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Exeter’s multi-coloured history

Who came here? Who lived here? Where in the world did they come from?

Exeter, in south west England, is a city that people often assume has always been White Anglo-Saxon. Our team of community researchers have discovered that's only partly true.

Since its beginning in Roman times, through Saxon and Viking invaders, Medieval Jews and 'Aliens', enslaved Africans and the twentieth century Windrush Generation, Exeter has been, and continues to be multi-cultural.

http://www.tellingourstoriesexeter.org.uk/

The Telling Our Stories Finding Our Roots website is a resource for multicultural education and exploration highlighting the diversity in Devon and Exeter's local history.

The product of our community research project exploring multiculturalism and diversity in Exeter, supporting Black History Month and Exeter’s Respect festival with information on our story-telling events, local history, films and schools activities.

Exeter's Abolitionists

Community Researcher, Di Cooper (with Chantal Kouadio), investigates the Slavery Abolition Movement in Exeter uncovering significant support from the people of Exeter, with leading Quakers, Unitarians, MPs and businessmen among those who supported the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade founded by Thomas Clarkson in 1787. Di has compiled a fascinating array of documents from Exeter Flying Post and other sources which illuminate Exeter's contribution to the Abolitionist's cause.

http://www.tellingourstoriesexeter.org.uk/index.php?page=abolitionists

The image shows the famous "Am I Not A Man And A Brother?" design for the medallion created as part of anti-slavery campaign by Josiah Wedgwood, 1787.

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Regenerate Devon 7th - 9th July 2020

A 3-day virtual summit of visionaries, panels, networking & co-creation sessions to build a socially, ecologically resilient economy.

https://regenerate-devon.heysummit.com/

Join our Regenerate Devon Platform - connect with attendees outside of the Summit, and build on the momentum gathered for collaboration and partnerships. There are already multiple conversations going on!

Forum: https://groups.io/g/regeneratedevon

Talks from the summit are now available on YouTube

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEMz7KSLCAiNt2frpF0ixIw

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South Dartmoor

https://www.facebook.com/groups/122309097842608/ (442)

These are the clubs within South Dartmoor

Dartmouth, https://www.facebook.com/DartmouthYFC/ (228)

Ivybridge, https://www.facebook.com/IvyYFC/ (522)

Kingsbridge, https://www.facebook.com/groups/147799866438/ (365)

Newton Abbot, https://www.facebook.com/groups/2577761280/ (309)

Roborough, https://www.facebook.com/groups/6359112229/ (135)

Tavistock, https://www.facebook.com/groups/38319546212/ (393)

Totnes https://www.facebook.com/groups/186823181405646/ (310)

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The broad purpose of this group is for people in farming to come together as part of Extinction Rebellion and in support of non-violent rebellion and civil disobedience in this time of climate and ecological crisis This group is fairly new and how we work towards our purpose can take many forms and we very much welcome people to come together to discuss how we go about it

https://sites.google.com/view/extinctionrebellionfarmers/home

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/464371274369003 (1.2k)

Twitter: https://twitter.com/XRFarmers (3.9k)

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We are a group of South Devon families who support Extinction Rebellion, a global movement demanding governments act to address the climate crisis. We are the first generation to be raising our children in the midst of climate breakdown, with the knowledge that they will be growing up in a world very different to the one we have known. This truth is painful and frightening. It takes courage to face, but only in the light of this knowledge can we raise our children to have resilience, to be empowered to drive change and a new way of living, and for us to do what we can to protect their future. This is not easy, and we need each other now more than ever, which is why we are building a community of families who are living with this knowledge. A place where we can support each other whilst we raise our children in these challenging times. This group is a place where information and resources can be easily shared and events can be planned. We hope this will be a network of loving support which will keep us strong, aware, and empower us to take action in whatever ways we can.

https://www.facebook.com/xrsouthdevonfamilies/ (62)

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/433174654190406/ (156)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xrsouthdevonfamilies/ (180)