Join the movement to end maternal health inequalities in Lothian! Launching in November 2023, ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ is a community initiative brought to you by KWISA and NHS Lothian Maternity…
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Windrush 75 Anniversary Celebration, 24th June 2023, Edinburgh Scotland
We invite you to our Windrush 75 Anniversary Celebration – an intergenerational, family-friendly Caribbean celebration in Edinburgh, Scotland, with opening speeches, performances (music, dance, poetry), food, a children’s activity corner, Mas costumes and DJs!
Windrush Legacy Creative Reflections Project 2023
The Windrush Legacy Creative Reflections project invites people of Caribbean descent based in Scotland to creatively explore our experiences, reflect on and celebrate our roots and our lives in Scotland, share cultural or personal stories and dream into our futures.
Alberta Whittle – create dangerously – solo exhibition at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 2023
Alberta Whittle: create dangerously is on now at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. It is the largest showing of Alberta’s works to date.
Walk + Writing Workshop 8th Oct 2022: William Wells Brown and Scotland’s Border Abbeys Retold
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
Upcoming events from September to December 2022, including Black History Month, talks, workshops, theatre, and the Respect! Caribbean life in Edinburgh exhibition events.
Respect! Caribbean Life in Edinburgh Exhibition
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
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…
Masked Words 2021
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…
Black History Walking Tour of Edinburgh
Discover Edinburgh’s deep links with Africa and the Caribbean over the past 500 years in this guided walking tour. With a focus on the Caribbean and Edinburgh’s role in the Transatlantic Slave…