Decolonising the Archive
Radio Producer Placement
Decolonising the Archive is is a collective that mobilises history, surfacing narratives that speak to Black African and Caribbean experiences on the continent and in the diaspora.
From Resistance to Transcendence: Remembering the Black People's Day of Action
On 2nd March 1981, 43 days after the tragedy of the New Cross Fire, 20,000 people came together in Lewisham to march to Central London in protest at the state’s lack of interest in properly investigating what many people within the community felt was a clear case of racially motivated murder. The march was recognised at the time as the ‘largest mass movement for racial justice on British soil’.
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DTA. LIVE RADIO
Aired: 2 March 2021
Produced and edited by Magdalena Moursy
In collaboration with Goldsmiths, University of London
Remembering the Moonshot Youth Club
Celebrating the legendary the Moonshot club in New Cross and its role in protecting, supporting and uplifting the local community.
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Episode 1: A look back at the legendary Moonshot (Youth) Club through the words of community activist and support worker Sybil Phoenix OBE.
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DTA. LIVE RADIO
Aired: 21 January 2021
Produced and edited by Magdalena Moursy
Episode 2: An interview with Beverley Glean who is the founder and creative director of the IRIE! Dance Theatre currently based at the Moonshot. Britain's leading dance theatre working in the field of African and Caribbean fusion.
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DTA. LIVE RADIO
Aired: 24 March 2021
Produced and edited by Magdalena Moursy