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  Freedom Walk – Whitechapel Our friend Peter Ashan will be exploring the history of black loyalists in the 18th century, black writers, the Bengali squatters movement and Asian footballers in East London. Please see booking link below:- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/freedom-walk-whitechapel-tickets-1988849021963?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

Swadhinata Trust supported the application for Ayub Ali Master’s Plaque unveiling after many years,  amongst others we were in attendance with five generations of Ayub Ali’s family where his grand daughter spoke eloquently on the day of event.    …

Swadhinata Trustee Val Harding experience of 1971  

  Swadhinata Trust Member Dr Ansar Ahmed Ullah writes https://progganews.us/news/5356/london-based-swadhinta-trust-celebrates-25-years-of-bengali-music-in-britain-with-a-musical-concert-titled-‘bangla-beats

  Swadhinata Trustee Jamil Iqbal writes        

Dear Julie Begum,   Re.: No Place for Hate Campaign Pledge.   I am writing to thank you for submitting your organisations pledge to make Tower Hamlets NO PLACE FOR HATE.   Swadhinata Trust’s support and public condemnation against hate will…

Project Manager FIXED TERM for 1 year, 0.6 FTE Bengal United: The Story of British Bangladeshi Football in Tower Hamlets funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF)   This project will tell the story of organised football within the…

Ansar Ahmed Ullah is a community activist who has lived and worked in the East End of London since the 1980s. He has worked as a youth, social and community worker and has been an active anti-racist campaigner. He is…

Bangla Beats – Hosted by Swadhinata Trust to celebrate Victory Day Venue: QMUL ArtsOne Date: December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM (Europe/London) Come join us for a night filled with Bangla music and celebration at QMUL ArtsOne! Swadhinata Trust is hosting this…