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Black Country Roots and Realities Project

Journey to Justice is delighted to collaborate with Genesis Sun again on this new National Lottery Heritage Funded project which explores African, Caribbean and mixed heritage and identity in the Black Country. 

We will be working with young people to uncover lived experiences, memories, traditions, family stories and community voices.  Young beneficiaries will learn oral history and archival research skills and discover how heritage is preserved and shared. Heritage sessions will be led by historians skilled in oral history, migration history and who have …

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Journey to Justice collaboration with Genesis Sun

Journey to Justice has developed an inspiring collaboration with Genesis Sun*, a charity based in the Black Country. Here we are at the House of Lords in November where the Young Lives, Young Futures research team presented their findings. The project looked at education and employment opportunities available to young people who don’t go to university.  We will be providing more details on this exciting project over the coming weeks, so stay in touch for more updates.

In creative workshops, led by Journey to Justice, the young …

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Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC (1933-2025)

A tribute and our profound thanks

Geoffrey Bindman’s commitment to human rights over many, many years was exemplary and incalculable. He was a strong supporter of Journey to Justice and we were honoured to include him as a greatly valued and respected patron of our work.

Speaking at our launch in 2014, Geoffrey said, “The need to promote and realise human rights for all has never been more important.”

Proud of his roots in the North East, Geoffrey’s grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania to the UK. “My father was a doctor who worked …

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A group photo of the young people in attendance at Bang Charity headquarters and our volunteers, Tania, Martin and Pat

Workshop in the Black Country

Cool workshop with young people from the Black Country in Wolverhampton delivered by us and Genesis Sun for a piece of ground-breaking research by Young Lives Young Futures looking at young people in transition from school to work 😊

A group photo of the young people in attendance at Bang Charity headquarters and our volunteers, Tania, Martin and Pat
Young people at our workshop in Wolverhampton

🧡 We had icebreaker games to get us going and …

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A young white woman smiling to camera

Introducing our new intern, Abbi Wood

We are delighted to introduce our new intern, Abbi Wood! She will be working with us on our Social Justice Plaque Project and conducting research into current blue plaques, schools and museums in the Birmingham area. Welcome to the team, Abbi.

We are at the beginning of our collaboration with the Universities of Birmingham and Leicester to expand our Archives of Activism stories to house …

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A group photo of the young people

Workshop at the University of Sunderland, London Campus

We delivered a workshop on the intersectionality and the politics of race and class across the world and in the UK and on economic injustice at the University of Sunderland, London Campus.

Facilitators Tania Aubeelack, an oral historian and youth worker and Martin Spafford, former secondary history teacher and specialist on history of migration asked attendees to think about:

  • What would an economically just society look like in the world?
  • Is an economically just society …
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Dr Paul Stephenson OBE and Journey to Justice

In October 2017 at the Bristol cathedral launch of our civil rights exhibition we were delighted to welcome our patron Paul Stephenson and his wife Joyce. Even though he was already suffering from Parkinson’s disease, Paul’s warm energy, commitment and support for justice shone through. It was a deep honour to have him as our patron and his whole life of activism has inspired us.

Along with Guy Bailey, Owen Henry and Roy Hackett – also at the launch – Paul organised the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott, now recognised as a key moment in UK antiracist history. He was galvanised in …

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Journey to Justice is 10 years old!

At Conway Hall, London on June 21st 2014 Journey to Justice was officially launched.

On Saturday 21st September we celebrated with a joyful party at Friends House, London.

It was wonderful to see so many old friends and new at the party, both in person and via Zoom!

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Thank you Herman Ouseley

Journey to Justice (JtoJ) will always be honoured to have had Baron Herman Ouseley, one of the UK’s most outstanding public servants, as a founding and distinguished patron.

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Journey to Justice partnership with Bowie State University, Maryland, USA 

Journey to Justice was approached by Bowie State University last year and asked if we might provide activities linked to social justice for a group of students visiting the UK during their Spring break 2024.

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