Anti Racism Archives : Anti Racist Cumbria

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Is it because I’m Black? Fetishisation, Preference and Desire

I feel his eyes on me before I acknowledge him. It is a damp Saturday evening in Covid-era Manchester and I have nipped into my local supermarket, running errands in…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgJuly 22, 2026

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Beyond Suspicion, the Power of Curiosity, Community and Intersectional Lives

Bio: S Shah is a writer, facilitator, and filmmaker currently completing an MFA in cinematic arts in the United States. Prior to that, he worked as a trainer and facilitator…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgJuly 21, 2026

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Beyond the Mirror – What about the Black men and boys?

Beyond the Mirror - What about the Black men and boys? The "Beyond the Mirror' focus sessions have been funded by Global Fund for Children (GFC) from their Healthy Masculinities funding…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgJune 9, 2026

Image shows audience of Black people standing up and listening intently to a speaker.

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The Smiling Coast of Afrika: Reflections from our CEO

TW: This article references the enslavement of Afrikan people. I recently visited Gambia (or ‘The Gambia’ as it is officially called). I am a member of Professor Kehinde Andrew’s Harambee…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgApril 30, 2026

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‘They Want Our Rhythm, But Not Our Blues’: Black Britain and the Musical Movement in Manchester

TW: This article references enslavement and uses some historical quotes with outdated, racist language. My YouTube recommendations had pulled off another masterstroke. A new series of Pengame was pending for…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgMarch 26, 2026

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Why Reverse Racism is Not Real

It’s a question that we always ask early on in our training and conversation days, and it might seem like a silly one…do you actually know what racism is? If…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgDecember 17, 2025

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The Fell We Climb: Free Training and Lesson Plans for Schools

Though many schools in Cumbria don’t have any Black, Brown or Minoritised pupils that is changing rapidly and regardless of colour, all children benefit from anti-racism. A young white person…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgDecember 6, 2025

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Nativity, Beyond the Tea Towel

If you’re a parent or carer in charge of making a costume, or you’re hearing your little angels practicing their Christmas songs on loop, we don’t need to tell you that…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgDecember 4, 2025

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Anti-Racist Gift Guide 2025

Welcome to the most wonderful gift guide of the year! If you’re looking for an anti-racist, anti-overconsumption, anti-planet-destroying gift guide, then you’ve come to the right place! It’s already happening…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgNovember 28, 2025

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“We will not go back like dogs” how immigrant Asian workers defeated workplace racism in the 1970s

Guest Article written by Donya Jeyabalasingham The Mansfield Hosiery Strike, Leicester, 1972 The heat of the past Summer led me to stores in London I’ve walked past a hundred times…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgSeptember 29, 2025

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