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Windrush 75 Anniversary Celebration, 24th June 2023, Edinburgh Scotland

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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!

Pale mossy green background with images in circles in each corner: a 1950s radio, a kilt and sporran, thistles, a bird of paradise flower, 1970s phone, carnival headdress, vintage suitcases. Text says: Windrush Legacy Creative Reflections. Reflecting on our Caribbean roots, sharing our stories of life in Scotland and dreaming into our futures.

Windrush Legacy Creative Reflections Project 2023

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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

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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.

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.

Photo of a building painted red and yellow, with 'Museum of Edinburgh' signage in white letters.

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…

Black man stands looking at a statue. Statue is a figure leaning on flags. Stone is engraved with text: 'In memory of Scottish-American soldiers'

Black History Walking Tour of Edinburgh

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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…

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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