@Teakisi

We sit at the intersection of race and gender inequality, but we strive for social justice in all areas. | @heritage_flair 🌍| @saeeda_home 🌿💚

 North East, UK & Global
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Joined December 2011
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For six years, we’ve continued to do the work, often with limited resources, in a landscape where funding doesn’t always reach the communities and organisations that need it most. Yet we have persisted, driven by the inequalities we see and the belief that diverse communities…
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to keep going. To every individual who has supported us, every funder who has invested in our work, every business and organisation that has collaborated with us, every volunteer who has given their time, and every community member who has placed their trust in us - thank you.
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We may not always have the resources we need, but we continue to find ways to make a difference & respond to community needs. That resilience is part of our story, but so is the need 4 greater investment in e work we do. Community. Collaboration. Change. Happy 6th anniversary!
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Our African Women Collective #BHM gathering was colourful, uplifting and full of warmth. We also invited members to nominate women who had supported them: What made this particularly meaningful was that women in this group feel supported not only by the space we have created,…
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but also by the women who show up for one another within it. We are proud to see the African Woman Collective growing from strength to strength, with relationships that go beyond attending gatherings. celebrate them. … #AfricanWomanCollective #AfricanWomen #WomenSupportingWomen
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Yesterday, we joined staff from Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (@CNTWNHS ) for a Black History Month session exploring ‘From Lived Experience to Community Impact’ with Salha contributing alongside Dr Dan Jefferson.
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is not simply about making services available. Most importantly, conversations like these matter because the impact of inequalities does not stop when a particular awareness month ends. The experience people bring into healthcare settings, the barriers they encounter…
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and the importance of feeling understood must remain part of everyday practice. Thank you to CNTW, particularly Umeaku Sampson and Christine Ntanda, for inviting us to contribute, and to Dr Dan Jefferson for sharing his professional insight. … #BlackMentalHealthMatters
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Did you know you can borrow books from Tales Without Borders for just £10 a yr? Whether you love getting lost in a good story, want to discover authors from different cultures, or are simply looking for your next read, our Community Library Membership is a great place to start.
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For just £10 per calendar year, you can borrow one book at a time for up to four weeks, but here’s the best part: your membership also helps us grow the library. Every £10 contributes towards adding new books, replacing well-loved copies, bringing more diverse voices…
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onto our shelves & creating more opportunities for people to connect through reading & storytelling. Pop into TWB, during its opening hours, pick up your membership card, choose your first book and help us build a library and community space that has more stories for everyone.
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Yesterday we launched Stories That Connect at Tales Without Borders - our six-session programme bringing people together through conversation, creativity and shared experiences. Thank you so much Dr Claire Ogah for honouring us with your presence as our first guest speaker.
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carry history, memory and heritage. Her passion and knowledge sparked some really meaningful conversations in the room. It was a lovely way to begin Stories That Connect, and a reminder of how much we can learn when people have the space to share their stories and…
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experiences with one another. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first session. We’re looking forward to the next five. … #StoriesThatConnect #Culture #TalesWithoutBorders #CommunityCohesion #Teakisi
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