Celebrating the Pioneers of the Windrush Generation
Covid 19 - project is on-line during the pandemic. When it is safe to do so the project will be running live on board the ship, the MV Balmoral .
Meanwhile this page reports on the online activity for Windrush Day (22nd June) and the partnerships with Poets, Film Makers, Radiio Broadcasters, Journalists and Social Entrepenuers across Bristol that have been building events in Bristol on board the MV Balmoral over the last three years to celebrate the pioneers.
Celebrating Pioneers of Migration
Animation by 8th Sense Media
Windrush Day June 22nd 2020
Film, Poetry and History Events on the MV Balmoral in Bristol Harbour
- Bristol's cultural heritage
- Migration
- Navigation
- Trade
- Colonialism
- Poetry and creative writing
- Engineering
- Maritime history
- School Curriculum in relation to Black Lives Matter
- Anti Racism
Poetry workshop. An introduction to the on-line poetry workshops being broadcast live from a ship in Bristol's historic harbour during the week leading up to Windrush Day 22nd June 2020
Manu introduces the poetry workshops
Online Poetry Workshops - home learners and teachers
Student Responses - Trinity Academy
Student Responses - Oasis John Williams Academy
Short Film of pilot project in June 2019
Pioneers of the Windrush Generation: Learning Resources
Learning resources that weave empathy with migrant populations and anti racism into standard Primary School curriculum topics.
Pupil Worksheets and Teachers Activity Plans and Notes can be downloaded on this link
A collaboration between
The Ship, the MV Balmoral in Bristol's Harbour
8th Sense Media
Roger Griffith MBE
Manu
Volunteers from the Bristol community
Engineers and ex-merchant seaman
Sponsored by
Ministry of Housing,
Communities & Local Government