Oops! ASKaND Did It Again...!

It is with a great deal of pleasure that we begin our June newsletter with the news that for the second time in less than eight weeks, we have been awarded a grant; this time of £2K! The award was given by Birmingham City Council from their Windrush 75 Small Grants programme to deliver a project entitled “The Untold Stories of The Windrush Generation”. The project aims to preserve and celebrate the experiences and stories of those who came to the UK, from the Caribbean, during the post-war period of the 50’s and 60’s. The project will include a live performance, with actors, of those stories as monologues at our Heritage Day in Birmingham on 20th August 2023.

We, as a Team, are absolutely over the moon with this new fund because not only do we deem it to be a fantastic project; but it shows that the time we spent getting our group structure right, is now providing dividends for us when we are applying for grants and funding.

Actor, producer and ASKaND member, Elishah St. Juste, who will be the Lead Facilitator of this project commented; “I am elated and truly grateful that we have been awarded this grant. The idea of 'My Truth Monologues' was birthed a few years ago. A live version was a more recent idea. It's extra special to be starting this initiative with stories from the Caribbean, specifically 'untold stories' of the Windrush generation; (which includes St Kitts and Nevis).

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Partnering with ASKaND has contributed in bringing this idea to life; sooner rather than later. ASKaND are contributing to opening up more opportunities, by making this type of funding more accessible for creatives and individuals like myself. Therefore, I intend to deliver a project to make us proud. I am looking forward to getting started and learning more about the impact we made to the city of Birmingham.”

There will be call-outs soon for story contributors and actors; so, keep your eyes peeled!

Jacqui Daniels ASKaND Chair