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Dr. Paul Stephenson OBE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

JtoJ patron who played such an active role in anti-racist campaigns for decades, seen here at the JtoJ Bristol exhibition in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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JtoJ Bristol steering group<\/h3>\n\n\n

JtoJ trustee Dr Madge Dresser co-ordinated plans to bring JtoJ to Bristol with an impressive local steering group created after Parul Motin & Martin Spafford (JtoJ trustees) led a powerful taster day with her in October 2016. We were very grateful to our local partners including UWE (the University of the West of England), Bristol University, Bristol City Hall and Bristol cathedral for its offer of the stunning Chapter Room where our exhibition was displayed. Some of Bristol\u2019s many community and arts groups and schools were involved and the exhibition highlighted\u00a0 less told stories of the city\u2019s famous history which though more well known for its involvement in slavery also has a lesser known activist counterculture committed to social justice. Over the past two centuries, Bristolians have organised anti-slavery campaigns, \u00a0rioted for political rights, propagandised for prison reform, marched for women\u2019s suffrage, demonstrated \u00a0against fascism, boycotted against racism, \u00a0and organised variety of innovative struggles for \u00a0housing, \u00a0sustainable development and against domestic violence and homophobia. The steering group planned a fantastic range of local events.<\/p>\n

For more information contact:\u00a0Dr Madge Dresser\u00a0madgejdresser@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

We are very grateful to Dr Paul Stephenson OBE the renowned civil rights campaigner and JtoJ trustee.<\/p>\n

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Madge Dresser (in red) with JtoJ patron Dr Paul Stephenson OBE, \u00a0Lilleith Morrison, Rob Mitchell & Roger Griffith<\/p><\/div>\n

“I Belong Here!\u201d a Somali journey through Bristol: PDF Guide<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The attached guide \u201dI Belong Here! \u201c a Somali journey through Bristol<\/a>\u2019 is a city history trail with a difference. It brings together some of the little-known stories about Muslims and other immigrant groups in the city and shows how they relate to the monuments and buildings people pass by everyday in the centre of Bristol.<\/p>\n

The guide grew out of a series of guided walks and trips JtoJ has done since 2017 with various groups including the Bristol Somali Resource Centre and members from the wider Somali community. Devised\u00a0 in consultation with the BSRC and funded by the Home Office\u2019s \u201cBuilding a Stronger Britain Together\u201d programme, it aims to foster a more inclusive story of the city\u2019s past. JtoJ trustee and academic historian Dr. Madge Dresser provided the historic content which also includes basic information about Bristol\u2019s architecture through the ages as well as a timeline of immigrant groups arriving in the city.<\/p>\n

Rich Grove, a website designer and public historian designed the guide and provided most of the photographs and the well-known\u00a0 artist\u00a0 Mark Sand was commissioned to paint a rather cheeky Somali version of the Bristol coat of arms. \u00a0The guide can be adapted to focus on the history of other marginalised groups in the city and people are free to use the guide with pupils and community groups so long as they agree to acknowledge us when they do so.<\/p>\n

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“I belong here!\u201d a Bristol Somali Journey through Bristol\u2019 \u00a0(February-December 2018)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

This project grew out of a series of inter-generational workshops Journey to Justice held last October in partnership with the Bristol Somali Resource Centre.\u00a0 Its aim is to get people able to find their way around Bristol with more confidence, meet others in their community and learn a bit about the city\u2019s history in a way that relates to their experience. The strategy has been to train Somali activists\/service providers\/graduates in the history of the city so they can cascade this knowledge by way of walks for the grassroots groups with whom they work. So far we\u2019ve delivered three training sessions with activists and run two walks for women carers from the Somali community, a walk with Bristol Somali men including taxi drivers who visited for the first time such places as the City Hall, the Cathedral and St. Nicholas Market. We also ran a half day\u2019s bus tour with Bristol Somali Elders group through Clifton (including a visit to the Grand Spa Hotel and the suspension bridge).<\/p>\n

Most of the participants, although they have lived in the city for as long as 20 years, had never visited many of the places we took them to and emphasised how strongly the experience made them feel more a part of the city. Providing child care and transport enabled isolated people (a number of whom are carers) a rare opportunity to get together and have a break. We\u2019ve also devised a guide to the city (available on line) which brings together some of the little-known stories about Muslims and other minority groups in the city.<\/p>\n

The project was funded by the Home Office\u2019s Building a Stronger Britain Together\u00a0<\/em>programme.<\/p>\n

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In Bristol we have been working with a wide range of community, cultural and faith groups, and institutions who share our commitment to honour the history of social justice. Our aim is to inspire everyone in the city to learn from the past in order to fight for their rights now and in the future.<\/p>\n

In October 2017 Bristol hosted the Journey to Justice travelling exhibition alongside a programme of city-wide events on the theme of social justice. These ranged from innovative exhibitions, arts events, public debates, training programmes, practical workshops and installations. The historical walks we led highlighting women activists, strikes of the early trade unions, immigration to the city and the transatlantic slave trade illustrated a history of activism which is woven into the fabric of Bristol. You can see the scope of the month\u2019s programme here<\/a>\u00a0and view all the previous events here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To see Bristol JtoJ stories visit:<\/strong>
https:\/\/jtojhumanrights.org.uk\/local-stories\/bristol\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n