George Padmore Institute Explained

George Padmore Institute
Founder:John La Rose
Purpose:Archive, educational research and information centre
Location:76 Stroud Green Road, London,
Key People:Roxy Harris (chair)[1]
Affiliations:New Beacon Books

The George Padmore Institute (GPI), founded in 1991 in Stroud Green Road, North London, by John La Rose (1927–2006) and a group of political and cultural activists connected to New Beacon Books,[2] is an archive, library, educational resource and research centre that houses "materials relating to the black community of Caribbean, African and Asian descent in Britain and continental Europe". The institute also hosts talks and readings, as well as other educational and cultural activities.[3] [4] [5]

Background

The George Padmore Institute (GPI) is named in honour of Trinidad-born pan-Africanist George Padmore, although the organisation does not house archive collections relating to him.[6] It was founded in 1991 by John La Rose together with fellow political and cultural activists, including Sarah White, Gus John, and others.[7]

The work of the GPI is directed by a board of trustees, whose founding chair was La Rose.[8] Current and former trustees include Sharmilla Beezmohun, Aggrey Burke, Janice Durham, Azim Hajee (treasurer), Roxy Harris (chair), Ali Hussein (vice-chair), Linton Kwesi Johnson, Milverton Wallace (died 2021), and Sarah White (died 2022).[9]

Since 2010 the GPI has received grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund[10] [11] [12] to catalogue and interpret its collections and materials.[13] Among other projects, the funding has enabled the GPI to open up to public access the archives of founding chair John La Rose through The Dream to Change the World Project.[14] [15] The exhibition Dream to Change the World: The Life & Legacy of John La Rose was mounted at Islington Museum from 22 May to 29 August 2015,[16] [17] [18] with a number of associated public events and workshops for schools taking place during the course of the exhibition.[19] [20]

The ground floor of the GPI building is occupied by the New Beacon Bookshop.[21]

Archives held

The archives in the care of the GPI include the following:

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Trustees. George Padmore Institute. 16 February 2022. 16 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220216114957/https://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/about. live.
  2. http://www.lintonkwesijohnson.com/2008/12/17/about-the-george-padmore-institute/ "About the George Padmore Institute"
  3. http://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/ George Padmore Institute
  4. http://www.finsburyparkpeople.co.uk/groups/education/Christmas-Lunch-change-world-George-Padmore/story-10321425-detail/story.html "A Christmas Lunch to change the world at George Padmore Institute"
  5. Phil Gregory, "New Cross Massacre – Book", The Black Presence in Britain, 27 October 2011.
  6. https://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/Who%20We%20Are/who-was-george-padmore "Who was George Padmore"
  7. Web site: George Padmore Institute to celebrate 30 years. ALT A Review. 30 April 2021. 16 February 2022. 16 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220216114958/https://alt-africa.com/2021/04/30/george-padmore-institute-to-celebrate-30-years/. live.
  8. News: Johnson. Linton Kwesi. Linton Kwesi Johnson. John La Rose. The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. 4 March 2006. 16 February 2022. 19 December 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071219113244/http://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1723343,00.html. live.
  9. Web site: About. George Padmore Institute. 16 February 2022. 16 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220216114957/https://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/about. live.
  10. https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/ps44million-spring-lottery-bonanza-londons-heritage "£4.4million spring lottery bonanza for London's heritage"
  11. http://gotlottery.uk/heritage-lottery-fund-george-padmore-institute-10-525354 "Citizens of a Common Future: forward steps for the George Padmore Institute (GPI)"
  12. https://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/citizens-common-future "Citizens of a Common Future"
  13. Emma Allison, "Black educationalists and the George Padmore Institute", Newsam News, 10 June 2014.
  14. http://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/projects "Projects"
  15. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sml/people/ruth-a-bush/index.html "Dr Ruth Bush"
  16. http://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/dream-change-world-life-legacy-john-la-rose "Dream to Change the World: The Life & Legacy of John La Rose"
  17. Jon Dean, "Caribbean legend’s tale is exposed in Islington exhibition", Islington Gazette, 25 April 2015.
  18. Angela Cobbinah, "John La Rose: Dream to change the world", Islington Tribune, 28 May 2015; via Angela Cobbinah website, 6 June 2015.
  19. http://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/curating-exhibition-0 "Curating The Exhibition"
  20. http://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/thursday-20th-august-final-public-event-dream-change-world-exhibition "Thursday 20th August: Final Public Event for Dream to Change the World Exhibition"
  21. Web site: The George Padmore Institute. New Beacon Books. 16 February 2022. 16 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220216114958/https://www.newbeaconbooks.com/the-george-padmore-institute. live.
  22. Web site: Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners in Kenya Collection: 1975–1998 . George Padmore Institute . 13 May 2018 . 13 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180513081927/https://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/collection/committee-release-political-prisoners-kenya . live .

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