Free-to-use Facebook and Twitter Banners in memory of Professor Benjamin Zephaniah.
Please credit: The family of Benjamin Zephaniah and @msoulfires
Get in touch
+44 1632 96099
mymail@mailservice.com
Launch of the Benjamin Zephaniah Legacy memorial calendar
4WardEverUK • Feb 03, 2024
source: Memorial Family Fund
first published: 30 January 2024
Image Credit: Pexels / Duda at www.Pexels.com
The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund have launched the Benjamin Zephaniah remembrance calendar on behalf of his family.
The calendar will be populated over coming weeks and months and will feature national events that were, or are due to be, held to remember Professor Benjamin Zephaniah who sadly died on 7 December 2023 aged 65.
"The family actively encourage independent events as well as those they may collaborate with. Where possible, they would be happy to send along family representatives."
If you already have an event scheduled, let us know here:
The people's poet, Benjamin Zephaniah
See the recent article from Benjamin's family on 4WardEverUK, View it here >
The family are meeting on 10th February to consider offers to host events that have come in from Birmingham, London, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham etc.
These offers range from local councils, individuals, businesses, charities, universities, schools and more! 'Keep an eye on our news for updates.'
Other Tributes & News:
Obituary: Benjamin Zephaniah – the People’s Laureate
17 December 2023
RIP Professor Benjamin Zephaniah
December 2023
Poet who made the British establishment uncomfortable
16 December 2023
Benjamin Zephaniah was the heart and consciousness of Black Britain
8 December 2023
Benjamin Zephaniah: 'Everything about the man was grace and wonder'
7 December 2023
A sandy place, a recipe for a nation and a Christmas plea: three poems by Benjamin Zephaniah
7 December 2023
share this article on social media
A major new mural by Black Heritage Walks Network marking the life and activism of Zephaniah has been unveiled at Handsworth Park, celebrating the poet’s ‘extraordinary legacy.’
The Public Order Act and the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act introduced new powers for policing demonstrations, enabling police to clamp down even more on protests.
Ohio had barely entered statehood in 1803 when thousands of Black Americans began arriving from the South. Many were escaping from enslavers in Virginia and Kentucky.
Medics tortured and executed, operations without anaesthetic, patients dying from starvation. Gaza's medical workers speak about Israel's apocalyptic war on healthcare.
A recent investigation by the Observer has revealed widespread use of disputed medical term, ‘Excited Delirium,’ in explaining police restraint death incidents in the UK.
Zarah Sultana says, "The use of Islamophobia to depict peaceful protestors as violent mobs isn't just an attack on Muslims — it's an attack on all of our democratic rights."
Support, collaboration, partnership
Privacy Statements | Website powered by : Duda Website Builder | Website Developed and Managed by : First Stop Design