hummingbird, Author at Edinburgh Caribbean Association

Drawing of a Black man in a jacket, waistcoat, shirt and bow tie, from 1852.

Walk + Writing Workshop 8th Oct 2022: William Wells Brown and Scotland’s Border Abbeys Retold

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Edinburgh Caribbean Association Member, Thalia Ostendorf is facilitating a creative writing workshop and walk as part of Historic Environment Scotland’s Border Abbeys: Retold project. Historic Environment Scotland will compensate participants for travel and for time spent at…

Upcoming Events – Autumn 2022

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Upcoming events from September to December 2022, including Black History Month, talks, workshops, theatre, and the Respect! Caribbean life in Edinburgh exhibition events.

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Respect! Caribbean Life in Edinburgh Exhibition

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An exhibition celebrating the culture of Caribbean Scottish people through museum objects, poetry, music and film + freearts and wellness workshops (16 Oct 2022 to 19 Feb 2023).

Edinburgh Caribbean Association history and plans for 2022

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Founder of the Edinburgh Caribbean Association, Lisa Williams, and Scottish Jamaican writer, Jeda Pearl, in conversation about how and why the Edinburgh Caribbean Association started, some event highlights from early and recent…

Four young people in Caribbean carnival costumes, smiling.

Masked Words 2021

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Edinburgh Caribbean Association partnered with the Edinburgh Festival Carnival in 2021 to run a Caribbean-Scottish Youth Performance Project for young people (14-25) from Caribbean backgrounds living in Edinburgh. Participants learned about Caribbean…

2021 Events Archive

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Here’s a list of some highlighted events in Edinburgh from August to December 2021… 1-15 Aug, Fringe of Colour Films August: Edinburgh International Book Festival (also available on-demand during and after the…

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