Communities of Resistance
Oral History Project

As well as a collection of 'physical' archive materials, the NMP Anti-Racist Trust is currently seeking finding for a Oral History project aimed at "putting the record straight" by collecting, preserving and disseminating the spoken history of Newham's black communities' resistance to racism.

This will include grassroots experiences on arrival in Britain, reactions to cultural and social differences, experiences of racism and the ways that communities resisted it. We hopw to raise sufficient funds for a Research Officer, who will take the lead in developing a minidisc collection of oral testimony, arranging interviews with a wide range of individuals who have been participants in events over the last 30 years.

Guidelines for the methodology of conducting interviews, ethical guidance and documentation covering copyright issues have already been prepared, in line with advice from the Oral History Society.