by The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre
The Stephen Lawrence Research Centre (SLRC) opened its doors in 2019 and is a uniquely positioned physical space in the UK Higher Education landscape to study the politics of race and racisms in its many forms and guises. The SLRC is the current home of the Stephen Lawrence Exhibition and the Stephen Lawrence Archive. The archive was kindly donated to De Montfort University by Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon, Stephen’s mother and former Chancellor of DMU and has inspired the conversations in this series in memory of Stephen.
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
12/11/2023
Email Addresses
1 available
Phone Numbers
0 available
March 31, 2025
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Leicester is home to a large South Asian community and often praised for being one of the most diverse cities in the UK - presented as a model of multicultural integration. However, labour exploitation strongly impacts the poorer demographics in the city, especially people with a recent history of migration that are employed in garment manufacturing.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">In May 2024, we dedicated an episode of our podcast to the Imperial Typewriters Strike of 1974 to mark the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of this seminal event in the political history of the South Asian diaspora in the UK and of Leicester’s trade union movement. The following September, Francesco Sani moderated a roundtable of activists and trade unionists to understand what has changed in the city and what has stayed the same. Drawing from their experience of community and political activism, our guests Kaenat Yussufo (Labour Behind the Label), Shaista Jakhura (Panahghar) and Tom Barker (A Unison trade unionist from Ashfield Academy, Leicester) unpack the major dynamics that have led to the current state of affairs.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">For more information on Labour Behind the Label: <a href= "https://labourbehindthelabel.org">https://labourbehindthelabel.org</a>. You can read Labour Behind the Label’s 2020 report on Boohoo here: <a href= "https://labourbehindthelabel.org/report-boohoo-covid-19-the-people-behind-the-profit"> https://labourbehindthelabel.org/report-boohoo-covid-19-the-people-behind-the-profit</a>. For info about the campaigns Labour Behind the Label is currently engaged in: <a href= "https://labourbehindthelabel.org/good-jobs-for-garment-workers">https://labourbehindthelabel.org/good-jobs-for-garment-workers</a> (Petition in support of Leicester garment workers); <a href= "https://labourbehindthelabel.org/supermarkets-back-leicester">https://labourbehindthelabel.org/supermarkets-back-leicester</a> (ASDA, Tesco, M&S: support UK garment workers!).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">For more info on Panahghar: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href= "https://www.safehouse.org.uk">https://www.safehouse.org.uk</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">For more information on the history of the Ashfield Academy trade dispute: <a href= "https://socialistalternative.info/2024/03/20/new-socialist-alternative-publication-how-workers-can-win-lessons-from-the-strike-victory-at-ash-field-academy"> https://socialistalternative.info/2024/03/20/new-socialist-alternative-publication-how-workers-can-win-lessons-from-the-strike-victory-at-ash-field-academy</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The text quoted in the podcast comes from Giulio Palermo, “Counter-power: a Marxist View— An Ontological Enquiry” Cambridge Journal of Economics 48-5 (September 2024), 843–868. For some additional perspectives on political activism, labour rights and decolonisation in the UK context: Preeti Dhillon, The Shoulders We Stand On: How Black and Brown People Fought for Change in the United Kingdom (London: Dialogue Books, 2023); Adam Elliott-Cooper, “Abolishing institutional racism” Race & Class 65-1 (April 2023), 100-118. We also recommend the blog series Decolonising Economics: <a href= "https://developingeconomics.org/blog-series-decolonising-economics"> https://developingeconomics.org/blog-series-decolonising-economics</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Guests: Tom Barker, Shaista Jakhura, Kaenat Yussufo<br /> Host: Francesco Sani</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <strong>Produced by Weyland McKenzie-Witter at Nello and the People’s Production Ltd</strong><br /></span></span><span style= "font-size: 10pt;">Twitter/X: <a href= "https://twitter.com/Weylandmck" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@weylandmck</a></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Web: <a href="https://weylandmck.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">weylandmck.com</a><br /></span><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';">Web: <a href="https://www.nelloandthem.co.uk/about-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nelloandthem.co.uk</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Music:</span></strong> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> AyChibs <a href="https://twitter.com/AyChibs" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@Aychibs</a><br /></span></span><span style= "color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Image:</strong> And Still She Rises by Marcus Dove<br /></span><strong><span style= "color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 10pt;">Design:</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 10pt;">Angy Ebrahim </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <strong>Stay connected with the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre:</strong><br /></span><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"><a href="http://www.dmu.ac.uk/slrc">www.dmu.ac.uk/slrc</a><br /> </span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/SLRC_DMU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@SLRC_DMU</a><br /></span><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';">Join the mailing list by</span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> emailing <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <a href= "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Stephen Lawrence Research Centre,</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> De Montfort University,</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Leicester,</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> LE1 9BH.</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> United Kingdom</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 10pt;">© 2025 Stephen Lawrence Research Centre</span></p>
May 23, 2024
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><strong>This episode is dedicated to the memory of Shardaben Chandarana, the leader of the 1974 Imperial Typewriters Strike.</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">The Imperial Typewriters Strike was a major and iconic event in the history of South Asian Trade Unionism in the United Kingdom. It comes within a broader history of struggle for recognition and social justice, racial discrimination, and attempts towards integration and dialogue.<br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style= "color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">In this episode Dr Fatima Rajina is joined by Amrit Wilson and Professor Sundari Anitha as they discuss the Imperial Typewriters Strike of 1974.<br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">More information on the strike, as well as visual documentation, is available from the National Archives: <a href= "https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/the-imperial-typewriters-dispute/#h2.going-on-strike"> The Imperial Typewriters dispute – The National Archives</a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">To place the strike within the history of South Asia political activism and for some first-hand accounts of the events, you can check out the extensive work of Amrit Wilson and Professor Sundari Anitha on the topic: <em>Finding a Voice: Asian Women in Britain</em> (Wakefield (Quebec, Canada): Daraja Press, 2019 (first edition 1978)); Amrit Wilson, <em>Dreams, Questions, Struggles: South Asian Women</em> in Britain (London: Pluto Press, 2006); Sundari Anitha and her collaborators is a key reference: Linda McDowell, Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson, (2014) ‘Striking Narratives: class, gender and ethnicity in the ‘Great Grunwick Strike’, London, UK, 1976–1978,’ <em>Women’s History Review</em>, 23-4 (2014), 595–619; Sundari Anitha and Ruth Pearson, <em>Striking Women: Struggles & Strategies of South Asian Women Workers from Grunwick to Gate Gourmet</em> (London: Lawrence & Wishart, 2018).<br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">This shorter piece by Amrit Wilson can be a good place to start: <a href= "https://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/we-lions-mr-manager-revisiting-great-grunwick-strike/"> "We are the lions, Mr. Manager": Revisiting the Great Grunwick Strike | Ceasefire Magazine</a>. For additional resources on South Asian women’s activism in trade unions, the resources made available on <a href= "https://www.striking-women.org">https://www.striking-women.org</a> can provide guidance and insight. This comic book represents an excellent introduction to their resources: <a href= "https://www.striking-women.org/sites/default/files/striking_women_for_download_opt.pdf"> striking_women_for_download_opt.pdf (striking-women.org)</a>.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">For a history of Western trade unionism within a global and transnational perspective: Ad Knotter, <em>Transformations of Trade Unionism: Comparative and Transnational Perspectives on Workers Organizing in Europe and the United States, Eighteenth to Twenty-First Centuries</em> (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2018).<br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">For a broader picture of the history and current state of South Asian trade union activism in the UK, we signal the activities of the Indian Workers Association of Great Britain: <a href="https://iwagb.org/">Indian Workers Association (G.B.) - (iwagb.org)</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <strong>Produced by Weyland McKenzie-Witter at Nello and the People’s Production Ltd</strong></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">Twitter/X: <a href= "https://twitter.com/Weylandmck" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@weylandmck</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Web: <a href="https://weylandmck.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">weylandmck.com</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Web: <a href="https://www.nelloandthem.co.uk/about-1" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">nelloandthem.co.uk</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Music:</span></strong> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> AyChibs <a href="https://twitter.com/AyChibs" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@Aychibs</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Image:</strong> And Still She Rises by Marcus Dove<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <strong>Stay connected with the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre:</strong><br /></span><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"><a href="http://www.dmu.ac.uk/slrc">www.dmu.ac.uk/slrc</a><br /> </span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/SLRC_DMU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@SLRC_DMU</a><br /></span><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';">Join the mailing list by</span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> emailing <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <a href= "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Stephen Lawrence Research Centre,</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> De Montfort University,</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Leicester,</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> LE1 9BH.</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> United Kingdom</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 10pt;">© 2024, Stephen Lawrence Research Centre</span></p>
December 18, 2023
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Content warning: May contain examples of extreme racist violence and language.</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In part one of this episode, Yusef is in conversation with Brixton residents Valcie, Hurley and Patrick. The discussion draws on experiences of life in Brixton. Juxtaposing this with Rayann’s episode on life in Eltham in the UK, we hear about a neighbourhood where Black cultures are shared and celebrated, but also how racisms and inequalities have restricted access to housing, security and opportunity.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">When listened to in conjunction with the rest of the series this episode helps us to understand the significance of space in the lives of minoritised people and the trade offs that are made between living in the multicultural inner city, where interpersonal racism and the threat of racist organisations can be reduced, but other urban problems like underfunded public services, over policing and limited housing stock make life challenging in different ways.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">These experiences contrast in some ways with those living in Eltham and help us understand better the textures and choices black and brown families may have to make when considering where they live in the UK.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>With thanks to guests:</strong> Valcie, Hurley and Patrick</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Host:</strong> Dr Yusef Bakkali</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Dr Yusef Bakkali is a Legacy In Action Research Fellow at the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre and grew up in the South London district of Brixton. Through education and later academia, Yusef found sociology equipped him with a language to diagnose and challenge social problems affecting himself and the community. Developing a research and teaching praxis focused around social justice and change, Yusef encourages students to develop critical skills, developing fresh perspectives to aid them in tackling the challenges, both of today and the future.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <strong>Produced by Weyland McKenzie-Witter for Nello and the People’s Production Ltd</strong><br /></span></span><span style= "font-size: 10pt;">Twitter/X: <a href= "https://twitter.com/Weylandmck" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@weylandmck</a></span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Web: <a href="https://weylandmck.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">weylandmck.com</a><br /></span><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';">Web: <a href="https://www.nelloandthem.co.uk/about-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nelloandthem.co.uk</a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Music:</span></strong> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> AyChibs <a href="https://twitter.com/AyChibs" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@Aychibs</a><br /></span></span><span style= "color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Image:</strong> And Still She Rises by Marcus Dove<br /></span><strong><span style= "color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 10pt;">Design:</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 10pt;">Angy Ebrahim </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <strong>Stay connected with the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre:</strong><br /></span><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"><a href="http://www.dmu.ac.uk/slrc">www.dmu.ac.uk/slrc</a><br /> </span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/SLRC_DMU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@SLRC_DMU</a><br /></span><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';">Join the mailing list by</span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> emailing <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <a href= "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Stephen Lawrence Research Centre,</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> De Montfort University,</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> Leicester,</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> LE1 9BH.</span></span> <span style= "color: #0d0d0d; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #0D0D0D; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> <span style= "color: #056bd0; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themetint: 242; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #056BD0; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: 'lumm=95000 lumo=5000';"> United Kingdom</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 10pt;">© 2023, Stephen Lawrence Research Centre</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at [email protected] for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.