Good Ancestor Movement’s Post

🚨People Dem Collective will be evicted from their space in Margate in just over a month.🚨 Despite years of building a vision for a cultural space that empowers Black and Global Majority communities in Kent and promises of funding, they will be left without a home. The collective has organised tirelessly over the years, hosting events and celebrating Black and Global Majority artists, musicians, chefs, and #community leaders. Their vision was lauded in council funding bids, helping to secure funding for the economic regeneration of Margate. Instead of seeing the fruits of this praise, much of the funding has been handed to a private company to allocate and People Dem Collective have been frozen out of financial security.  This is just another example of how Black and Global Majority communities are used to tick boxes, brought in to allow those in power to pay lip service to inclusivity, only to be left out in the cold when resources are portioned out. From our work, we know that true empowerment comes when communities control how money is spent. Instead, time and again, we see that private businesses and those with wealth are the ones calling the shots. ⚠️ Read People Dem Collective’s statement here and sign their petition: https://lnkd.in/evnAAQZ4 #wealth #funding