If you ever wanted to create your own videos and short films, GBC have created a number of ‘How To’ videos. If you believe in the work we do and want to help us spread the message,then please use these videos to tell us about your concerns and passions about Britain. Then share your creations… Continue Reading
If you ever wanted to create your own videos and short films, GBC have created a number of ‘How To’ videos. You can share your creations with us . We’ll showcase the best here on the site. Continue Reading
Our Family Tree Project has been training young people as researchers, interviewers and film-makers for our Family Tree pilot. The project has involved young people from all over the borough of Newham. We recently met for our 3rd training session at Lister Community School, Newham. Continue Reading
We’ve created some short videos that give you some simple tips to start you’re creating your own films. Share you creations with us about your concerns and passions about Britain. Then we’ll showcase the best here on the site. Check back regularly for updates and new films! Continue Reading
Prevention is an important and large part of protecting citizens from sex crimes. It tackles the problem from the root, stopping the crime from happening in the first place. However, in some places, work being done to prevent sex crime shows just how many outdated and conservative stereotypes regarding genders still exist. Not only does… Continue Reading
The idea of the ‘impetus’ has been the elusive challenge that I have been grappling with. For some years now, my charity has been focusing on how we can change attitudes towards the ‘other’. How do we engage with those people and those views when there is nothing to persuade them to engage? How do… Continue Reading
We know that nowadays that certain things are just not acceptable. We know that it’s wrong to hit a woman over the head with a club and drag her into your cave. We now know it’s not acceptable to drink and drive, or eat and drive, or smoke and drive (especially if there are kids… Continue Reading
Receiving the Outstanding citizen award in 2001 from Newham Council, Hanna Hedwig Striesow (nee Kohn) is still remembered for her services and dedication to the Newham Community. Continue Reading
Natasha Hart PhotoNatasha Hart moved to east London from her native Russia 26 years ago. She had played basketball in her youth and as a mother she wanted to pass on her love for the game to her two teenage sons. Continue Reading
Linda Lewis Linda Lewis, once described as the ‘Cockney-Jamaican Gracie Fields’, is one of Britain’s most respected and talented singer songwriters, with a career spanning more than four decades. With her five-octave vocal range, she has fused folk, soul, pop and reggae into a unique signature sound that is now an integral part of the… Continue Reading
Elizabeth Fry was a preacher and reformer. She was born in Norwich in 1780 to the Gurneys, a wealthy Quaker family Continue Reading
As well as providing services and campaigning for better access to care, Ekta Project also tackles taboo subjects that affect the lives of people in the community. Continue Reading
Daisy Parsons was born on May 25 1890. She was born Marguerite Lena Millo, the daughter of Alfred Albert Millo, a dealer in jewellery and his wife, Emily Elizabeth née Moxley, a charlady. Continue Reading
Not Your Average Woman Born to a woman who had no want for a child I was an unwanted little girl Growing up with olive skin I was a different little girl Having no family around me from a young age I was a lonely little girl School was not an… Continue Reading