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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 group …

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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 those …

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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 / world …
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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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Disabled Rights and the Covid Enquiry

Post by Journey to Justice volunteer Rona Topaz.

Everyone knows about what happened in the care homes during the Covid-19 outbreak. Some even went so far as to suggest that those residents who caught the virus were helped to a speedier departure.

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Set Our Feet In Glory

We organised the sessions in East London in collaboration with the creative team of the musical Set Our Feet in Glory.

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Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival

What a night of arts and human rights! On Monday 5th December, Journey to Justice were invited to speak at the 9th annual Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (LHRAFF).

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