An exhibition
22 May - 29 August 2015
Islington Museum,
245 St John Street,
London
EC1V 4NB
The Dream to Change the World exhibition is the culminating event in the George Padmore Institute's five year project to conserve and open up to the public John L Rose's personal archives.
John La Rose (1927-2006) was a poet, essayist, publisher, trade unionist, cultural and political activist. He belonged to a Caribbean tradition of radical and revolutionary activism whose input has reverberated across
continents.
The Dream to Change the World exhibition covers in particular the period since John's arrival in London in 1961 to his death in 2006, with information on many organisations and campaigns that he was connected with - New Beacon Books, the Caribbean Artists Movement, Black Education Struggles and Supplementary Schools, the Black Parents Movement, the New Cross Massacre Campaign, the International Book Fair of Radical Black and
Third World Books, the George Padmore Institute and many international campaigns.
The exhibition includes photographs, leaflet, posters, letters, recordings and film clips, plus a reconstruction of John's kitchen table around which so much discussion and planning went on.
John La Rose was passionately committed to racial and political justice, not just in Britain but internationally. The exhibition aims to draw out the lessons of JOhn La Rose's life - his methods and principles - both to
tell visitors what he achieved but also to give them the inspiration and power to dream and achieve themselves. His truly was a dream to Change the World.
During the period of the exhibition there will be a number of public events and also workshops for schools, which will be publicised individually and closer to the time.
This exhibition is being mounted by the George Padmore Institute in association with Islington Museums and Libraries.
It is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the London Borough of islington, the George Padmore Institute and New Beacon Books.
http://georgepadmoreinstitute.org/dream-change-world-life-legacy-john-la-rose-0
Islington Council's website link to museum opening hours etc:
http://www.islington.gov.uk/islington/history-heritage/heritage_museum/Pages/contactusmus.aspx?extra=10
Contact: info@georgepadmoreinstitute.org
islington.museum@islington.gov.uk
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