Founded by @Zehra_Zaidi to tell the stories of under represented groups in Britain and to bring people together
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Tomorrow, the Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art assesses the We Too Built Britain proposal, supported by more than 60 cross party politicians, to have an artwork in Parliament to honour NHS and key workers.
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Wow @PreetKGillMP @TomTugendhat , a campaign around #morestatuesnotless showing the Britain we are now, having the public to nominate, has the ability to inspire - thank you for sharing @Shahnaz76
Student presentations were also inspired by @PreetKGillMP and @TomTugendhat campaign on Hidden Heroes. Brilliant to see how they have applied the ethos of this campaign to reflect the values of @ASPnetUNESCOUK . Huge thanks for the video message.
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The story of the yellow #JohnYstumllynRose that symbolises friendship & community holds a powerful & relevant message to share in schools across #Leicester during this time as well as including it in history lessons all year #TBH365 #BlackHistoryMonth @WeTooBB – at Birstall, England
The day's arrived! The John Ystumllyn Rose (first rose to be named after an ethnic minority Briton) has its debut at #ChelseaFlowerShow (or any show). Created by @harkness_roses with me & @WeTooBB to signify friendship, community & tolerance♥️. Come meet us at the stall all week
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Thanks to @Zehra_Zaidi for contributing on practical ways to make history a 'living bridge' across divides - and her work with @WeTooBB projects @75Windrush & many others to bring that to life
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Honoured to have contributed to Agenda for Action on race equality alongside contributors whom I greatly admire. Some good policy ideas for Government.
Thanks to @sundersays , @steveballinger @britishfuture @RyanShorthouse @WeAreBrightBlue for their leadership in curation.
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I was honoured to be invited to Buckingham Palace today to plant the John Ystumllyn Rose in the rose garden for her Majesty, Royal Family & the public to enjoy. Together with @harkness_roses, myself & @WeTooBB created this rose as a symbol of friendship, community & tolerance.
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Report on @BBCR4Sunday from @vishva_samani programme on the spirit of #RememberTogether featuring work of @edengirlsWF and @Official_FPHS with @britishfuture + of @UKPHA with @UoGHistorians + hearing from @Zehra_Zaidi of @WeTooBB (9 mins into programme) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0011k…
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Today, @harkness_roses and @WeTooBB launch the John Ystumllyn Rose, named after the first ever recorded black person in north Wales.
In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth we must ensure that the Ystumllyn Rose blossoms as a symbol of friendship, love, kindness and community.
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Horticulture Week Podcast: a rose to remember 18th century Welsh black gardener, John Ystumllyn
hortweek.com/article/1731051
#horticulture #diversity #gardening @harkness_roses @Zehra_Zaidi #podcast
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Philip Harkness introduces the John Ystumllyn rose for George Herd of @BBCWales; "The more inclusion we can get, the better society we can help to build".
#BlackHistoryMonth #WeTooBuiltBritain #Diversity #Representation #RoseForJohn
bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-5…
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The video that @georgeherd created about the John Ystumllyn Rose is so poignant. So glad we get to hear from Philip Harkness of @harkness_roses - one of the finest rose breeders in the world. You can see the joy & pride of everyone in creating this rose - bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-5…
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Almost a year ago on the #RHSPodcast, @Zehra_Zaidi told us the remarkable story of John Ystumllyn, an 18th century African who was abducted and brought to North Wales.
He became a gardener and the first well-recorded black person of the era to live in that region.
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Zehra is back this week to mark Black History Month with some fantastic news – a new rose had been launched by @harkness_roses to commemorate John’s life. It’s believed to be the first rose named after an ethnic minority Briton.
Listen here 👇
podfollow.com/rhs-gardening
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You can preorder John's rose on the link below 👇
roses.co.uk/john/john-ystuml…
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I log onto the BBC front page, and whose face should greet me, but my trail-blazing friend @Zehra_Zaidi, pictured with the John Ystumllyn Rose, launched in honour of one of Britain's first black gardeners. HT @harkness_roses @WeTooBB @AdvollyR @mattapple1 @georgeherd @mariangwyn
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Introducing The John Ystumllyn Rose 💛
We have joined joined forces with the @WeTooBB campaign to create what we believe might be the first ever rose to be launched that is named after an ethnic minority Briton.
Shop now: roses.co.uk/john
#RoseForJohn #BlackHistoryMonth
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The John Ystumllyn rose, named after the 18th century black north Wales gardener. His marriage to Margaret Gruffydd may be the first interracial marriage recorded in Wales. Congrats @harkness_roses @Zehra_Zaidi & @WeTooBB for bringing the history to life with this lovely tribute
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Proud to finally launch what has been a labour of love during the pandemic. @harkness_roses – breeder of the finest roses for 140 years - joined forces with @WeTooBB to create what we believe might be the first rose named after an ethnic minority Briton hortweek.com/john-ystumllyn-…
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For me its the BWIR - The British West Indies Regiment (WW1) and the Caribbean countries especially Jamaica who donated so much to the war effort yet until of recent years, never been acknowledged or down played.
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Virginia Hall, she made a huge contribution to the SOE, and was considered the most dangerous of all allied spies, the first female spy into France she created a series of covert networks, assisted injured airmen, provided safe houses and medical support, all of this one legged!
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@PreetKGillMP & @TomTugendhat lead calls for an end to statue wars, supporting @WeTooBB's "Hidden Heroes" campaign for new statues across all under-represented groups. Let's aid cohesion & celebrate people we can ALL be inspired by who shaped our nation thetimes.co.uk/article/3c40a…
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I love this article in the @TribuneIndian @PreetKGillMP @TomTugendhat covering @WeTooBB's #HiddenHeroes campaign & noting wider context of cohesion & building connections under shared values - also shout out for @SAHM_UK @BinitaKane @_JasvirSingh tribuneindia.com/news/diaspo…