Seasoned UK Black Queens – SBQ Feature
Over the past 6 months, I’ve had the pleasure of leading on a project with the working title of Black Women in Action; a stunning visual and biographical piece of work commissioned by The Ubele Initiative. As part of the project, I was asked to find some of the UK’s most inspirational (and often uncelebrated) […]
Black Systemic Safety Fund 2024
Learn about how The Ubele Initiative partnered with Reos Partners and Impact on Urban Health to facilitate a unique social labs process that explored participatory grantmaking with Black communities in the UK. Project Overview In seeking to explore funding, power and participatory grantmaking with Black communities, Impact on Urban Health (IoUH) initiated a process that engaged a group of […]
Intangible Benefits: Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Regional Support for Black and Racially Minoritised Social Enterprises
Black and racially minoritised communities werendisproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic not only in relation to health but also economically. In 2020, The Ubele Initiative investigated the impact of COVID-19 on community organisations and social enterprises, and found many were at risk of closure due to the impact of lockdown. In a study carried out […]
A Place to Call Home 2.0
This research would not have been made possible if not for the funding support provided by Power to Change. The opportunity to extend and revisit the journey started in 2015 was timely, given the recent global COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter campaign arising from the death of George Floyd in 2020. To those […]
London Assembly Environment Committee visit to OrganicLea
London Assembly Environment Committee’s site visit to OrganicLea on Tuesday 16th July 2024 Ubele and Black Rootz participated in this important visit. The cross-party Committee focuses on the London Environment Strategy, the environmental impacts of infrastructure projects, as well as food waste management in London, water security and the Mayor’s target for London to be […]
Black and Minoritised Communities Enterprise Development Programme (B&MC EDP) Report : 2021-2024
This report can be accessed here In April 2021, the Ubele Initiative partnered with ACCESS Foundation for Social Investment and Social Investment Business (SIB) to deliver the Black and Minoritised Communities Enterprise Development Programme (B&MC EDP). The programme was concluded on 31st March 2024. The purpose of this report is to present some of the […]
London Land Justice Fair this Sunday 21st July
We’re going to be at the London Land Justice Fair with this weekend. Let’s make London a commons! More details are on the website: https://peopleslandpolicy.home.blog/ Sunday 21st July 12-6pm at Myatt’s Fields Park, SE5 9LP. For food growing, housing, environment, green spaces, recreation, community, heritage, for all of us!
Flexible Finance Webinar – 17th July
You can register for the Flexible Finance webinar and find out more details, here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flexible-finance-information-session-online-tickets-927183600107?aff=oddtdtcreator
Celebrating Women in Leadership on the Elevate Programme
We recently celebrated the end of Elevate 4.0 – the fourth Elevate Leadership programme for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women organised by the University of Bristol, University of Bath, University of Cardiff, University of Exeter and the University of the West England. We celebrated with our cohort of 30 women and here are some […]
Special Visit to Share Developments at Wolves Lane
Last month, Wolves Lane Consortium hosted a visit at our newly developed site, for Haringey Cabinet Members and Council officers who were incredibly impressed by Wolves Lane and the new buildings – remarking, “It is an oasis in the urban environment and its commitment to sustainability is truly outstanding and inspiring.” Whilst the build is […]
We are hiring at The Phoenix Way
We are hiring in The Phoenix Way North East & Cumbria and the vacancies are as follows: Community Connector – Sunderland based Administrative Officer – Hybrid working Communications Officer – Hybrid working You can find a full out more in their latest newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/d60c777e5443/so-much-to-share-17186858
Yvonne Field receives RIBA Honour at special ceremony
Special Announcement: Yvonne Field OBE is one of nine non-architects that was awarded with a RIBA Honorary Fellow Award in 2024 and she recently attended an official ceremony to mark the occasion which included networking and a curator-led tour of the RIBA Exhibition Raise the Roof. RIBA President Muyiwa Oki opened the ceremony by saying […]
