Brixton Black Women's Group

Le Brixton Black Women's Group (BWG) était une organisation pour les femmes noires de Brixton. L'un des premiers groupes de femmes noires au Royaume-Uni, le BWG a existé de 1973 à 1985. Groupe féministe socialiste, il visait à sensibiliser et à organiser les femmes afro-descendantes autour de problèmes les affectant spécifiquement.

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Brixton

Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th century as communications with central London improved. Brixton is mainly residential, though includes Brixton Market and a substantial retail sector. It is a multi-ethnic community, with a large percentage of its population of Afro-Caribbean descent. It lies within Inner London and is bordered by Stockwell, Clapham, Streatham, Camberwell, Tulse Hill, Balham and Herne Hill. The district houses the main offices of Lambeth London Borough Council. Brixton is 2.7 mi south-southeast from the geographical centre of London.

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Lambeth Archives

Lambeth Archives is an archive in South London, managed by the London Borough of Lambeth. Containing records of Lambeth businesses, organisations and individuals. Until 2023, for 133 years the Lambeth Archives collections were housed at Minet Library, 52 Knatchbull Road. In February 2024, Lambeth Archives reopened at its new purpose built facility, 16 Brixton Hill. The archive holds various documents for tracing family history, including parish records, electoral registers, civil registers, census returns, poll books, cemetery records, trade and commercial directories, and historic newspapers. The archive is open to the public free of charge. The Archives has an exhibition space which is used to showcase the work of local creatives and occasionally as a meeting area.

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Trinity Academy, Brixton

Trinity Academy is a coeducational Free School, established in 2014. It is located in the Brixton area of the London Borough of Lambeth, England, and caters for pupils aged 11 to 18. The school was judged to be Good by Ofsted in its first inspection in May 2017. Although Trinity Academy is not formally designated as a faith school, it has a Roman Catholic ethos. One of the school's founders, former BBC broadcaster Dennis Sewell, has criticized the Catholic Education Service, for refusing to open any formally designated Catholic free schools due to the 50% rule which limits the number of places that can be reserved for Catholics. Since 2017, the school has been housed in a building next to South Bank University Sixth Form.

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Rush Common

Rush Common is a linear protected open space and former common land in Brixton, London, England. It was enclosed in 1806 with the sections fronting public highways protected from development as proscribed land. Most of this land now forms private gardens, forecourts and portions of Brixton Hill are a public park managed by Lambeth Council.

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Corpus Christi Church, Brixton

Corpus Christi Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Brixton, part of the Archdiocese of Southwark within the London Borough of Lambeth. It was previously under the administration of the Society of Jesus whilst remaining part of the Archdiocese. It was founded in 1886, was designed by John Francis Bentley and is a Grade II* listed building.

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Plusieurs des membres fondatrices du groupe, tels que Beverley Bryan, Olive Morris et Liz Obi (en), avaient auparavant été actives dans les Black Panthers britanniques. Pendant ses deux premières années, le groupe n'avait pas d'espace de réunion dédié et se réunissait au domicile des membres. Plus tard, avec le Mary Seacole Craft Group, le BWG a créé la Mary Seacole House, rebaptisée Black Women's Center en 1979. Le BWG a également publié un bulletin d'information, Speak Out .