ACHIMOTA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CREATIVE ARTS

ACHIMOTA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CREATIVE ARTS By: Nat Nuno-Amarteifio Since its founding, Achimota College and School as it was named at the time of its inception, has had a disproportionate influence on the creative arts in Ghana. In every area of creativity, music, painting, sculpture, literature and theatre, Achimota’s influence has been deep …

Do Black People Feel Excluded From Brixton?

http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/do-black-people-feel-excluded-brixton Do Black People Feel Excluded From Brixton? As new communities move in, original residents ask what happened to the heart of Black Britain Written by Ade Sawyerr and Maxine James 25/04/2015 10:00 AM LOCAL LANDMARK: The street market in Electric Avenue, BrixtonDOWN TO: The market in Electric Avenue. THERE WAS a time in this …

Why we must support black carers – Ade Sawyerr in Voice Online

http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/why-we-must-support-black-carers Why We Must Support Black Carers Gloucestershire County Council is leading a project to research the needs of the large numbers of BME ‘hidden carers’. It is work that is long overdue, writes Ade Sawyerr Written by Ade Sawyerr 12/04/2015 02:00 PM SUPPORT NEEDED: Carers see their role as part of their duty and …

Call for Lambeth’s Black Caribbean Community to take part in major listening exercise

Call for Lambeth’s Black Caribbean Community to take part in major listening exercise Cllr Lorna Campbell, cabinet member for Equalities and Communities has called on Lambeth’s Black Caribbean Community to take part in a major listening exercise in March and April. The council is undertaking research to listen to the views and experiences of Lambeth’s black …

Is there Black Caribbean flight from Inner London?

Whist the discussion on the results of 2011 census rages, the headlines seem to be more emotive than based on rigorous analysis of the figures and its implications.  There is certainly a need for more information on the Black Caribbean population, especially in the places that they are usually associated with in order for a …

African alphabets and the QWERTY Keyboard problem – by Ade Sawyerr

London ©2013 I attended ‘ABC’ at Frankfurt House the James Manye Naa Afimpong’s House before we moved to the james Town Mantse’s Palace at Mantse Agbonaa.  Our teacher was called Sigismund Owoo, but we all called him Sigi, and the school was called ‘Sigi Sigi kpee ŋaa, didɛ ʃala akɛyeɔ komi’ meaning Sigi does not eat crayfish, tilapia best with kenkey, I suppose …

Use more community organisations to prevent knife crime now

Ade Sawyerr argues that it is up to us as individuals and members of community organisations to be vocal, to be willing to get involved and to ensure the right political and economic structures are put in place to tackle knife and gun crime. Youth crime has always been with us in London but has …

THE RIGHTS AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH GA LANDS -Part 3

Rexford Dodoo – Lecture given on 9th April 2011 at GaDangme Nikasemo Asafo Way forward It is widely acknowledged amongst our cultural Diaspora that, while land is of vital concern to almost everyone, it is also a highly sensitive subject and therefore, best left well alone by all but the most daring or, some would …

THE RIGHTS AND PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH GA LANDS -Part 2

Rexford Dodoo – Lecture given on 9th April 2011 at GaDangme Nikasemo Asafo The transformation of property rights in the Ga state. As Firman Sellers states in her book the transformation of property rights in the Gold coast, she defines property rights as “the power to limit the ability of other persons to enjoy the …

Equinox Consulting! Celebrating 28 years of service to the black community in Britain

The Equinox Consulting story The story of Equinox Consulting can be likened to a journey of hard work with a lot of fulfilment along the way; but like all journeys, things do not always go as planned. There are detours and there are new objectives that get set up along the journey.  The business model …

6th March 1957 – Interdependence – Ghana Union

I wrote this piece  12 years ago for the Ghana Union Newsletter 'Amanie' and have made some minor changes to reflect that we are now entering the 54th year of our independence ============================================================================================= Independence suggests that one can survive without external and therefore means that there is interval viability.  In the real world everyone needs …

Will there ever be a British Dream?

Home › News › Will there ever be a British dream? Will there ever be a British dream? Submitted 18 Feb 2011 12:07pm in  News The Prime Mininster's recent Munich speech caused a backlash from UK BME communities. Ade Sawyerr highlights a thread of the controversy to examine whether Black Britons could ever follow the American …

Voluntary sector consultant for Hire?

Noticeboard- Bulletin of Kente - December 1999 The role of black consultants in the black voluntary sector. “We were set up to fail” is a constant complaint that one hears at conferences, seminars and discussions organised by the black voluntary sector. The hopelessness inherent in this kind of talk makes one wonder whether we need …

When the founding Chair burns out

I’ve been the Chair of a small organisation since I founded it five years ago. There are no staff and all of the work is done by six trustees and three volunteers. The trustees, including myself, have full-time jobs. I started the organisation for personal reasons – I realised there was no support in our …