Stand Up For Diversity Thurrock
March 2024
Grays Gurdwara

An evening of three-minute mini-talks and soap-box shout-outs that put a spotlight on diversity.

For this event Essex Cultural Diversity Project teamed up with Start Thurrock, who has a vision where more people in Thurrock can enjoy and participate in arts and cultural activity in their local area.

Thanks to everyone who came along to make new connections, find out more about what’s in their area, promote their own projects, and collectively celebrate diverse voices involved in the arts today. There was food and refreshments as part of the event, kindly provided by the Sikh community at Grays Gurdwara.

Start Thurrock is supported by Arts Council England through the Creative People and Places programme.

Speakers included:

• Rav Singh, A Little History of the Sikhs – Compere
• Jaswinder Singh, Grays Sikh Gurdwara
• Alan Bright, Thurrock Screen Culture Festival & Film Thurrock
• Richard and Gina Bonsu, Uturnships
• Michelle Savage, Thurrock Museum
• Usifu Jalloh, storyteller and musician
• Joseph Cooper, Thurrock Libraries
• Marsha Ashley, The 180 Project and Fruitfulnest Design
• Grace Nambafu and Shanice Harris, AFU NAMB
• Bernadette Wakeling from the Complete Commedia Company
• Roxie Curry from Start Thurrock

Three mini-mini talks were a performance by Usifu Jalloh, storyteller and musician