Engaging the public in humanities & social sciences feels more important than ever. So we are offering £8k grants for researchers to work with galleries, libraries, archives, museums or performing arts organisations to do this. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
Paul Christian collaborated with the GPI to create easy read documents for people with learning disabilities. This work is now part of Double Discrimination, a new book by the journalist Saba Salman.
The easy read documents on collections at the GPI can be found at www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org
If you’re a researcher of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK, our Accelerator Awards might be for you.
It offers flexible grants for research or research-adjacent activities, such as training, secondments and networking. (1/2)
Smash the Back Lash, an historic march against racism and bigotry in 1987, saw 3,500 people protest Section 28, a law prohibiting the 'promotion' of homosexuality by local authorities. This was the first demonstration to highlight the intersection of race and sexuality and centre black gay people.
This Learning Disability Week we showcase the GPI's easy reads project with black activist and researcher Paul Christian to make black history accessible to people with learning disabilities. Double Discrimination by Saba Salman features the project and the importance of the work: bit.ly/4vbCl1R
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‘I was never taught about black history at my special school,’ researcher Paul Christian told me. ‘As an adult, this information wasn’t available in a format I could understand… I feel I lost a part of myself’.
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The National Archives and @araukie.bsky.social are seeking an experienced supplier to deliver two training courses on leadership skills for early and mid-career professionals.
Submit a tender by Tuesday 30 June:
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CFP alert: We are thrilled to announce the Call for Presenters for a hybrid event in collaboration with @britishlibrary.bsky.social! This will be taking place on 27th November 2026, with presentations happening both in-person and online.
Deadline to submit your ideas is: 31st July 2026! #DisHist
For Pride Month, Radical Online Archives has many collections of LGBTQ+ historical documents from across the world listed. Here is a selection of those listed.
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Hetan Shah
George Padmore Institute
Our archive collections include materials relating to activism supporting the black academic, activist and feminist Angela Davis. In the 1970s the Angela Davis Defence Committee was set up in the UK to bring attention to the imprisonment of Davis in America. Visit www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org
📢Why we need to talk about ‘race’ and learning disability - by the people who know. Paul Christian, a Black activist, historian and researcher who helped shape my new book, Double Discrimination, explains.
Double Discrimination: a book on defiance, opportunity, possibility.
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