Children s stories of immigration from the Caribbean
This is an online event hosted on the British Library platform. Bookers are sent a link in advance giving access and can watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time.
Join us to mark Windrush Day, set up in 2018 to celebrate and commemorate the Windrush Generation and their contribution to British history. This year we look at the stories and experiences of children who came to the UK from the Caribbean as part of the post-war immigration boom, and those who were left behind, joining their parents in their new life later on.
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Warner Music Group s social justice fund in partnership with the Blavatnik Family Foundation announced its second round of grant recipients on Monday (May 24), choosing to support South Florida youth development program Overtown Youth Center, New York-based institution The Africa Center and the New Orleans-based Ashé Cultural Arts Center, which focuses on the African diaspora.
The three organizations were chosen for their missions to build more equitable communities and create real change in the lives of historically underserved and marginalized populations with heightened attention to Black communities, according to a press release. Over the past year, we’ve been developing a targeted grant-making strategy focused on three key pillars education, criminal justice reform, and arts and culture in order to optimize our impact and reach, said
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Ivan Menezes, CEO, Diageo
Since becoming the CEO of Diageo (DGE.L) in 2013, Ivan has been passionate about driving inclusion and diversity at the company.
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In 2020 he launched a new 10-year sustainability action plan titled ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’.
The plan laid out goals including increasing the representation of ethnic minorities in leadership positions to 45% by 2030, as well as increasing the percentage of Diageo suppliers from female and minority-owned businesses year-on-year.
2020 also saw the roll-out of a new learning intervention ‘Confronting Racial Bias Learning’, and the opening of Diageo’s fourth global ‘INC’ week; an employee-led, grassroots movement encouraging employees around the world to celebrate diversity.