CommUnity through Yoga by Amenda Davis
A big thank you to Amenda, Yogamenda’s online commUnity yoga Classes organiser, and to everyone who made donations via her classes to the Majonzi Fund! Yogamenda’s yoga classes had been running in Millfield House in Edmonton for just under a year before lockdown in March. Classes were held twice a week on Monday and Thursday […]
Thank you to all who voted for us and supported our National Diversity Awards nomination! We are delighted to be shortlisted!
Multi-million pound Covid-19 recovery scheme launches for community-led organisations
Today, a new £9.5million funding scheme that will support community-led organisations in England affected by the Covid-19 crisis, has been unveiled. The Covid-19 Community-Led Organisations Recovery Scheme (CCLORS) will provide grants up to £100,000 to community-led organisations in England that are facing severe financial difficulties as a direct result of the coronavirus lockdown. The scheme […]
A personal reflection on the past 100 days by Yvonne Field
As I write this personal reflection, I deliberately shift focus from what Ubele (and I) have been doing and what has resulted during this period ….that is indeed a whole other story…..which I will share when the time feels right. Yesterday marked 100 days since lockdown began on 23rd March and was for most of us, […]
National Mapping Of Bame Mental Health Services – Report
In collaboration with BAMEStream, we have launched The National Mapping of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Mental Health Services in the United Kingdom (UK) report. The conclusion to this report is that anxiety is high against a backdrop of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities, which means the role of BAMEStream in supporting BAME […]
BlackRootz: Impact of COVID-19 and plans for the future by Alinah Roberts
BLACKROOTZ is our incubation project with its home at Wolves Lane Horticultural Centre. Upon arrival at the Wolves Lane Horticultural Centre you can find volunteers and local growers by the main gate happily chatting away, sharing plant tips, requesting advice and information, and purchasing seedlings. Founded in April 2019, BLACKROOTZ is a black growers group […]
Ubele goes to Manchester and the North East by Yvonne Witter
My involvement with The Ubele Initiative has remained constant as an organisation close to my heart since its inception. It is somewhat like being close to a pregnant mother and having a relationship with her child when it is born. To witness that metaphorical child, mature into the nucleus of the superb organisation that the […]
The Emerging Leaders Advocacy project & #WeNeedAnswers campaign
The Emerging Leaders Advocacy project was created as a result of young BAME leaders within the Ubele network wanting to understand the reasons Covid 19 is having such a vast and disproportionate impact on BAME communities. A conversation was organised by our Director, Michael Hamilton, bringing together the young emerging leaders. It was here that the idea […]
We’ve launched legal action with Leigh Day against the Government over their failure to take action over the toll that COVID-19 has had on BAME communities
View fullsize Continue reading About #WeNeedAnswers Campaign The #WeNeedAnswers Campaign calls for an independent public inquiry into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s BAME communities. We wrote two letters to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking to support the call and recently have launched legal action with Leigh Day against the Government over their failure to take […]
London Community Gospel Choir gifted song in support of the Majonzi COVID -19 BAME Bereavement Fund
The London Community Gospel Choir (LCGC) has gifted a promotional song “Sun in the Rain” to support the Majonzi Fund which raises funds to provide small grants to help families and work colleagues, community and faith groups to organise memorial events and supports affected community members to access bereavement counsellors and therapists. Learn more & […]
We are looking for An Online Event & Community Manager!
We at the Ubele Initiative are looking for An Online Event & Community Manager! What is the role: We are looking for someone who can help us with our internal and external communication as well as data administration. Are you the person who enjoys bringing people together online and have a thing for numbers and […]
WE ARE TIRED: Racial Battle Fatigue and Trauma by Yansie Rolston
We have all read and heard the news over the past two months about the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affecting Black Asian and Minority Ethnic people (BAME). To BAME people the huge gap in health outcomes was always evident, but to many others the disparities only became obvious by the numbers of BAME health care workers, […]
