George Padmore Institute

George Padmore Institute
Formation1991; 33 years ago (1991)
FounderJohn La Rose
PurposeArchive, educational research and information centre
Location
Key people
Roxy Harris (chair)[1]
AffiliationsNew Beacon Books
Websitewww.georgepadmoreinstitute.org

The George Padmore Institute (GPI), founded in 1991 in Stroud Green Road, North London, by John La Rose (1927–2006) and a group of political and cultural activists connected to New Beacon Books,[2] is an archive, library, educational resource and research centre that houses "materials relating to the black community of Caribbean, African and Asian descent in Britain and continental Europe". The institute also hosts talks and readings, as well as other educational and cultural activities.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "About | Trustees". George Padmore Institute. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "About the George Padmore Institute" Archived 8 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine, LKJ Records, 17 December 2008.
  3. ^ George Padmore Institute Archived 6 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine website.
  4. ^ "A Christmas Lunch to change the world at George Padmore Institute" Archived 3 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Finsbury Park People, 2 December 2010.
  5. ^ Phil Gregory, "New Cross Massacre – Book" Archived 4 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Black Presence in Britain, 27 October 2011.