He has a passion for sharing cultural stories, global observations and insights on race, inclusivity and social inequality and has been delivering race equality training for over 30 years.
Roger published his first book ‘My American Odyssey-From the Windrush to the White House Volume One’ in 2015 during the term of the first black president and his own family’s journey from the Caribbean to the US and the UK. He is an artistic producer, a contributor to the Bristol Post and Bristol 24/7 and a film curator with the Come the Revolution collective at Bristol Watershed. In March of 2018 Roger was awarded the Lord Mayor’s Medal for his community and voluntary work on race equality and in 2019 he was awarded an MBE for his work in Diversity and Culture. Alongside his community consultancy he is engaged on several writing projects. These include his second book on his personal reflections on race, identity and politics in the UK and the USA and a play Dreams From My Fathers based on the life and presidency of Barack Obama.
http://rogergriffith.co.uk/
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