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#9 WOMEN AND THE ORGANISATION OF WOMEN OF AFRICAN AND ASIAN DESCENT

#9 WOMEN AND THE ORGANISATION OF WOMEN OF AFRICAN AND ASIAN DESCENT

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In this episode Seun Matiluko (@seunspeakss) tells us about women in Britain and the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (1978-1982).

Connect with the Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BritainHello

Further resources:

Marius Turda, Maria Sophia Quine, Historicising Race (2018)


Beverley Bryan, Suzanne Scafe, and Stella Dadzie The Heart of the Race (1985)


Antony Appiah, 'The Uncompleted Argument: Du Bois and the Illusion of Race' Critical Inquiry (1985)


Tariq Modood, ‘Political Blackness And British Asians’ Sociology (1994)


Lola Young, ‘What is Black British Feminism?’ Women: a cultural review (2000)


Overview of OWAAD and FOWAAD:

https://feminismandthemedia.co.uk/stories/fowaad-speak-out/ 


British Library Interview with OWAAD co-founders Stella Dadzie:

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/stella-dadzie-owaad


OWAAD Draft Constitution:

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/xgHiqAbfrKfOTg?childAssetId=zQFO0itCXex7hA&hl=en


Combahee River Collective Statement:

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/combahee-river-collective-statement-1977/


Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on identity politics and the Combahee River Collective:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfaNJ7ktIqA


An example of a contemporary supplementary school:

https://www.phoenixagendaschool.com/saturdayschool


Anti-Apartheid movement newsletters and photos featuring women:

https://www.aamarchives.org/who-was-involved/women-s-groups.html#click-here-to-read-the-anti-apartheid-women-s-newsletter


Film recommendation:

Bhaji on the Beach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNr2FlU8l1Y

Music recommendation:

The Specials-Nelson Mandela

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