Heritage House
The Black Culture
Celebration
Created by 
Heritage House
The Black Culture
Celebration
Created by
24 & 25 June 2023
Burgess Park Southwark, London, SE5 0AL
www.windrushfestival.com
As part of the Windrush 75 celebrations in the UK, Radiate Festival is seeking responses from organisations that would like to be involved in celebrating National Windrush Day in June 2023. The 6th annual Windrush Festival takes place in Southwark, the heart of South London & is both a multi-generational & inter-generational community-focused event.
Audiences will be 1st - 4th generation British-born Caribbeans & those with an interest in the Caribbean, African & Latin American territories.
Partners have a variety of participation options which allow organisations to have the level of involvement & presence they feel best placed to deliver.
Creating new partnerships with organisations/institutions would be a great opportunity to focus on education, culture & knowledge sharing, particularly from the Caribbean perspectives.
Initial ideas are flexible and based on growing a unique connection between organisations/institutions & the diaspora communities by using informal social education to increase cultural understanding & correct outdated perspectives.
This pitch deck is for those who would like to be part of the Heritage House.
The Windrush Heritage House is an in-person & virtual space to connect disaporans where culture meets history meets heritage.
Event attendees can come along to learn, experience and immerse themselves. The effort is to gain a wider understanding & explore deeper connections in an accessible way.
Ideally the space aims to unpack the layered parts of a very complex history and unbundle a mono-culture ideal to give both identity clarity and empower the voices of diaspora community groups.
Within the Heritage House we aim to create a reading & literary space for attendees to explore a range of academic and special interest titles. They can purchase to take home on the day or pre-order for shipping at a later date from an institution's bookshop or shipped direct from publishing houses.
The purpose would be to share titles & texts that have little exposure and are not found here in the UK but are great resources of authentic cultural information from Black & Caribbean authors.
Ideally the pop-up bookshop will carry titles that focus on the subjects of language, life stories, global perspectives, tradition, art & history. The shop may also look at extending to branded merchandise of organisations/institutions to build diaspora affinity.
Extending the literary experience, the heritage house can include a pop-up uni space. Educators from across the UK & Caribbean can present short talks on a variety of subjects such as creole & pidgin languages, traditional customs, Caribbean migration & economic development, import & export, racial inequity, wealth disparities, sustainability etc.
An organisation/institution may send a cohort of delegates from a selection of departments to travel to the festival.
This will be an opportunity to bring a taste of learning & conversational topics to real communities whilst promoting the quality of learning available across the organisations/institutions within the Caribbean & UK.
Stories are everywhere and in everyone, our goal is to help give these stories life, purpose and meaning.
As part of the festival this year we are seeking to create a safe space to share some of the life stories of attendees and their families.
We are seeking organisations/institutions that can help to facilitate this journey and produce a series of shares.
Find out about how to get involved in the Heritage House.
Send an email to events@radiatefestival.com or complete our short contact form
Contact Us
| Item | Permitted | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | Sorry, we have a fair & reasonably priced bar | |
| Nitrous Oxide & Legal Highs | None! Sorry this means no laughing gas | |
| Drugs & Illegal Substances | None! Sorry this also includes Weed | |
| Unidentifiable Substances | Seriously... do you even know what it's called? | |
| Personal Sound Systems | We have music all sorted. If you want spin some tunes get in contact | |
| Work Tools or Multi-tools | This also means pen/pocket knives & swiss army knives | |
| Unauthorised Traders | Unless you are an official trader please do not attempt to sell inside or within the footprint of the event venue. You will be asked to move on | |
| Chairs & Shade | Please only bring folding chairs & ensure that any shade items are fixed to the ground and stable | |
| Flags with poles | Please make sure that your flag do not cause any interference with others | |
| Personal Transport | Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, roller blades, personal mobility scooter | |
| Small Personal Picnics | Please leave the dutch pots & burner rings at home. We have food traders onsite to fill your bellies. You can bring a regular sized personal picnic hamper. Please do not bring glass into the event site | |
| Kites | Please feel free to bring your kites along but you may be asked not to fly them at times during the event | |
| Placcards & Large Signs | No unauthorised advertising is permitted, however if you have a sign with a positive/uplifting message this is welcome | |
| Medication | Recommended to bring a doctor's note or prescription | |
| Personal Protection | Sun hat, sunscreen (under 100ml), sunglasses, rainwear, wooly jumper/fleece | |
| Money | Cash / Debit Card / Credit Card / App | |
| ID | For buying alcohol & entry if you are a young person accompanying minors |
